Rei Dan
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 4, 1971 in Shin-Onsen, Hyogo, Japan
- Active Years
- 1997–2024 (28 Years)
- Total Credits
- 76 credits in database
Biography
Rei Dan is the professional name of Japanese actress Mayumi Yamazaki, who was born on August 4, 1971. Her birthplace is identified as either Shin-onsen, Hyogo, or Kyoto, Japan. She began her professional career as a member of the Takarazuka Revue. Throughout her career, she has appeared in numerous film and television productions, including Love and Honor, Kabei: Our Mother, Wish, Ace Attorney, Your Lie in April, and the television drama Aibou. For her performance in Kabei: Our Mother, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize. She was previously married to the Japanese actor and singer Mitsuhiro Oikawa, whom she married on July 27, 2011.
Career overview
Rei Dan, born Mayumi Yamazaki on August 4, 1971, is a Japanese actress who began her professional career as a member of the Takarazuka Revue. Her work spans both film and television, with credits including appearances in Love and Honor, Kabei: Our Mother, Wish, Ace Attorney, and Your Lie in April. For her performance in Kabei: Our Mother, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize.
Sources provide conflicting information regarding her birthplace, citing both Shin-onsen, Hyogo, and Kyoto, Japan. Regarding her personal life, she was previously married to Japanese actor and singer Mitsuhiro Oikawa. The two met while working on the television drama Aibou and were married on July 27, 2011. Throughout her career, she has accumulated numerous credits across various media productions.
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Full Filmography
76 titles- Mountain Doctor (2024) as Shuko Matsuzawa
- Angel's Ears: Night of the Traffic Police (2024) as Saito Takako
- Chronicle of Isobe Isobē (2024) as Mother
- Every Precious Moment (2023) as Aoki Risako
- 疑念 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 (2023)
- Kyoto as You've Never Seen It: A Tale of 1200 Years (2023)
- Crosstail ~Tantei Kyoushitsu~ (2022)
- Japanese Style (2022) as Momoyo Asatsuki
- Love You Just as You Are (2022)
- Silent Parade (2022) as Rumi Niikura
- Sun and Bolero (2022) as Hanamura Riko
- Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (2021) as Yoko Sakaue
- Chuzai Keiji 2021 SP (2021) as Sayuki Wakamiya
- Awaiting Kirin (2020) as Dota Gozen [Nobunaga & Nobukatsu's mother]
- Toukakushi (2020)
- Laplace's Witch (2018) as Mina Uhara
- KASANE –Beauty and Fate– (2018) as Sukeyo Fuchi
- Marmalade Boy (2018) as Rumi
- Kohaku no yume (2018)
- Muyoan Retirement Training (2017)
- The Unbroken (2016) as Miki Mitsui
- Whispers from a Crime Scene (2016) as as Minegishi Yukino
- Your Lie in April (2016) as Saki Arima
- 3 Beautiful Lies (2016) as 私を訪ねる女性
- 黒の斜面 (2016)
- Mother Game (2015) as Marie Odadera
- Osoi Shiawase (2015) as おもん
- Mystery Trilogy Special (2015) as Chiaki (segment "Winter Has Come")
- Roosevelt Game (2014)
- Higanbana - Women's Crime File (Higanbana: Onnatachi no Hanzai Fairu) (2014) as Yukino Minegishi
- Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu (2014) as Assistant Inspector Fu
- その日のまえに (2014)
- Takarazuka Revue 100th Anniversary Dream Festival (2014)
- Ask This of Rikyu (2013)
- Don't Lose Heart (2013) as Toyo Shibata (young adult)
- 7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies (2013) as Chinatsu Kanzaki
- Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special (2013)
- Taira no Kiyomori (2012) as Fujiwara no Shoshi
- Taira no Kiyomori (2012)
- Ace Attorney (2012) as Chihiro Ayasato (Mia Fey)
- Platinum Town (2012)
- The Beautiful Neighbor (2011) as Yano Eriko
- Ninja Kids!!! (2011) as Mother
- The Scent of an Artificial Flower (2011)
- Little Ghostly Adventures of Tofu Boy (2011)
- Life Back Then (2011) as Akane Okajima
- The Cicada's Eighth Day (2010) as Kiwako Nonomiya
- Kyoto Story (2010) as Narrator (voice)
- Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke (2010) as Aguri
- Pandemic (2009) as Eiko Kobayashi
- Snow Prince (2009) as Kiyo Arima
- Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone (2009) as Noriko Inoue - Saburo's daughter
- Kabei: Our Mother (2008) as Hisako
- What the War Meant (2008) as Kiyoko Ishii
- Kagerou no Tsuji (2007) as Oen
- Free and Easy 18 (2007)
- Chichi kara no tegami (2007)
- Time Limit Investigator (2006) as Taeko Momose
- Love and Honor (2006) as Kayo Mimura
- TCA Special 2005 "Beautiful Melody, Beautiful Romance" (2005)
- 王家に捧ぐ歌 (2005) as アムネリス
- A Love Story in 1914 (2004) as Adele / Countess Mystery
- TCA Special 2004 "Takarazuka 90 ~On the Road to 100~" (2004)
- TCA Special 2003 "Dear Grand Theater" (2003)
- Eternal Prayer -Louis XVII Lost in the Revolution- (2003) as Anne
- AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002) as Yuiko Hosono
- Butterfly Lovers / Southern Cross Revue in China (2002) as Kirine
- Now the Violets are Blooming / Love Sonata (2001) as Sophie
- Prisoner of Zenda / Jazzmania (2000) as Princess Flavia
- Luna / Blue Moon Blue (2000) as Eileen
- Orpheus in Spiral (1999) as Adèle Valéry / Lucile Valéry
- Mayerling (1999) as Marie Vetsera
- Icarus (1998) as Claire
- Fake Love -Can't Love Too Much, Can't Give to Much- (1997) as Simone
- Come On (1997)
- El Dorado (1997) as Morgiana
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Rei Dan best known for?
Rei Dan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Silent Parade (2022), Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special (2013), Taira no Kiyomori (2012), Taira no Kiyomori (2012).
When and where was Rei Dan born?
Rei Dan was born on August 4, 1971 in Shin-Onsen, Hyogo, Japan.
How many credits does Rei Dan have?
Rei Dan has accumulated over 76 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1997 to 2024.
What is Rei Dan's background in cinema and television?
Rei Dan is the professional name of Japanese actress Mayumi Yamazaki, who was born on August 4, 1971. Her birthplace is identified as either Shin-onsen, Hyogo, or Kyoto, Japan. She began her professional career as a member of the Takarazuka Revue. Throughout her career, she has appeared in numerous film and television ...
Rei Dan by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Taira no Kiyomori (2012) as Fujiwara no Shoshi — aged about 40
- Taira no Kiyomori (2012) — aged about 40
- Free and Easy 18 (2007) — aged about 35
- AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002) as Yuiko Hosono — aged about 30
- Love and Honor (2006) as Kayo Mimura — aged about 34
- Silent Parade (2022) as Rumi Niikura — aged about 50
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