Eiji Yoshikawa
She appeared on television in 1977 as the female lead in "Bakumatsu Miraijin" on NHK. Her 1984 portrayal of Otsū, the love interest of Miyamoto Musashi in NHK's 45-part prime-time series based on the Eiji Yoshikawa novel, was a major high point of her career. She also took the female lead in the 1993 Taiga drama "Homura Tatsu" opposite Ken Watanabe. In 2004 NHK cast her as the leading lady in "Jīji: Mago to ita Natsu" with Toshiyuki Nishida.