Mariko Tsutsui

• Name — Mariko Tsutsui • Native Name — 筒井 真理子 • Born — 13 October 1960 • Birthplace — Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1985–present • Agent — Tristone Entertainment

She was born in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture. Tsutsui graduated from Kōfu Daiichi High School in Yamanashi Prefecture. She dropped out of Aoyama Gakuin University. She later graduated from the Waseda University School of Social Sciences. As well as acting, Tsutsui can figure skate, play the flute, and perform Japanese buyō (dance). In 1981, while studying at Aoyama Gakuin University, she was impressed after seeing a performance of the Third Stage performing at the Waseda University Theater Study Group. In 1982, when she took the examination at the Waseda University again, she passed and joined the Third Stage where she performed her first role. She appeared subsequently in most works performed by the theatre company.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 1999 — Keizoku — Yukari Aoki — Episode 5 • 2014 — Hanako and Anne — Tami Yamamoto — Asadora • 2024 — House of Ninjas — Hitoko Mukai • The Tiger and Her Wings — Hisako Sakuragawa — Asadora • Laughing Matryoshka — Kaori Michiue • 2025 — Love is too Hard for a Rich Man — Kaori Shinonome • A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You — Mitsuko Hashimoto • Love School — Sanae Ogawa

• Date — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 2022 — The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story — Yayoi Kasuga / Kinu Kotomiya