Makiko Esumi

Esumi Makiko

  • Name: Esumi Makiko
  • Native name: 江角マキコ
  • Given name: Hirano Makiko
  • Also Known as: Makiko Hirano, 平野真紀子
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: December 18, 1966
  • Age: 58
Esumi Makiko, born in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese model, actress, writer, essayist, and lyricist. Esumi is most well known for her role as Chinatsu Tsuboi in the Japanese television drama series Shomuni.

Esumi won the 1995 Rookie of the Year Award at both the 19th Annual Japan Academy Prize ceremonies and at the 38th Blue Ribbon Awards for her role in the 1995 film Maborosi. She was nominated in 2002 for the Best Actress Award at the 26th Annual Japan Academy Prize ceremonies for her role in Inochi.

In 2000, she released her single, One Way Drive, featuring guitar work and production by Tomoyasu Hotei, who also co-wrote the song with Esumi. She wrote a children's book in 2005.

Esumi is married to Fuji TV director Shin Hirano and is distantly related to Koji Ezumi, a goalkeeper for Omiya Ardija. She was previously married to photographer Rowland Kirishima. She gave birth in 2005 to her first daughter, with her second due to be born in December 2009.

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Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2013 Shomuni Season 4
Japanese Drama, 2013, 10 eps
Chinatsu Tsuboi (Main Role)
10
Main Role
7.2
2011 Bull Doctor
Japanese Drama, 2011, 11 eps
Odate Tamami (Main Role)
11
Main Role
7.3
2007 Jigoku no Sata mo Yome Shidai
Japanese Drama, 2007, 10 eps
Tachibana Makoto (Main Role)
10
Main Role
8.0
2006 The Street Lawyers
Japanese Drama, 2006, 6 eps
Amachi Ryoko (Main Role)
6
Main Role
0.0
2004 Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no you ni..
Japanese Drama, 2004, 10 eps
Kozue Ogawa (Main Role)
10
Main Role
6.8
2003 Marusa!!
Japanese Drama, 2003, 12 eps
Kanako Tsuburaya (Main Role)
12
Main Role
8.0
2002 Shomuni Season 3
Japanese Drama, 2002, 12 eps
Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)
12
Tsuboi Chinatsu
Main Role
7.5
2001 Love Revolution
Japanese Drama, 2001, 12 eps
Asaoka Kyoko (Main Role)
12
Main Role
7.1
2000 Shomuni Season 2
Japanese Drama, 2000, 12 eps
Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)
12
Tsuboi Chinatsu
Main Role
7.5
1999 Dokushin Seikatsu
Japanese Drama, 1999, 10 eps
Kyoko (Main Role)
10
Kyoko
Main Role
7.0
1999 Over Time
Japanese Drama, 1999, 12 eps
Kasahara Natsuki (Main Role)
12
Main Role
7.3
1998 GTO
Japanese Drama, 1998, 12 eps
[Nurse] (Ep. 11) (Guest Role)
12
[Nurse] (Ep. 11)
Guest Role
8.2
1998 Shomuni
Japanese Drama, 1998, 12 eps
Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)
12
Main Role
7.5
1997 One Way Ticket To Love
Japanese Drama, 1997, 10 eps
10
Main Role
8.0
1996 Konna Watashi ni Dare ga Shita
Japanese Drama, 1996, 10 eps
(Unknown)
10
Unknown
6.0
1996 Garasu no Kakeratachi
Japanese Drama, 1996, 11 eps
Tamura Natsume (Support Role)
11
Tamura Natsume
Support Role
5.0
1995 Kagayake! Rintaro
Japanese Drama, 1995, 12 eps
Mamiko (Support Role)
12
Support Role
7.7
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2012 Liar Game: Reborn
Japanese Movie, 2012,
Omega (Support Role)
Omega
Support Role
7.5
2007 Mushishi
Japanese Movie, 2007,
Nui (Support Role)
Nui
Support Role
6.9
2004 Free and Easy 15: No Tomorrow For Hama-Chan
Japanese Movie, 2004,
Kaoru Hayakawa (Support Role)
Kaoru Hayakawa
