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, , 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.
Life and career
Kawada was born on 10 August 1965 in Tokyo, Japan. She attended Meiji University Nakano Junior and Senior High School before transferring to Tokyo Municipal Yoyogi High School, where she graduated.
In 1981, she won the "Miss Young Jump Queen" Grand Prix contest sponsored by Weekly Young Jump, a magazine published by Shueisha. She made her singing debut with the single, , released in April 1982 by CBS Sony. This series was based on a best-selling novel of the same name by Yukio Aoshima, and the appearance made her popular overnight. and Miss Pheromone in (2005).
Kawada published her novel through Kosaidō in March 1996, and a film by the same title was released direct-to-video at the same time. In 1999, she married Yūrei Yanagi. In recent years, she has worked with her husband producing short films. She is represented by Last Scene, a talent management firm.
- as Miki (February 1988, Shochiku)
- Bell of Purity Temple as Michiko Katō (April 1991, Shochiku)
- as Yōko (March 1996, Japan Home Video, KF-5499)
- (S3E2, , July 1988, Kansai Television)
- (August – September 1988, TBS)
- (1988, Fuji TV)
- (4 episode miniseries as part of the Drama 23 series, June 1989, TBS)
- (part of the Dramatic 22 series, March 1990, TBS)
- as the Heroine (part of the Monday Drama Special series, June 1991, TBS)
- as Atsuko Umenoki (September 1994, Fuji TV)
- as Mayumi Okazaki (part of the Monday Drama Special series, October 1994, TBS)
;Films
- (October 1983, Fuji TV)
- (December 1983, Fuji TV)
- as Nobuko Yamada (June 1984, Fuji TV)
- (December 1984, Fuji TV)
;Variety / Other
- (regular, 1982–1983, TBS)
Published works
Single albums
- (single, 21 April 1982, CBS/Sony)