Tao Tsuchiya

Tao Tsuchiya
土屋 太鳳
Tsuchiya at the 43rd Queen Elizabeth II Cup, 2018.
Born (1995-02-03) February 3, 1995 (age 29)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Actress, model, singer, dancer
Years active2005–present
AgentSony Music Artists
Known for
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Spouse
(m. 2023)
Children1
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
LabelsSony Music Records

Tao Tsuchiya (土屋太鳳, Tsuchiya Tao, born February 3, 1995) is a Japanese actress, model, dancer, lyricist and singer. She is best known for her memorable role of Makimachi Misao in the movie series Rurouni Kenshin, as Mai Nakahara in The 8-Year Engagement, Koharu in The Cinderella Addiction and most recently as Yuzuha Usagi in Netflix's Alice in Borderland. Her older sister, Honoka, works as a model, while her younger brother, Shimba Tsuchiya, is also an actor.

Career and stage play

Chosen from among 2,020 women auditioning for the part, Tsuchiya was cast in the starring role of Mare, a morning drama serial aired on Japan's public television which first aired on March 30, 2015.

In 2018, Tsuchiya performed in a theatre production in five cities within four countries around the world. The production was an adaptation from the manga Pluto. She played two main characters: a little cyborg girl named Uran and a cyborg woman named Helena.

She planned to participate in another Stage Play challenge in Tokyo during the summer of 2020, joining a Madam Mari Natsuki production called Neo Vol. 4.

Personal life

On January 1, 2023, Tsuchiya announced on her Instagram that she had married Generations from Exile Tribe Singer & Actor Ryota Katayose, who played her non-blood-relation brother-turned-boyfriend in the 2017 Japanese movie, My Brother Loves Me Too Much. At the same time, she also announced her pregnancy with her first child. On August 29, 2023, Tsuchiya and Katayose announced the birth of their first child.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
2008 Tokyo Sonata Mika Kurosu Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2009 Tsurikichi Sanpei Yuri Takayama Yōjirō Takita
2010 Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial Princess Emerana Luludo Esmeralda Yuichi Abe
2011 The Legacy of the Sun Sū-chan Kiyoshi Sasabe
2012 Hatenu Mura no Mina Kanna Matsushita Naoki Segi Lead role
2013 Arcana Maki / Satsuki Yoshitaka Yamaguchi Lead role
Suzuki Sensei: The Movie Somi Ogawa Hayato Kawai
Sekiseki Renren Juri Kazuya Konaka Lead role
2014 Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno Makimachi Misao Keishi Ōtomo
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends Makimachi Misao Keishi Ōtomo
The Werewolf Game: The Beast Side Yuka Kabayama Izuru Kumasaka Lead role
2015 Orange Naho Takamiya Kōjirō Hashimoto Lead role
Library Wars: The Last Mission Marie Nakazawa Shinsuke Sato
2016 Gold Medal Man Midori Yokoi Teruyoshi Uchimura
Yell for the Blue Sky Tsubasa Ono Takahiro Miki Lead role
2017 Policeman and Me Kako Motoya Ryūichi Hiroki Lead role
Tori Girl Yukina Toriyama Tsutomu Hanabusa Lead role
My Brother Loves Me Too Much Setoka Tachibana Hayato Kawai Lead role
The 8-Year Engagement Mai Takahisa Zeze Lead role
2018 My Little Monster Shizuku Mizutani Shō Tsukikawa Lead role
Kasane: Beauty and Fate Nina Tanzawa and Kasane Yūichi Satō Lead role
Waiting for Spring Mitsuki Haruno Yūichirō Hirakawa Lead role
2019 Whistleblower Nanako Misawa Katsuo Fukuzawa
2020 Food Luck Shizuka Takenaka Jimon Terakado Lead role
2021 Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold Yukie Nishikata Ken Iizuka
The Cinderella Addiction Koharu Fukuura Ryōhei Watanabe Lead role
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Makimachi Misao Keishi Ōtomo
Every Trick in the Book Nahomi Torikai Hideta Takahata
2022 What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? Yukino Amane Satoshi Miki
2023 As Long as We Both Shall Live Sumi Ayuko Tsukahara Special appearance
2024 Kaettekita Abunai Deka Ayaka Nagamine Hiroto Hara
Matched Rinka Eiji Uchida Lead role
Hakkenden Princess Fuse Fumihiko Sori

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2010 Ryōmaden Otome Sakamoto (as a teenager) NHK Episode 1; Taiga drama
2011 Ohisama Hana Kimura NHK Asadora
Ouran High School Host Club Renge Houshakuji TBS
Suzuki Sensei Somi Ogawa TV Tokyo
2012 Ultraman Retsuden Princess Emerana Luludo Esmeralda TV Tokyo
Chūshingura: Sono Gi Sono Ai Yae Isaka TV Tokyo TV movie
Miss Double Faced Teacher Shiori Matsumoto TBS
2013 Limit Chieko Kamiya TV Tokyo
Mayonaka no Panya-san Nozomi Shinozaki NHK BS Premium
2014 Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite Miu Masaoka NHK BS Premium Lead role
Hanako and Anne Momo Ando NHK Asadora
2015 Mare Mare Tsumura NHK Lead role; Asadora
Downtown Rocket Rina Tsukuda TBS
Library Wars: Book of Memories Marie Nakazawa TBS TV movie
2016 Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg? Kazami Hida Wowow Lead role
Goodbye Ghosts! Sachi Aguma NTV Lead role
IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius Sōko Watō TBS
2018 We Are Rockets! Wakaba Fujitani TBS Lead role
Downtown Rocket Season 2 Rina Tsukuda TBS
2019 Castle of Sand Rieko Naruse Fuji TV TV movie
Dream Stage Tsubasa Ozawa NTV/YTV Lead role; TV movie
W's Tragedy Mako Watsuji NHK BS Premium Lead role; TV movie
2020 Bones of Steel Moe Nomura Wowow
2020–present Alice in Borderland Yuzuha Usagi Netflix Lead role; 3 seasons
2022 Involvement in Family Affairs Sato Shinohara Fuji TV Lead role

TV anime

  • Erased (2016) – 10-year-old Satoru Fujinuma

Anime film

Japanese dubbing

Live-action
Animation

Music video

  • Sia – Alive (2016)
  • GreeeenDream (2016)
  • Lang LangClassical Music Mashup (2019)
  • Taiking ft. Tsuchiya Tao - Rules (2022)

Others

Discography

Singles

  • "Fēlicies" (2017)
  • "Anniversary" (2018) released as Taotak (duo with Takumi Kitamura)
  • " Lead Your Partner " (2021)
  • "Umbrella" (2021)
  • "You Got Friends" (2021)
  • "Rules" (2022) (featuring with Taiking of Suchmos )

Print publications

Magazines

  • Hanachu, Shufunotomo 2003-, as an exclusive model from May 2008 to June 2010

Photobooks

Awards

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2016 39th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Won
40th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Won
2018 41st Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Nominated
31st Nikkan Sports Film Award Best Actress Nominated
2021 3rd Asia Contents Awards Best Actress Nominated

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