| Rio Yamashita | |
| Native Name: | 山下 リオ |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Tokushima, Japan |
| Occupation: | Model, actress |
| Years Active: | 2006–present |
| Height: | 1.65 m[1] |
| Awards: | Bessatsu Margaret Be-Ma Girls Grand Prix |
[1] is a Japanese actress and fashion model.
Yamashita is previously represented with Stardust Promotion.
Yamashita decided to pursue a career as an actress when she watched Ko Shibasaki in the television drama Orange Days when she was in elementary school. She later auditioned for Stardust Promotion, which Shibasaki is affiliated with, in 2006.
In March 2007 she was chosen as the 12th Rehouse Girl of Mitsui Fudosan Realty. Later in April Yamashita became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Hanachu. Her acting debut was in the drama Koisuru Nichiyōbi: Dai 3 Series in June.
In November 2008 Yamashita's first leading role in a terrestrial television drama was the Ai no Gekijō 40th anniversary programme Love Letter.
Her first leading role in a film was Someday's Dreamers later in December.
In July 2013, Yamashita played Arisa Morishige in the drama Limit whose character is bullied and runs away in extreme conditions.
Her first regular variety appearances was as an assistant on the television series A-Studio in April 2014.
On August 31, 2022, she left Stardust Promotion after 16 years.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Koisuru Nichiyōbi Dai 3 Series: Ohikkoshi | Maiko Maeda | Lead role | ||||||
| Imawoikiru Sobo | Marika Asano | BS-TBS | Lead role | ||||||
| Tokyo Girl: Sepia | Okiyoshi | Lead role | |||||||
| 2008 | Tokyo Girl: Rio Yamashita | BS-TBS | Lead role | ||||||
| 2009 | Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Mae Zekkyō-hen "Sugoi Kao" | Yayoi Himeno | BS-TBS | Lead role | |||||
| Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Mae Zekkyō-hen "Kioku" | Misaki | BS-TBS | Lead role | ||||||
| Dazai Osamu Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū: Dai 1 Series | Schoolgirl (recitation) | Lead role | |||||||
| Otomen | Miyuki Yamano | Episode 1 | |||||||
| Inochi no Shima | Madoka Sakurai | TBS | |||||||
| Wel Came | Maaya Yamada | Weeks 13 to 15 | |||||||
| 2010 | Neko Taxi | Ruri Masekaki | To-Mei-Han Net 6 | ||||||
| Hammer Session! | Erika Sakiyama | TBS | |||||||
| 2011 | Misaki Number One! | Kana Ikoma | Episode 5 | ||||||
| Mito Kōmon: Part 43 | Okayo | TBS | Episode 13 | ||||||
| 2012 | Kaitaku-sha-tachi | Tomie Abe | |||||||
| Hungry! | Nana Takagi | ||||||||
| Kagi no kakatta Heya | Mari Inagaki | Fuji TV | Episode 3 | ||||||
| Ghost Mama Sōsa-sen: Boku to Mama no Fushigina 100-nichi | Hanaho Ogawa | NTV | Episode 2 | ||||||
| Resident – 5-nin no Kenshui | Natsuki Yamashita | TBS | Episode 1 | ||||||
| Harajuku Net Cafe | Yumi | TBS | |||||||
| 2013 | Unfair | Kumi Kisaragi | KTV | ||||||
| Neo Ultra Q | Keiko | Episode 3 | |||||||
| Horror: Accidental | Fuji TV | ||||||||
| Otoriyose Ōji Iida Yoshimi | Mayo Asakura | ||||||||
| Shomuni | Izumi Ochi | Fuji TV | Episode 7 | ||||||
| 2014 | Otōsan wa Kōkōsei | Mariko Sugio | NHK BS Premium | ||||||
| Shindora: Shūgō Jūtaku no Kyōfu | Fuji TV | Episodes 9 and 10 | |||||||
| Hakugin Jack | Chiaki Seri | ||||||||
| Hondana Shokudō | Ume-chan | NHK BS Premium | |||||||
| Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo N | Miyako Tachikawa | NTV | |||||||
| 2015 | Hamon | Yuki Watanabe | |||||||
| Kokoro ga Pokitto ne | Eriko Makino | Fuji TV | |||||||
| 37.5°C no Namida | Shoko Kawakami | TBS | Episode 9 to Final Episode | ||||||
| 2016 | Hideo Yokoyama Suspense: In no Kisetsu | Mizuho Hirano | TBS | ||||||
| 99.9: Keiji Senmon Bengoshi | Kaho Yoshida | TBS | Episode 3 | ||||||
| Asa ga Kuru | Hina | Final Episode | --> | 2008 | Love Letter | Minami Tadokoro (teenager) | Lead role | [3] | |
| 2013 | Amachan | Ayumi Miyashita | Weeks 13 to 23; Asadora | [4] | |||||
| Limit | Arisa Morishige | [5] | |||||||
| Higanjima | Yuki | [6] [7] | |||||||
| D-Next: Nagareboshi | Shiori Yamada | Lead role | [8] | ||||||
| 2022–24 | Gannibal | Kanako Yamaguchi | 2 seasons | [9] | |||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MW | Mika Watanabe | ||
| Rise Up | Rui Yanagisawa | |||
| 2010 | Bushido Sixteen | Kozue Kuno | ||
| Shodo Girls | Mio Okazaki | |||
| Neko Taxi | Ruri Masekaki | |||
| 2011 | Hoshi no Furumachi | Nagisa Ichinose | ||
| 2012 | Bakugyaku Familia | Makoto Yokota | ||
| 2013 | Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story | Sakudai Kinoshita | ||
| Shanidar no Hana | Miku Kinoshita | |||
| 2017 | Miracles of the Namiya General Store | Eiko | ||
| The Many Faces of Ito | Maki Miyata | |||
| Running Again | Kaori Miyake | |||
| 2008 | Someday's Dreamers | Sora Suzuki | Lead role | [10] |
| 2011 | Hormone Onna | Hiroko Sakai | Lead role | [11] |
| 2018 | Asako I & II | Maya | [12] | |
| 2020 | True Mothers | [13] | ||
| 2021 | Aristocrats | [14] | ||
| Ribbon | [15] | |||
| 2022 | Motherhood | [16] | ||
| 2023 | Downfall | Nao Tomita | [17] | |
| 2024 | Penalty Loop | Yui Sunahara | [18] | |
| Play! | Momoko Mikami | [19] | ||
| 2025 | Yukiko a.k.a | Yukiko Yoshimura | Lead role | [20] |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Love Berry | ||
| 2007 | Hanachu | Exclusive model | |
| Cutie |
| Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Kokoro | Cover; opening gravure model | |
| Beautiful Lady & Television U-17 | Sizzleful Girl; Volumes 2, 8, 10, 12 |