Naomi Kawashima
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Name: Naomi Kawashima (川島なお美 / 川島 なお美).
Birth: November 10, 1960, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Death: September 24, 2015 (age 54) in Tokyo, Japan.
Professions: Actress, singer, radio entertainer, and talent.
Career milestones: Debuted as a singer in 1979. First acting appearance was in the TV drama Tadaima Hokago II, broadcast on September 22, 1980.
Known for/Credits: Shinjuku bangaichi-yangû pauû (1969), Himawari (1996), Maitresse (2000), The Key, Female Prisoner Executioner Maria, Iguana Girl, Reiko, Sister of the Mob, Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell, At-Home Dad, Seven Female Lawyers, Lost Paradise, Shitsurakuen (1997), Iguana no Musume (1996), Chef (1995), Ninshin Desuyo 2 (1995), Ie Naki Ko 2 (1995), Wakamono no Subete (1994), Ghost Shout (2004), and Mokka no Koibito (2002).
Education: Aoyama Gakuin University (English Literature).
Spouse: Yoroitsuka Toshihiko.
Naomi Kawashima was a Japanese actress, singer, radio entertainer, and talent. Born on November 10, 1960, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, she debuted as a singer in 1979. Her first acting appearance occurred on September 22, 1980, in the TV drama
Career overview
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Name: Naomi Kawashima (川島なお美 / 川島 なお美).
Born: November 10, 1960, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Died: September 24, 2015 (in Tokyo, Japan).
Professions: Actress, singer, radio entertainer, talent.
Debut: Debuted as a singer in 1979. First acting appearance was in the TV drama Tadaima Hokago II, broadcast on September 22, 1980.
Acting Credits (Movies):
Shinjuku bangaichi-yangû pauû (1969)
Himawari (1996)
Maitresse (2000)
The Key
Female Prisoner Executioner Maria
Iguana Girl
Reiko, Sister of the Mob
Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell
At-Home Dad
Seven Female Lawyers
Lost Paradise
Ghost Shout (2004)
Mokka no Koibito (2002)
Acting Credits (TV):
Tadaima Hokago II (1980)
Shitsurakuen (NTV, 1997)
Iguana no Musume (TV Asahi, 1996)
Chef (NTV, 1995)
Ninshin Desuyo 2 (Fuji TV, 1995)
Ie Naki Ko 2 (NTV, 1995)
Wakamono no Subete (Fuji TV, 1994)
Education: Aoyama Gakuin University (English Literature).
Known For: Acting (53 known credits).
Paragraph 1: Introduction and Early Career.
Naomi Kawashima was a Japanese actress, singer, and radio entertainer born on November 10, 1960, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. She debuted as a singer in 1979. Her first acting appearance occurred on September 22, 1980, in the TV drama Tadaima Hokago II. Kawashima studied English Literature at Aoyama Gakuin University.
Paragraph 2: Acting Career (TV and Film).
Throughout her career, Kawashima accumulated 53 known credits. Her television work includes appearances in Wakamono no Subete on Fuji TV in 1994, as well as Chef, Ninshin Desuyo 2, and Ie Naki Ko 2 on NTV and Fuji TV in 1995. Other television credits include Iguana no Musume in 1996 and Shitsurakuen in 1997. Her filmography includes Shinjuku bangaichi-yangû pauû from 1969, Himawari in 1996, Maitresse in 2000, Mokka no Koibito in 2002, and Ghost Shout in 2004.
Paragraph 3: Other Works and Death.
Additional film credits include The Key, Female Prisoner Executioner Maria
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
53 titles- Chai koi (2013)
- 4 Shimai Tantei Dan (2008)
- Hadaka no Taishō (2007)
- Seven Female Lawyers (2006)
- The King of Minami: Agent of Darkness (2005)
- At-Home Dad (2004) as Marie Iwasaki
- Ghost Shout (2004)
- The King of Minami: The Masked Woman (2004)
- The King of Minami 28 (2004)
- The King of Minami 26 (2004)
- I Am a Sardine (2004)
- The King of Minami: Special Ver.50 (2004) as Shoko Hayami
- The King of Minami: The Men's Past (2003)
- The King of Minami: Fraud Methods (2003)
- The King of Minami 24 (2003)
- The King of Minami: The Flower of Temptation (2003)
- 目下の恋人 (2002)
- The King of Minami: Bonds - KIZUNA (2002)
- The King of Minami: The Price of Betrayal (2002)
- The King of Minami: Dark Judgment (2002)
- Tainted Love Song (2001) as Aya Shimazaki
- The King of Minami: Debt Seminar (2001)
- The King of Minami: Formula for Deception (2001)
- 闇の脅迫者 江戸川乱歩の《陰獣》より (2001)
- The King of Minami: Nest Egg Robbery (2001) as Shoko Hayami
- The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance (2001) as Shoko Hayami
- The King of Minami: Pride (2001) as Shoko Hayami
- Hanamura Daisuke (2000) as Nagasawa Hideko
- Maitresse (2000)
- The King of Minami: License for Cruelty (2000) as Shoko Hayami
- The Woman of S.R.I. (1999)
- Kawaii Dake ja Dame Kashira? (1999)
- A Woman With Many Wounds (1999)
- Osorubeshi! Otonashi Karensan (1998)
- Kurenai (1998)
- Lost Paradise (1997) as Matsubara Rinko
- The Key (1997) as Ikuko Anzai
- A Doll in the Dark (1997) as Ryoko / Setsuko
- Himawari (1996) as Momoko Minamida
- Iguana Girl (1996) as Aoshima Yuriko
- Chef (1995)
- ザ・シェフ (1995)
- Kura (1995)
- チンピラ仁義 極楽とんぼ2 (1995)
- Ie Naki Ko (1994)
- Oh! Expecting a baby! (1994)
- Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell (1994)
- Female Prisoner Executioner Maria (1994)
- Rampo - Bewitching Women (1994)
- Reiko, Sister of the Mob (1994) as Reiko Tomioka
- Noto Peninsula Murders (1988) as Mayuko Mitsue
- Murder on the Sanriku Coast (1987) as Mayuko Mitsue
- Bijin Koroshi Series (1981)
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Naomi Kawashima is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Jerks (1987), Wake in Fright (1971), The Woman of S.R.I. (1999), Ride the High Country (1962).
When and where was Naomi Kawashima born?
Naomi Kawashima was born on November 10, 1960 in Nagoya, Japan. They passed away on September 24, 2015.
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Naomi Kawashima has accumulated over 53 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1981 to 2013.
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Subject: Naomi Kawashima (Acting). Goal: Factual identity profile. Constraints: 90-130 words, plain prose only, no markdown, no headings, no preamble, no JSON, no surrounding quotes. Use ONLY provided facts. Sources provided: TMDB, IMDb, Wikiwand, Baiduwiki, DramaWiki. Name: Naomi Kawashima (川島なお美 / 川島 なお美). Birth: Nov...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- The Woman of S.R.I. (1999) — aged about 38
- The Key (1997) as Ikuko Anzai — aged about 36
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