Mitsuki Tanimura
Biography
Mitsuki Tanimura (谷村 美月) is a Japanese actress born on June 18, 1990, in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. She works primarily in film and television and is credited with 127 acting roles. Tanimura’s early notable performance was in Akihiko Shiota’s 2005 film Canary (also listed as Kanárek). She later appeared in Norio Tsuruta’s horror feature Orochi and in Takashi Miike’s God’s Puzzle. Her filmography also includes Junji Sakamoto’s Strangers in the City, Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s Sketches of Kaitan City, as well as Půlnoční bistro: Historky z Tokia, Iryû: Team Medical Dragon, and Kodoku no gurume. She is recognized for her work across a wide range of Japanese productions.
Career overview
Mitsuki Tanimura is a Japanese actress born on 18 June 1990 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. She works under the stage name 谷村美月 and has accumulated more than one hundred credited performances in film and television. Early in her career she gained attention by starring in Akihiko Shiota’s 2005 feature Kanárek, also known as Canary, which introduced her to a broader audience. She subsequently took a leading role in Norio Tsuruta’s horror film Orochi, further establishing her presence in Japanese cinema.
Tanimura’s film work includes collaborations with a range of notable directors. She appeared in Takashi Miike’s science‑fiction drama God’s Puzzle, in Junji Sakamoto’s urban drama Strangers in the City, and in Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s ensemble piece Sketches of Kaitan City. Her versatility has also been showcased in popular series such as the midnight‑café drama Půlnoční bistro: Historky z Tokia, the medical drama Iryû: Team Medical Dragon, and the culinary‑themed series Kodoku no gurume. Across these projects she has demonstrated a capacity to move between genre film, contemporary drama, and television, contributing to a varied and extensive body of work that reflects her ongoing activity in the Japanese entertainment industry.
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127 titles- Lives at Right Angles (2026)
- Vanilla Everyday (2025) as Aoi's Mother
- Laundering the Haunted (2025) as Mysterious Woman
- 大阪激流伝 (2025)
- Meisou Kazoku (2025)
- Night Doctor (2021) as Nozomi Ayukawa（鮎川 希実）
- Keihen Line Story: Welcome to Private Homestay Kizunaya (2021) as Tachibana Miwako
- Hitori de Nomeru mon! (2021)
- SDGs Mini Drama (2021)
- Nobutora - Samurai Tiger (2021) as Onao
- 心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版 (2021)
- To Heal the Heart (2020) as Yuuki Rie
- Stare (2020) as Mamiya Fuyumi
- Sherlock: Untold Stories (2019) as Aya Kitayama
- Hotarugusa (2019) as Kazahaya Sachi
- Detective Akechi Kogoro (2019) as Nomiya Ryouko
- The Tragedy of the "W" Prefectural Police (2019)
- A Rose and A Tulip (2019) as Kaori
- BG: Personal Bodyguard (2018) as Miwa Morio
- Family's Journey (2018) as Akina Kawamura
- Recall (2018) as Taeko Yunoki
- Principal: Am I In a Love Story? (2018) as 馆林弓
- Sachi no Otera Gohan (2017)
- 99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016) as Kayo Suzuki（鈴木 加代）
- Beppin-san (2016) as Akemi Ono
- Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016) as Kasumi
- Midnight Diner 2 (2016) as Kasumi
- Detective Mitarai's Casebook: The Clockwork Current (2016) as Yoko Tatsumi
- Dr.STOЯKS (2015) as Maki Tsuchiya
- The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk (2015)
- Flowers for Algernon (2015) as Rio Kawaguchi
- Fujiko (2015) as Takamine Michiko
- The Edge of Sin (2015)
- Asleep (2015) as Shiori
- Crime's Blank (2015) as Teacher
- Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu Hen 2015 (2015) as Tomomi
- A Sower of Seeds 2 (2015)
- Gattan Gattan Soredemo Go (2015) as Ito Kana
- Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange (2015)
- Back of Father (2014) as Shizuka
- Goodbye to Myself (2014) as Toyama Fuyuko
- Midnight Diner (2014) as Kasumi
- The Snow White Murder Case (2014) as Minori Maetani
- The Round Table (2014) as Tomie Takeda
- Time Trip App (2014) as Chiyo
- Phantom Limb (2014) as Haruka Tonaga
- Sweet Poolside (2014) as Satoko Hokuyu
- Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu (2014) as Ofuu
- Pro Bono (2014) as Nobuko
- Shimotsukare Girl (2014)
- Woman (2013) as Sunagawa Aiko
- The World Within a 3-Km Radius (2013)
- The Girl in the Sun (2013) as Yuri Minegishi
- The Liar and His Lover (2013) as Miwako Nagahama
- The Liar and His Lover ~The Stories from Before I Met Her~ (2013) as Miwako Nagahama
