Kyōko Fukada

Kyōko Fukada 2007

Kyōko Fukada ( Japanese 深 田 恭子 , Fukada Kyōko ; born November 2, 1982 in Kita , Tokyo ) is a Japanese actress , singer and model .

Life

Kyōko Fukada has a younger sister. As a child she learned to play the piano and the flute at an early age. After participating in various singing competitions, she was discovered by talent scouts, who gave her a supporting role in the dorama News no Onna ( ニ ュ ー ス の 女 , English "news woman").

Her first leading role in a television series she had in Kami-sama mō sukoshi dake ( 神 様 も う 少 し だ け , dt. "God, give me a little more time") in April 1997. The male lead played Takeshi Kaneshiro . Since then, she has been one of the top stars of Japanese television actors. In the course of the following years she played in many series and films , including Ringu 2 and Dolls . After a brief crisis, she made a comeback in 2004 with the film Kamikaze Girls ( Shimotsuma monogatari ), for which she was awarded several titles as best actress .

Filmography

Dramas

• 1997 - Sore ga Kotae there! - Kazune
• 1998 - Kamisama Mōsukoshi Dake - Masaki Kano
• 1999 - To Heart: Koishite Shinitai - Miura Toko
• 1999 - Don't Be a Cry Baby (Oni no Sumika) - Ayumi Kato
• 2001 - Strawberry on the Shortcake - Yui Mizawa
• 2001 Fighting Girl Sayoko
• 2002 - Friends - Asai Tomoko
• 2002 - Otousan - Shindo Kei
• 2002 Remote Ayaki Kurumi
• 2002 - Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari - Saiyou Shiken
• 2003 - Futari
• 2003 - Hakoiri Musume - Komori Akari
• 2004 - Kanojo ga Shinjatta
• 2004 - Minami-kun no Koibito
• 2005 - Fugō Keiji - Miwako
• 2005 - Shiawase ni Naritai - Hikari
• 2006 - Umeko - Ota Miyo
• 2006 - Akai Kiseki (Red Miracle) - Sekiguchi Rinko
• 2006 - Eraser in My Head (Watashi no Atama no Naka no Keshigomu)
• 2007 - Yama Onna Kabe Onna - Marie Mariya
• 2007 - Kimi ga Kureta Natsu

Movies

• 1999 - Ring 2 ( リ ン グ 2 , Ringu2) - Kanae Sawaguchi
• 2000 - School Day of the Dead ( 死者 の 学園 祭 , Shisha no gakuensai) - Yuki Machiko
• 2002 - Dolls ( ド ー ル ズ , Dōruzu) - Haruna
• 2003 - Onmyōji 2 ( 陰陽師 II ) - Himiko
• 2003 - Ashura no Gotoku ( 阿 修羅 の ご と く ) - Sakiko Kamiuchi
• 2004 - Kamikaze Girls ( 下 妻 物語 , Shimotsuma Monogatari) - Momoko Ryugasaki
• 2006 - Tenshi ( 天使 ) - Tenshi
• 2006 - Inugami-ke no ichizoku ( 犬 神 家 の 一族 ) - Haru
• 2009 - Yatterman ( ヤ ッ タ ー マ ン , Yattāman) - Doronjo
• 2009 - Ururu no mori no monogatari ( ウ ル ル の 森 の 物語 ) - Chie Shono
• 2010 - Ren'ai gikyoku: Watashi to koi ni ochitekudasai ( 恋愛 戯曲: 私 と 恋 に お ち て く だ さ い ) - Mayumi Taniyama
• 2011 - Sekando bājin ( セ カ ン ド バ ー ジ ン ) - Marie Suzuki
• 2011 - Yoake no machi de ( 夜 明 け の 街 で ) - Akiba Nakanishi
• 2011 - Wild 7 ( ワ イ ル ド 7 , Wairudo7) - Yuki Honma
• 2013 - Roommate ( ル ー ム メ イ ト , Rūmumeito) - Reiko Nishimura / Mary
• 2014 - Idainaru, Shurarabon ( 偉大 な る 、 し ゅ ら ら ぼ ん ) - Kiyoko Hinodo

TV Shows

• 2000 - Heaven Cannot Wait (Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko Special) - Kimishima Hikaru
• 2000 - Imagine - Yu Iijima
• 2000 - Heaven Cannot Wait Special: The Final Assignment

Discography

Albums

publication	title	Chart position ( Oricon )	Sales (Japan)	Album type
November 17, 1999	dear ...	15th	24,710	1st studio album
March 15, 2000	Moon	14th	56,250	2nd studio album
November 21, 2001	Universe	19th	21,430	3rd studio album
August 21, 2002	Flow ~ Kyoko Fukada Remixes ~	-	-	1st remix album

Singles

publication	title	Chart position ( Oricon )	Sales (Japan)	Single type
May 19, 1999	Saigo no Kajitsu	4th	151.790	1. Single
0September 1, 1999	Easy rider	6th	100,790	2nd single
0February 2, 2000	Kirameki no Shunkan	16	68,000	3. Single
July 19, 2000	How?	20th	48,290	4. Single
0June 6, 2001	Swimming	15th	47,960	5. Single
0October 3, 2001	Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru	8th	42,010	6. Single
May 22, 2002	Route 246	28	13,770	7. Single feat. The two tones

Web links

• Fukada Kyoko in DramaWiki
• jdorama.com
• Fukada Kyōko in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Kyōko Fukada at Discogs (English)