Tsugumi (actress) explained
| Tsugumi |
| Native Name: | 大竹 都々美
つぐみ |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Name: | Otake Tsuzumi |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Years Active: | 1997–present |
| Notable Works: | Noriko's Dinner Table (2005) |
, born on 21 February 1976, is a Japanese award-winning actress, model and adult video performer.
Biography
Life and career
Born in Tokyo, after graduating from high school she started working as race queen. Tsugumi made her film debut in Time Leap (1997), a film adaptation of the manga with the same name, then started widely appearing in films, V-Cinema releases, stage plays and TV-dramas. For her role in Moonlight Whispers (1999) she was awarded as Best Newcomer Actress at the 9th Japanese Professional Movie Awards and as Best New Talent at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival.
In 2007, she left her agency and took a break from show business, taking up a job as a company employee.
In 2010 Tsugumi announced her adult video debut with Muteki, a label specialized in casting celebrities in their adult video debut.[1] [2]
Filmography
Selected filmography
- Time Leap (1997), by Imazeki Akemi
- Be-Bop High School (TV, 1997-1998), by Yusuke Narita
- Moonlight Whispers (1999), by Akihiko Shiota
- Hush! (2001), by Ryōsuke Hashiguchi
- Luxurious Bone (2001), by Isao Yukisada
- New Shadow Warriors (2003), by Sonny Chiba
- Norio's room (2004), by Yoshihiro Fukagawa
- Kono Yo no Sotoe - Club Shinchugun (2004), by Junji Sakamoto
- AKA-SEN (2004), by Junji Sakamoto
- Noriko's Dinner Table (2006), by Sion Sono
- Freesia (2007), by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
- Sleeping Beauty (2007), by Naoki Yamamoto
- Exte (2007), by Sion Sono
Adult video
- Actress (2010, AV, MUTEKI, Dir.Ryota Nakanishi)
- Clandestine (2011, AV, MUTEKI, Dir.Ryota Nakanishi)
Works
Photo books
- TSUGUMI (1997, III, Tokyo Sensei Inc.)
- Girl (1997, Bunkasha)
- Gekisha in Hawaii (1998, Shogakukan)
- Bone (2001, Asahi Press)
- Monthly shooting Tsugumi (2004, Shinchosha)
Notes and References
- News: Menzusaizō Yori. Eiga-shō o sōname ni shita ano joyū ga muteki debyū kettei! Dokusen saisoku intabyū! !. 6 July 2012. Cyzo. 1 Nov 2010. Japanese.
- News: Jitsuryoku-ha joyū tsugumi, masakano AV debyū! Jishin no ketsudan de 'muteki' shutsuen kettei!. 6 July 2012. Cinema Today. 4 Nov 2010. Japanese.
