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Native name
  
松たか子

Name
  
Takako Matsu

Website
  
www.matsutakako.jp


Years active
  
1993–present

Full Name
  
Takako Fujima

Role
  
Actress

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Born
  
June 10, 1977 (age 46) (
1977-06-10
)
Tokyo, Japan

Occupation
  
Actress, singer, songwriter

Agent
  
BMG Japan (1997–1998/2006–present)Universal Music Japan (1998–2005)BMG Japan (2006-2009)Ariola Japan/Sony (2009-)

Spouse
  
Yoshiyuki Sahashi (m. 2007)

Parents
  
Matsumoto Koshiro IX, Noriko Fujima

Albums
  
Sora no Kagami, Ai no Tobira

Siblings
  
Somegoro Ichikawa, Kio Matsumoto

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
Yoshiyuki Sahashi, Takuya Kimura, Matsumoto Koshiro IX, Somegoro Ichikawa, Kio Matsumoto

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Takako Matsu (松 たか子, Matsu Takako), born Takako Fujima (藤間 隆子, Fujima Takako), on June 10, 1977 in Tokyo, is a Japanese actress and pop singer/songwriter.

Contents

"Let It Go" in Japanese - Sing along with subtitle!


Background

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Takako Matsu was born into a traditional buyō house, which produced famous actors and actresses, including her father Matsumoto Kōshirō IX, kabuki actor and head of the buyō house; her uncle Nakamura Kichiemon II, Kabuki performer and actor; her elder brother Ichikawa Somegoro VII, Kabuki performer and actor; her sister, six years her elder Kio Matsumoto, stage director and actresses and her husband Kazuhisa Kawahara, actor. Her mother Noriko Fujima is a businesswoman. She married guitarist and record producer Yoshiyuki Sahashi on December 28, 2007, and her married name is now Takako Sahashi (佐橋隆子, Sahashi Takako). She also has the name of Natori (the accredited master) of the Matsumoto school of Nippon Buyō (Japanese dancing); Shodai Matsumoto Kōka (初代 松本 幸華, "Kōka Matsumoto the First").

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She chose the surname "Matsu" to honor her family. In one interview, she notes that she, along with her two brothers and sisters are relatively close to her mother.

Life and career

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Takako debuted in theater when she was sixteen years old, in Ninjō-banashi: Bunshichi Mottoi at Tokyo Kabuki-za in 1993. Her first lead role in television was in the NHK Drama Hana no Ran (Child's part) in 1994, and she also starred in NHK Drama Kura in 1995. Because Shirayuri Gakuen, her high school, prohibited working in the entertainment industry, she transferred to Horikoshi High School.

In 1996, she appeared on the drama Long Vacation starring Takuya Kimura of SMAP, following matriculating to college. She was a supporting role, but, began to establish in full-scale her position as an actress because the drama was a major hit. In the same year, she hosted the 47th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen at the age of 19, making her the youngest ever to host the show.

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In 1997, she debuted with the single "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara". She appeared on NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen again as a singer on the last day of the year. In an interview with NHK in 2007, Matsu recalled the incident that triggered her musical debut. At the wrap-up ceremony of the drama, Matsu sang karaoke which was heard by its director who suggested that she give singing a try. Although she refused at first, as she was not confident enough in her singing, Matsu eventually accepted because she saw it as "[a] chance that not everyone got". In the same year, she starred opposite Takuya Kimura in the drama Love Generation, in which she played a lead role with Takuya Kimura.

In 2001, she starred in Hero with Takuya Kimura again. In 2003, she has also published a photo essay book, Matsu no Hitorigoto, through Asahi Shinbun Publishers. In 2004 she was Kim in Miss Saigon.

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In September, 2004, she released "Toki no Fune", which was composed by the Japanese singer Akeboshi. It is similar to his song, "A nine days' wonder", which was released after the "Toki no Fune" single. The single also contains a cover of Akeboshi's "White Reply" previously recorded on her sixth album, Harvest Songs.

In late 2004, she won the Best Actress of the Year of the 29th Hochi Film Award and the 28th Japan Academy Prize at the same time for The Hidden Blade.

In July 2006, Matsu and Kimura starred in a special one-night edition of Hero. In October 2006, Matsu was in a weekly drama for the first time in over three years titled Yakusha Damashii for Fuji TV alongside 73-year-old actor Makoto Fujita, a family friend.

In May 2007, Matsu kicked off her third concert tour to commemorate her tenth year as a singer.

In releasing her album Cherish you in 2007, the song "Ashita Haru ga Kitara" was redone to combine Matsu's voice as a 20-year-old with her current one.

