Hitomi Kuroki

Hitomi Kuroki
Hitomi Kuroki at the 59th Golden Horse Awards in November 2022
Born	(1960-10-05) October 5, 1960 (age 64) Kurogi, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actress, film director
Years active	1981–present

Hitomi Kuroki (Japanese: 黒木 瞳; Katakana: クロキヒトミ Kuroki Hitomi; born October 5, 1960, in Kurogi-Machi, Yame District, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and film director. Her birth name is Shoko Ichiji (伊知地 昭子 Ichiji Shōko) née Egami (江上 昭子 Egami Shōko).

Kuroki was a cast member of the Takarazuka Revue, belonging to the Moon Troupe (Tsuki). Kuroki was the voice of Helen Parr/Elastigirl/Mrs. Incredible in the Japanese dub of The Incredibles. She won the award for best actress at the 22nd Hochi Film Award for Lost Paradise.^[1]

Selected filmography

As director

• Iya na Onna (2016)
• The Devil Wears Jūnihitoe (2020)^[2]

As actress

Film

• Keshin (1986)
• Lost Paradise (1997) - Rinko
• Sada (1998) - Sada Abe
• Spellbound (1999) - Hiroko Satō
• Dark Water (2002) - Yoshimi Matsubara
• Tokyo Tower (2005) - Shifumi
• Hideo Nakata's Kaidan (2007) - Toyoshiga
• 20th Century Boys 1st-3rd (2008-2009) - Kiriko Endo
• Utahime (2011) - Mieko
• CM Time (2011)
• When Marnie Was There (2014) - Hisako (voice)
• The Crossing (2014)
• Life in Overtime (2018)
• The Lies She Loved (2018)
• All About March (2020) - Maria Yamada
• Majo no Kōsui (2023) - Yayoi Shiraishi^[3]
• 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024)^[4]
• Tomorrow in the Finder (2024)^[5]
• The Rose of Versailles (2025) - narrator^[6]

Television series

• The Gate of Youth (1991) - Tae Ibuki
• Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (1995) - Kume
• Ring: The Final Chapter (1999) - Rieko Miyashita
• Majo no jouken (1999) - Kyoko Kurosawa
• Golden Bowl (2002) - Hitomi Sakura
• Good Luck!! (2003) - Noriko Togashi
• The Great White Tower (2003) – Keiko Hanamori^[7]
• Onihei Hankachō (2006) voice
• Real Clothes SP (2008) - Jinbo Miki
• Real Clothes (2009) - Jinbo Miki
• GTO (2012) - Sakurai Ryoko
• Gunshi Kanbei (2014) - One^[8]
• Rakuen (2017) - Harumi Takahashi
• Shukatsu Kazoku (2017) - Mizuki Tomikawa
• Overprotected Kahoko (2017) - Izumi Nemoto
• Okehazama (2021), Dota Gozen^[9]
• Sunset (2023) - Rinko Ōhata^[10]

Variety and cultural shows

• Waratte Iitomo
• Japan Record Award - preside
• Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
• DON! (video)

Stage (Takarazuka Revue)

• Guys and Dolls - Sara
• A Tale of Two Cities

Stage

• Hamlet (1990)
• Christmas Box
• mama loves MAMBO (2000)
• mama lobes MAMBOII (2002)
• Hitomi Kuroki 25th anniversary Show "Musemore～talking&dancing" (2003)
• mama loves MAMBOIII (2004)
• MAMA LOVES mamboIV (2006)
• Hitomi Kuroki 30th Dreaming Dinner show (2010)
• Hitomi Kuroki is the reader the stage "Toritateya Oharu" (2010–2011)

Dubbing

• Ballerina – Odette^[11]
• The Incredibles – Elastigirl
• Incredibles 2 – Elastigirl

References

1. 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
2. "伊藤健太郎が源氏物語の世界にトリップ！「十二単衣を着た悪魔」で三吉彩花と共演". Natalie. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
3. "魔女の香水". eiga.com. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
4. "青春18×2 君へと続く道". eiga.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
5. "平泉成、80歳で映画初主演「いつの日かこんなことも…と」 Aぇ! group佐野晶哉が弟子のカメラマンに". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2024.
6. "ベルサイユのばら". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
7. "白い巨塔（唐沢寿明主演）の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
8. "軍師官兵衛". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
9. "市川海老蔵主演「桶狭間」緊急放送決定 映像作品で親子初共演も". Sankei Shimbun. 3 February 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
10. "湊かなえ原作ドラマ『落日』黒木瞳、竹内涼真、久保史緒里ら出演". Oricon. 28 July 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
11. "フェリシーと夢のトウシューズ". Wowow. Retrieved November 6, 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Hitomi Kuroki on Instagram (in Japanese)
• Hitomi Kuroki at IMDb
• Hitomi Kuroki at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)