Tomomi Sato Explained

Sato Tomomi
Native Name:佐藤 友美
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:8 October 1941
Birth Place:Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1967–present

is a Japanese actress.

Biography

She was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1] [2] She attended Kinjo Gakuin University junior college, but eventually dropped out. She is a natori (Japanese equivalent of "Master's degree" in Japanese classical dance)[3] of the Japanese dance Nagoya Nishikawa.

She attended the Haiyuza Theatre Company[4] (with Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Tetsuo Ishidate, Orie Sato, Katsutoshi Shin, Mieko Yuki, Junko Maya, among others).[5] [1] Thereafter she joined the theater company Sankikai, and signed a contract with Shochiku.

From November 1969, she succeeded Mitsuko Baisho, serving as the hostess of the TV Night Show (Fuji TV) until March 1970. In 1978 she portrayed "Madame Maigret" in the Japanese TV series Tokyo Megure Keishi, based on Georges Simenon's Jules Maigret.[6] [7] For her portrayal of Mrs. Maigret in this series, she was praised by Simenon himself, who considered her "Madame Maigret" the best he had ever seen.[8]

Sato has appeared in many movies and television series, and is well known for her beauty and voice.[9] [1] Her role in Please say hello to men is representative of her work.[1]

When she was 38 years old, she was interviewed by the Asahi Shimbun, and it then turned out that it had been incorrectly written that she was 48 years old in her biography. A corrected version was published immediately thereafter. She also ended up writing an article in a weekly magazine where she wrote that she was an "actress who had the Asahi Shimbun of Japan correct her."

Personal life

Her blood type is O. She is tall. In 1969, her three sizes were B85cm, W58cm, H88cm.[10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirector Notes
1967SasoriYuki YamaneJunzo Mizukawa
A Killer's Key HidekoKazuo Mori
1968Kigeki ekimae kaiunTamiko HayaskaShirō Toyoda
Goke, Body Snatcher from HellKazumi AsakuraHajime Sato
Heitai Yakuza GōdatsuYang QiulanTokuzō Tanaka
Blackmail Is My LifeOtokiKinji Fukasaku
1969Nemuri Kyoshiro engetsu sappoOryouKazuo Mori
Kiri no baradoKayo AsoMeijiro Umezu
1971Chôeki Tarô: Mamushi no kyôdaiSayako KozukiSadao Nakajima
Amai himitsuYoko KozueKōzaburō Yoshimura
1973"Quick Change" OyôKenji Misumi
1974Izu no OdorikoChiyokoKatsumi Nishikawa
1979HellNunTatsumi Kumashiro
1986Oedipus no yaibaKyoko OsakoTôichirô Narushima
1998Diary of Early Winter ShowerKeiko MibuShinichiro Sawai

