Yumiko Shaku
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born in Tokyo
, Japan
, is a Japanese actress and model. Her management is Tommy's Artist Company.
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, is a Japanese actress and model. Her management is Tommy's Artist Company.
TV Dramas
- 2011: BOSSBOSSBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
(2nd Series) (Fuji Television; Episodes 1-2, April 14, 2011) - 2011: The Secret Agency of Edo (aka: The Secret 808 Agency) (NHK; 9 episodes; January 8, 2011 - March 26, 2011)
- 2011: Indictment~Court Appointed Attorney (TV Asahi; Episodes 1-2,7-8; January 2011)
- 2010: Mori no AsagaoMori no Asagaois a Japanese manga series by Mamora Gōda. It won the 11th Grand Prize for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2007. It will be adapted into a live-action television drama in 2010.-Synopsis:...
(Tokyo TV; Episode 4, 5) - 2010: Divorce Syndrome (NHK special, June 30, 2010)
- 2009: Very Strange Tale 2009 (Autumn special 80th episode, Title: "Judgment Curse")
- 2009: LOVE GAME
- 2009: Marriage Cutlet
- 2009: Why Women Marry With Distinct Blood Types (Episode Type B)
- 2009: SmaSTATION (segment only): Kamen Rider G
- 2008: The Glory of Team Batista (Team Batista no EikoTeam Batista no Eikois a Japanese mystery film and television show adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Takeru Kaidō. The story revolves around a hospital with a team of doctors known for their success with a type of heart surgery...
) - 2008: Seven Women Lawyers (Series 2)
- 2008: The Flower Shop Without RosesBara no nai Hanayais a Japanese television drama. It is broadcast and produced by Fuji Television. Drama started with a 22.4% rating on January 14, 2008.-Plot:...
(Bara no nai HanayaBara no nai Hanayais a Japanese television drama. It is broadcast and produced by Fuji Television. Drama started with a 22.4% rating on January 14, 2008.-Plot:...
) - 2007: Galileo (Episode 8)
- 2007: Hanazono's SecretHimitsu no Hanazonois a 2007 Japanese drama series by KTV, a Kansai-based affiliate of Fuji TV. The show is also known as The Secret Garden or Hanazono's Secret...
- 2006: Seven Women Lawyers (Series 1)
- 2005: Kiken na AnekiKiken na AnekiKiken na Aneki is a Japanese television drama. It premiered in 2005 and was broadcast by Fuji Television, and ran for 10 episodes into 2006...
- 2004: Kurokawa no Techou
- 2004: Sky High 2Sky High (TV series)is a live-action, supernatural Japanese television drama series, starring actress and model, Yumiko Shaku. It aired in Japan, first run, from 2003 to 2004, and was popular enough to spawn the 2003 feature film of the same name . Both are based on the Japanese manga, Skyhigh...
- 2003: Sky HighSky High (TV series)is a live-action, supernatural Japanese television drama series, starring actress and model, Yumiko Shaku. It aired in Japan, first run, from 2003 to 2004, and was popular enough to spawn the 2003 feature film of the same name . Both are based on the Japanese manga, Skyhigh...
- 2003: Stand Up!!Stand Up!!is a Japanese television drama which ran weekly for three months in 2003. The drama, which stars Kazunari Ninomiya of Arashi and Tomohisa Yamashita of NEWS, centers around the lives of the last four virgins left in their highschool as they struggle to lose their virginity over their final high...
- 2002: Ikiru Tame no Jonetsu Toshite no Satsujin
Movies
- 2010: Saraba Itoshi no Daitouriyou
- 2008: Sushi Prince! Goes to New York
- 2005: Henshin
- 2003: Sky HighSky High (2003 film)Sky High is a supernatural action film from director Ryuhei Kitamura. It is based on the manga of the same title by Tsutomu Takahashi and serves as a prequel to a Japanese television drama of the same name, and starring the same actress, Yumiko Shaku...
- 2003: Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., released in Japan as , is a 2003 science fiction kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka. It was the twenty-seventh film to be released in the Godzilla series. It is the twelfth film to feature Mothra, the second film to feature Kamoebas, and the fifth and latest film to...
(Gojira Mosura Mekagojira - Toukyou S.O.S.) - 2002: Godzilla Against MechagodzillaGodzilla Against MechagodzillaGodzilla Against Mechagodzilla, released in Japan as , is a 2002 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka, written by Wataru Mimura, and produced by Toho Co., Ltd. It is the 26th installment in the Godzilla series of films. It is the fourth film to feature Mechagodzilla...
(Gojira tai Mekagojira) - 2001: The Princess BladeThe Princess BladeThe Princess Blade is a 2001 Japanese action film directed by Shinsuke Sato. It is a reimagining of the manga Lady Snowblood by Kazuo Koike.- Cast :*Yumiko Shaku as Yuki*Hideaki Ito as Takashi*Shiro Sano as Kidokoro...
(Shurayukihime)
Book (as author)
- 2010: Shaku Beauty-Style (Publisher: Gakken; ISBN 978-4-05-404632-0)
- 2009: Shaku Beauty (Publisher: Wani Books; ISBN 978-4-84-701818-3)
Other
- 2003–2007: Eigo de Shabera NightEigo de Shabera Nightis a Japanese talk show by NHK. The show began in 2003 and ended in 2009, however is ongoing as a special program. Contrary to the title, Japanese is the main language used in the show, although the Japanese hosts use English when interviewing British and American celebrities, such as Noel...
- 2006: 009-1009-1is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori. The manga was serialized in the Futabasha publication Weekly Manga Action from 1967 to 1970, then returned briefly in 1974. The story concerns Miléne Hoffman , a female cyborg who works as a secret agent...
(voice of Mylene Hoffman (code name: 009-1)) - 2005: Perfect Dark ZeroPerfect Dark ZeroPerfect Dark Zero is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game had a difficult development cycle, during which a substantial part of it was initially designed for the Nintendo GameCube...
(voice of Joanna Dark) - 2004: Lara Croft: Tomb RaiderLara Croft: Tomb RaiderLara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 adventure thriller film adapted from the Tomb Raider video game series. Directed by Simon West and starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, it was released in U.S. theaters on June 15, 2001. The film was a commercial success...
(Japanese dubbed voice of Angelina Jolie's character, Lara Croft, on Fuji Television broadcast version only) - 2003: Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters In SpaceMobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in SpaceMobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space is a Third-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 2 released in 2003. The game is centered on space based mobile suit combat...
(voice of Miyu Takizawa) - 1999: Parasite Eve IIParasite Eve IIis a horror action role-playing game for the PlayStation. The game was developed by SquareSoft and published in Japan in 1999 and in both North America and, unlike the previous game, in PAL regions in 2000...
(voice of Aya BreaAya BreaAya Brea is a player character in the Parasite Eve video games by Square.-In the Parasite Eve series:Aya Brea was born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 20, 1972. She is of mixed ethnicity: her father , who is a journalist, was of European descent, her mother was Japanese...
) - In FLCLFLCLis an original video animation series written by Yōji Enokido, directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which included Gainax, Production I.G, and Starchild Records....
Yumiko Shaku is referred to as Shaku-chan, the quintessential pinup.