Keiko Matsuzaka (松坂 慶子, Matsuzaka Keiko) (born July 20, 1952)[citation needed] is a Japanese actress.
Keiko Matsuzaka | |
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清水慶子 | |
Born | Keiko Shimizu July 20, 1952 Tokyo, Japan |
Other names | Keiko Takauchi (髙内慶子, Takauchi Keiko) Han Kyeong-ja (韓慶子) |
Years active | 1967–present |
Spouse | Haruhiko Takauchi |
Children | 2 |
Early life
editBorn in Ōta, Tokyo, her father was a naturalized South Korean while her mother was Japanese.[1]
Career
editIn the 1960s, Matsuzaka became a child actress. Matsuzaka grew into adulthood in film working for Daiei and Shochiku.
Matsuzaka played the "Madonna" role in the 1981 film Naniwa no Koi no Torajirō, the 27th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. The producers called on her again for that role in Torajirō no Endan, the 46th of the 49 installments (1993). Keiko also appeared in Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983), Shin Izakaya Yūrei (1996), Dr. Akagi by Shōhei Imamura (1998), Runin: Banished by Eiji Okuda (2004), and Inugamike no Ichizoku (scheduled for release in 2007). She won the award for best actress at the 6th Hochi Film Award for The Gate of Youth and Tora-san's Love in Osaka,[2] and at the 15th Hochi Film Award for The Sting of Death.[3]
Her early television appearances have included the tokusatsu superhero series Ultra Seven (1968). She portrayed Nohime, wife of Oda Nobunaga, in the 1973 NHK Taiga drama Kunitori Monogatari. From 1973 to 1981, she appeared in Edo o Kiru, including five seasons as the character Oyuki. The 1975 Taiga drama Genroku Taiheiki featured Keiko as Aguri (Yōzen'in), the wife and later widow of Asano Naganori in the dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. She then appeared in Kusa Moeru in the same time slot in 1979, and portrayed Sada (Kawakami Sadayakko), the lead role in the 1985 Taiga drama Haru no Hatō. Having portrayed Aguri, Keiko also played Riku, the wife of Oishi Yoshio, in Chūshingura Yōzen'in no Inbō, broadcast on January 2, 2007. She played Taira no Tokiko in the 2005 NHK Taiga drama Yoshitsune. She has made numerous other television appearances in series and specials, jidaigeki, contemporary dramas, and variety shows. Recently she is portrayed "Ikushima" in the 2008 NHK Taiga Drama Atsuhime.[citation needed]
Matsuzaka has represented a variety of products and companies in television commercials. These include Nippon Menard Cosmetic Co., Nissin Foods, Yutoku Pharmaceutical Industries, Nissan Sunny, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Kleenex, and Ōtsuka Foods.[citation needed]
Among her other works are songs released in 1979 and 2002, and a book of photographs of her, also in 2002.
Filmography
editFilms
edit- Green Light to Joy (1967)
- Rikugun rakugohei (1971)
- Ju hyo ereji (1971)
- Play (1971)
- Kuro no honryu, aka Ordinary Darkness (1972)
- Miyamoto Musashi, aka Sword of Fury (1973)
- Ai yori aoku (1973)
- Stray Dog (1973)
- The Last Samurai (1974)
- Double Clutch (1978)
- The Incident (1978)
- Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
- The Three Undelivered Letters (1979)
- Nichiren (1979)
- Bad Sorts (1980)
- May love be restored (1980)
- The Gate of Youth (1981)
- Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
- Lovers Lost (1982)
- The Go Masters (1982)
- Fall Guy (1982)
- Theatre of Life (1983)
- Meiso chizu (1983)
- Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
- The Go Masters (1983)
- Make-up (1984)
- Shanghai Rhapsody (1984)
- Nezumi kozo kaito den (1984)
- House on Fire (1987)
- Beyond the Shining Sea (1986)
- Hissatsu! III Ura ka Omote ka (1986)
- Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
- Carefree Goddesses (1987)
- The Great Department Store Robbery (1987)
- Lady Camellia, aka Princess Tsubuki (1988)
- Hana no ran, aka A Chaos of Flowers (1988)
- The Sting of Death (1990)
- Goodbye Mama (1991)
- Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)
- A Mature Woman (1994)
- Shin izakaya yurei (1996)
- Dr. Akagi (1998)
- Ping Pong Bath Station (1998)
- Sakuya: Slayer of Demons (2000)
- Pinch Runner (2000)
- The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
- The Ripples (2002)
- The Boat to Heaven (2003)
- Runin: Banished (2004)
- Colour Blossoms (2004)
- Miracle in Four Days (2005)
- Waru (2006)
- The Go Master (2006)
- The Inugamis (2006)
- Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)
- The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (2018)
- Boku ni Aitakatta (2019)
- Ano Niwa no Tobira o Aketatoki (2022)[4]
- Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie (2023), Mariko Koinuma[5]
- Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill (2023), Tsuru[6]
Television
