Tao Tsuchiya
Tao Tsuchiya | |
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土屋 太鳳 | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | February 3, 1995
Occupation(s) | Actress, model, singer, dancer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Agent | Sony Music Artists |
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Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
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Labels | Sony 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. |
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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. |
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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
- Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021) – Shion Ashimori
Japanese dubbing
- Live-action
- Bumblebee (2018) – Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld)
- Animation
- Ballerina (2016) – Félicie
Music video
- Sia – Alive (2016)
- Greeeen – Dream (2016)
- Lang Lang – Classical Music Mashup (2019)
- Taiking ft. Tsuchiya Tao - Rules (2022)
Others
- 60th Japan Record Awards (2018), host
- 61st Japan Record Awards (2019), host
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
- Tsubomi 1 (13 October 2011, Magazine House) ISBN 9784838723492
- Document (3 February 2015, Tokyo News Service) ISBN 9784863364561
- Marezora (16 September 2015, NHK Publishing) ISBN 9784140553473
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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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 |