External links
- Atsuko Kawada at IMDb
- Atsuko Kawada at JMDb (in Japanese)
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川田 あつ子 | |
| Pronunciation | Kawada Atsuko |
| Born | 10 August 1965 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Employer | Last Scene |
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
| Spouse | Yūrei Yanagi |
| Website | Official website |
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Atsuko Kawada (川田 あつ子, Kawada Atsuko; born 10 August 1965 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese Actor, model, singer, and author. She was named "Miss Young Jump Queen" in 1981 by Shueisha in their Weekly Young Jump magazine. She became an overnight sensation following her acting debut as the heroine in the TBS television series adaptation of the best selling novel, Ningen Banji Saiō ga Hinoe Uma (人間万事塞翁が丙午), by Yukio Aoshima. She has starred in several films and television series, published a novel that was made into a film in which she starred, and had several photo collections released.
She has been married to actor Yūrei Yanagi since 1999.
Kawada was born on 10 August 1965 in Tokyo, Japan. [2] She attended Meiji University Nakano Junior and Senior High School before transferring to Tokyo Municipal Yoyogi High School, where she graduated. [3]
In 1981, she won the "Miss Young Jump Queen" Grand Prix contest sponsored by Weekly Young Jump , a magazine published by Shueisha. [3] [4] She made her singing debut with the single, Secret Music Box (秘密のオルゴール, Himitsu no Orugōru), released in April 1982 by CBS Sony. [4] The song was used in a commercial for House Foods gelatin dessert Jelly Ace. [5] That same year, she made her acting debut as Hana, the heroine in the TBS drama Ningen Banji Saiō ga Hinoe Uma (人間万事塞翁が丙午). [6] [5] This series was based on a best-selling novel of the same name by Yukio Aoshima, and the appearance made her popular overnight. [6]
Kawada's other major roles include the heroine in The Wiseman's Prank (仙人のいたずら, Sennin no Itazura) (1991), Atsuko in Shufu ken Fukei 28-nen Shinmai Deka ni Meisuiri!! Bijinzuma Satsugai Jiken no Kagi wa Reizōko no Nakami to Ryōshūsho no Yama!? (主婦兼婦警28年新米刑事の名推理!! 美人妻殺害事件のカギは冷蔵庫の中身と領収書のヤマ!?) (1994), Yoko in Rain: Nemurazaru Machi (Rain～眠らざる街～) (1996), [7] voicing Gisuke in the animated Azumi Mamma Mia (あずみマンマ・ミーア, Azumi Manma Mīa) (1997), [8] and Miss Pheromone in Little Spy War: Cute & Aggressive Spy Miss Pheromone (スパイ小作戦〜Cute & Aggressive SPYミスフェロモン〜, Supai Kosakusen: Cute & Aggressive Misu Feromon) (2005). [9] She became a regular on the TBS 1982–1983 television variety show Tanokin Zenryoku Tokyū! (たのきん全力投球!), [6] and has appeared in multiple other series and films. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Kawada published her novel Rain: Nemurazaru Machi (RAIN～眠らざる街～) through Kosaidō in March 1996, and a film by the same title was released direct-to-video at the same time. [7] In 1999, she married Yūrei Yanagi. [16] In recent years, she has worked with her husband producing short films.[ citation needed ] She is represented by Last Scene, a talent management firm. [5] Four gravure photo collections were released from 1987 through 2000.
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