Tamae Ando
Tamae Ando is an actress born on August 8, 1976, in Arakawa, Tokyo. She is married to Kuro Tanino, a theater playwright and director associated with the theater group "Niwa Gekidan Penino". The couple has one child. She's been active as an actress since 2001. She is part of the talent agency MASH. She was born as the daughter of a tonkatsu restaurant called "Donpei" which has appeared in the drama "Kodoku no Gurume". She graduated from Ogu Miyamae Elementary School, Ogu Hachiman Junior High School, and The Second Nihon University High School. Aspiring to become a diplomat, she entered Sophia University's department of Foreign Languages but dropped out. She went on to graduate from Waseda Universities department of Literature. Following her graduation, she joined the theater company "Pots Doll" and began working as an actress. She caught the eye of director Hiroki Ryuichi and was cast in her first film, 2003's "Vibrator". Following her 2003 movie debut, 2004 saw her appearing in her first drama. She left "Pots Doll" in 2007 but still appears in stage productions with her most recent appearance occurring in 2015.
Perfect Days
as SatoHirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured...
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Midnight Diner 2
as MarilynThe Master’s late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim,...
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My Man
as uncreditedAs a young child, Hana loses her family to a devastating tsunami that wipes out her town. At a...
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The Scythian Lamb
as Tokiko NaitoBased on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town...
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Noriko's Dinner Table
as Broken DamA teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, to meet Kumiko, the...
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Let's Go, Jets!
as Taeko's MotherFemale students, including Hikari Tomonaga, from a high school cheerdance club follow strict...
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Midnight Diner
as MarilynA restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a...
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700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police
as Takaaki's SisterAfter one of their group is caught for speeding a group of trouble-making teenagers decide to...
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The Last Shot in the Bar
as MinekoIn order to find a missing university student, a detective and his buddy get involved with the...
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The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
as uncreditedIn a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in...
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The Extremists' Opera
as uncreditedWhen theater director Naoko (Saori) holds auditions for the first production of her newly...
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Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as uncreditedAdapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age...
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All Around Us
as Masako YoshidaKanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values...
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Golden Slumber
as Iwasaki's WifeWhen easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for...
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Piece of Cake
as uncreditedShino Umemiya readily dates guys interested in her, because she believes that's better than...
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Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
as TakagiA group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was...
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Side Job
as uncreditedBased on the novel "Kanojo no Jinsei wa Machigai ja Nai" (literal translation: Her life is not...
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Vibrator
as uncreditedRei is a freelance writer embattled by personal demons. She hears voices in her head, and has...
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Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion
as TakagiA group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was...
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Prodigy
as Kikuko MishimaNaruse Uta is a "unique" 13 year old child. She possessed the talent to read sheet music even...
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Detective in the Bar 2
as MinekoA friend of the detective has been is murdered. During the investigation, he comes across a...
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Dreams for Sale
as Noriyo OotaAfter losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to...
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Birthday Card
as uncreditedNoriko lost her mother Yoshie when she was only 10-years-old. Yoshie knew she would not be able...
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Solanin
as Receptionist of Live House Music StudioMeiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend...
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Over the Fence
as Nanako HaraA recently divorced and traumatized man moves to Hakodate, Hokkaido and attends a vocational...
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Balloon Club Revisited
as ShunkoMitsuko Murakami puts the passion to balloon in the hot-air balloon Circle "Airheads". The club...
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Phone Call to the Bar
as MinekoIn the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol...
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Phases of the Moon
as Kiyomi ArayaOsanai Kei enjoys a peaceful and happy life with his wife Osanai Kozue and daughter Osanai Ruri,...
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A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
as uncreditedSaki's father is an alcoholic and her mother is a follower of a new religion. She sees her...
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Erased
as Akemi HinazukiStruggling manga author Satoru Fujinuma is beset by his fear to express himself. However, he has...
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Nobody's Perfect
as uncredited"Daijobu 3 Kumi" depicts the interactions between new teacher Shinnosuke Akao, who was born...
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Three Stories of Love
as Harumi YoshidaA depressed widower, a bored housewife, and a gay lawyer all intersect in this triptych of love...
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Ripples
as Misae WatanabeYoriko Sudo believes in new religious group Midoriinochikai, that worships water. She lives...
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The Matsugane Potshot Affair
as HarukoWhen a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush...
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See You Tomorrow, Everyone
as uncreditedAfter Satoru Watarai graduated from elementary school, he dropped out of school and decided to...
