Tao Tsuchiya
Tao Tsuchiya (土屋太鳳, Tsuchiya Tao, born February 3, 1995) is a Japanese actress. She is best known for her memorable role of Makimachi Misao in the movie series Rurouni Kenshin, as Mai Nakahara in The 8-Year Engagement, Koharu in The Cinderella Addiction and most recently as Yuzuha Usagi in Netflix's Alice in Borderland. Her older sister, Honoka, works as a model, while her younger brother, Shimba Tsuchiya, is also an actor.
Tao Tsuchiya
- Name
- Tao Tsuchiya
- Born
- 3 February 1995
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- Japan Women's College of Physical Education
- Known for
- Tori Girl · The 8-Year Engagement · Mare · Alice in Borderland
- Honours
- Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
- Languages
- Japanese
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Biography
Biography
Tao Tsuchiya studied at Japan Women's College of Physical Education. The recorded working language is Japanese. Works named in the authority record are Tori Girl, The 8-Year Engagement, Mare and Alice in Borderland. Distinctions recorded are Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Tao Tsuchiya • Born — 3 February 1995 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Native Name — 土屋 太鳳 • Occupation — Actress • Agent — Sony Music Artists • Years Active — 2005–present • Children — 1 • Relatives — * Honoka Tsuchiya (sister) • Shimba Tsuchiya (brother)
Career and stage play
Career and stage play
Chosen from among 2,020 women auditioning for the part, Tsuchiya was cast in the starring role of Mare, a morning drama serial aired on Japan's public television which first aired on March 30, 2015. In 2018, Tsuchiya performed in a theatre production in five cities within four countries around the world. The production was an adaptation from the manga Pluto. She played two main characters: a little cyborg girl named Uran and a cyborg woman named Helena. She was that Japanese voice of Félicie in the 2016 film Ballerina and sung a new ending theme titled "Félicies" in the Japanese dub. She planned to participate in another Stage Play challenge in Tokyo during the summer of 2020, joining a Madam Mari Natsuki production called Neo Vol. 4.
Personal life
Personal life
On January 1, 2023, Tsuchiya announced on her Instagram that she had married the Generations from Exile Tribe singer and actor Ryota Katayose, who was her co-star in the 2017 film My Brother Loves Me Too Much. At the same time, she also announced her pregnancy with her first child. On August 29, 2023, Tsuchiya and Katayose announced the birth of their first child.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 2010 — Ryōmaden — Otome Sakamoto (as a teenager) — Episode 1; Taiga drama • 2011 — Ohisama — Hana Kimura — Asadora • Ouran High School Host Club — Renge Houshakuji • Suzuki Sensei — Somi Ogawa • 2012 — Ultraman Retsuden — Princess Emerana Luludo Esmeralda • Chūshingura: Sono Gi Sono Ai — Yae Isaka — TV movie • Miss Double Faced Teacher — Shiori Matsumoto • 2013 — Limit — Chieko Kamiya • Mayonaka no Panya-san — Nozomi Shinozaki • 2014 — Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite — Miu Masaoka — Lead role • Hanako and Anne — Momo Ando — Asadora • 2015 — Mare — Mare Tsumura — Lead role; Asadora • Library Wars: Book of Memories — Marie Nakazawa — TV movie • 2015–18 — Downtown Rocket — Rina Tsukuda — 2 seasons • 2016 — Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg? — Kazami Hida — Lead role • Goodbye Ghosts! — Sachi Aguma — Lead role • IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius — Sōko Watō • 2018 — We Are Rockets! — Wakaba Fujitani — Lead role • 2019 — Castle of Sand — Rieko Naruse — TV movie • Dream Stage — Tsubasa Ozawa — Lead role; TV movie • W's Tragedy — Mako Watsuji — Lead role; TV movie • 2020 — Bones of Steel — Moe Nomura • 2020–2025 — Alice in Borderland — Yuzuha Usagi — Lead role; 3 seasons • 2022 — Involvement in Family Affairs — Sato Shinohara — Lead role • 2024 — Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai — Yuri Amemiya — Miniseries • The Diamond Sleeping Under the Sea — Yuriko
Voice acting
Voice acting
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 2016 — Erased — Satoru Fujinuma (young) — TV anime • Ballerina — Félicie — Japanese dubbing • 2018 — Bumblebee — Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld) — Live-action Japanese dubbing • 2021 — Sing a Bit of Harmony — Shion Ashimori — Anime film • 2026 — Anpanman: Pantan to Yakusoku no Hoshi — Pantan — Anime film