On November 27, 2014, Matsu revealed on her official website that she was pregnant with her first child. On March 30, 2015, she gave birth to her daughter. She revealed on her website that the baby was 3466 grams.

Musical style

Matsu has an established career as a songwriter and singer and the style of her music is often laid-back and relaxing. She has worked with many different producers, but in her third album, Sakura no Ame, Itsuka, she worked on every song (either composing the melody or lyrics) on the album. This was her most successful album recorded with Universal Music.

Theater

  • Ninjō-banashi: Bunshichi Mottoi (人情噺文七元結, Real-life story: Bunshichi paper cord for tying the hair) (Kabuki-za, 1993) - Ohisa
  • Koiki na Yūrei (小粋な幽霊, a Stylish Ghost) (Shinbashi Enbujō, 1994) - Botan
  • Ajisai (あぢさゐ, Hydrangea) (Shinbashi Enbujō, 1994) - Omitsu
  • Taki no Shiraito (滝の白糸, the White Thread in the Waterfall) (Shinbashi Enbujō, 1994) - Kikyō
  • Jyunsaihan (じゅんさいはん) (Shinbashi Enbujō, 1994) - Oume
  • Man of La Mancha
  • (Aoyama Theater 1995) (Meitetsu Hall/ Aoyama Theatre, 1997) (Theater Hiten/ Aoyama Theatre, 1999) - Antonia
  • (Hakata-za/ Imperial Garden Theater, 2002), (Meitetsu Hall/ Imperial Garden Theater, 2005), (Imperial Garden Theater, 2008), (Theater Brava!, 2009) - Aldonza
  • Hamlet (Ginza Cezon Theater 1995, 1998, etc.) - Ophelia
  • Tengai no Hana (天涯の花) (Shinbashi Enbujō, 1999)
  • The Good Person of Szechwan (New National Theater, 1999/ Akasaka ACT Theater 2001) - Shen Te/ Shui Ta
  • Okepi (Aoyama Theatre, 2000) - Shinonome
  • Voyage ~Senjō no Syanikusai~ (〜船上の謝肉祭〜, ~Carnival on the ship~) (Theater Cocoon, 2000) – (lead role)
  • Natsu Hoteru (夏ホテル, Summer Hotel) (Parco Theater 2001) - Kaoru
  • Wuthering Heights (Shinbashi Enbujō, 2002) – Catherine Earnshaw
  • Mozart! (Nissei Theater; 2002) - Constanze Mozart
  • Noda Map: Oil (Theater Cocoon, 2003/ Kintetsu Theater 2003) Fuji
  • Ohatsu (Shinbashi Enbujō, 2004) - Ohatsu
  • Roningai (Aoyama Theatre, 2004) Oshin
  • Miss Saigon (Imperial Garden Theater, 2004) - Kim
  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Setagaya Public Theater, 2005) - Gursha
  • Noda Map: Fake Crime and Punishment (Theater Cocoon 2005-6, Theater Brava!, 2005-6) – Hanabusa Sanjo
  • Metal Macbeth (Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre/ Aoyama Theatre/ Osaka Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, 2006) - Mrs. RandomStar
  • Hibari (ひばり, Skylark) (Theater Cocoon, 2007) – Joan of Arc
  • Romance (Setagaya Public Theater, 2007) Maria Chekhova
  • Sisters (Parco Theater, 2008) – Kaoru Ozaki
  • Noda Map: Piper (Theater Cocoon, 2009) - Deimos
  • Jane Eyre (Nissei Theater, 2009, 2012) – Jane Eyre
  • Futari no Otto to Watashi no Jijou (2人の夫とわたしの事情, Family reason of my two husbands and me) (Original title: Home and Beauty) (2010) - Victoria
  • Twelfth Night (2011) – Sebastian/ Viola
  • Oto no Inai Sekai de (音のいない世界で, In the world without the sound) (2012-2013)
  • Filmography

