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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 16, 1951
Place of Birth
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
- Yumi Takigawa
Yumi Takigawa
0.7 Popularity
Biography
Yumi Takigawa (多岐川裕美) is a Japanese actress and singer born on February 16, 1951, in Tokyo. She began her career in the early 1970s and has since appeared in over 50 films and numerous television dramas. Takigawa is particularly known for her roles in the nunsploitation genre, notably in School of the Holy Beast (1974), where she portrayed Maya Takigawa, a young woman who joins a convent to uncover the truth behind her mother’s mysterious death.  In addition to her film career, Takigawa has been a prominent figure on Japanese television, starring in several Taiga dramas such as Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976), Sanga Moyu (1984), and Kōmyō ga Tsuji (2006).  Takigawa’s versatility extends to her music career. She released several albums and singles, including the 1982 album Yumemigokochi, which featured a blend of pop and city pop styles.  Throughout her career, Takigawa has received various accolades, including the Elan d’or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 1976. Her enduring presence in both film and television has solidified her status as a respected and influential figure in Japanese entertainment.
Known For
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Natsuno Kazumi
My Treasure
2024
5.9
Hase Aoi
Love is Phantom
2021
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Mikie Katou
Discord
2020
6.5
Kiyoko Moriyama
Double Fantasy
2018
🎬
0.0
Sanae Sakita
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family
2017
8.3
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken
2016
8.3
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Zenpen - Gonenme no Kyaku
2016
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KUHANA!
2016
7.0
Tatsuko Kishimoto
Kanon
2016
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Yuri Oshima
The Exchange Letter
2016
Credits
My Treasure
as Natsuno Kazumi
2024
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Love is Phantom
as Hase Aoi
2021
5.9
Discord
as Mikie Katou
2020
0.0
Double Fantasy
as Kiyoko Moriyama
2018
6.5
🎬
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family
as Sanae Sakita
2017
0.0
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken
2016
8.3
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Zenpen - Gonenme no Kyaku
2016
8.3
KUHANA!
2016
0.0
Kanon
as Tatsuko Kishimoto
2016
7.0
The Exchange Letter
as Yuri Oshima
2016
0.0
Detective Ballerino
2016
6.3
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Ghost Writer's Homicide Coverage 2 - Writing About a Celebrity's Crime
2015
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Reed of Glass
as Ritsuko Fujishima
2015
9.0
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
as Hisae
2011
8.0
CSI: Crime Scene Talks
2011
7.2
Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
as Hisae
2010
8.0
Onihei Crime Files: Bungoro Amabiki
as Hisae
2009
8.0
Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman
as Hisae
2008
8.0
Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
as Hisae
2007
8.0
Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
as Hisae
2006
0.0
Love and Glory
as Kinu
2006
7.0
Veronika Decides to Die
as Kyoko (Towa's mother)
2005
5.2
Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya
as Hisae
2005
0.0
Sayoko is Back
as Chika Sekine
2000
5.0
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
6.0
Jubaku: Spellbound
as Nobue Aoki
1999
6.0
After the Wind Has Gone
1996
3.0
Gonin 2
as Yoko Toyama
1996
6.6
SMAP×SMAP
as Bistro Guest
1996
8.5
Onihei's Detective Records
1995
8.0
Goodbye for Tomorrow
as Mitsuko Morishita
1995
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Shinjuku Shark
1995
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Mayu wo tsukuru onna
as Chikako
1994
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The Man Who Shot the Don
1994
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
as Yaehime
1994
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The Fire Still Burns
1993
0.0
Haruka, Nostalgia
as Bar's Customer
1993
6.0
The Triple Cross
as Misato
1992
6.6
🎬
Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!
1992
0.0
Kanei Chronicles
as Sawa
1991
0.0
Sea of Wandering
1990
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 3
1989
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Nemuri Kyōshirō
1989
7.0
Music Box
as Shizuko Kubo
1989
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金曜日には花を買って
1986
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Vendetta of Obligation
1985
0.0
Burning Mountain River
as Emi Hatanaka / Amo
1984
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L・O・V・I・N・G
1983
0.0
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Akiko Shiga
1983
7.0
Toge no Gunzo
1982
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Completely... With That Air!
1981
0.0
Magnitude 7.9
1980
4.7
Virus
as Asami Noriko
1980
6.3
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
1979
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We are angels!
as Yu
1979
10.0
The Yagyu Conspiracy
as Izumo-no-Okuni
1978
7.0
Aspiration
1977
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New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
as Nami Matsushima
1976
4.9
Detonation! Violent Games
as Yuki Kazama
1976
6.0
Karate Bear Fighter
as Chiako
1975
6.8
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka
1975
0.0
Karate Bullfighter
as Chiako
1975
6.5
The Bullet Train
as SAS Staff
1975
6.8
The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Continuation
1975
0.0
Graveyard of Honor
as Chieko Ishikawa
1975
6.6
A Single Flower Withered
1974
0.0
The Transgressor
as Maya Takigawa
1974
6.4