Hiroko Hatano

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Hatano Hiroko
Born	November 23, 1975 Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Actress Model

Hiroko Hatano ( 畑野ひろ子, Hatano Hiroko ; also known as 畑野浩子^?) (born November 23, 1975 - ) is a Japanese super model and an actress. As a 18 year old she made her model debut on the famous Japanese fashion magazine JJ in March 1994. She was one of the top models for the magazine until 2001, when she temporarily quit modeling to concentrate on her acting career.She is now working for another famous Japanese fashion magazine, CLASSY.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
2 Fashion career
3 TV career
4 Private life
5 References and further reading

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Hatano Hiroko was born in Saitama prefecture in 1975. She attended Urawa Gakuin High School,in Urawa,Saitama.She began her modeling career during her high school days ,by appearing on the fashion magazine JJ. Later She graduated from the Bunka Women's University ( 文化女子大学 , Bunka Women's University ^?) in Tokyo with a degree in figurative arts.

[edit] Fashion career

For several years she was one of the top fashion models in Japan.Standing 168 cm tall she was one of the tallest Japanese models at her time.

[edit] TV career

Hatano Hiroko made her TV debut in the drama Beach Boys (ビ−チボ−イズ, Beach Boys^?), in 1997 playing a small role.Some of the dramas she appeared became instant hits in Japan helping her to established her self in the Japanese TV industry.

Some of the TV dramas she appeared.

Fuji TV ( フジテレビのだめカンタービレ nodame kantabire, Fuji TV ^?)
TBS ( 弁護士のくず 12話 , Bengoshi no kuzu^?)
Asahi TV (テレビ朝日 , 警視庁捜査一課9係^?, keishi cho sosa ikka 9 gakari)
Asahi TV (テレビ朝日サトラレ, Satorare ^?)
TBS ( 日曜劇場ヨイショの男, Yoisho no otoko^?)
Fuji TV (フジテレビ初体験, Hatsu thaiken^?)

She is presently starring in the famous drama series, 東京 Love Collection ( 東京ラブコレ２, 東京 Love Collection^?).

Some of the TV commercials she appeared.

1995/01〜1995/12 Nissan Lucino ( 日産ルキノ, Nissan Lucino^?)
1995/10〜 KAO (花王メンズビオレ, KAO ^?)
1996/03〜1997/03 Otsuka pharmaceutical CO ,LDT (大塚製薬エネルゲン , Otsuka pharmaceutical CO ,LDT ^?)
1997/09〜1998/08 Mizuno (ミズノＳＵＰＥＲＳＴＡＲ, Mizuno ^?)
1999/03〜 Coca-Cola Company (コカ・コーラ社スプライト, Coca-Cola Company^?)
1997/09〜1999/03 Lotte (ロッテ雪見大福 , Lotte ^?)
2000/09/25〜11/30 FANCL corporation (ファンケルファンケル洗顔パウダー, FANCL corporation ^?)
2001/04/01〜 NTT DoCoMo group (NTTドコモ「NTTドコモ（九州・沖縄地区, NTT DoCoMo group ^?)
2002-2003 Circle K (サークルK, Circle K ^?)

She has also appeared in couple of TV commercials in Taiwan

1999/07〜宝酒造宝カンチューハイ
1999/06〜台湾三陽工業 fiddle

[edit] Private life

She is standing 168 cm tall,an unusual height for an average Japanese female.She enjoys Jananese Traditional Dance ( 日本舞踊（菊城流名取）, Jananese Traditional Dance ^?) and folk songs (民謡 , folk songs ^?). Playing Piano is one of her favourite pastimes. In 2004 she married a fellow actor and temporarily quit her acting career.But the marriage soon ended in a divorce and in 2005 she was back in the entertainment industry..Before the marriage she was known as Hatano Hiroko (畑野浩子 , Hatano Hiroko^?) but after her come back she decided to change her name and adopted the name Hatano Hiroko (畑野ひろ子, Hatano Hiroko^?).