is a Japanese actress. She co-starred with Hiroshi Abe in the 2006 Japanese drama The Man Who Can't Get Married and in Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2008 film Still Walking.
Filmography Film
Sora ga Konnani Aoi Wake ga Nai (1993), Kaoru Aoki Yoru ga Mata Kuru (1994), Nami Tsuchiya Kura (1995), Seki Yamanaka Gonin 2 (1996), Saki The Trap (1996), Yuriko Watashitachi ga Suki datta Koto (1997), Aiko Shibata Shikoku (1999), Hinako Myoujin Acacia no Michi (2001), Kijima, Miwako Distance (2001), Kiyoka Onmyōji (2001), Fujiwara no Sukehime Sotsugyō (2002), Izumi When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002), Shizu / Mitsu Spy Sorge (2003), Hideko Ozaki Zatōichi (2003), O-Shino, Hattori's Wife Yudan Tateiki (2004), Miss Makiko Hana (2006), Oryo Tales from Earthsea (2006), The Queen (voice) A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007), Itoko Migita Still Walking (2008), Yukari Yokoyama Ballad (2009), Kawakami Misako The Lone Scalpel (2010), Namiko Nakamura I Wish (2011), Kyoko (Megumi's Mother) Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan (2012), Mari inoue Tokyo Family (2013), Fumiko Hirayama A Tale of Samurai Cooking (2013), Tei The Little House (2014), Yasuko Arai Solomon's Perjury (2015), Kuniko Fujino Soromon no gishou: Kouhen saiban (2015), Kuniko Fujino 125 Years Memory (2015), Yuki What a Wonderful Family! (2016), Fumie Hirata 64: Part I (2016), Mikami, Minako 64: Part II (2016), Mikami, Minako What a Wonderful Family! 2 (2017), Fumie Hirata What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life (2018) Red Snow (2019), Sanae Etô The Day's Organ (2019), Fusayo Yanai Hotel Royal (2020) The Silent Service (2023), Hitomi Sonezaki The Silent Service: The Battle of the Arctic Ocean (2025), Hitomi Sonezaki Not Me That Went Viral (2025), Mayuko Yamagata Suzuki=Bakudan (2025)
Television Taniguchi Rokuzo Shoten (1993) Aoi Tori (1997), Kaori Machimura Net Violence (2000) Aru Hi Arashi no Yoni (2001) Proof of the Man (2004), Kiriko Motomiya Yoshitsune (2005), Akiko (Tomomori's wife) Grave of the Fireflies (2005, TV Movie), Kyoko Yokokawa (Seita and Setsuko's mother) Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (2006), Hayasaka Natsumi Toilet no Kamisama (2011) Galileo (2013), Nogi Yuko The Unbrokwn (2016) Meet Me After School (2018), Aiko Kuroiwa The Fugitive (2020), Yōko Kakurai Ann's Lyrics: Ann Sakuragi's Haiku Lessons (2021) The Silent Service (2024–27), Hitomi Sonezaki Asura (2025) Human Vapor (2026), Kazumi Kirishima
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominated work Result 199516th Yokohama Film FestivalBest New ActressYoru ga Mata Kuru2001Hōsō Bunka Foundation AwardBest Actress (Television)Net Violence Type 夏川結衣 in the box "フリーワード", click "検索"2001Japanese Movie Critics AwardsBest ActressAcacia no Michi2001Takasaki Film FestivalBest Supporting ActressDistance2008Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressStill Walking2009Takasaki Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress201132nd Yokohama Film FestivalBest Supporting ActressThe Lone Scalpel201165th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress201134th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting Actress2011Excellence Award2011Tokyo Sports Film AwardBest Supporting Actress
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