is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and tarento from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.

She is married to actor Ryosuke Otani. They have a son, Yuta Takahata.

  • The Great White Tower (2003) – Masako Azuma
  • 14-sai no Haha (2006) – Haruko Matoba
  • Atsuhime (2008) – Honjuin
  • Naomi and Kanako (2016) – Akemi Ri
  • Spring Has Come (2017)
  • Black Leather Notebook (2017) – Ichiko Nakaoka
  • Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky (2019) – Toyo
  • Maiagare! (2022–23) – Shōko Saitsu
  • What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023) – Ōmandokoro
  • Asura (2025)

Film

  • Ring Ø: Birthday (2000) – Kaoru Arima
  • Spring Snow (2005) – H.R.H. Tohin-nomiya
  • Yamato (2005) – Tsune Tamaki
  • Usagi Drop (2011) – Yumiko Sugiyama
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012) – Natsuko
  • Life in Overtime (2018)
  • Out and Out (2018)
  • The Dignified Death of Shizuo Yamanaka (2020) – Tsuneko Yamanaka
  • End-of-Life Concierge (2021) – Chikako Ohara
  • The Women (2021)
  • Motherhood (2022)
  • Baian the Assassin, M.D. (2023) – Oseki
  • Baian the Assassin, M.D. 2 (2023) – Oseki
  • The Ohara Family Rhapsody (2024) – Chikako Ohara
  • Amalock (2024)
  • School Meals Time: Road to Ikameshi (2024) – Saki
  • School Meals Time: School Excursion Inferno (2025) – Saki
  • Purehearted (2025) – Kamaru Iba
  • End-of-Life Concierge 3 (2026) – Chikako Ohara

Anime

  • Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (TV, 1990) – Tamyūn
  • Iczer Reborn (OVA, 1990) – Neos Gold
  • Magic Knight Rayearth (TV, 1994) – Debonair
  • X/1999 (Film, 1996) – Kanoe
  • Twilight of the Dark Master (OVA, 1998) – Takamiya
  • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Film, 2013) – Sagami
  • The Imaginary (Film, 2023) – Downbeat Grandma

Dubbing roles

  • Air Force One (Vice President Kathryn Bennett (Glenn Close))
  • Conan the Destroyer (Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas))
  • Cold Creek Manor (Leah Tilson (Sharon Stone))
  • Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett))
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett))
  • Masters of the Universe (1992 TV Asahi edition) (Evil-Lyn (Meg Foster))
  • Stanley & Iris (Iris King (Jane Fonda))
  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (Lacy Warfield (Mariel Hemingway))

Honours

  • Medal with Purple Ribbon (2014)

References