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What a Wonderful Life!!
as uncreditedShuichi Furukawa receives a phone call from his mother. She reminds him that they are moving the...
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Hatsuko's World
as uncredited15-year-old Hatsuko (Higashi Ayu) lives with her elder brother in a humble town house. Their...
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A Lone Scalpel
as Kaori OkaDr Toma, a skilled surgeon, starts work at a regional hospital in Japan. After performing an...
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Three mans: Is it possible to do this remotely?
as uncreditedThree freelancers are having a casual conversation in a family restaurant late at night. The...
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Hatsukoi: Love, A First
as uncreditedMisaki is ugly, clumsy, lackluster, and lives a life that is meant to be bullied by others....
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Inubu: The Dog Club
as Fuzakawa SatokoHanai Sota is 22-years-old and a university student in the veterinary department. Since he was...
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The Man of the Political Economy
as uncreditedMatsunaga Yasuzaemon was a man called “Electricity Monster”. The post-war recovery and high...
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Marriage
as Hatoko HonoharaUrumi Kenji is a scoundrel who tricks women with his handsome looks and charm into a marriage...
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Kuruibana
as Kanako FujisakiThe movie is made up of three parts. Cursing: A year has passed since Mari's (Mayu Hotta)...
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Leave in Summer
as uncreditedNana is a young hostess of Nakajima Inn in a town by the sea. At the beginning of September when...
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The Last Reunion
as uncreditedAfter Isao has reached retirement, he receives a phone call from an ex- elementary school...
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I DON'T TALK MUCH
as uncreditedMiwa is fired from her part-time job, sentenced to stay in Japan, and dumped by her boyfriend....
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We'll Keep Walking, That's All
as KaoruA young woman named Miyuki returns to her hometown, camera in hand, after a difficult breakup....
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Kamen Rider
as Momoko KomoriTakeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams...
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CSI: Crime Scene Talks
as uncreditedSatoshi Itomura is an assistant police investigator who belongs to the Metropolitan Police...
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Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
as MarilynIn an otherwise mundane diner open from midnight to 7 a.m., there is no menu – but the chef...
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Time Limit Investigator
as Reiko's assistantShūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have...
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Byplayers ~Meiwakiyaku no Mori no 100-nichikan~
as uncreditedSet in "Byplaywood" a large film studio surrounded by forest, far from the city. The story...
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Love You as the World Ends
as Mihara Shoko26-year-old car mechanic Hibiki Mamiya lives with his high school sweetheart of the same age,...
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Lost Man Found
as YamashitaSatoru Matsudo moves to Tokyo in hopes of becoming an actor. He has trouble breaking into the...
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Trace ~ Men of the science school ~
as uncreditedMano Reiji, a man who experienced a gruesome incident, is a forensic researcher at the Tokyo...
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Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist
as uncreditedOnda Kokoro is an oncologist called Dr Onkoro for short by the people around her and teased that...
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The Road to Red Restaurant List
as Umezawa Reiko [Taka-chan Udon employee] (Ep. 1)Suda Tamio is an ordinary salaryman. He experiences various stress throughout his daily life....
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The Long Goodbye
as Nurse 2Tamotsu is suspected of murdering his actress wife Shizuka Harada. He flees to Taiwan and...
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How to be Likable in a Crisis
as uncreditedMakoto Kanzaki is a PR man at a university. He is swept up in a series of scandals and is driven...
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Deceiving Idol
as Usa AsariThe story revolves around the 38-year-old Shijimi Usa (Watanabe), who is a high school classical...
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Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru
as Ando YokoJun is an 18-year-old high school student. He hides the fact that he is gay from his mother and...
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Smoking Gun
as Shoko KomiyamaPrivate forensic researcher Nagareda Enishi (Katori Shingo) is usually very sluggish as well as...
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Mango no Ki no Shita de
as uncreditedRinko and Aya, employed in the Philippines in 1944, escape one of the most gruesome battles of...
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64
as Kakinuma MeikoIn 2002 (Heisei 14), public relations officer Mikami Yoshinobu of D Prefectural Police, is...
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Asagaya Shimai no Nohohon Futarigurashi
as ミホThe story of Asagaya Shimai living together as sisters even though they are not real sisters.
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Tokyo no Yukiotoko
as uncreditedYukio, a snowman, works at Midori's parents' supermarket and comes to live with them. The Yukio...
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