# Aiko Morishita

Aiko Morishita (森下 愛子, Morishita Aiko, born 8 April 1958) is a Japanese actress who has appeared in a number of feature films and television series. Her real name is Kayo Yoshida (吉田 佳代, Yoshida Kayo). Her husband is singer-songwriter Takuro Yoshida.

## Biography

She was born in Musashino, Tokyo. She graduated from Kojimachi Gakuen Girls' High School. She was scouted during her high school studies and debuted as a model. She debuted as an actress in 1977 in Jigoku no Tenshi: Akai Bakuon (Toei Company). She gained attention for her role in Third Base (1978).
She married Takuro Yoshida in December 1986. She suspended her career from 1988. Since returning to the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television drama Utsukushī Hito in 1999, her career has been even more active than before her break. She is regularly a cast member in Kankurō Kudō's works.

## Filmography
### TV dramas

| Dates | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 1977 | Kāsan Dōdō | | | |
| 1977 | Ningyōsashichi Torimonochō | | | Episode 30 "The Heart Bitten by a Viper Snake" |
| 1977 | Itsuka Mita Aozora | | NHK | |
| 1978 | Akai Gekitotsu | Yuri Otani | TBS | |
| 1978 | Midori no Yume o Mimasenka? | | EX | |
| 1979 | Ashita no Keiji | Ranko Maeda | | Episode 60 "There was a Secret Child in Suzuki Deka!!" |
| 1979 | Doyō Wide Gekijō Seicho Matsumoto no Kikanakatta Basho | | EX | |
| 1979 | Taiyō ni Hoero! | Yoko | NTV | Episode 339 "Explosion" |
| 1979 | Special Investigation Front Line | Yuka Mihara | EX | Episode 105 "Goodbye, Detective Takasugi!" |
| 1979 | Hakuchū no Shikaku | Takako Fujii | MBS | |
| 1979 | Kakekomi Biru 7-gōshitsu | Yoko | | Episode 4 |
| 1980 | Ānomugitōge | | | |
| 1980 | Minatomachi Junjō Cinema | Kayo | TBS | |
| 1981 | Detective Alliance | | CX | |
| 1981 | Omoeba Tōku e Kita monda | Kanako Shimizu | | |
| 1981 | Pro Hunter | | NTV | Episode 6 |
| 1981 | Jidaigeki Special Adauchi Senshu | Oshizuka | CX | |
| 1981 | Warera Dōbutsu Kazoku | | EX | |
| 10 April 1982 | The Suspence Hi no ataru Basho | Ruiko | TBS | |
| 1982 | Chotto Kamisama | | TBS | |
| 12 February 1983 | The Suspence Kiri no Shinwa | | TBS | |
| 7 May 1983 | The Suspence Benri Yahira-san Jiken-bo Dairi Shussan no Himitsu | | TBS | |
| 1983 | On'yado Kawasemi | Okono | NHK | 2nd Series Episode 16 "Cherry Blossoms in Winter" |
| 1983 | Ato wa Neru dake | | EX | |
| 1983 | Kayō Suspense Gekijō Jūkon | | NTV | |
| 1983 | Wakarete Ītomo | Yumiko Nomura | CX | |
| 1983 | Doyō Wide Gekijō Muta Criminal Case File | | EX | |
| 1984–87 | Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte... | Ryoko Ishibashi | TBS | |
| 7 August 1984 | The Suspence Futari no Koibito | | TBS | |
| 1985 | Haru no Hatō | | NHK | |
| 18 August 1985 | Hadaka no Taishō | Hatago's daughter | KTV | Episode 16 "Conclusion of Kiyoshi's Rice Ball" |
| 1986 | Kinyōbi ni wa Hana o Katte | | | |
| 21 April 1986 | Shizuko Natsuki Suspense: Isho Futatsu | | KTV | |
| 1987 | Mama wa Idol! | | TBS | |
| 1987 | Drama Onna no Shuki Otto o Kōkan shita Tsuma-tachi no Taiken | | TX | |
| 1988 | Yappari Neko ga Suki | | CX | Only the first episode appeared and got down from sickness |
| 1999 | Utsukushī Hito | | TBS | |
| 2000 | Ikebukuro West Gate Park | Ritsuko Majima | TBS | |
| 2000 | Getsuyō Drama Special Sleep in the Rain | Eriko Nakahara | TBS | |
| 2001 | 17-Nen-me no Papa e | Machiko Tsujisawa (Jinko's mother) | TBS | |
| 2001 | Heaven Cannot Wait | Akiko Okinoshima | | |
| 2001 | Omae no Yukichi ga Nai teiru | | EX | |
| 2002 | Kisarazu Cat's Eye | Rose | TBS | |
| 2002 | Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi | Kotoko Sugita | CX | |
| 2002 | Tokyo Niwatsuki Ikkodate | Harumi Tamarisan | NTV | |
| 2002 | Akechi Kogoro vs. Phantom of the Twentieth Face | Fujin Aikawa | TBS | |
| Jul 2002 | Vitamin H | Kazumi Takagi | NHK | |
| 2003 | Boku no Ikiru Michi | | CX | |
| 2003 | Manhattan Love Story | | TBS | |
| 2004 | Water Boys 2 | | CX | |
| Aug 2004 | Ichiban Taisetsuna Date Tokyo no Sora Shanhai no Yume | Yuriko Hagiwara | TBS | |
| 2005 | Tiger & Dragon | Koharu Mizukoshi | TBS | |
| 2005 | Gekidan Engisha. Dai 14-kai Kōen-saku: Lonely My Room | | CX | |
| 6 May 2005 | Yagate Kuru Hi no tame ni | Reiko Akizuki | CX | |
| 13 May 2006 | Machiben | Yaeko Fukagawa | NHK | Episode 5 |
| 2007 | Hatachi no Koibito | | TBS | |
| 2008 | Ryūsei no Kizuna | Kimiko Tobiti | TBS | |
| Apr–May 2009 | Harukanaru Kizuna | | NHK | |
| Oct–Nov 2009 | Gyōretsu 48-jikan | Satoko Takarafuku | NHK G | |
| Jul–Sep 2010 | Unubore Keiji | Reiko Mama | TBS | |
| Oct 2012 – Mar 2013 | Jun to Ai | Harumi Kano | NHK | |
| 2014 | Gomen ne Seishun! | Miyuki Hara | TBS | |
| Oct 2017 – | Kangoku no Ohime-sama | Akemi Adachi | TBS | |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Distributor | Notes |
| 1977 | Jigoku no Tenshi: Akai Bakuon | Mao | Toei Company | |
| 1978 | Third Base | Shinbun-bu | Art Theatre Guild | |
| 1978 | Kawa Jan Hankō-zoku | Mayo | Toei Company | |
| 1978 | Double Clutch | Kazuko Hiraiwa | Shochiku | |
| 1979 | Jūdai Keiko no Baai | Keiko Takano | Toei Company | First starring work |
| 1979 | Oretachi no Kōkyōgaku | Yumiko Sakuma | Shochiku | |
| 1979 | Motto shinayaka ni, motto shitataka ni | Ayako Taguchi | Nikkatsu | |
| 1979 | Toyadoshi, Umi e | Yoshi Arishima | Nikkatsu | |
| 1979 | Shokei Yūgi | Keiko Tayama | Toei Company | |
| 1979 | Track Yarō Furusato Tokkyū-bin | Fumiko Nishio | Toei Company | |
| 1979 | Oretachi ni Haka wa nai | Cycling woman | Toei Company | |
| 1979 | Sōchō no Kubi | Nanako Shunkai | Toei Company | |
| 1980 | Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzō | Senri (Ori) | Toei Company | |
| 1981 | Toritate no Kagayaki | Keiko | Toei Company | |
| 1981 | Mashō no Natsu: Yotsuya Kaidan yori | Ume | Shochiku | |
| 1983 | Jinsei Gekijō | Teruyo Ogishi | Toei Company | |
| 1985 | Fire Festival | Mother | | |
| 1986 | Boku no Onna ni Te o Dasuna | Taeko Yonekura | Toei Company | |
| 1988 | Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad Episode 1: What is Wrong with Eating? | Chieko Atsugi | Shochiku | |
| 2003 | Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series | Rose | Asmik Ace | |
| 2005 | Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims | | | |
| 2006 | Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series | Rose | Asmik Ace | |
| 2006 | Simmsons | Yoshiko Ito | | |
| 2006 | Nada Sōsō | | Toho | |
| 2007 | Argentine Hag | Sanae Takimoto | | |
| 2008 | Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime | Junko | Shochiku | |
| 2012 | Space Brothers | Mother of the Namba family | Toho | |

