Tokiwa Takako

Tokiwa Takako is a Japanese film and stage actress. She was born in Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture.

Tokiwa is one of the most highly praised actresses by both critics and viewers in Japan. She made her sensational debut in Fuji Television drama "Akuma no Kiss" in 1993. Since her debut, she continually appeared on TV series (at most four straight seasons), until she shifted her activities to stage acting when she turned 30. Tokiwa was dubbed as "Queen of Serial Drama" during the 90s because she played various roles from comedy to serious, and all of her appearances were hit. During that period, she won the Television Drama Academy Award for a total of six times - five as Best Actress and once as Best Supporting Actress. Her unforgettable performances include TBS's "Aishiteiru to Ittekure", and also TBS's "Beautiful Life".

Her fame outreached to other Asian countries when she made her film debut in "Moonlight Express", starring with Leslie Cheung in 1999. "A Fighter's Blues" which she co-starred with Andy Lau became number one hit in 2000 Christmas release films in Hong Kong. She was nominated for the "Best Actress" award at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her performance in "Akai Tsuki".

On October 20, 2009, Tokiwa married the playwright, director, and actor Nagatsuka Keishi after dating for six and a half years.

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Name Tokiwa Takako

Nationality Japanese

Gender Female

Born April 30, 1972

Age 50

Type Japanese

Statistics

Popularity #62

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Yasuo grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira. Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in an accident. Since that time, Yasuo, who never experienced his parents' love himself, has to raise his son Akira alone. (Source...

Two friends get abducted by the Japanese army.

Lu Yan Shi is an intellectual during the Communist revolution working in the deserts of Western China. Separated from his wife, with whom he has a loveless marriage, he returns home after 20 years, when Fang Wan Yu is almost on her death bed. At the brink of such a difficult time, the two decide to...

Drama

A husband works as a successful prosecutor and his future appears bright, but he gets arrested for corruption in a political scandal. His wife who worked as an attorney prior to their marriage, now resumes her career after a 13 year hiatus. She begins to find her true identity. (Source: AsianWiki)...

Ichikawa Yasuo, who goes by the nickname Yasu, is a ‘dumb’ man unequalled anywhere in the world. He has not had schooling, is boorish and would immediately let his fists fly if he loses his cool. But Yasu is different from the ordinary fool in that he is a “doting parent”. He grew up without parents...

Kyoko, a young woman with an unhindered spirit despite being physically bound to a wheelchair due to illness, and Shuji, a stylish and popular fashion magazine hairstylist, are brought together in a fateful traffic incident. Despite their confrontational meeting, they soon find themselves falling in...

Mare is an elementary school student. She lives with her family in the city, but, right before her father goes bankrupt, they run away and settle down at a fishing village in Noto. The family rents a couple's home who run a salt pond. Mare's father starts a new business, but it also fails. Her mothe...

In the middle of a bustling metropolis, how could it be that there is only one apple tree? No matter how much Hiroko jumps to try to pluck the apple, she cannot reach it. Fortunately, Kohji passes by and plucks the apple for her. Kohji is a rising young artist who because he lost his hearing at the...

Yuka Misaki, whose parents run a flower shop, began by chance to associate with student Akio Asami, and then fell under her charm. But as a result of an accident, the two men lost contact.One year after the accident, the two suddenly ended up. Yuka still works in her father Shigeo's flower shop, and...

The story of the life of Ashikaga Takauji, the founder and the first Sei-I-Tai-Shogun of Shogunat Ashikaga. He was born at the end of the Kamakura period, during the period of discontent with the monopoly of the Hojo clan in the Shogunate administration. Emperor Go-Daigo seized this opportunity to r...

Kiyo and Sumire are childhood friends from Aomori Prefecture who move to Kyoto to become maiko. During their training, Sumire is praised for her talent and diligence. Kiyo, meanwhile, has difficulty learning the basic skills and is eventually expelled. However, Kiyo's talent...