edit- Ultra Seven (1968)
- Kunitori Monogatari (1973) - Nōhime
- Edo o Kiru (1973–1981)
- Genroku Taiheiki (1975)
- Kusa Moeru (1979)
- Akō Rōshi (1979)
- Sekigahara (1981) - Hatsume
- Haru no Hatō (1985) - Sada Yacco
- Skip (1996)
- Mōri Motonari (1997) - Sugi no Kata
- Prince Shotoku (2001)
- Paato-taimu tantei (2002)
- Paato-taimu tantei 2 (2004)
- Proof of the Man (2004)
- Yoshitsune (2005) - Taira no Tokiko
- Chūshingura Yōzen'in no Inbō (2007)
- Atsuhime (2008) - Ikushima
- Burning Flower (2015)
- Here Comes Asa! (2016)
- Segodon (2018) - Saigō Masa
- Manpuku (2018)[7]
- Ōoku the Final (2019) - Jōen-in
- Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2019)
- Ashita no Kazoku (2020)
- The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023) - Chiyo[8]
- Ranman (2023) - Taki Makino and old Chizuru Makino[9]
Awards and nominations
edit- Japan Academy Prize
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role nomination in Jiken (1978)
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role nomination in The Three Undelivered Letters (1979)
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role nomination in The Wicked (1980)
- Japan Academy Prize for Popularity Award in The Wicked (1980)
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in The Gate of Youth and Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Tora-San's Love in Osaka (1981)
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Fall Guy and Lovers Lost (1982)
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role nomination in Shanghai Bansking and Kesho (1984)
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role nomination in House on Fire and Hako Kirameku Hate (1986)
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role nomination in Onna Sakasemasu and Princess Tsubaki (1987)
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in The Sting of Death (1990)
- Matsuzaka is the only actress who received consecutive lead actress award, and is one of the two actresses to have won three or more competitive awards for acting in leading role, preceded by Sayuri Yoshinaga with 4 awards
- Blue Ribbon Awards
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress in The Gate of Youth and Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Tora-San's Love in Osaka (1981)
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress in The Sting of Death (1990)
- Kinema Junpo Awards
- Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress in Fall Guy (1982)
- Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress in The Sting of Death (1990)
- Mainichi Film Awards
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress in Fall Guy and Lovers Lost (1982)
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress in The Sting of Death (1990)
- Mainichi Film Award for Tanaka Kinuyo Life Achievement Award (1997)[10]
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in Sakuya: Slayer of Demons (2000)
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in Grave of the Fireflies (2008)
- Hochi Film Award
- Hochi Film Award for Best Actress in The Gate of Youth and Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Tora-San's Love in Osaka (1981)
- Hochi Film Award for Best Actress in The Sting of Death (1990)
- Nikkan Sports Film Award
- Miscellaneous awards
- Yokohama Film Festival for Life Achievement Award (1983)
- Method Fest Independent Film Festival for Festival Director's Award in Runin: Banished (2004)
- Osaka International Film Festival for Best Actress in Osaka Hamlet (2010)
- Elan d'or Awards
- Newcomer of the Year (1973)[11]
Honours
edit- 60th NHK Broadcast Cultural Award (2008)
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (2009)
References
edit- ^ "16-year feud unresolved after death of actress Keiko Matsuzaka's father". Japan Today. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ "あの庭の扉をあけたとき". eiga.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "ミステリと言う勿れ". eiga.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "あの花が咲く丘で、君とまた出会えたら。". eiga.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "まんぷくの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "「舞妓さんちのまかないさん」Netflixでドラマ化!監督は是枝裕和、森七菜&出口夏希のW主演". Natalie. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "らんまん:宮崎あおいのサプライズ登場にSNS騒然「申し分のない最終週」松坂慶子も再登場". Mantan-web. 25 September 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ "田中絹代賞とは". Tanaka Kinuyo Memorial Association. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧". All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
External links
edit- Keiko Matsuzaka at IMDb
- "Nothing saggy about this foxy fiftysomething's showbiz career". Mainichi Shimbun. April 8, 2005. Retrieved 2007-04-29. [dead link]