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Tamae Ando

Acting Born Aug 8, 1976 Nishiogu, Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Tamae Ando is an actress born on August 8, 1976, in Arakawa, Tokyo. She is married to Kuro Tanino, a theater playwright and director associated with the theater group "Niwa Gekidan Penino". The couple has one child. She's been active as an actress since 2001. She is part of the talent agency MASH.

She was born as the daughter of a tonkatsu restaurant called "Donpei" which has appeared in the drama "Kodoku no Gurume". She graduated from Ogu Miyamae Elementary School, Ogu Hachiman Junior High School, and The Second Nihon University High School. Aspiring to become a diplomat, she entered Sophia University's department of Foreign Languages but dropped out. She went on to graduate from Waseda Universities department of Literature.

Following her graduation, she joined the theater company "Pots Doll" and began working as an actress. She caught the eye of director Hiroki Ryuichi and was cast in her first film, 2003's "Vibrator". Following her 2003 movie debut, 2004 saw her appearing in her first drama. She left "Pots Doll" in 2007 but still appears in stage productions with her most recent appearance occurring in 2015.

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Known for

Kamen Rider

as Momoko Komori

CSI: Crime Scene Talks

2011

Midnight Diner

as Marylin
Film

Perfect Days

as Sato
Film

Rental Family

as Lola
Film

One Million Yen Girl

as Hiromi Kurosawa

Full filmography

  • Kamen Rider (1971) as Momoko Komori
  • CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011)
  • Time Limit Investigator (2006) as Reiko's assistant
  • Midnight Diner (2009) as Marylin
  • Love You as the World Ends (2021) as Mihara Shoko
  • Perfect Days (2023) as Sato
  • Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016) as Marilyn
  • Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors (2021)
  • Trace ~ Men of the science school ~ (2019)
  • Rental Family (2025) as Lola
  • The Road to Red Restaurant List (2020) as Umezawa Reiko [Taka-chan Udon employee] (Ep. 1)
  • Lost Man Found (2022) as Yamashita
  • Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (2025)
  • How to be Likable in a Crisis (2021)
  • One Million Yen Girl (2008) as Hiromi Kurosawa
  • Talentless TAKANO (2024) as Iku Shigiishi
  • Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist (2020)
  • The Long Goodbye (2014) as Nurse 2
  • Kaidan Horror Classics (2010)
  • Gold Sunset (2025)
  • Kagi no nai Yume wo Miru (2013)
  • Take Me to Love & Meal (2015) as Yuko Fushimi
  • My Man (2014)
  • Botanical Life of Varendar (2014) as Kyoko Fujimura