- Camouflage Family (2013) as Takagi Rui
- My Life Changed When I Went to a Sex Parlor (2013) as Pizza Store Girl
- Arcana (2013) as Mieko Tomochika
- Solitary Gourmet (2012)
- Legal High (2012) as Tama Tamagawa
- Wolf Children (2012) as Mrs. Doi (voice)
- Ace Attorney (2012) as Natsumi Osawagi (Lotta Hart)
- Platinum Town (2012)
- Bungo: Stories of Desire (2012)
- Soup (2012)
- Taburakashi: Daikou Joyuugyou Maki (2012)
- The Samurai That Night (2012) as Yumiko Seki
- Torihada: The Movie (2012) as Hikari Takabayashi
- ピン女のメリークリスマス ～恋したい、恋しようとしない、恋できない。～ (2012) as 広沢あかり
- Tokyo Nameless Girl's Story (2012) as Nozomi Sakashita
- CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011)
- Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle (2011) as Miho Kentahara
- The Scent of an Artificial Flower (2011)
- Majutsu wa Sasayaku (2011)
- Salvage Mice (2011) as Maisu
- HESOMORI -ヘソモリ- (2011)
- Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Spring Special (2011)
- 13 Assassins (2010) as Chiyo Makino
- Threads of Our Hearts (2010) as Oonuki Izumi
- Mori no Asagao (2010) as Koharu Yoshioka
- Sketches of Kaitan City (2010) as Honami Igawa
- Strangers in the City (2010) as Kosatoshi Fujimoto
- Hissatsu shigotonin 2010 (2010)
- Box! (2010) as Satoko Maruno
- The Tragedy of W (2010) as Mako Watsuji
- Hissatsu Shigotonin 2010 (2010)
- Fireworks from the Heart (2010) as Hana Sudo
- Strawberry Night (2010)
- Summer Wars (2009) as Kazuma Ikezawa (voice)
- Mei's Butler (2009) as Yamada Tami
- Mission To Kill (2009)
- Monoroi (2009)
- Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (2009) as Miho (voice)
- The Homeless Student 2 (2009) as Nao Okudera
- Kanikôsen (2009) as Miyoko
- Romantic Prelude (2009) as Akane Ueda
- I am GHOST (2009) as Young Girl
- MW: The Devil's Game (2009) as Yukari Watanabe
- Torihada 6 ~ Yofukashi no anata ni zokutto suru hanashi wo~ (2009)
- Torihada 5: yofukashi no anata ni zotto suru hanashi wo (2009)
- Homeroom on the Beachside (2008) as Hana Sawamiju
- Pandora (2008) as Mizuno Aimi
- The Chasing World (2008) as Ai Sato
- God's Puzzle (2008) as Saraka Homizu
- Cat Street (2008) as Aoyama Keito
- Orochi - Blood (2008) as Orochi / Yoshiko
- 一瞬の风になれ (2008) as Keiko Torisawa
- Nagai Nagai Satsujin (2008) as Naomi Mimuro
- Torihada 3~ Yofukashi no anata ni zokutto suru hanashi wo (2008)
- The Blue That Never Dies (2008) as Ao
- Child by Children (2008) as Haruna's older sister
- Torihada 4: yofukashi no anata ni zotto suru hanashi wo (2008)
- The Right Way of Playing with a Girl (2007) as Saionji Shizuka
- Our Textbook (2007) as Tomomi Nishina
- The Graduates (2007) as Megumi Shirata
- トリハダ～夜ふかしのあなたにゾクッとする話を (2007)
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) as Kaho Fujitani (voice)
- Mother at Fourteen (2006) as Yanagisawa Mayu
- Family Secrets (2006) as Noriko Sakurai
- Bio Planet WoO (2006) as Ai Kumasiro
- Arch Angels (2006) as Jinchoge
- The Sakai's Happiness (2006) as Aki
- Strawberry Fields (2006) as Maki
- Yubisaki (2006) as Rinne
- red letters (2006)
- Tokyo Zombie (2005) as Yukarin
- Canary (2005) as Yuki Niina
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Mitsuki Tanimura best known for?
Mitsuki Tanimura is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Lives at Right Angles (2026), The Blue Monk (1998), Virilidad a la española (1977), 99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016).
When and where was Mitsuki Tanimura born?
Mitsuki Tanimura was born on June 18, 1990 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
How many credits does Mitsuki Tanimura have?
Mitsuki Tanimura has accumulated over 127 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2005 to 2026.
What is Mitsuki Tanimura's background in cinema and television?
Mitsuki Tanimura (谷村 美月) is a Japanese actress born on June 18, 1990, in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. She works primarily in film and television and is credited with 127 acting roles. Tanimura’s early notable performance was in Akihiko Shiota’s 2005 film Canary (also listed as Kanárek). She later appeared in Norio Tsuruta’s ho...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Solitary Gourmet (2012) — aged about 22
- Legal High (2012) as Tama Tamagawa — aged about 22
- Wolf Children (2012) as Mrs. Doi (voice) — aged about 22
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) as Kaho Fujitani (voice) — aged about 16
- Summer Wars (2009) as Kazuma Ikezawa (voice) — aged about 19
- Dr.STOЯKS (2015) as Maki Tsuchiya — aged about 25
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