Kaho Minami
| Kaho Minami | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 南 果歩 |
| Born |
January 20, 1964 Amagasaki, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Ken Watanabe (2005-) |
Kaho Minami (南 果歩 Minami Kaho, born January 20, 1964) is a Japanese actress of Korean descent active in film, television and commercials.[1]
Career
Minami starred in Gakuryu Ishii's Angel Dust.[2] She has also appeared in films such as Masayuki Ochiai's Infection,[3][4] Tian Zhuangzhuang's The Go Master,[5] and Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's Sketches of Kaitan City.[6]
Personal life
She has been married to actor Ken Watanabe since December 3, 2005. In addition to Watanabe's two children, she also has a son from her previous husband, Hitonari Tsuji, with whom she divorced in 2000.[7][8]
Dai (Watanabe's son from his previous wife) had a son in August 2008, and a daughter in March 2010. Anne (Watanabe's daughter from his previous wife) gave birth to twin daughters in May 2016.
Filmography
Film
- Ruby Fruit (1985) – Maiko
- Hyōryū Kyōshitsu (1987)
- Tomorrow (1988)
- Tokyo: The Last War (1989)
- Angel Dust (1994)
- Open House (1997)
- J Horror Theater (2001)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
- The Laughing Frog (2002)
- Infection (2004) – Head nurse[4]
- The Great Yokai War (2005)
- Night Time Picnic (2006)
- The Go Master (2006)
- Gegege no Nyoubou (2010)
- Sketches of Kaitan City (2010)
- Hankyū Densha (2011) – Yasue Ito
- Gene Waltz (2011)
- Household X (2011)
- Chronicle of My Mother (2012)
- Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)[9]
- Hikari (2017)
- Oh Lucy! (2017)
Television
- Sannen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei (1985–1987)
- Tobu ga Gotoku (1990)
- Genroku Ryōran (1999)
- Specialist (2016)[10]
References
- ↑ Park, Anna M. (July 15, 2010). "The 'Inception' of Ken Watanabe". Audrey. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ↑ Phipps, Keith (April 4, 2002). "Angel Dust". The A.V. Club.
- ↑ Vijn, Ard (August 31, 2007). "INFECTION (KANSEN) R3 Hong-Kong DVD Review". Twitch Film.
- 1 2 Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
- ↑ Uhlich, Keith (September 28, 2006). "The Go Master". Slant Magazine.
- ↑ Lee, Maggie (January 7, 2012). "Sketches of Kaitan City: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Last Samurai Star Ken Watanabe Marries". People. December 7, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ↑ Lacher, Irene (December 25, 2006). "The man in charge of 'Iwo Jima'". The Los Angeles Times p. 3. p. 3. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ↑ http://variety.com/2014/film/news/hot-japanese-stars-sometani-shota-and-maeda-atsuko-say-sayonara-kabukicho-1201261959/
- ↑ 草なぎ剛主演、連ドラ版『スペシャリスト』に夏菜＆和田正人が新加入 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
External links
- Kaho Minami on IMDb