Tamae Ando
Born: 1976-08-08 in Nishiogu, Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Tamae Ando is an actress born on August 8, 1976, in Arakawa, Tokyo. She is married to Kuro Tanino, a theater playwright and director associated with the theater group "Niwa Gekidan Penino". The couple has one child. She's been active as an actress since 2001. She is part of the talent agency MASH. She was born as the daughter of a tonkatsu restaurant called "Donpei" which has appeared in the drama "Kodoku no Gurume". She graduated from Ogu Miyamae Elementary School, Ogu Hachiman Junior High School, and The Second Nihon University High School. Aspiring to become a diplomat, she entered Sophia University's department of Foreign Languages but dropped out. She went on to graduate from Waseda Universities department of Literature. Following her graduation, she joined the theater company "Pots Doll" and began working as an actress. She caught the eye of director Hiroki Ryuichi and was cast in her first film, 2003's "Vibrator". Following her 2003 movie debut, 2004 saw her appearing in her first drama. She left "Pots Doll" in 2007 but still appears in stage productions with her most recent appearance occurring in 2015.
Filmography
2025
2024
- Last Mile as Matsumoto Riho
- Aimitagai
- アイドル誕生 輝け昭和歌謡
- Talentless TAKANO as Iku Shigiishi
2023
- Perfect Days as Sato
- Ripples as Misae Watanabe
- Kyoto no Ohikkoshi as Hirano Nao
- Gesshoku no Yoru wa as Kanako Miyauchi
- 亀も、青春は短い
- Yukio in Tokyo
2022
- Phases of the Moon as Kiyomi Araya
- Leave in Summer
- The SanMei-sama: Is it possible to do this remotely?
- Lost Man Found as Yamashita
2021
2020
- A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
- One Left Hand Shot
- The Road to Red Restaurant List as Umezawa Reiko [Taka-chan Udon employee] (Ep. 1)
- Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist
- Sugu Shinun Dakara as Shinobu Yumi
2019
2018
- The Scythian Lamb as Tokiko Naito
- Manager Rinko Kazehana's Love
2017
- The Last Shot in the Bar as Mineko
- Kuruibana as Kanako Fujisaki
- Side Job
- Marriage as Hatoko Honohara
- Let's Go, Jets! as Taeko's Mother
- The Last Reunion
2016
- Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories as Marilyn
- Over the Fence as Nanako Hara
- The Extremists' Opera
- Erased as Akemi Hinazuki
- Midnight Diner 2 as Marilyn
- Birthday Wishes as Yoshie's Former High School Classmate
2015
- Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment as Takagi
- Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion as Takagi
- Piece of Cake
- Three Stories of Love as Harumi Yoshida
- The Man of the Political Economy
- Take Me to Love & Meal as Yuko Fushimi
- 64 as Kakinuma Meiko
2014
- Midnight Diner as Marilyn
- My Man
- The Long Goodbye as Nurse 2
- Botanical Life of Varendar as Kyoko Fujimura
- Smoking Gun as Shoko Komiyama
2013
2012
- Dreams for Sale as Noriyo Oota
- Deceiving Idol as Usa Asari
2011
2010
- Solanin as Receptionist of Live House Music Studio
- What a Wonderful Life!!
- A Lone Scalpel as Kaori Oka
- Golden Slumber as Iwasaki's Wife
- Kaidan Horror Classics
2009
- Midnight Diner as Marylin
- We'll Keep Walking, That's All as Kaoru
2008
- The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind
- 700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police as Takaaki's Sister
- One Million Yen Girl as Hiromi Kurosawa
- All Around Us as Masako Yoshida
2007
2006
- Time Limit Investigator as Reiko's assistant
- Balloon Club Revisited as Shunko
- The SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite!
2005
- Noriko's Dinner Table as Broken Dam
- The SanMei-sama
1999
1971
- Kamen Rider as Momoko Komori