is a Japanese actress. She was given Best Supporting Actress awards at the 2004 and the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival ceremonies. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 32nd and at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize for Departures and Dear Doctor respectively.
Family Yo was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Taiwanese of Hakka descent, who moved to Japan for business and later founded the Hakka Association in Japan.
Filmography
Films Year Title RoleNotes2016Shin Godzilla2020Hotel Royal2021First GentlemanTakako Sōma2022NoiseA Winter RoseMichikoEverything Will Be Owlright!MinoshimaTo Every You I've Loved BeforeOld Kazune (voice)To Me, the One Who Loved YouOld Kazune (voice)2023Mentai Piriri: Flower of PansyTsuru Yoshida202452-Hertz WhalesNoriko Okada2026The Imaginary Dog and the Lying CatEuthanasia Special ZoneThe InvisiblesEriko SunakawaSheep in the BoxNobuyo NishimuraSinsin and the Mouse Two Cigarettes, Three Nights Projectionist The Canary's Lullaby
Television Year Title RoleNotes2001ChurasanYoko IkehataAsadora2008AtsuhimeFusahimeTaiga drama2023Trillion GameShizuki Mitsuzono2024The Tiger and Her WingsYuri HoshiAsadora2026Straight to HellKiyo Mita
Honours Medal with Purple Ribbon (2019)
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Official agency profile