Music video appearances
Music video appearances
• Greeeen – Dream (2016) • Lang Lang – Classical Music Mashup (2019) • Taiking ft. Tsuchiya Tao - Rules (2022)
Others
Others
• 60th Japan Record Awards (2018), host • 61st Japan Record Awards (2019), host
Singles
Singles
• "Fēlicies" (2017) • "Anniversary" (2018) released as Taotak (duo with Takumi Kitamura) • " Lead Your Partner " (2021) • "Umbrella" (2021) • "You Got Friends" (2021) • "Rules" (2022) (featuring with Taiking of Suchmos)
Magazines
Magazines
• Hanachu, Shufunotomo 2003-, as an exclusive model from May 2008 to June 2010
Photobooks
Photobooks
• Tsubomi 1 (13 October 2011, Magazine House) • Document (3 February 2015, Tokyo News Service) • Marezora (16 September 2015, NHK Publishing)
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 2008 — Tokyo Sonata — Mika Kurosu • 2009 — Tsurikichi Sanpei — Yuri Takayama • 2010 — Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial — Princess Emerana Luludo Esmeralda • 2011 — The Legacy of the Sun — Sū-chan • 2012 — Hatenu Mura no Mina — Kanna Matsushita — Lead role • 2013 — Arcana — Maki / Satsuki — Lead role • Suzuki Sensei: The Movie — Somi Ogawa • Sekiseki Renren — Juri — Lead role • 2014 — Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno — Makimachi Misao • Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends — Makimachi Misao • The Werewolf Game: The Beast Side — Yuka Kabayama — Lead role • 2015 — Orange — Naho Takamiya — Lead role • Library Wars: The Last Mission — Marie Nakazawa • 2016 — Gold Medal Man — Midori Yokoi • Yell for the Blue Sky — Tsubasa Ono — Lead role • 2017 — Policeman and Me — Kako Motoya — Lead role • Tori Girl — Yukina Toriyama — Lead role • My Brother Loves Me Too Much — Setoka Tachibana — Lead role • The 8-Year Engagement — Mai Nakahara — Lead role • 2018 — My Little Monster — Shizuku Mizutani — Lead role • Kasane: Beauty and Fate — Nina Tanzawa and Kasane — Lead role • Waiting for Spring — Mitsuki Haruno — Lead role • 2019 — Whistleblower — Nanako Misawa • 2020 — Food Luck — Shizuka Takenaka — Lead role • 2021 — Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold — Yukie Nishikata • The Cinderella Addiction — Koharu Fukuura — Lead role • Rurouni Kenshin: The Final — Makimachi Misao • Every Trick in the Book — Nahomi Torikai • 2022 — What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? — Yukino Amane • 2023 — As Long as We Both Shall Live — Sumi — Special appearance • 2024 — Matched — Rinka — Lead role • Dangerous Cops: Home Coming — Ayaka Nagamine • Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards — Masachika Jingū • Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality — Princess Fuse • 2025 — The Final Piece — Natsuko • 2026 — Matched: True Love — Rinka — Lead role • Sukiyaki — Yukiko Kashiwagi
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award ceremony — Category — Nominee / Work — Result — Ref. References • 2005 — Miss Phoenix Super Heroine Audition — Special Jury Award — Tao Tsuchiya • 2015 — 3rd — Best Action Actress — Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends • 28th Shogakukan DIME Trend Awards — Person of the Year Award — Mare • 2016 — 40th Elan d'or Awards — Newcomer of the Year — Mare, Orange • 39th Japan Academy Film Prize — Newcomer of the Year — Orange • 2017 — 30th Japan Best Dressed Eyes Awards — Entertainment Category – Female — Tao Tsuchiya • 15th Clarino Beautiful Legs Awards — 20s Category • 9th Tama Film Awards — Best Rising Actress — My Brother Loves Me Too Much, Policeman and Me, Tori Girl • 1st Pen Creator Awards — Actress • 2018 — 41st Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Actress — The 8-Year Engagement • 31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards — Best Actress — Kasane: Beauty and Fate, The 8-Year Engagement • 2019 — 29th Japan Jewelry Fair — 7th Woman of the Year — Tao Tsuchiya • 2021 — 3rd Asia Contents Awards — Best Actress — Alice in Borderland • 2025 — 48th Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Supporting Actress — Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality
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