Takako Matsu

Biography

Takako Matsu is a Japanese actress and pop singer born on June 10, 1977. She gained widespread popularity in the late 1990s through hit TV dramas starring alongside Takuya Kimura, including the massive success Long Vacation (1996) and Love Generation (1997). These roles established her as a leading actress in television. She has received Best Actress awards multiple time in her career.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Confessions (2010) — Yuko Moriguchi
2. Fireworks (2017) — Nazuna's Mother (voice)
3. April Story (1998) — Uzuki Nireno
4. The Hidden Blade (2004) — Kie
5. Brave Story (2006) — Wataru Mitsuya (voice)
6. 9 Souls (2003) — Yuki
7. It Comes (2018) — Kotoko Higa
8. Masquerade Hotel (2019) — Yoko Katagiri
9. K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) — Yoko Hashiba
10. The Little House (2014) — Tokiko Hirai
11. Long Vacation (1996) — Ryoko Okusawa
12. Quartet (2017) — Maki Maki
13. Hero (2015) — Maiko Amamiya
14. Hero (2001) — Maiko Amamiya / 雨宫舞子
15. Hero (2007) — Maiko Amamiya
16. Suite Dreams (2006) — Hana Takemoto
17. Last Letter (2020) — Yuri Kishibeno
18. 1st Kiss (2025) — Kanna Suzuri
19. My Dear Exes (2021) — Towako Omameda
20. Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007) — Mizue
21. Dreams for Sale (2012) — Satoko Ichizawa
22. Clouds Over the Hill (2009) — 秋山多美
23. The Zen Diary (2022) — Machiko
24. Love Generation (1997) — Riko Uesugi
25. Villon's Wife (2009) — Sachi
26. Hard-Core (2018) — Bar woman
27. Slow Train (2025) — Yoko Shibuya
28. Under One Roof (1993)
29. Tokyo Fair Weather (1997)
30. A Farewell to Jinu (2015) — Akiko Amano
31. The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022) — Suga
32. On Summer Sand (2025) — Keiko Koura
33. No Side Game (2019) — Maki Kimijima
34. Love Generation Hong Kong (1998) — Uesugi/Riko
35. The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (2018)
36. HERO SP (2006) — Maiko Amamiya
37. Their Marriage (2025) — Nella Suzuki
38. Chûshingura 1/47 (2001) — Aguri (later Yozeiin)
39. Switch (2020) — Tsutaya Madoka
40. Because I Am Me (1997)