Tomoyo Harada

Harada worked across actor, singer, singer-songwriter, lyricist and composer and 1 further recorded occupations. This article rests on 52 catalogued compositions, 63 issued recordings and 11 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

The recorded working language is Japanese. The field of work recorded is music composing. Works named in the authority record are The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Toki o Kakeru Shōjo. Distinctions recorded are Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer and Golden Arrow Award.

• Name — Tomoyo Harada • Born — 28 November 1967 • Birthplace — Nagasaki, Japan • Occupation — Actress, singer, lyricist • Years Active — 1982–present • Spouse — Ed Tsuwaki (2005–2013)

In 1982, Harada participated in a movie audition with the reason of wanting to meet Hiroyuki Sanada, and received a special award. In July of the same year, she made her acting debut in the Fuji TV drama Sailor Suit and Machine Gun. Her first role in a film was in 1983's Toki o Kakeru Shōjo for which she won the award for best newcomer at the 8th Hochi Film Award. She won the award for best actress at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival for Early Spring Story. Numerous other singles and albums have followed. In the summer of 2007, Harada joined the pop electronica band "pupa" as a vocalist, at the invitation of Yukihiro Takahashi. Other members are Hiroshi Takano, Ren Takada, Hirohisa Horie, Tomohiko Gondo.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1993 — Ryūkyū no Kaze — Aki — Taiga drama • 2003 — The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters — Kazuko Kashiwakura • 2011 — Ohisama — Hiroko Sudō — Asadora • 2018 — Half Blue Sky — Wako Hagio — Asadora • 2019 — Your Turn to Kill — Nana Tezuka — The leading actress

• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • JPN • Birthday Album — *Released: November 28, 1983 *Label: EMI Music Japan — 2 • Nadeshiko Junjō — *Released: November 28, 1984 *Label: CBS/Sony Records — 2 • Pavane — *Released: November 28, 1985 *Label: CBS/Sony Records — 7 • Next Door — *Released: June 28, 1986 *Label: CBS/Sony Records — 4 • Soshite — *Released: November 28, 1986 *Label: CBS/Sony Records — 10 • Schmatz — *Released: July 29, 1987 *Label: CBS/Sony Records — 14 • Tears of Joy — *Released: May 21, 1990 *Label: For Life Music — 30 • Blue in Blue — *Released: November 28, 1990 *Label: For Life Music — 70 • Sai — *Released: May 21, 1991 *Label: For Life Music — 67 • Garden — *Released: August 21, 1992 *Label: For Life Music — 66 • Egg Shell — *Released: January 20, 1995 *Label: For Life Music — — • Clover — *Released: May 17, 1996 *Label: For Life Music — 80 • I Could Be Free — *Released: February 21, 1997 * Label: For Life Music — 10 • Blue Orange — *Released: August 21, 1998 * Label: For Life Music — 20 • A Day of My Life — *Released: September 22, 1999 *Label: For Life Music — 34 • My Pieces — *Released: November 20, 2002 *Label: For Life Music — 80 • Music & Me — *Released: November 28, 2007 *Label: Hip Land Music Corp. — 27 • Eyja — *Released: October 21, 2009 *Label: EMI Music Japan — 37 • Noon Moon — *Released: May 7, 2014 *Label: Commmons — 20 • L'Heure Bleue — *Released: November 28, 2018 *Label: Universal Music Japan — 20 • Fruitful Days — *Released: March 23, 2022 *Label: Universal Music Japan — 31

• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • JPN • Pochette — *Released: November 1, 1986 *Label: EMI Music Japan — 25 • From T — *Released: November 28, 1987 *Label: CBS/Sony Records — 23 • My Favorites — *Released: July 21, 1988 *Label: CBS/Sony Records — — • Singles Collection '82–'88 — *Released: September 1, 1988 *Label: CBS/Sony Records — 30 • Flowers — *Released: September 18, 1997 *Label: For Life Music — 5 • Golden J-Pop The Best Tomoyo Harada — *Released: August 21, 1998 *Label: Sony Music Entertainment — — • 2000 Best Tomoyo Harada — *Released: July 19, 2000 *Label: Sony Music Entertainment — — • Best Harvest — *Released: November 21, 2001 *Label: For Life Music — 65 • Golden☆Best ~As Time Goes On~ — *Released: May 25, 2011 *Label: For Life Music — 80 • Watashi No Ongaku 2007-2016 — *Released: August 23, 2017 *Label: Universal Music Japan — 56 • Candle Lights — *Released: October 16, 2019 *Label: Universal Music Japan — 38 • Tomoyo Harada's Songs and Music — *Released: October 5, 2022 *Label: Universal Music Japan — 8

• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • JPN • Kako — *Released: February 18, 1994 *Label: For Life Music — 83 • Summer Breeze — *Released: June 20, 2001 *Label: For Life Music — 40 • Love Song Covers — *Released: March 18, 2015 *Label: Universal Music Japan — 30 • Love Song Covers 2 — *Released: May 11, 2016 *Label: Universal Music Japan — 4 • Love Song Covers 3〜You & Me — *Released: October 14, 2020 *Label: Universal Music Japan — 16 • Love Song Covers 4〜Music Flight — *Released: October 25, 2023 *Label: Universal Music Japan — 24

• Title — EP details — Peak chart positions • JPN • Karin — *Released: November 27, 2024 *Label: Universal Music Japan — 30 • Anemone — *Released: July 23, 2025 *Label: Universal Music Japan — 28

• Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • JPN • "Kanashiikurai Honto no Hanashi" — 1982 — 41 — rowspan="2" • "Tokimeki no Accident" — 67 • "Toki o Kakeru Shōjo" — 1983 — 2 — Birthday Album • "Dandelion〜Osozaki no Tanpopo" — — • "Aijō Monogatari" — 1984 — 3 — Love Story Original Soundtrack • "Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima" — 1 — Nadeshiko Junjō • "Sōshun Monogatari" — 1985 — 4 — Pavane • "Dōshitemasuka" — 1986 — 7 — From T • "Ame no Planetarium" — 12 — Next Door • "Sora ni Dakarenagara" — 11 — Soshite • "Aerukamoshirenai" — 1987 — 24 — Schmatz • "Kare to Kanojo no Sonnet" — 19 • "Taiyō ni Naritai" — 1988 — 17 — Singles Collection '82–'88 • "Silvy" — 1990 — 54 — Tears of Joy • "Shizukana Yoru" — 1991 — — — Sai • "T'en va pas" — 1994 — — • "Attends ou va-t'en" — — — Egg Shell • "Ashita" — 1995 — 95 — Ashita Original Soundtrack • "100 Love-Letters" — 1996 — — — Clover • "Romance" — 1997 — 39 — I could be free • "Sincere" — 25 — Flowers • "Koi o Shiyō" — 1998 — 70 — Blue Orange • "Nanairo no Rakuen" — — • "You can jump into the fire" — 1999 — — — a day of my life • "Tears of Joy" (New version) — 2001 — — • "Sora to Ito -talking on air-" — 2002 — 43 — My Pieces • "Yume de Aetara" (feat. Deen) — 44 — Waon -Songs for children- • "Romance" (Remake version) — 2017 — 50 — rowspan="2" • "Kotobadori" — 2019 — — • "Violet" — 2021 — — — fruitful days

• Album # — Album information • 1st — floating pupa *Released: July 2, 2008 • 2nd — dreaming pupa *Released: July 28, 2010

Tomoyo Harada was born on 28 November 1967 in Nagasaki. Harada held the nationality of Japan. Married to: Ed Tsuwaki. Recorded sibling: Kiwako Harada. Harada worked as actor, singer, singer-songwriter and lyricist, and the authority record catalogues a further 2 occupations under the same name, among them composer and film actor. Harada played the voice. Harada worked in Japanese.