# Aiko Sato (actress)

Aiko Sato (佐藤 藍子, Satō Aiko, born 26 September 1977) is a Japanese actress and tarento.

## Biography
### Career

Sato was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and graduated from Hiji Women Gakuen High School.
She won the 6th Japan Bishōjo Contest Grand Prize with Ryoko Yonekura in 1992. Despite sluggish in her debut, Sato co-starred in Seifuku Kojo Iinkai unit Icebox for a period of time. In 1996 she played a male character in the drama Hen.

### Personality

Sato had a wide range of activities, such as presenting the Fuji Television series Unbelievable and playing a nurse in the NHK asadora Chura-san, and had the same level of popularity with the Japan Bishōjo Contest Grand Prize winner Yonekura.

### Private life

Her husband, Takuma Numata is a riding instructor. He knew her when she was in a riding club, and during her 30th birthday on 26 September 2007, Sato later announced that she married him.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! | | Direct-to-video |
| 1995 | Budōha Deka 2: Heart Crash | Kaoru | |
| 1996 | Shonan Junai Gumi | | |
| 1997 | Time Leap | Shoka Ikeuchi | Lead role |
| 1998 | Pokémon: The First Movie | Sweet (voice) | |
| 1998 | Pikachu no Natsuyasumi | | Narration |
| 1999 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Kiara | Japanese dub |
| 2006 | Stone Age | Junko Watanabe | |
| 2006 | Haru no Ibasho | Mieko Casio (ten years after) | |
| 2006 | Sun Scarred | Mayumi Takizawa | |
| 2008 | Namidatsubo | Shushi | |
| 2008 | Haihai Satsujin | Kuniko Miyazaki | |
| 2024 | The Dancing Okami | | |