### Stage

| Dates | Title | Role | Location |
| 28–31 Dec 1979 | Mr.Slim Sōshūhen–Headlight | Aiko | Parco Theater |
| | Snow Country | Yoko | Geijutsuza |

### TV programmes

| Dates | Title | Network |
| | Oshaberi Jinbutsu-den | NHK G |
| | Gekidan Engisha: Lonely My Room | CX |
| | Takechan no Omowazu Waratteshimaimashita | CX |
| 15 December 2000 – 10 February 2012 | Waratte Iitomo! | CX |
| Oct 2001 – Mar 2002 | Japan Walker | NTV |
| 13 October 2001 – 31 August 2002 | TV Oja Manbō | NTV |
| 1 February 2002 | Mentre G | CX |
| 16 August 2002 | Sanma no Manma | CX |
| 30 October 2003 | Shinya no Hoshi: Kisarazu Cat's Eye | TBS |
| 29 February 2004 | Oshare Kankei | NTV |
| 18 April 2004 | Domoto Brothers Special! In Hawaii Part 2 | CX |
| 18 July 2004 | Domoto Brothers | CX |
| 6 February 2006 | Tetsuko no Heya | EX |
| 26 November 2012 | Studio Park kara Konnichiwa | NHK |
| 11 August 2016 | Tetsuko no Heya | EX |

### Advertisements

| Year | Product |
| 1977 | Son Road Udedokei |
| 2008 | Suntory Maruyama |