    Actress
    2022
    Tsuchi o kurau jûnika getsu as
    Machiko
    2021
    Towako Omameda and Her Three Ex-husbands (TV Series) as
    Towako Omameda
    - Episode #1.10 (2021) - Towako Omameda
    - Episode #1.9 (2021) - Towako Omameda
    - Episode #1.8 (2021) - Towako Omameda
    - Episode #1.7 (2021) - Towako Omameda
    - Episode #1.6 (2021) - Towako Omameda
    - Episode #1.5 (2021) - Towako Omameda
    - Episode #1.4 (2021) - Towako Omameda
    - Episode #1.3 (2021) - Towako Omameda
    - Episode #1.2 (2021) - Towako Omameda
    - Episode #1.1 (2021) - Towako Omameda
    2020
    The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai as
    Suga
    2020
    Last Letter as
    Yuri Kishibeno
    2019
    Into the Unknown in 29 Languages (Music Video) as
    Japanese
    2019
    Kingdom Hearts III (Video Game) as
    Elsa (voice)
    2019
    Masquerade Hotel
    2018
    It Comes as
    Kotoko Higa
    2018
    Hard-Core as
    Bar Woman
    2018
    The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan as
    Yoshiko Kajima
    2017
    Fireworks as
    Nazuna no haha (voice)
    2017
    Quartet (TV Mini Series) as
    Maki Maki
    - Episode #1.10 (2017) - Maki Maki
    - Episode #1.9 (2017) - Maki Maki
    - Episode #1.8 (2017) - Maki Maki
    - Episode #1.7 (2017) - Maki Maki
    - Episode #1.6 (2017) - Maki Maki
    - Episode #1.5 (2017) - Maki Maki
    - Episode #1.4 (2017) - Maki Maki
    - Episode #1.3 (2017) - Maki Maki
    - Episode #1.2 (2017) - Maki Maki
    - Episode #1.1 (2017) - Maki Maki
    2016
    Futsû ga Ichiban Sakka Fujisawa Shûhei Chichi no Hitogoto (TV Movie)
    2015
    Hero: Special (TV Movie)
    2015
    Hero as
    Maiko Amamiya
    2015
    A Farewell to Jinu as
    Akiko Amano
    2014
    Fathers (TV Mini Series) as
    Toko higuchi
    - Episode #1.1 (2014) - Toko higuchi
    2014
    The Little House as
    Tokiko Hirai
    2012
    Dreams for Sale as
    Satoko, wife of Kan
    2012
    Unmei no hito (TV Series) as
    Yuriko
    - Episode #1.2 (2012) - Yuriko
    - Episode #1.1 (2012) - Yuriko
    2011
    Someday as
    Mie Oi
    2010
    Confessions as
    Yuko Moriguchi
    2009
    Saka no ue no kumo (TV Series) as
    Tami Akiyama - Yoshifuru's wife
    - Kokka Meido (2009) - Tami Akiyama - Yoshifuru's wife
    - Sei-un (2009) - Tami Akiyama - Yoshifuru's wife
    - Shônen no kuni (2009) - Tami Akiyama - Yoshifuru's wife
    2009
    Viyon no tsuma as
    Sachi
    2008
    K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces as
    Yoko Hashiba
    2008
    Romansu (TV Movie)
    2007
    Hero as
    Maiko Amemiya
    2007
    Tôkyô tawâ: Okan to boku to, tokidoki, oton as
    Mizue
    2007
    Metal Macbeth
    2006
    Yakusha damashii! (TV Series) as
    Karasuyama Hitomi
    2006
    Brave Story as
    Wataru Mitsuya (voice)
    2006
    Suite Dreams as
    Hana Takemoto
    2005
    Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 (TV Movie)
    2004
    The Hidden Blade as
    Kie
    2003
    Itsumo futari de (TV Series) as
    Mizuho Tanimachi
    - Yume wa kanau!! Anata ni okuru mafuyu no koi monogatari (2003) - Mizuho Tanimachi
    - Taisetsu na hito no tame ni (2003) - Mizuho Tanimachi
    - Saigo no yoru ni- (2003) - Mizuho Tanimachi
    - Konya, koi ni ochiru (2003) - Mizuho Tanimachi
    - Koi no owari wa totsuzen (2003) - Mizuho Tanimachi
    - Koi no kimochi kakushite (2003) - Mizuho Tanimachi
    - Kimi wo dakishimeru- (2003) - Mizuho Tanimachi
    - Ketsui no kiss (2003) - Mizuho Tanimachi
    - Kami no me wo motsu otoko (2003) - Mizuho Tanimachi
    - Hachikô no sainan (2003) - Mizuho Tanimachi
    - First Kiss (2003) - Mizuho Tanimachi
    2003
    9 Souls as
    Yuki
    2003
    Matthew's Best Hit TV (TV Series) as
    O-Matsu
    - Episode dated 2 April 2003 (2003) - O-Matsu
    2002
    Tôkyô monogatari (TV Movie) as
    Noriko Hirayama
    2001
    Chûshingura 1/47 (TV Movie) as
    Aguri (Yôzen'in)
    2001
    Akarui hô e akarui hô e: Dôyô shijin Kaneko Misuzu (TV Movie) as
    Misuzu Kaneko
    2001
    Hero (TV Series) as
    Maiko Amamiya
    - Saiaku no deai (2001) - Maiko Amamiya
    2000
