Kyoko Yoshine

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 29)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActress
Yearsactive2013–present
AgentJapan Music Entertainment
Kyōko Yoshine
芳根 京子
Yoshine at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2024
Born (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 29)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
AgentJapan Music Entertainment
Notable workA Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You
Websitekyokoyoshine.studio.site

Kyōko Yoshine (芳根 京子よしね きょうこ, Yoshine Kyōko; born 28 February 1997) is a Japanese actress.

Yoshine was born on February 28, 1997, in Tokyo. Her family consists of mother, father, and an elder brother.[1][2]

In her second year of junior high school, she developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, which made it difficult for her to attend school for a year, but she later overcame the condition and has since fully recovered.[3]

Career

While attending a concert with a friend during highschool, Yoshine was spotted by a talent scout and entered the entertainment industry.[4][5]

In 2013, she made her debut as an actress in the Fuji TV drama Last Cinderella.[6] She cites Ryoko Shinohara who was the lead in the drama, as an actress she admires.[7]

In 2014, she was selected through auditions held in Fukushima and Tokyo, and made her first film appearance and first leading role in the film The Piano in the Storeroom.[8] In the same year, she made her debut in the NHK's Asadora drama series Hanako to Anne, portraying the daughter of Hanako's best friend.[3]

In 2015, she appeared in the coming-of-age film The Curtain Rises. In the same year, she was selected from over 1,000 candidates in a casting audition and portrayed her first leading role in the TBS drama Omotesando High School Choir!.

In 2016, She starred in the Asadora drama series Beppinsan.[9] Two years later, in 2018, Yoshine again starred in an Asadora drama series, Princess Jellyfish, as Tsukimi Kurashita.[10]

Also in 2018, she co-starred with Tao Tsuchiya in the film Kasane and Chiri Tsubaki, for which she received much praise and won the Newcomer of the Year Award at the 42nd Japan Academy Film Prize.[11]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Monooki no Piano Haruka Miyamoto Lead role [12]
2015 When the Curtain Rises Aoi Hakamada
Sunflower on the Hill Cameo
Senpai to Kanojo Rika Tsuzuki
2016 64: Part I Ayumi Mikami
64: Part II Ayumi Mikami
2017 The Anthem of the Heart Jun Naruse
2018 Samurai's Promise Misuzu Shinohara
Kasane: Beauty and Fate Kasane and Nina Tanzawa Lead role
2019 Bento Harassment Futaba Mochimaru
Iwane: Sword of Serenity Nao Kobayashi
Seven Days War Aya Chiyono (voice)
2020 The Memory Eraser Maki [13]
2021 First Love Kanna Hijiriyama [14]
The Supporting Actors: The Movie Herself [15]
Arc Lead role [16]
2022 The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai Mustu [17]
2024 Let's Go Karaoke! Momo Morimoto [18]
Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony Miina (voice) [19]
2025 Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope Chiho [20]
Can't Cry with Your Face Riku Sakahira (Manami Mizumura) Lead role [21]

Television dramas

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Last Cinderella Saki Takenouchi 1–4 and 6–11
Kamen Teacher Nanami Komatsu
Hakuba no Ouji-sama Junai Tekireiki Ryoko Kita
2014 Hanako and Anne Fujiko Miyamoto Episode 127; Asadora [22]
2015 Detective versus Detectives Sakura Sasaki
High School Chorus Makoto Kagawa Lead role [22]
2016 Love That Makes You Cry Asuka Episode 9–10
Montage Miku Odagiri
2016–17 Beppin San Sumire Bando Lead role; Asadora [23]
2017 Chiisana Kyojin Yuri Mishima
2018 Innocent Days
Princess Jellyfish Tsukimi Kurashita Lead role
2019 Stay Tuned! Hanako Yukimaru Lead role [24]
Two Weeks Kaede Tsukishima [25]
2020 The Kotaki brothers' 12 Sufferings Satsuki Sasaya [26]
Akiko's Pianos Akiko Kawamoto Lead role [27]
I Had a Dream of That Girl Herself
2021 Life's Punchline Natsumi Kishikura [28]
Hankei 5 Metoru Fumika Maeda [29]
2021–22 Guilty Flag Mizuho Ninomiya [30]
2022 Is My Kawaii About to Expire? Izumi Sanada [31]
The Old Dog, New Tricks? Touko Fukasawa [32]
2025 Brighter Days Mitsu Fujisawa [33]
2025–26 A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You Natsumi Ebata Lead role; 2 seasons [34]

Japanese dub

Awards and nominations

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI