is a Japanese actress.
Biography She was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She attended Kinjo Gakuin University junior college, but eventually dropped out. She is a natori (Japanese equivalent of "Master's degree" in Japanese classical dance) of the Japanese dance Nagoya Nishikawa.
She attended the Haiyuza Theatre Company週刊テレビ番組（東京ポスト）1983年7月15日号 p.22 (with Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Tetsuo Ishidate, Orie Sato, Katsutoshi Shin, Mieko Yuki, Junko Maya, among others).タレント情報（フジ『テレビナイトショー』） 佐藤友美 『素人の味出したい 西川流も披露します』”. 東京タイムズ (東京タイムズ社): p. 10. (1969年12月1日) Thereafter she joined the theater company Sankikai, and signed a contract with Shochiku.
From November 1969, she succeeded Mitsuko Baisho, serving as the hostess of the TV Night Show (Fuji TV) until March 1970. In 1978 she portrayed "Madame Maigret" in the Japanese TV series Tokyo Megure Keishi, based on Georges Simenon's Jules Maigret. For her portrayal of Mrs. Maigret in this series, she was praised by Simenon himself, who considered her "Madame Maigret" the best he had ever seen.
Sato has appeared in many movies and television series, and is well known for her beauty and voice.裸の季節(7) 松竹 佐藤友美 国際級の"ボイン" 着物なんて窮屈でイヤ”. スポーツニッポン (スポーツニッポン新聞社): p. 12. (1969年5月22日) Her role in Please say hello to men is representative of her work.
When she was 38 years old, she was interviewed by the Asahi Shimbun, and it then turned out that it had been incorrectly written that she was 48 years old in her biography. A corrected version was published immediately thereafter. She also ended up writing an article in a weekly magazine where she wrote that she was an "actress who had the Asahi Shimbun of Japan correct her."
Personal life Her blood type is O. She is tall. In 1969, her three sizes were B85cm, W58cm, H88cm.“裸の季節(7) 松竹 佐藤友美 国際級の"ボイン" 着物なんて窮屈でイヤ”. スポーツニッポン (スポーツニッポン新聞社): p. 12. (1969年5月22日)“タレント情報（フジ『テレビナイトショー』） 佐藤友美 『素人の味出したい 西川流も披露します』”. 東京タイムズ (東京タイムズ社): p. 10. (1969年12月1日)
Filmography Film Year Title Role Director Notes 1967 Sasori Yuki Yamane Junzo Mizukawa A Killer's Key Hideko Kazuo Mori 1968 Kigeki ekimae kaiun Tamiko Hayaska Shirō Toyoda Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell Kazumi Asakura Hajime Sato Heitai Yakuza Gōdatsu Yang Qiulan Tokuzō Tanaka Blackmail Is My Life Otoki Kinji Fukasaku 1969 Nemuri Kyoshiro engetsu sappo Oryou Kazuo Mori Kiri no barado Kayo Aso Meijiro Umezu 1971 Chôeki Tarô: Mamushi no kyôdai Sayako Kozuki Sadao Nakajima Amai himitsu Yoko Kozue Kōzaburō Yoshimura1973 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons "Quick Change" Oyô Kenji Misumi 1974 Izu no Odoriko Chiyoko Katsumi Nishikawa 1979 Hell Nun Tatsumi Kumashiro 1986 Oedipus no yaiba Kyoko Osako Tôichirô Narushima 1998 Diary of Early Winter Shower Keiko Mibu Shinichiro Sawai
TV drama Year Title Role Network Notes1966ToshikoIwamuraTBS 1969Majin bandaCXPurofaitāYuri ArisawaNTVMain castOnihei HankachoOmonNET/TohoEpisode 36 1970Mito KōmonOryuTBS/CALSeason 1, episode 31Mominoki wa NokottaMiya, TakioNHKTaiga drama GobanmenokeijiMiyuki OsawaNET/TOEIEpisode 14 1971SamuraihikyakuOkonNET/TOEISeason 1, episode 31Kayōbi no on'na shirīzuNTVFilms Black Picture Album and Hana wa mite ita 1972Kayōbi no on'na shirīzuNTVAru Chō, totsuzen ni…Nyonin gensōNHKSasurainoōkamiNETEpisode 6NinpōkagerōkiriKTV/TOEIEpisode 23Nemuri KyōshirōKTV/TOEIEpisode 3Ōedo SōsamōOkomaTV TokyoEpisode 831973Kunitori MonogatariNHKTaiga drama 1974Hachi shū hankachōOkinuCX/CALEpisode 6Taiyō ni Hoero!YumikoNTV/TohoEpisode 123 1975HokutomonogatariAkiko KuzuharaYTVMain castKokoro no tabiji MichiyoNTVMain cast1976Edo no KazeCX/TohoSeason 2, episode 22: Yūdachi nyōbō 1977Yokomizo Seishi shirîzuRika AoikeMBSKogarashi MonjirōOsumiFuji TV/CALEpisode 91978Tokyo Megure KeishiMrs. MegureTV AsahiMain cast1979Kusa MoeruTokiwa GozenNHKTaiga drama 1980Mito Kōmon OkinuTBS/CALEpisode 24: Osowa reta Chuuma kaidō - Nirasaki -POLA TV ShosetsuKikuyo AsakazeTBSMarī no sakuraEdo no asayakeOtaFuji TVEpisode 9 1982Sarigenaku nikui yatsuYoko KazamiMBSMarī no sakuraMatsudaira ukon jiken-chōOginNTVEpisode 9 1983Gisō kekkonTBSŌokuAguriKTVEpisode 20Kin'yōbinotsumatachiheMayumi TamuraTBSMain castAkashi kanpei 35-saiNTVMain cast1985Fūfu seikatsuMichikoTBSMain cast 1986Toki ni wa Issho niYoko MizutaniFuji TVMain castKayo Suspense GekijyoNTVAnata kara nogare rarenai 1987KeshinFuji TVMain castOtokotachiniyoroshikuTakako MorohashiTBSMain castUogashimonogatariKayoNHKMain cast1988Kayo Suspense GekijyoNTVAme no naka no on'na shikumareta jōji1990Gekai arimori saekoYoko KasaiNippon TVTV series guest appearance and TV Special 1991AsadoraRanko MimuraNHKKiminonahaKayo Suspense GekijyoNTVKūhaku no satsuiShichinin no onna bengoshiItsu TaniguchiTV AsahiMain cast 1998Suiyō shirīzudoramaNHKWatashi no naka no dareka, Kaimonoizonshō no on'na-tachiSaturday Night at the TheaterTV AsahiTakushīdoraibā no suiri nisshi, episode 10: Kuroi himawari no on'na1999AsadoraNHKSuzuran2000Beautiful LifeTBS2001Moichido KissYoko SaegusaNHKMain cast2003Keiji chōsakan-dama Saka MiyakoHatsue TamasakaFuji TVMain cast (7 episodes) 2009Saturday Night at the TheaterHisae MiuraTV AsahiTakushīdoraibā no suiri nisshi, episode 25: Tōkyō 〜 Miyazaki Hyuuganada satsujin-ga no jōkyakuNingen dōbu~tsuenWowow
Other TV appearances Year Title Role NetworkNotes1974–1975Legacy for the FutureGen'eiNHKDocumentary2015Tetsuko's RoomHerselfTV AsahiTalk show
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