    Omiai Kekkon (TV Series) as
    Setsuko Nakatani
    1999
    Kai (TV Series)
    1998
    Jinbe (TV Series) as
    Miku Takanashi
    1998
    Love Generation Hong Kong as
    Uesugi / Riko
    1998
    April Story as
    Uzuki Nireno
    1997
    Love Generation (TV Mini Series) as
    Riko Uesugi
    - Tsuki sasaru ai no hahen (1997) - Riko Uesugi
    - Shiawase no tsugi ni kuru koto (1997) - Riko Uesugi
    - Ai no kon-yoku roten buro (1997) - Riko Uesugi
    - Kisu, kisu, kisu (1997) - Riko Uesugi
    - Ai no nai ichi ya (1997) - Riko Uesugi
    1997
    Tokyo biyori as
    Mizutani
    1997
    Hitotsu yane no shita 2 (TV Series) as
    Miki Mochizuki
    1997
    Boku ga boku de aru tameni (TV Movie)
    1996
    Konna watashi ni dare ga shita (TV Series)
    1996
    Long Vacation (TV Mini Series) as
    Ryoko Okusawa
    - Kamisama no kureta ketsumatsu (1996) - Ryoko Okusawa
    - Saigo no koi (1996) - Ryoko Okusawa
    - Sena no namida (1996) - Ryoko Okusawa
    - Wakare no asa (1996) - Ryoko Okusawa
    - Nemurenu yoru (1996) - Ryoko Okusawa
    - Kiss (1996) - Ryoko Okusawa
    - Ai no kokuhaku (1996) - Ryoko Okusawa
    - Kimi no uwasa (1996) - Ryoko Okusawa
    - Kare no junjou (1996) - Ryoko Okusawa
    - Kanojo no namida (1996) - Ryoko Okusawa
    - Nandayo! Kono onna (1996) - Ryoko Okusawa
    1996
    Furuhata Ninzaburô (TV Series) as
    Mouri Saki
    - Magician's Choice (1996) - Mouri Saki
    1995
    Kura (TV Mini Series) as
    Retsu Tanouchi
    Soundtrack
    2020
    The Oscars (TV Special) (performer: "Into the Unknown")
    2017
    The Lies She Loved (music: "Tsunagu mono") / (performer: "Tsunagu mono")
    1997
    Jungle Emperor Leo (performer: "Wind Song")
    Self
    2021
    Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum (TV Special)
    2021
    Music Station (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 9 July 2021 (2021) - Self
    2020
    The Oscars (TV Special) as
    Self - Performer
    2020
    Ikinari Honyomi! Sudden Book Reading (TV Special)
    2009
    Tamori kurabu (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 1 September 2017 (2017) - Self
    - Episode dated 25 August 2017 (2017) - Self
    - Soramimi Awards 2015 2/2 (2015) - Self
    - Soramimi Awards 2015 1/2 (2015) - Self
    - Soramimi Awards 2009 (2009) - Self
    2015
    Christmas no yakusoku (TV Special) as
    Self
    2014
    Christmas no yakusoku 2014 (TV Special) as
    Self
    2014
    Yoru Tamori (TV Mini Series) as
    Self
    - Takako Matsu (2014) - Self
    2014
    The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic (TV Movie documentary) as
    Self
    2014
    Frozen 'Let It Go' in 25 Languages - Behind the Mic (Video short) as
    Self
    2014
    Tetsuko no heya (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 24 January 2014 (2014) - Self
    2013
    Christmas no yakusoku 2013 (TV Special) as
    Self
    2013
    The 36th Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    2012
    Christmas no yakusoku 2012 (TV Special) as
    Self
    2012
    ETV Special (TV Series documentary) as
    Narration
    - Forest Symphony (2012) - Narration
    2011
    Iwamano Kiyoshirou Naniwa shiruban shô: Kando saikô!!! (Documentary) as
    Self
    2011
    The 34th Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self / emcee
    2008
    Bokura no jidai (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Takako Matsu, Mirai Moriyama & Keishi Nagatsuka (2010) - Self
    - Somegoro Ichikawa, Takako Matsu & Kôshirô Matsumoto (2008) - Self
    2010
    Cinemaholic (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 7 June 2010 (2010) - Self
    2010
    The 33rd Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    2002
    Dômoto tsuyoshi no shôjiki shindoi (TV Series) as
    Self
    1997
    Smap×Smap (TV Series) as
    Self
    - New Year's Special (2000) - Self
    - Episode dated 7 April 1997 (1997) - Self
    Archive Footage
    2004
    Matthew's Best Hit TV (TV Series) as
    Winner - Omosugiru-yankaisa Award
    - Episode dated 2 June 2004 (2004) - Winner - Omosugiru-yankaisa Award

    References

    Takako Matsu Wikipedia