Kimiko Ikegami

Kimiko Ikegami born January 16 1959 is a Japanese actress Born in Manhattan New York City she moved to Kyoto at age 3 Kimiko graduated from Horikoshi High School in Nakano Tokyo and subsequently attended Tamagawa University She is closely related to the Band? Mitsugor? kabuki actors her grandfather was the eighth her uncle the ninth later Band? Minosuke VII her cousin Band? Yasosuke V the tenth to take that name With the encouragement of that cousin Kimiko turned to acting She made her television debut in 1975 in the NHK show Maboroshi no Pen Friend and in that year also appeared in Ai to Makoto on TV Tokyo Her entry into film came in 1975 when she appeared in Hadashi no Seishun Shochiku In Taiga drama series Kimiko portrayed ?hime Kusa Moeru 1979 Chacha later named YodoDono in the 1981 Onna Taik?ki Lady Tsukiyama the wife of the title character in Tokugawa Ieyasu 1983 and Eri Lady Aburakawa concubine of the title character in Takeda Shingen Other jidaigeki roles have included Sumi in the 1988 NHK Miyamoto Musashi Okon in T?yama no Kinsan 1989 and Nami in the 2003 TV Tokyo Ch?shingura Ketsudan no Toki Contemporary roles include the yakuza in Gokud? no Onnatachi Revenge the thirteenth in the series and the female lead in Shiroi Kyot? TV Asahi 1990 She appears frequently as a guest star on television series such as Mito K?mon Kimiko also recorded a song Nagasarete on the Victor Entertainment label The 1984 release as of 2006 out of print was the theme song for the show Kiry?in Hanako no Sh?gai Her honors include the 1990 Japan Jewellery Association Best Dresser Award Description above from the Wikipedia article Kimiko Ikegami licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia