Yumi Takigawa
Born: 1951-02-16 in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Yumi Takigawa (多岐川裕美) is a Japanese actress and singer born on February 16, 1951, in Tokyo. She began her career in the early 1970s and has since appeared in over 50 films and numerous television dramas. Takigawa is particularly known for her roles in the nunsploitation genre, notably in School of the Holy Beast (1974), where she portrayed Maya Takigawa, a young woman who joins a convent to uncover the truth behind her mother’s mysterious death.  In addition to her film career, Takigawa has been a prominent figure on Japanese television, starring in several Taiga dramas such as Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976), Sanga Moyu (1984), and Kōmyō ga Tsuji (2006).  Takigawa’s versatility extends to her music career. She released several albums and singles, including the 1982 album Yumemigokochi, which featured a blend of pop and city pop styles.  Throughout her career, Takigawa has received various accolades, including the Elan d’or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 1976. Her enduring presence in both film and television has solidified her status as a respected and influential figure in Japanese entertainment.
Filmography
2024
- My Treasure as Natsuno Kazumi
2021
- Love is Phantom as Hase Aoi
2020
- Discord as Mikie Katou
2018
- Double Fantasy as Kiyoko Moriyama
2017
- Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family as Sanae Sakita
2016
- Onihei Crime Files: The Final Zenpen - Gonenme no Kyaku
- Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken
- The Exchange Letter as Yuri Oshima
- Detective Ballerino
- Kanon as Tatsuko Kishimoto
- KUHANA!
2015
- Ghost Writer's Homicide Coverage 2 - Writing About a Celebrity's Crime
- Reed of Glass as Ritsuko Fujishima
2010
2009
- Onihei Crime Files: Bungoro Amabiki as Hisae
2008
- Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman as Hisae
2007
- Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow as Hisae
2006
- Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits as Hisae
- Love and Glory as Kinu
2005
- Veronika Decides to Die as Kyoko (Towa's mother)
- Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya as Hisae
2000
- Sayoko is Back as Chika Sekine
1999
1996
- SMAP×SMAP as Bistro Guest
- Gonin 2 as Yoko Toyama
- After the Wind Has Gone
1995
- Goodbye for Tomorrow as Mitsuko Morishita
- Onihei's Detective Records
- Shinjuku Shark
1994
- Mayu wo tsukuru onna as Chikako
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 9 as Yaehime
- The Man Who Shot the Don
1993
- Haruka, Nostalgia as Bar's Customer
- The Fire Still Burns
1992
1991
- Kanei Chronicles as Sawa
1990
1989
- Nemuri Kyōshirō
- Music Box as Shizuko Kubo
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 3
1986
1984
- Burning Mountain River as Emi Hatanaka / Amo
1983
1982
1980
- Virus as Asami Noriko
- Magnitude 7.9
1979
1978
- The Yagyu Conspiracy as Izumo-no-Okuni
1977
1976
- New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion as Nami Matsushima
- Detonation! Violent Games as Yuki Kazama
1975
- The Bullet Train as SAS Staff
- Karate Bear Fighter as Chiako
- Karate Bullfighter as Chiako
- Graveyard of Honor as Chieko Ishikawa
- Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka
- The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Continuation
1974
- The Transgressor as Maya Takigawa
- A Single Flower Withered