Yasuko Sawaguchi
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Yasuko Sawaguchi (沢口靖子), (Born June 11, 1965 in Osaka, Japan), is an actress.
Biography
In early 1984, the Japanese movie studio Toho Company Ltd. held their first Toho Cinderella beauty contest, and Yasuko, almost 19 at the time, was chosen as the first Toho Cinderella, beating out the other 30,000 contestants.
Shortly after, she made her film debut in the film , before co-starring as the heroine Naoko Okumura in The Return of Godzilla, which was the grand comeback film for the famous movie monster Godzilla. She appeared in the next Godzilla film 5 years later, 1989's Godzilla vs Biollante, but as another character (Erika Shiragami, who played a part in the creation of Godzilla's titular adversary). At the Toho Cinderella beauty contest that same year, she took place with the 2nd Toho Cinderella, 1987 winner Megumi Odaka (who was also in Biollante, starting her Miki Saegusa character).
She has since appeared in numerous movies and television (her TV show debut was Mio's Devotion in 1985), and is considered one of Japan's most beautiful and talented actresses.
She also voiced Chihiro's mother in the original Japanese version of Spirited Away. This involved her sounding as though she was talking with her mouth full, so she initially tried biting her finger while acting. When this didn't create the desired effect, some KFC chicken was ordered into the recording studio.
External links
- [Toho's Official Talent File for Yasuko Sawaguchi]
- () [Extensive Yasuko Sawaguchi fanpage]
- [Yasuko Sawaguchi] at the Japanese Movie Database
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