Ryoko Yonekura
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is a Japanese ex-fashion model and actress. She studied classical ballet
for 15 years from the age of five. A member of the Oscar Productions agency, she won a national young beauty award in 1992. In 1993 she started her career as a model, working for fashion magazines such as CanCam
. She announced her intention to start her acting career in June 1999. Her acting debut was in the TBS drama Koi no Kamisama (God of Love) and has appeared in many dramas ever since.
Classical ballet
Classical Ballet is the most formal of the ballet styles, it adheres to traditional ballet technique. There are variations relating to area of origin, such as Russian ballet, French ballet, British ballet and Italian ballet...
for 15 years from the age of five. A member of the Oscar Productions agency, she won a national young beauty award in 1992. In 1993 she started her career as a model, working for fashion magazines such as CanCam
CanCam
is a Japanese fashion magazine published by Shogakukan. Its name supposedly derives from "I Can Campus", because girls who read it are expected to become "campus leaders". The magazine was created for fashion-conscious consumers, and offers information on fashion, makeup, bags, accessories, etc...
. She announced her intention to start her acting career in June 1999. Her acting debut was in the TBS drama Koi no Kamisama (God of Love) and has appeared in many dramas ever since.
Filmography
- Nezu no ban (2005)
- Damboru Hausu Garu (Homeless Girl)
- Gun Crazy: A Woman from NowhereGun Crazy: A Woman from Nowhereis a 2002 Japanese action film, which was directed by Atsushi Muroga. It starred Ryoko Yonekura and Shingo Tsurumi....
- Artificial Beauty (Seikei Bijin)
- Sakura no SonoSakura no Sonois a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was serialized from 1985 to 1986 in Hakusensha's manga magazine LaLa. The story focuses on individuals from a drama club that are putting on the play The Cherry Orchard....
(2008)
Television
- Koi no kamisama (2000)
- Love Revolution (2001)
- Fushin no Toki (2006)
- Warui Yatsura (2007)
- Katagoshi no Koibito (9 episodes, 2007)
- Monster Parent (2008)
- KoshoninKoshoninis a 2008 TV film directed by Takashi Miike. It was released in the United States under the title "The Negotiator"-Plot:Three unidentified men hold a group of people hostage in a hospital after doing a smaller crime. Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations while one of their...
(2008) - Koshonin 2 (2009)
- Nasake no onna (2010)
- Hunter (2011)