Support Role
0.0
2002 Inochi
Japanese Movie, 2002,
Yu Miri (Main Role)
Main Role
7.2
2001 Pistol Opera
Japanese Movie, 2001,
Minazuki Miyuki (Main Role)
Main Role
6.5
1997 Koi wa Maiorita.
Japanese Movie, 1997,
Kousaka Machiko (Support Role)
Kousaka Machiko
Support Role
6.0
1995 Maborosi
Japanese Movie, 1995,
Yumiko (Main Role)
Yumiko
Main Role
7.4
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
2013 Olympic no Minoshirokin
Japanese Special, 2013, 2 eps
Professor Hamano (Support Role)
2
Professor Hamano
Support Role
6.6
2012 Liar Game Reborn Special - Fukunaga VS Yokoya
Japanese Special, 2012, 1 eps
Omega (Support Role)
1
Omega
Support Role
7.4
2012 Alice in Liar Game
Japanese Special, 2012, 4 eps
Omega (Support Role)
4
Omega
Support Role
6.8
2006 Triple Kitchen
Japanese Special, 2006, 1 eps
Kiriko Imaizumi (Main Role)
1
Main Role
6.8
2003 Ruten no Ouhi: Saigo no Koutei
Japanese Special, 2003, 2 eps
Kawashima Yoshiko (Support Role)
2
Kawashima Yoshiko
Support Role
7.7
2003 Shomuni Forever
Japanese Special, 2003, 1 eps
Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)
1
Tsuboi Chinatsu
Main Role
8.2
2001 Number One
Japanese Special, 2001, 1 eps
Miyake Yoshie (Support Role)
1
Miyake Yoshie
Support Role
4.3
2001 Kansatsui Muro Akiko 30: Furueru Kao
Japanese Special, 2001, 1 eps
Hatanaka Yukiyo [Former nurse] (Guest Role)
1
Hatanaka Yukiyo [Former nurse]
Guest Role
0.0
2000 Shomuni Special 2
Japanese Special, 2000, 1 eps
Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)
1
Tsuboi Chinatsu
Main Role
7.4
1999 Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 1999 Fall Special
Japanese Special, 1999, 1 eps
{Mosaic} Nakahara Saki (Main Role)
1
{Mosaic} Nakahara Saki
Main Role
6.0
1999 Konya wa Eigyouchu
Japanese Special, 1999, 1 eps
Esumi (Support Role)
1
Esumi
Support Role
7.4
1998 Shomuni Special 1
Japanese Special, 1998, 1 eps
Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)
1
Tsuboi Chinatsu
Main Role
7.5
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2009 A-Studio+
Japanese TV Show, 2009, 810 eps
(Ep. 96) (Guest)
810
(Ep. 96)
Guest
10.0
2008 5LDK
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 171 eps
(Ep. 38) (Guest)
171
(Ep. 38)
Guest
9.0
2008 Shabekuri 007
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 610 eps
(Ep. 42) (Guest)
610
(Ep. 42)
Guest
8.2
2008 Chuutori Aru no Chuushite!
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 50 eps
(Guest)
50
Guest
8.0
2008 Vs Arashi
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 561 eps
(Ep. 227) (Guest)
561
(Ep. 227)
Guest
8.4
2001 Domoto Kyoudai
Japanese TV Show, 2001, 168 eps
(Ep. 8, 107) (Guest)
168
(Ep. 8, 107)
Guest
8.3
1996 LOVE LOVE Aishiteru
Japanese TV Show, 1996, 214 eps
(Ep. 91) (Guest)
214
(Ep. 91)
Guest
8.3
1994 Guru Guru Ninety Nine
Japanese TV Show, 1994, 1 eps
[Gochi member] (S10-S16) (Regular Member)
1
[Gochi member] (S10-S16)
Regular Member
0.0
1951 Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Japanese TV Show, 1951, 75 eps
[Judge] (Ep. 47) (Guest)
75
[Judge] (Ep. 47)
Guest
7.6
Articles
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Esumi Makiko

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  • First Name: Makiko
  • Family Name: Esumi
  • Native name: 江角マキコ
  • Also Known as: Makiko Hirano, 平野真紀子
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: December 18, 1966
  • Age: 58

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