Megumi Kagurazaka Explained

Megumi Kagurazaka
Birth Date:	28 September 1981
Birth Place:	Okayama, Okayama Prefecture Chūgoku, Japan
Years Active:	2006–present

is a Japanese actress and glamour model. She is married to the director Sion Sono and has starred in seven of his films.^[1]

Career

Kagurazaka has appeared in films such as Cold Fish,^[2] Guilty of Romance,^[3] and The Land of Hope.^[4]

Filmography

Films

• Into the Faraway Sky (2007)
• Gakkō no kaidan (2007) as Noriko Mamiya
• Hanky-Panky Baby (2008)
• Spy Girl's Mission Cord #005 (2008)
• Dotei Horoki (2009)
• Pride (2009) as Morita
• Oyasumi Ammonite (2010)
• The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis x Evolution (2011) as Naomi
• Guilty of Romance (2011) as Izumi Kikuchi^[3]
• Cold Fish (2011) as Yōko Takamura^[2]
• The Land of Hope (2012) as Izumi^[4]
• Himizu (2012) as Keiko Tamura^[5]
• The Incredible Truth (2013)
• Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013) as Junko
• The Whispering Star (2015)^[6]
• The Virgin Psychics (2015) as Akiyama Takako^[7]
• Tokyo Vampire Hotel (2017)

Television

• Shiawase no Jikan (2012) Yōko Takamura
• Minna! ESPer Dayo! (2013) as Akiyama Takako
• All Esper Dayo! SP (2015) (television special) as Akiyama Takako

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blair . Gavin J. . 2019-02-07 . Japanese Auteur Sion Sono Hospitalized After Heart Attack . 2023-05-10 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
2. Web site: Tsumetai Nettaigyo (Cold Fish). The Japan Times. Mark. Schilling. Mark Schilling. February 4, 2011.
3. Web site: Koi no Tsumi (Guilty of Romance). The Japan Times. Mark. Schilling. November 18, 2011.
4. Web site: The Land of Hope: Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter. Deborah. Young. December 25, 2012.
5. News: Bale . Miriam . 'Himizu,' by Sion Sono, Offers a Dystopian Vision . The New York Times . March 14, 2014 . 8 February 2021.
6. Web site: Tobias . Scott . Film Review: 'The Whispering Star' . variety.com . September 23, 2015 . . 8 February 2021.
7. Web site: Chang . Justin . Film Review: 'The Whispering Star' . variety.com . October 2, 2015 . . 8 February 2021.