Misao is studying to be a manga artist, Mariko is a university student but getting money by various dangerous ways and Sachiko is working diligently but spends money on the dangerous religion. This drama shows many problems in which young people these days are involved. --Fuji Creative

Tired of living with her parents, 26-year-old Miho decides to live by herself for the first time. She works at a department store along with her long-time best friend, Kyoko, and has an extremely affectionate and close relationship with her. She and Kyoko meet Shintani, a mysterious and handsome old...

Set within the the neurosurgical ward at a general hospital, "Beautiful Life" tells the love story between a female nurse (Moon Geun-Young) and a male doctor. The nurse always achieved top scores in her school days and the doctor always achieved the second best scores because of the nurse ...

The 48th NHK Taiga drama is Tenchijin. The story centers on Naoe Kanetsugu, a loyal and devoted samurai in Echigo Province in the 16th century. Kanetsugu was trained in his early childhood by Uesugi Kenshin and after his death, served Kenshin's adopted son Kagekatsu and is known for his extreme loya...

The drama is set in an retirement home named "Yasuragi no Sato La Strada" where only those who had worked in the TV entertainment industry such as actors, writers, musicians and artists are allowed to live at. Kikumura Sakae, who used to be a popular scriptwriter, lives among the former stars and th...

This is an elementary school version of 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei. Gansuke is an elementary school teacher from Hokkaido who moves to Tokyo to be near his sweetheart Masako, who wants to become a hair stylist. He is the home room teacher for 4 nen 3 gumi. You see the elementary school setting in...

Hasumi Kyoko is a former lawyer who quit her job when she became a mother. Her husband is an elite prosecutor who works as the leader of a special investigation department at the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office. However, he is charged with corruption and gets arrested. A scandal with another wom...

When a woman is viciously raped, the traumatic event robs her of her self-confidence and ability to love as she had loved before. With special attention to her story of personal triumph over adversity, this touching drama recounts the tale of two lovers attempting to regain the happiness and level o...

Tamura Nozomi is a woman with a cheerful outlook in life, always choosing to believe in everyone. Sakaeda Chiharu is an amanuensis (daisho) who goes way beyond her job scope in carrying out her work. The duo met in a clinic where Sakaeda helps Tamura get back at her boss for sexual harassment. Sakae...

Although Shuichi has lost his wife, there is no lack of female influence in his life. He has three daughters who are eligible for marriage, and an assortment of women friends and lovers that has earned him the reputation of being a playboy. But the real love interest in his life is his female boss....

Although a couple may enter into a marriage expecting love to conquer all, the reality rarely meets this fantasy. Abandoned by her boyfriend and fired from her job for resisting her supervisor's advances, Mari meets Tsutomu, who has been jilted by his fiancee. When their commiseration quickly turns...

It has been 30 years since he left hi hometown, “Kurumaya”, with his father as a kid. Kojiro, meets a trio of women from Kansai, and celebrates the autumn tourist season, and is excited about the topic of Kansai because it was from the same Osaka area, it seemed to be fate.

Shirota Shintaro lives with his wife Atsuko, his four children, Shitaro's father Fukuzo, and a dog. He is forced to make room for his sister Megumi and her children, as well as an unexpected lodger from Hungary. (Source: DramaWiki)

What would you do if you knew that your time in life is ticking away by the minute? A mysterious "referee" appears in front of individuals in their dying moments while living their usual lives, and announces the exact amount of time they have left to live. Each individual must make a quick decision...

An omnibus drama that tells the story of people who earn ‘lost time’ just before dying. The characters tackle the difficult question, “If there is something you could do right before you die, what would you do?”

TV Show

Beautiful Life is a Philippine morning talk show broadcast originally hosted by Karla Estrada, Melai Cantiveros and Jolina Magdangal. Cantiveros, Magdangal and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid currently serve as the hosts of the show. The title is inspired by a popular line of the same name from the drama...

Drama Special

In the year Showa 37 (1962), in Bingo City of Hiroshima prefecture, Yasu delights in the birth of his long-awaited eldest son, Akira. However, that joy is shattered by the death of his wife, Misako, in a sudden tragic accident. Yasu raises his son despite his inexperience and worries. He also has to...

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