TV drama

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
1966ToshikoIwamuraTBS
1969Majin bandaCX
PurofaitāYuri ArisawaNTVMain cast
Onihei HankachoOmonNET/TohoEpisode 36
1970Mito KōmonOryuTBS/CALSeason 1, episode 31
Mominoki wa NokottaMiya, TakioNHKTaiga drama
GobanmenokeijiMiyuki OsawaNET/TOEIEpisode 14
1971SamuraihikyakuOkonNET/TOEISeason 1, episode 31
Kayōbi no on'na shirīzuNTVFilms Black Picture Album and Hana wa mite ita
1972Kayōbi no on'na shirīzuNTVAru Chō, totsuzen ni…
Nyonin gensōNHK
SasurainoōkamiNETEpisode 6
NinpōkagerōkiriKTV/TOEIEpisode 23
Nemuri KyōshirōKTV/TOEIEpisode 3
Ōedo SōsamōOkomaTV TokyoEpisode 83
1973Kunitori MonogatariNHKTaiga drama
1974Hachi shū hankachōOkinuCX/CALEpisode 6
Taiyō ni Hoero!YumikoNTV/TohoEpisode 123
1975HokutomonogatariAkiko KuzuharaYTVMain cast
Kokoro no tabiji MichiyoNTVMain cast
1976Edo no KazeCX/TohoSeason 2, episode 22: Yūdachi nyōbō
1977Yokomizo Seishi shirîzuRika AoikeMBS
Kogarashi MonjirōOsumiFuji TV/CALEpisode 9
1978Tokyo Megure KeishiMrs. MegureTV AsahiMain cast
1979Kusa MoeruTokiwa GozenNHKTaiga drama
1980Mito Kōmon OkinuTBS/CALEpisode 24: Osowa reta Chuuma kaidō - Nirasaki -
POLA TV ShosetsuKikuyo AsakazeTBSMarī no sakura
Edo no asayakeOtaFuji TVEpisode 9
1982Sarigenaku nikui yatsuYoko KazamiMBSMarī no sakura
Matsudaira ukon jiken-chōOginNTVEpisode 9
1983Gisō kekkonTBS
ŌokuAguriKTVEpisode 20
Kin'yōbinotsumatachiheMayumi TamuraTBSMain cast
Akashi kanpei 35-saiNTVMain cast
1985Fūfu seikatsuMichikoTBSMain cast
1986Toki ni wa Issho niYoko MizutaniFuji TVMain cast
Kayo Suspense GekijyoNTVAnata kara nogare rarenai
1987KeshinFuji TVMain cast
OtokotachiniyoroshikuTakako MorohashiTBSMain cast
UogashimonogatariKayoNHKMain cast
1988Kayo Suspense GekijyoNTVAme no naka no on'na shikumareta jōji
1990Gekai arimori saekoYoko KasaiNippon TVTV series guest appearance and TV Special
1991AsadoraRanko MimuraNHKKiminonaha
Kayo Suspense GekijyoNTVKūhaku no satsui
Shichinin no onna bengoshiItsu TaniguchiTV AsahiMain cast
1998Suiyō shirīzudoramaNHKWatashi no naka no dareka, Kaimonoizonshō no on'na-tachi
Saturday Night at the TheaterTV AsahiTakushīdoraibā no suiri nisshi, episode 10: Kuroi himawari no on'na
1999AsadoraNHKSuzuran
2000Beautiful LifeTBS
2001Moichido KissYoko SaegusaNHKMain cast
2003Keiji chōsakan-dama Saka MiyakoHatsue TamasakaFuji TVMain cast (7 episodes)
2009Saturday Night at the TheaterHisae MiuraTV AsahiTakushīdoraibā no suiri nisshi, episode 25: Tōkyō 〜 Miyazaki Hyuuganada satsujin-ga no jōkyaku
Ningen dōbu~tsuenWowow

Other TV appearances

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
1974–1975Legacy for the FutureGen'eiNHKDocumentary
2015Tetsuko's RoomHerselfTV AsahiTalk show

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 健康鼎談 . www.sizenyaku.com . 21 March 2023 . ja.
  2. Book: 役者烈々 俳優座養成所の軌跡』, 三一書房 . 佐貫百合人 . 1995.
  3. Web site: KYŌ NO KAI: GRANTED NATORI . www.kyonokai.org.
  4. 週刊テレビ番組(東京ポスト)1983年7月15日号 p.22
  5. タレント情報(フジ『テレビナイトショー』) 佐藤友美 『素人の味出したい 西川流も披露します』”. 東京タイムズ (東京タイムズ社): p. 10. (1969年12月1日)
  6. Book: 中村敦夫 . 俳優人生 振り返る日々 . 2000 . 朝日新聞社 . 9784022575517 . 254 . ja.
  7. Book: 東京ニュース通信社 . テレビドラマ全史, 1953-1994 TV ガイド . 1994 . 東京ニュース通信社 . 698 . ja.
  8. Web site: A picture of Kinya Aikawa as Maigret/Megure, and Simenon's quote from La Revue du Cinéma nº 454, November 1989. Article retrieved on Trussel.com . 12 March 2011 . 11 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511041158/http://www.trussel.com/maig/gauteure.htm . live .
  9. 裸の季節(7) 松竹 佐藤友美 国際級の"ボイン" 着物なんて窮屈でイヤ”. スポーツニッポン (スポーツニッポン新聞社): p. 12. (1969年5月22日)
  10. “裸の季節(7) 松竹 佐藤友美 国際級の"ボイン" 着物なんて窮屈でイヤ”. スポーツニッポン (スポーツニッポン新聞社): p. 12. (1969年5月22日)
  11. “タレント情報(フジ『テレビナイトショー』) 佐藤友美 『素人の味出したい 西川流も披露します』”. 東京タイムズ (東京タイムズ社): p. 10. (1969年12月1日)