Fumie Hosokawa
| Fumie Hosokawa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1971[1] Aomori prefecture, Tanabu, Japan |
| Ethnicity | Japanese |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Fumie Hosokawa (細川ふみえ, born 2 September 1971) is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She is often referred to as the “original” kyonyu (huge breasts) idol.[2]
Life and career
Hosokawa was born in Tanabe, Aomori prefecture, and lived in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture until the age of 4. She then moved to Hawaii, United States for a year to attend school there. She is the daughter of a rear admiral of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
She started posing for magazines in December 1990 as a bikini model. Soon afterwards she started singing and acting in films.
She is 163 cm (5'4") tall. Her official website charts her changing figure over time. In 1990 she was 94-60-90 cm (37-24-35 inches). In 2006 she was 90-59-87 cm (35-23-34 inches). She has returned to modelling and has released two gravure idol DVDs in 2006.[3]
On 20 December 2007 she gave birth to her first child, a boy, with husband Hisato Endo, and announced her withdrawal from celebrity life.[4] However, before giving birth, she posed for her first ever nude coffee table book; 'Fuming, which was released in December 2009.[5]
Partial filmography
- SHIN PRODUCE Fumie Hosokawa Mitsumete (gravure) (2006)
- Sei (gravure)(2006)
- Paato-taimu tantei 2 (TV) (2004)
- Idol Ougon Densetsu: (Idol Golden Legend) (gravure) (2004)
- Shôwa kayô daizenshû (2003)
- Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari(2001)
- Kikujirô no natsu (1999)
- Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi (1998)
- Tsuribaka Nisshi 10 (1998)
- Gokudo no onna-tachi: Kejime (1998)
- Tsuribaka nisshi 9 (1997)
References
- ↑ info box data from: 細川ふみえ (Hosokawa Fumie) Profile at Web I-dic (in Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.tokyograph.com/news/fumie-hosokawa-poses-nude
- ↑ "CDJapan.co.jp".
- ↑ http://www.tokyograph.com/news/fumie-hosokawa-married-pregnant-retiring
- ↑ http://www.tokyograph.com/news/fumie-hosokawa-poses-nude
Sources
- Connell, Ryann (September 14, 2007). "Fumie Hosokawa's triple trouble: single, unemployed, and possibly preggers". Mainichi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- 細川ふみえ (Hosokawa Fumie) Filmography at jmdb.ne.jp (in Japanese)
- 細川ふみえ (Hosokawa Fumie) Profile at Web I-dic (in Japanese)