Megumi Matsushita

Megumi Matsushita was born in Tokyo, Japan, on January 16, 1981. Her mother is Rumi Sakakibara, a renowned actress in Japan,{{cite web |url= https://taishu.jp/articles/-/64512?page=1|script-title=ja: 榊原るみ＆松下恵「旦那さんにふさわしいのは田中邦衛さん」ズバリ本音で美女トーク|trans-title=Rumi Sakakibara & Megumi Matsushita A beautiful mother and daughter|date= 11 April 2019|work= Nikkan Taishu|publisher= Futabasha Publishers Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 11 April 2019}}{{cite web |url= https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/o/498177|script-title=ja: 異国の地で人生見つめ直す「アラフォーの挑戦」松下恵|trans-title=Wake up in America Megumi Matsushita|date= 29 March 2019|work= Nishinippon Shinbun|publisher= The Nishinippon Shinbun.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 11 April 2019}} and her businessman father, Motoh Matsushita. She has no siblings.{{cite web |url= https://gendai.ismedia.jp/articles/-/60082|script-title=ja: アラフォー女優の告白「私が結婚できない理由を真剣に考えた」|trans-title=Why I can't get married?|date= 3 March 2019|work= Gendai Business|publisher= KODANSHA Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate=3 March 2019}} Her booking agent is Toei Company, a Japanese film production company which is known for anime, live-action dramas and special-effects (tokusatsu) films, such as the "Power Rangers".

Megumi made her acting debut at 11 years old, when she appeared on a TV show with her mother. Because of this performance, she was scouted by the Horipro, Agency. The next year, she made her television debut in the drama, "Kachosan no Yakudoshi" (1993) as Akemi, the daughter of the main character, played by Kenichi Hagiwara.

In 1995, she played class leader Rumi Imaruoka in the TV drama, "Sannen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei" from October 1995 to March 1996.{{cite web |url= https://middle-edge.jp/articles/JeMkA|script-title=ja: 金八シリーズのヒロインに会いたい！」|trans-title=We want to see the heroine of the Kinpachi Series!|date=2 Feb 2017|work= Middle Edge|publisher= Middle Edge.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate=2 Feb 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/240154|script-title=ja:3年B組金八先生（第4シリーズ）|accessdate=2021-06-10|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=Japanese}}

When she was 16, she played the main character, Natsumi, in the feature film, "Remembering the Cosmos Flower" (1997), which was awarded Best Feature Film by the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema in 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/153227|script-title=ja:秋桜 コスモス|accessdate=2021-06-10|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=Japanese}}

Also in 1997, Megumi began working in the theater. She made her first appearance on stage as Wendy in the musical "Peter Pan".{{cite web |url=https://arafo37.com/|title=profile|accessdate=2021-06-10|work=Arafo Film Partners|language=Japanese}}

That same year, she would also play Rebecca Gibbs in Thorton Wilder's "Our Town". In the following years, she played the eldest daughter Liesl in the musical, "The Sound of Music" (1998), and as the main character, Midori in Ichiyō Higuchi's "Takekurabe" (1998). The next year, she played Fredrika Armfelt in Stephen Sondheim's, "A Little Night Music".

In other endeavors, she was the voice of Fiorina in the animated film "Haha o Tazunete Sanzenri or 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother" (1998),{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/22529|script-title=ja:マルコ/母をたずねて三千里|accessdate=2021-06-10|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=Japanese}} and played the main character, Hitomi Hayama, of "Another Mind" (1998), an adventure game created by Square for the Playstation.{{cite web |url= http://enterjam.com/?p=231976|script-title=ja: アラフォーの挑戦アメリカへインタビュー|trans-title=Interview for Wake up in America|date=4 April 2019|work= EnterJam|publisher= EnterJam Publishers Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 4 April 2019}} She was the hostess of the German study TV program of NHK's "Doitsugo Kaiwa" in 1999.

In 2000, she played Princess Chinatsu in the long-running historical drama, "The Unfettered Shogun".{{cite web |url=https://talent-dictionary.com/松下恵|title=Talent Dictionary|accessdate=2021-06-10|work=talent-dictionary.com|language=Japanese}}

In 2001, she graduated from Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College.{{cite web |url= https://gendai.ismedia.jp/articles/-/60083|script-title=ja: アラフォー女優が告白「15年続いた私の摂食障害」|trans-title=My childhood|date= 10 March 2019|work= Gendai Business|publisher= KODANSHA Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate=10 March 2019}} She was awarded an Associate of Arts degree in English literature.

Currently, Megumi has appeared in over 70 television shows, twelve movies, and 18 plays. Some notable performances are:

Guest TV appearances in "Mito Kōmon" (2002 and 2009),{{cite web |url= https://www.tbs.co.jp/mito/mito40/2.html|script-title=ja: TBS 水戸黄門 第40部|trans-title=Mitokomon Season40|date= 27 July 2009|work= Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate=27 July 2009}} "AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo" (2008 and 2009),{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/332009|script-title=ja:相棒（Season7）|accessdate=2021-06-10|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=Japanese}} "Ouroboros" (2015),{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/351311|script-title=ja:ウロボロス〜この愛こそ、正義|accessdate=2021-06-10|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=Japanese}} and "Kasoken no onna" (2018).{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/365659|script-title=ja:科捜研の女season18|accessdate=2021-06-10|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=Japanese}}

In film, she played Utsusemi in "Sakuran" (2006),{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/326308|script-title=ja:さくらん|accessdate=2021-06-10|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=Japanese}} the hairdresser in "Exte" (2007),{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/326553|script-title=ja:エクステ|accessdate=2021-06-10|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=Japanese}} Megu, the daughter of Gō Hideki/Ultraman Jack, in "Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers" (2008),{{cite web|url= https://www.allcinema.net/soft/653669%7Cscript-title=ja:大決戦|script-title=ja:大決戦！超ウルトラ８兄弟|accessdate=2021-06-10|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=Japanese}} and Iketani-kun's mom in "A Boy and His Samurai" (2010).{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/336242|script-title=ja:ちょんまげぷりん|accessdate=2021-06-10|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=Japanese}}

In 2011, she played the villain, ALIEN SALOME Ligier, in "Ultraman Premiere 2011"{{cite web|url=https://m-78.jp/special/premiere/|script-title=ja:ウルトラマンプレミア2011|accessdate=2021-06-10|publisher=Stingray|work=Tsuburayaproduction|language=Japanese}} on the stage.

She was the subject of the documentary film "Wake up in America" (2019).{{cite web |url= https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201904030001297.html|script-title=ja: 松下恵、こんなに悪い男の子たち|trans-title=Interview about the Wake up in America|date=7 April 2019|work= Nikkan Sports News|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 7 April 2019}}{{cite web |url= https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201904060000326.html|script-title=ja: 松下恵、毎日結婚迫る母榊原るみとガチ親子げんか|trans-title=Wake up in America Stage Greeting|date=6 April 2019|work= Nikkan Sports News|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 6 April 2019}} The film was awarded "Special Thanks Award" by the Japan Film Festival of Los Angeles.{{cite web |url= https://www.cinematoday.jp/page/A0006577|script-title=ja: 日本映画でアメリカの人々に文化を伝える映画祭が方向転換！|trans-title=Japanese movie inspires America|date=26 March 2019|work= Cinema Today|publisher= CINEMATODAY, Inc|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 26 March 2019}}

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• {{Official website|https://megumimatsushita.com}} {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://toei-management.com/megumi_matsushita.html Toei Management artist profile] {{in lang|ja}}
• {{IMDb name|id=3602938|name=Megumi Matsushita}}

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