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Ryoko Yonekura
AKA: Yonekura Ryoko · よねくら りょうこ · Ryôko Yonekura · Ryōko Yonekura · 米倉 涼子
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Born: 1975
Kanagawa, Japan
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Biography
Ryoko Yonekura (米倉 涼子 Yonekura Ryōko, born August 1, 1975 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actress and former fashion model best known for her role in the Japanese medical drama Doctor-X.
Yonekura studied classical ballet for 15 years from the age of five. Represented by the Oscar Promotion agency, she won a national young beauty award in 1992. In 1993, she started her career as a model, working for fashion magazines such as CanCam. She announced her intention to start her acting career in June 1999. Her acting debut was in the TBS television drama Koi no Kamisama (God of Love), and has appeared in many dramas ever since.
Yonekura played the role of Roxie Hart in the Japanese-language production of Chicago in Tokyo 2008 and in 2010. She then learned the role in English and made her Broadway debut in 2012, reprising her role in July 2017.
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Yonekura studied classical ballet for 15 years from the age of five. Represented by the Oscar Promotion agency, she won a national young beauty award in 1992. In 1993, she started her career as a model, working for fashion magazines such as CanCam. She announced her intention to start her acting career in June 1999. Her acting debut was in the TBS television drama Koi no Kamisama (God of Love), and has appeared in many dramas ever since.
Yonekura played the role of Roxie Hart in the Japanese-language production of Chicago in Tokyo 2008 and in 2010. She then learned the role in English and made her Broadway debut in 2012, reprising her role in July 2017.
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Known For
The Journalist
Anna Matsuda
2022 · JP
Legal V
Shoko Takanashi
2018 · JP
Doctor-Y ~Gekai Kaji Hideki~
Role
2016 · JP
Sock or Hat?
Self
2014 · US
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
Ayako Baba
2013 · JP
HUNTER - Women After Reward Money
Rei Isaka
2011 · JP
HUNT - Tax Investigation Officer
Matsuko Matsudaira
2010 · JP
Over-the-Shoulder Lover
Moe Hayasaka
2007 · JP
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Journalist | 2022 | Anna Matsuda |
| Legal V | 2018 | Shoko Takanashi |
| Doctor-Y ~Gekai Kaji Hideki~ | 2016 | Contributor |
| Sock or Hat? | 2014 | Self |
| No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35 | 2013 | Ayako Baba |
| HUNTER - Women After Reward Money | 2011 | Rei Isaka |
| HUNT - Tax Investigation Officer | 2010 | Matsuko Matsudaira |
| Over-the-Shoulder Lover | 2007 | Moe Hayasaka |
| Time of Distrust ~ Women's Wars | 2006 | Michiko Asai |
| The Animal Trail | 2006 | Tamiko Narusawa |
| Haru and Natsu | 2005 | Haru Takakura |
| Matrilineal Family | 2005 | Fumino Hamada |
| The Black Leather Notebook | 2004 | Motoko Haraguchi |
| Bewitched In Tokyo | 2004 | Arisa Matsui |
| Musashi | 2003 | Otsu |
| Artificial Beauty | 2002 | Honami Saotome |
| Unmarried Family | 2001 | Hikaru Matoba |