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Takako Matsu

Acting Born Jun 10, 1977 Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Takako Matsu is a Japanese actress and pop singer born on June 10, 1977. She gained widespread popularity in the late 1990s through hit TV dramas starring alongside Takuya Kimura, including the massive success Long Vacation (1996) and Love Generation (1997). These roles established her as a leading actress in television. She has received Best Actress awards multiple time in her career.

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Known for

Clouds Over the Hill

as 秋山多美
Film

Confessions

as Yuko Moriguchi

Full filmography

  • SMAP×SMAP (1996) as Bistro guest
  • Hero (2001) as Maiko Amamiya / 雨宫舞子
  • Back of Father (2014) as Higuchi Touko
  • Clouds Over the Hill (2009) as 秋山多美
  • Love Generation (1997) as Riko Uesugi
  • 竜馬がゆく (2004)
  • Long Vacation (1996) as Ryoko Okusawa
  • My Dear Exes (2021) as Towako Omameda
  • Fireworks (2017) as Nazuna's Mother (voice)
  • Confessions (2010) as Yuko Moriguchi
  • Quartet (2017) as Maki Maki
  • Under One Roof (1993)
  • No Side Game (2019) as Maki Kimijima
  • Man of Destiny (2012) as Yuriko Yuminari
  • Hana no Ran (1994)
  • Their Marriage (2025) as Nella Suzuki
  • Kura (1995)
  • Shin Nihon Fudoki (2011) as 語り：声の旅人
  • April Story (1998) as Uzuki Nireno
  • Brave Story (2006) as Wataru Mitsuya (voice)
  • 劇場の灯を消すな！Ｂｕｎｋａｍｕｒａシアターコクーン編 (2020)
  • Matsuo Suzuki to 30-pun no Joyuu (2021)
  • Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007) as Mizue
  • Last Letter (2020) as Yuri Kishibeno