Maryjun Takahashi

Maryjun Takahashi (高橋 メアリージュン, Takahashi Mearījun, born November 8, 1987) is a Japanese fashion model and occasional actress.^[1] She is half-Japanese half-Filipino.^[2] She has appeared in CanCam magazine, and various television commercials.^[3]

Personal life

Takahashi was born in Otsu, Shiga to a Japanese father and a Filipino mother.^[4] She has a younger sister, Yu Takahashi, who is also a model and actress, and a brother Yuji who is a footballer.^[5][6]

Career

She began modeling in August 2003 after winning the "Yokohama Shonan Audition 2003" beauty contest, and professionally in April 2004 when she signed a contract with CanCam.^[7] Since 2007 she has appeared in various television shows such as music shows and variety shows, and various television commercials such as those for fashion brand Cecil McBee, Kyocera, Morinaga, and Google.^[8]

She has also been active in the runway scene, appearing in large collections such as Tokyo Girls Collection (2007 S/S,^[9] 2009 A/W,^[10] 2010 S/S,^[11] 2010 in Okinawa,^[12] 2010 A/W,^[13] 2011 in Nagoya,^[14] 2011 S/S,^[15] 2011 A/W,^[16] 2012 S/S^[17]) and Girls Award (2010,^[18] 2010 A/W,^[19] 2011 A/W,^[20] 2012 S/S^[21]).

She quit exclusive modeling for CanCam in April 2012,^[22] and subsequently appeared in magazines such as Classy, Oggi, and Gina.^[23]

She has also appeared in the TV drama Jun to Ai with Mokomichi Hayami.^[24]

Takahashi will play Yumi Komagata in a sequel to the film Rurouni Kenshin, scheduled to be released in 2014.^[25][26][27]

References

External links

• Official website
• Maryjun Takahashi on Asia Promotion