Tomoko Yamaguchi

Tomoko Yamaguchi
山口智子
Born	(1964-10-20) October 20, 1964 (age 59) Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actress, Voice actress
Years active	1986–1996 2012–present
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse	Toshiaki Karasawa (m. 1995)
Website	https://www.ken-on.co.jp/yamaguchi/

Tomoko Yamaguchi (山口智子, Yamaguchi Tomoko, born October 20, 1964) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tochigi. She is the lead actress for the classic dorama series Long Vacation,^[1] starring alongside Takuya Kimura.

Filmography

Television

Asadora Jun-chan no ōenka (1988–89), Junko Ono
Christmas at the Age of 29 (1994), Yabuki Noriko^[2]
Furuhata Ninzaburō (1996), Hōyō Futaba
Long Vacation (1996), Minami Hayama^[3]
Leaders (2014), Haruko Aichi
Leaders 2 (2017), Haruko Aichi
Hello, Detective Hedgehog (2017), Kaoru Kaze
Natsuzora (2019), Ayami Kishikawa
Medical Examiner Asagao (2019)

Films

Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo (1993), Catherine "Cathy" Ono (voice)
Ghost Pub (1994), Satoko
The Golden Compass (2007), Mrs. Coulter (Japanese dub)^[4]
Ponyo (2008), Lisa (voice)
One Last Bloom (2023), Reiko Sanada^[5]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
1995	19th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won	^[6]

Personal life

She has been married to Toshiaki Karasawa since December 1995.^[7]

References

^ "山口智子「(木村拓哉は)輝きが半端じゃなかった」大ヒットドラマ『ロングバケーション』の裏話を語る＜おしゃれクリップ＞".
^ https://nt2099.com/DORAMA/m_mukaida.html
^ "山口智子「ロンバケ」秘話明かす木村拓哉とのキスシーンは「台本に無かった」". Model Press. 13 July 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^ "ライラの冒険黄金の羅針盤". Star Channel. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
^ "春に散る". eiga.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ "エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧". All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ "山口智子、５８歳現在の姿が反響！金髪へアで唐沢寿明と夫婦ショット…「ロンバケ」のミナミから２７年". 4 October 2023.