### TV dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 1993 | Twins Kyōshi | Miyuki Doi | TV Asahi | Debut |
| 1994 | Tobenai Otome no Jugyō-chū | | Fuji TV | Lead role |
| 1995 | Kagami no Chōsho: Tenshi ga Machi ni Yattekita | | NHK | Lead role |
| 1996 | Klein no Tsubo | Chimei Makabe | NHK | |
| 1996 | Hen | Yūki Satō | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 1996 | Mahiru no Tsuki | Chika Togashi | TBS | |
| 1996 | Itazura na Kiss | Kotoko Aihara | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 1997 | Sōri to Yobanai de | Premier's daughter | Fuji TV | |
| 1997 | Kenshui Nanako | Nanako Sugisaka | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 1999 | Naomi | Naomi Yashiro | Fuji TV | |
| 1999 | Tokkyū Shashō Haruka Nagase no Jiken-bo | Haruka Nagase | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 1999 | Uranai Tantei Maiko Kansai no Kaiun Jiken-bo | Maiko | TBS | Lead role |
| 2000 | Brand | Yuri Moriyama | Fuji TV | |
| 2000 | Jidō Gyakutai Chōsakan Natsuki Momose no Jiken File | Natsuki Momose | Fuji TV | Lead role |
| 2000 | Dial 119 | Kyoko Kano | NTV | Lead role |
| 2001 | Chura-san | Nanako Sasaki | NHK | |
| 2001 | Josi Ana | Midori Fujishima | Fuji TV | |
| 2002 | Hon'nin Soshō | Yuko Ukai | TBS | Lead role |
| 2002 | Koi Cejo Otome | Nanako Machida | NHK | |
| 2002 | Toshiie to Matsu: Kaga Hyakumangoku Monogatari | Asakuma | NHK | |
| 2002 | Bara no Jūjika | Masami Hirayama | Fuji TV | |
| 2003 | Chura-san 2 | Kanako Kohagura | NHK | |
| 2003 | OL Zenidō | Kyoka Osaki | TV Asahi | |
| 2003 | Anata no Tonari ni Dare ka Iru | Satomi Kashiwagi | Fuji TV | |
| 2003 | Office no Okashina-mei Tantei | Shuen | Fuji TV | Lead role |
| 2004 | Motto Koi Cejo Otome | Nanako Machida | NHK | |
| 2004 | Kochira Hon Ikegami-sho | Tomoe Takasugi | TBS | |
| 2004 | Chura-san 3 | Kanako Kohagura | NHK | |
| 2004 | Sky High | Shizuka Minagawa | TV Asahi | |
| 2006 | Brest: Mesukōsei, 10 Oku-en no Kake! | Kazumi Mihara | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 2006 | Totsukawa Keibu Series | Kyoko Hagiwara | TBS | |
| 2007 | Keishichō Sōsa File: Sakura-sho no On'na-tachi | Rei Numabukuro | TV Asahi | Episode 2 |
| 2007 | 'Haihai Satsujin | Kuniko Miyazaki | WOWOW | |
| 2008 | Atsuhime | Onojima | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 2008 | Yagyuu Ichizoku no Inbō | Akane Yagyu | TV Asahi | |
| 2008 | Judge II: Shima no Saibankan Funtō-ki | Kanako Kobayashi | NHK | Episode 1 |
| 2010 | Tetsudō Sōsa-kan | Miyako Nakai | TV Asahi | |
| 2011 | Mito Kōmon Part 42 | Oito | TBS | Episode 19 |
| 2011 | She's a steely woman! | Masako Nomoto | TV Asahi | |
| 2011 | Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery | Eriko Mochizuki | TV Asahi | |
| 2011 | Kasouken no Onna | Ayumi Seta | TV Asahi | |
| 2012 | Onsen (Hi) Dai Sakusen | Masako Tatsumura | TV Asahi, ABC | |
| 2012 | Case Closed | Chizuru Tachikawa | YTV | |
| 2012 | Kari ya Chichi Musume | Mariko Higuchi | TV Asahi | |
| 2012 | Kodoku no Gourmet | Saionji | TV Tokyo | Episode 21 |
| 2013 | Ofukuro Sensei no Shinryō Nikki | Natsuko Sotoura | MBS, TBS | |
| 2013 | Keishichō Minamidaira Han: Shichinin no Keiji | Reika Seo | TBS | |
| 2013 | Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo | Nurse Aihara | Fuji TV Two | Episode 10 |
| 2013 | Sai Sōsa Deka Yusuke Kataoka | Ai Shimamura | TV Asahi | |
| 2014 | Aibō Season 12 | Ryo Katsuragi | TV Asahi | Episode 13 |
| 2015 | Wakaretara Sukinahito | Shiho Ezawa | THK | |
| 2015 | Bar Lemon Heart | | BS Fuji | Episode 5 |
| 2016 | The Lion Guard | Kiara | Disney Channel (Japan) | Japanese dub |

### Informational series

| Title | Network | Notes |
| Ōsu Pappa-ya | NBN | Wednesday MC |
| BS' Style | NHK-BS1, NHK-BS2, NHK BS Hi-Vision | MC |
| Style Plus | THK | Occasional appearances |

### Cultural series

| Year | Title | Network |
| | Geijutsu Gekijō | NHK E TV |
| 2015 | Shumi Doki! | NHK E TV |

### Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Romeo and Juliet | | Lead role |
| | Chissai Ossan Matsuri | Shirayukihime | |
| 2013 | Mito Kōmon | | |
| 2014 | Joanne D'Arc | Marie of Anjou | |

### Direct-to-video

| Year | Title |
| 1993 | Oshare Seifuku Zukan (Natsufuku-ban) |
| 1993 | Oshare Seifuku Zukan (Fuyufuku-ban) |
| 2007 | Ai Love |

## Advertisements

| Year | Title | Notes |
| | Tele Message | |
| 1995 | Tokyo Professional Training of Commerce | Co-starring with Kotomi Kyono |
| | Morinaga & Company "Morinaga Ice Ice Box" | |
| | Pokka "Lemon no Shizuku" | |
| | JTB Corporation "Look JTB" "Ace JTB" | |
| | Kao Corporation "Clear Clean" | |
| | Konica "Big Mini" | |
| | Yamazaki Nabisco "Chip Star" | |
| 1999 | Shinkin bank | |
| 2001 | Universal Entertainment Corporation Shadow Hearts | |
| | Corona Danbō Kigu | |
| | Oak Lawn Marketing "Hills Collection" | |