Takami Yoshimoto
{{short description|Japanese actress}}
{{Infobox person
| native_name =吉本 多香美
| birth_name =Takami Yoshimoto
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1971|10|13}}
| birth_place =Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan
| occupation =Actress, Model
| years_active =1990–present
| parents =Susumu Kurobe
}}
{{nihongo|Takami Yoshimoto|吉本 多香美|Yoshimoto Takami|born October 13, 1971}} is a Japanese actress known for her role as Rena Yanase in 1996 Ultraman Tiga series. She won the best actress award at the 9th Japan Movie Professional Awards in 1999.{{cite web|title=第９回日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞 (The 9th Japan Movie Professional Awards)|url=http://nichi-pro.filmcity.jp/9th.htm|website=Japan Movie Professional Grand Prize |language=Japanese |date=1999}} She also starred the 1992 edition of "Christmas Express" commercials for the Central Japan Railway Company.
Early life
On October 13 1971, Yoshimoto was born in Tokyo, Japan.
She is the eldest daughter of Susumu Kurobe who portrayed Shin Hayata in the 1966 Ultraman series.{{cite web|title=裕木奈江、吉本多香美…芸能界から消えた女優たちの今を大追跡！(Yoshimoto Takumi Marriage / divorce without being noticed by the mass media) |url=http://www.asagei.com/excerpt/39216|website=Asagei|language=Japanese|date=19 November 2013}}
Career
In 1990s, Yoshimoto started her career in drama series and she was known for Ultraman Tiga, which led to the 1998 Ultraman Tiga movie.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949019 |title=Takami Yoshimoto |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=January 5, 2019}}
In 2016, Yoshimoto starred as Tsukasa Tamaki in Ultraman X The Movie.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5264060/fullcredits |title=Ultraman X The Movie |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=January 5, 2019}}
Personal life
Filmography
=Movies=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ki no ue no sogyo | Hiroshi Toriiyama (Hiromi) | |
| 1998 | Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light | Rena Yanase | The movie of Ultraman Dyna |
| 1999 | Minazuki | Yumi | |
| 2000 | Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey | Rena Yanase | sequel of Ultraman Tiga |
| 2002 | Jam Films | ||
| 2004 | Tokyo Noir | ||
| 2005 | Mata no Hi no Chika | Chika | |
| 2008 | Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers | Rena Yanase (credited as Rena Hayata) | alternate version of Ultraman Movie |
| 2016 | Ultraman X The Movie | Tsukasa Takami |
=Drama series=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sekai Ururun Taizaiki | |
| 1996 | Ultraman Tiga | Rena Yanase |
| 1997 | Agri | |
| 1998 | Makasete Darling | |
| 1998 | Shin Mayonaka no Okoku (新・真夜中の王国) | |
| 1999 | Lipstick | Akiko Nagumo |
| 1999 | Rasen | Natsumi Aihara |
| 2000 | Good Job! | |
| 2000 | Paradise Thirty | |
| 2001 | Neverland | |
| 2002 | Omiya | |
| 2004 | Onyado Kawasemi | |
| 2005 | Risou no Seikatsu | |
| 2006 | Taikoki |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060118035030/http://m-78.jp/ Tsuburaya Productions - The Official Home of Ultraman (Japanese)]
- {{IMDb name|nm0949019}}
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Category:Japanese film actresses