Tomoyo Harada

Tomoyo Harada
原田 知世
Born (1967-11-28) November 28, 1967
Nagasaki, Japan
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, lyricist
Years active1982 (1982)–present
SpouseEd Tsuwaki (2005–2013)

Tomoyo Harada (原田 知世, Harada Tomoyo; born November 28, 1967 in Nagasaki, Japan) is a Japanese actress, singer, and lyricist, and was a popular idol in the 1980s.

Career

In 1982, Harada participated in a movie audition with the reason of wanting to meet Hiroyuki Sanada, and received a special award.[1] In July of the same year, she made her acting debut in the Fuji TV drama Sailor Suit and Machine Gun. Her first role in a film was in 1983's Toki o Kakeru Shōjo for which she won the award for best newcomer at the 8th Hochi Film Award.[2] She won the award for best actress at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival for Early Spring Story.[3] Numerous other singles and albums have followed.

In the summer of 2007, Harada joined the pop electronica band "pupa" as a vocalist, at the invitation of Yukihiro Takahashi.[4][5] Other members are Hiroshi Takano, Ren Takada, Hirohisa Horie, Tomohiko Gondo.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1983 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Kazuko Yoshiyama Film distributor: Toei. The leading actress.
1984 Aijō Monogatari Miho Nakamichi Film distributor: Toei. The leading actress.
Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima
(Island closest to Heaven) 		Mari Katsuragi Film distributor: Toei. The leading actress.
1985 Sōshun Monogatari Hitomi Okino Film distributor: Toho. The leading actress.
1986 Cabaret Chieko Film distributor: Toho.
Kuroi Dress no Onna Reiko Asabuki Film distributor: Toho. The leading actress.
1987 Take Me Out to the Snowland Yu Ikegami Film distributor: Toho. The leading actress.
1989 Urban Marine Resort Story Mariko Tanaka Film distributor: Toho. The leading actress.
1991 Mangetsu Mari Nohira Film distributor: Shochiku. The leading actress.
1993 Kekkon Mai Iwashita Film distributor: Shochiku. The leading actress.
Samurai Kids Yuki Murata Film distributor: Toho.
Spain kara no Tegami Natsuko Tamiya Film distributor: Toho.
1995 Ashita (nameless) Film distributor: Toho.
1997 Kizudarake no Tenshi Eiko Tachibana Film distributor: Shochiku.
Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (narration)
1998 Rakkasuru Yūgata Rika Tsubota Film distributor: Shochiku. The leading actress.
2000 Nagasaki Burabura-bushi Umeji Film distributor: Toei.
2004 Village Photobook Noriko Takahashi Film distributor: Video Planning, Wako.
2005 Ubume no Natsu Ryoko Kuonji and Kyoko Kuonji (double role) Film distributor: Nippon Herald Films.
Sayonara Color Michiko Oikawa Film distributor: Zazie Films.
Daiteiden no Yoru ni Shizue Saeki Film distributor: Asmik-Ace.
2006 The Blossoming of Kamiya Etsuko Etsuko Kamiya Film distributor: Pal-ep. The leading actress.
Nihon no Jitensha Dorobō (cameo appearance) Film distributor: Cinema Angelica.
Moonriders The Movie "Passion Maniacs: Mania no Junan" Film distributor: Media Craft, White Noise Production. A documentary film.
2007 Tonarimachi Sensō Mizuki Kasai Film distributor: Kadokawa Pictures.
2010 You are Umasou (film) Mother Voice
2011 Tokyo Oasis Kikuchi Film distributor: Suurkiitos.
2012 Bread of Happiness Rie Mizushima Film distributor: Asmik-Ace. The leading actress.
2013 Pecoross' Mother and Her Days
2018 Under One Umbrella [6]
2020 Under the Stars Chihiro's mother
2021 My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy
Your Turn to Kill: The Movie Nana Tezuka Film distributor: Toho. The leading actress.[7]
2025 The 35-Year Promise Kyoko Nishihata Film distributor: Toei.[8]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Ryūkyū no Kaze Aki Taiga drama
2003 The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters Kazuko Kashiwakura
2011 Ohisama Hiroko Sudō Asadora
2018 Hanbun, Aoi Wako Hagio Asadora
2019 Your Turn to Kill Nana Tezuka The leading actress

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[9]
Birthday Album (バースデイ・アルバム) 2
Nadeshiko Junjō (撫子純情) 2
Pavane
  • Released: November 28, 1985
  • Label: CBS/Sony Records
 7
Next Door
  • Released: June 28, 1986
  • Label: CBS/Sony Records
 4
Soshite
  • Released: November 28, 1986
  • Label: CBS/Sony Records
 10
Schmatz
  • Released: July 29, 1987
  • Label: CBS/Sony Records
 14
Tears of Joy 30
Blue in Blue
  • Released: November 28, 1990
  • Label: For Life Music
 70
Sai (彩)
  • Released: May 21, 1991
  • Label: For Life Music
 67
Garden
  • Released: August 21, 1992
  • Label: For Life Music
 66
Egg Shell
  • Released: January 20, 1995
  • Label: For Life Music
 —
Clover (クローバー)
  • Released: May 17, 1996
  • Label: For Life Music
 80
I Could Be Free
  • Released: February 21, 1997
  • Label: For Life Music
 10
Blue Orange
  • Released: August 21, 1998
  • Label: For Life Music
 20
A Day of My Life
  • Released: September 22, 1999
  • Label: For Life Music
 34
My Pieces
  • Released: November 20, 2002
  • Label: For Life Music
 80
Music & Me 27
Eyja
  • Released: October 21, 2009
  • Label: EMI Music Japan
 37
Noon Moon 20
L'Heure Bleue 20
Fruitful Days
  • Released: March 23, 2022
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
 31

