Tsubasa Akimoto

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Tsubasa Akimoto
秋本つばさ
Born (1974-09-29) September 29, 1974 (age 47)

Tsubasa Akimoto (秋本つばさ, Akimoto Tsubasa, born September 29, 1974) is a Japanese actress.

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