Hitomi Kuroki

Hitomi Kuroki
Hitomi Kuroki at the 59th Golden Horse Awards in November 2022
Born	(1960-10-05) October 5, 1960 (age 63) Kurogi, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actress, film director
Years active	1981–present

Hitomi Kuroki (Japanese: 黒木 瞳; Katakana: クロキヒトミ Kuroki Hitomi; born October 5, 1960, in Kurogi-Machi, Yame District, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and film director. Her birth name is Shoko Ichiji (伊知地 昭子 Ichiji Shōko) née Egami (江上 昭子 Egami Shōko).

Kuroki was a cast member of the Takarazuka Revue, belonging to the Moon Troupe (Tsuki). Kuroki was the voice of Helen Parr/Elastigirl/Mrs. Incredible in the Japanese dub of The Incredibles. She won the award for best actress at the 22nd Hochi Film Award for Lost Paradise.^[1]

Selected filmography

As director

• Iya na Onna (2016)
• The Devil Wears Jūnihitoe (2020)^[2]

As actress

Film

• Keshin (1986)
• Lost Paradise (1997) - Rinko
• Sada (1998) - Sada Abe
• Spellbound (1999) - Hiroko Satō
• Dark Water (2002) - Yoshimi Matsubara
• Tokyo Tower (2005) - Shifumi
• Hideo Nakata's Kaidan (2007) - Toyoshiga
• 20th Century Boys 1st-3rd (2008-2009) - Kiriko Endo
• Utahime (2011) - Mieko
• CM Time (2011)
• When Marnie Was There (2014) - Hisako (voice)
• The Crossing (2014)
• Life in Overtime (2018)
• The Lies She Loved (2018)
• All About March (2020) - Maria Yamada
• Majo no Kōsui (2023) - Yayoi Shiraishi^[3]
• 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024)^[4]
• Tomorrow in the Finder (2024)^[5]

Television series

• The Gate of Youth (1991) - Tae Ibuki
• Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (1995) - Kume
• Ring: The Final Chapter (1999) - Rieko Miyashita
• Majo no jouken (1999) - Kyoko Kurosawa
• Golden Bowl (2002) - Hitomi Sakura
• Good Luck!! (2003) - Noriko Togashi
• Onihei Hankachō (2006) voice
• Real Clothes SP (2008) - Jinbo Miki
• Real Clothes (2009) - Jinbo Miki
• GTO (2012) - Sakurai Ryoko
• Gunshi Kanbei (2014) - One
• Rakuen (2017) - Harumi Takahashi
• Shukatsu Kazoku (2017) - Mizuki Tomikawa
• Overprotected Kahoko (2017) - Izumi Nemoto
• Okehazama (2021), Dota Gozen^[6]
• Sunset (2023) - Rinko Ōhata^[7]

Variety and cultural shows

• Waratte Iitomo
• Japan Record Award - preside
• Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
• DON! (video)

Stage (Takarazuka Revue)

• Guys and Dolls - Sara
• A Tale of Two Cities

Stage

• Hamlet(1990)
• Christmas Box
• mama loves MAMBO (2000)
• mama lobes MAMBOII (2002)
• Hitomi Kuroki 25th anniversary Show "Musemore～talking&dancing" (2003)
• mama loves MAMBOIII (2004)
• MAMA LOVES mamboIV (2006)
• Hitomi Kuroki 30th Dreaming Dinner show (2010)
• Hitomi Kuroki is the reader the stage "Toritateya Oharu" (2010–2011)

Dubbing

• Ballerina – Odette^[8]
• The Incredibles – Elastigirl
• Incredibles 2 – Elastigirl

References

External links

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