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[9]
Pochette
  • Released: November 1, 1986
  • Label: EMI Music Japan
 25
From T
  • Released: November 28, 1987
  • Label: CBS/Sony Records
 23
My Favorites
  • Released: July 21, 1988
  • Label: CBS/Sony Records
 —
Singles Collection '82–'88
  • Released: September 1, 1988
  • Label: CBS/Sony Records
 30
Flowers
  • Released: September 18, 1997
  • Label: For Life Music
 5
Golden J-Pop The Best Tomoyo Harada —
2000 Best Tomoyo Harada
  • Released: July 19, 2000
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment
 —
Best Harvest
  • Released: November 21, 2001
  • Label: For Life Music
 65
Golden☆Best ~As Time Goes On~ (ゴールデン☆ベスト ~As Time Goes On~)
  • Released: May 25, 2011
  • Label: For Life Music
 80
Watashi No Ongaku 2007-2016 (私の音楽 2007-2016)
  • Released: August 23, 2017
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
 56
Candle Lights
  • Released: October 16, 2019
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
 38
Tomoyo Harada's Songs and Music (原田知世のうたと音楽)
  • Released: October 5, 2022
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
 8

Cover albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[9]
Kako
  • Released: February 18, 1994
  • Label: For Life Music
 83
Summer Breeze
  • Released: June 20, 2001
  • Label: For Life Music
 40
Love Song Covers (恋愛小説)
  • Released: March 18, 2015
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
 30
Love Song Covers 2 (恋愛小説2〜若葉のころ)
  • Released: May 11, 2016
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
 4
Love Song Covers 3〜You & Me (恋愛小説3〜You & Me)
  • Released: October 14, 2020
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
 16
Love Song Covers 4〜Music Flight (恋愛小説4〜音楽飛行)
  • Released: October 25, 2023
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
 24

Mini-albums

Title EP details Peak chart positions
JPN
[9]
Karin (カリン)
  • Released: November 27, 2024
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
 30
Anemone (アネモネ)
  • Released: July 23, 2025
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
 28

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
[10]
"Kanashiikurai Honto no Hanashi" (悲しいくらいほんとの話) 1982 41 Non-album singles
"Tokimeki no Accident" (ときめきのアクシデント) 67
"Toki o Kakeru Shōjo" (時をかける少女) 1983 2 Birthday Album
"Dandelion〜Osozaki no Tanpopo" (ダンデライオン〜遅咲きのたんぽぽ) —
"Aijō Monogatari" (愛情物語) 1984 3 Love Story Original Soundtrack
"Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima" (天国にいちばん近い島) 1 Nadeshiko Junjō
"Sōshun Monogatari" (早春物語) 1985 4 Pavane
"Dōshitemasuka" (どうしてますか) 1986 7 From T
"Ame no Planetarium" (雨のプラネタリウム) 12 Next Door
"Sora ni Dakarenagara" (空に抱かれながら) 11 Soshite
"Aerukamoshirenai" (逢えるかもしれない) 1987 24 Schmatz
"Kare to Kanojo no Sonnet" (彼と彼女のソネット) 19
"Taiyō ni Naritai" (太陽になりたい) 1988 17 Singles Collection '82–'88
"Silvy" 1990 54 Tears of Joy
"Shizukana Yoru" (静かな夜) 1991 — Sai
"T'en va pas" 1994 — Non-album single
"Attends ou va-t'en" — Egg Shell
"Ashita" (あした) 1995 95 Ashita Original Soundtrack
"100 Love-Letters" 1996 — Clover
"Romance" (ロマンス) 1997 39 I could be free
"Sincere" (シンシア) 25 Flowers
"Koi o Shiyō" (恋をしよう) 1998 70 Blue Orange
"Nanairo no Rakuen" (七色の楽園) —
"You can jump into the fire" 1999 — a day of my life
"Tears of Joy" (New version) 2001 — Non-album single
"Sora to Ito -talking on air-" (空と糸 -talking on air-) 2002 43 My Pieces
"Yume de Aetara" (夢で逢えたら) (feat. Deen) 44 Waon -Songs for children-
"Romance" (ロマンス) (Remake version) 2017 50 Non-album singles
"Kotobadori" (コトバドリ) 2019 —
"Violet" (ヴァイオレット) 2021 — fruitful days

pupa

Studio albums

Album # Album information
1st floating pupa
  • Released: July 2, 2008
2nd dreaming pupa
  • Released: July 28, 2010

References

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  2. ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  3. ^ 第７回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８５年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
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  5. ^ "高橋幸宏、原田知世、高野寛ら参加の新バンドpupa(ピューパ)が、6月2日に初ライヴを実施" (in Japanese). OOPS!. April 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
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  7. ^ "原田知世×田中圭「あなたの番です」映画化、ドラマ初回を起点にパラレルワールド描く". Natalie. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "35年目のラブレター". eiga.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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  10. ^ "原田知世のランキング情報 シングル売上TOP16作品" [Tomoyo Harada ranking informion, top 20 singles sales]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2024.
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