Yō Yoshida Explained

Yoh Yoshida
Native Name:	吉田 羊
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Name:	吉田 羊右子 (Yoshida Yoko)^[1]
Birth Date:	3 February 1974
Birth Place:	Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1997–present

is a Japanese actress who is represented by the talent agency Oranku.

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2012	Jun and Ai	Fujiko Kirino	Asadora	^[2]
2014	Hero	Reiko Baba	Season 2	^[3]
2015	Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day	Yoko Honma	TV movie	^[4]
2015–2017	Dr. Storks	Rumiko Komatsu	2 seasons	^[5]
2016	Sanada Maru		Taiga drama	^[6]
	Naomi and Kanako	Yoko Hattori
2016–2021	Cold Case	Yuri Ishikawa	Lead role; 3 seasons	^[7]
2018	Meet Me After School	Ritsu Haraguchi		^[8]
2019	Nagi's Long Vacation	Misuzu Shiraishi		^[9]
2020	Mothers in Love	Yūko Hayashi		^[10]
2022	Kamen Rider Black Sun	Bishium		^[11]
2024	Extremely Inappropriate!	Sakae Sakisaka		^[12]
	Dear Radiance	Fujiwara no Akiko	Taiga drama	^[13]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2011	Bunny Drop	Haruko Sasaki		^[14]
2015	Flying Colors	Akari Kudo (Sayaka's Mother)		^[15]
	Poison Berry in My Brain	Ikeda		^[16]
	The Pearls of the Stone Man	Michiko Ueda		^[17]
2016	Desperate Sunflowers	Tetsuko Ishida	Lead role
2018	Hanalei Bay	Sachi	Lead role	^[18]
	After the Rain	Tomoyo Tachibana		^[19]
	No Matter How Much My Mom Hates Me	Mitsuko	Lead role
	Cafe Funiculi Funicula	Yaeko Hirai		^[20]
	Love × Doc	Asuka	Lead role	^[21]
2019	Hit Me Anyone One More Time	Akane Yamanishi
2022	My Broken Mariko	Kyoko Tamura		^[22]
	Silent Parade	Maya Miyazawa		^[23]
2023	In Love and Deep Water	Hatsumi Yabuchi		^[24]
	Ichikei's Crow: The Movie	Etsuko Kobayakawa		^[25]
	Winny			^[26]
2024	Happiness	Riyo Yamagishi		^[27]

Dubbing

• Legend of the Demon Cat, Lady Yang (Sandrine Pinna)^[28]
• Frozen II, Queen Iduna (Evan Rachel Wood)^[29]

Awards

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Result
2015	8th Tokyo Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress		^[30]
	40th Hochi Film Award	Best Supporting Actress		^[31]
2016	58th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actress
	40th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomers of the Year		^[32]
	39th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actress		^[33]

External links

• Official profile at Oranku
• Official blog on GREE
• Official blog (From November 2007 to January 2017)
• Official blog on Yahoo (Discontinued in November 2007)
• Manager's official blog
  • 役者魂.jp 吉田羊インタビュー

Notes and References

1. Web site: "久留米市出身の女優・吉田羊さん 「長年の夢」実現 挑む里帰り公演 下條アトムさんらと共演" . 2016-12-30 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518072750/http://www.47news.jp/localnews/hukuoka/2009/07/post_20090703042955.html . 2015-05-18 .
2. Web site: 純と愛. October 7, 2022. TV drama database.
3. Web site: 吉田羊、なぜ40代でブレイク? 同年代女優と異なるポジションから考える. October 1, 2022. Real Sound.
4. Web site: あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。. October 7, 2022. TV drama database.
5. Web site: 吉田羊、『コウノドリ』助産師・小松役はなぜ頼りがいがある？ 痛みに共感する姿勢を読む. October 7, 2022. Eeal Sound.
6. Web site: 真田丸の出演者・キャスト一覧. June 22, 2024. The Television.
7. Web site: 吉田羊、連続ドラマW「コールドケース」がシーズン3へ「今はワクワクしかない」. October 7, 2022. Cinema Cafe.
8. Web site: 中学聖日記. October 7, 2022. The Television.
9. Web site: 凪のお暇. October 7, 2022. The Television.
10. Web site: 恋する母たち. October 7, 2022. TV drama database.
11. Web site: 西島秀俊×中村倫也『仮面ライダーBLACK SUN』10月28日配信 濱田岳、吉田羊らが"怪人"に. August 30, 2022. Real Sound.
12. Web site: 不適切にもほどがある. November 22, 2023. TV drama database.
13. Web site: 来年大河『光る君へ』第2弾キャスト11人発表 両親役に岸谷五朗&国仲涼子 清少納言役はウイカ 【11人の役柄紹介あり】. February 21, 2023. Oricon.
14. Web site: うさぎドロップ. September 23, 2021. eiga.com.
15. Web site: 有村架純＆吉田羊"親子"でブルーリボン賞受賞！「一緒にいられてうれしい」. October 1, 2022. Cinematoday.
16. Web site: 脳内ポイズンベリー. October 7, 2022. eiga.com.
17. Web site: 愛を積むひと. October 7, 2022. eiga.com.
18. Web site: 吉田羊「20代の自信に、根拠なんかなくていい」 書籍『わたしが27歳だったころ』【全文公開】. October 1, 2022. Oricon.
19. Web site: 恋は雨上がりのように. October 7, 2022. eiga.com.
20. Web site: コーヒーが冷めないうちに. October 7, 2022. eiga.com.
21. Web site: ラブ×ドック. October 7, 2022. eiga.com.
22. Web site: マイ・ブロークン・マリコ. April 25, 2022. eiga.com.
23. Web site: 福山雅治主演、ガリレオシリーズ『沈黙のパレード』キャスト発表. June 2, 2022. Oricon.
24. Web site: 吉沢亮×宮崎あおい×坂元裕二、Netflix映画「クレイジークルーズ」製作決定. July 4, 2022. Natalie.
25. Web site: 映画 イチケイのカラス. November 8, 2022. eiga.com.
26. Web site: Winny. December 23, 2022. eiga.com.
27. Web site: ハピネス. December 7, 2023. eiga.com.
28. Web site: 日本語吹替えキャスト. July 26, 2020. ku-kai-movie.jp.
29. Web site: 魔法の川の子守唄 歌詞. October 16, 2020. utaten.com.
30. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2061047/full/. ja:『天皇の料理番』が4冠獲得 「東京ドラマアウォード2015」. 2015-11-27. oricon ME inc.. ja.
31. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2062839/full/. ja:樹木希林＆本木雅弘"親子"で同時受賞 第40回報知映画賞. 2015-11-27. oricon ME inc.. ja.
32. Web site: https://www.producer.or.jp/elandor-list.html. ja:エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧. List of Élan d'Or awardee. January 25, 2019. All Nippon Producers Association. ja.
33. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2065470/full/. ja:日本アカデミー賞優秀賞発表『海街diary』が最多12部門受賞 ORICON STYLE. 2016-03-05. oricon ME inc.. ja.