原田知世

Tomoyo Harada (原田 知世, Harada Tomoyo; born November 28, 1967 in Nagasaki, Japan) is a Japanese actress, singer, and lyricist, and was a popular idol in the 1980s. In 1982, Harada participated in a movie audition with the reason of wanting to meet Hiroyuki Sanada, and received a special award. In July of the same year, she made her acting debut in the Fuji TV drama Sailor Suit and Machine Gun. Her first role in a film was in 1983's Toki o Kakeru Shōjo for which she won the award for best newcomer at the 8th Hochi Film Award. She won the award for best actress at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival for Early Spring Story. Numerous other singles and albums have followed. In the summer of 2007, Harada joined the pop electronica band "pupa" as a vocalist, at the invitation of Yukihiro Takahashi. Other members are Hiroshi Takano, Ren Takada, Hirohisa Horie, Tomohiko Gondo. "原田知世 芸能界入りのきっかけは大ファンだった俳優の影響「映画の相手役募集で、会いたくて応募」". Sponichi. Retrieved March 1, 2025. 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2010. 第７回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８５年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2010. "pupa／ インタビュー ／＠ぴあ" (in Japanese). ぴあ. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2012. "高橋幸宏、原田知世、高野寛ら参加の新バンドpupa(ピューパ)が、6月2日に初ライヴを実施" (in Japanese). OOPS!. April 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2012. "あいあい傘". eiga.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024. "原田知世×田中圭「あなたの番です」映画化、ドラマ初回を起点にパラレルワールド描く". Natalie. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2021. "35年目のラブレター". eiga.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024. "原田知世の作品" [Works by Tomoyo Harada]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 30, 2025. "原田知世のランキング情報 シングル売上TOP16作品" [Tomoyo Harada ranking informion, top 20 singles sales]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2024. Tomoyo Harada at IMDb JMDb Profile (in Japanese) Official Site (in Japanese) pupa Official Web Site