Yoshino Kimura

Yoshino is a popular movie and TV actress who also maintains a singing career. She has gained success by starring in a great number of TV dramas and commercials since her debut in 1996. Her acting range is quite broad, as she can handle different kinds of characters well. In 2004, Yoshino was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the Visit Japan Campaign by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. She played the role of Goodwill Ambassador for the Japan-Korea Visit Year 2005 with her Korean counterpart, Ms. Choi Ji Woo. She served as Tourism Goodwill Ambassador for the 2006 Japan-Australia Year of Exchange as well.

• Both parents were Japan Airlines employees; her first professional acting experience was a JAL commercial.
• Was raised in London, England until she was three, and later lived in New York for several years in her teens.
• Speaks fluent English.
• Majored in English Literature at Seijo University.
• Is athletic and an experienced horsewoman.
• Dubbed Debra Messing's role for the Japanese version of Open Season (2006).
• Played Li Gong's role of in the Japanese stage version of Ba wang bie ji (1993) in 2008.
• Played Sally in the Japanese stage version of When Harry Met Sally... (1989) in 2002.
• Dubbed Angelina Jolie 's role for the Japanese version of Kung Fu Panda (2008).
• Auditioned for a role of Chiyo / Sayuri in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), but lost out to Ziyi Zhang.

As an actress:

• 2009 "Yakô no kaidan"
• 2009 Ani kaeru
• 2009 Dare mo mamotte kurenai
• "Tenchijin"
• 2008 Sora e: Sukui no tsubasa resukyû uingusu
• 2008 Reiton kyôju to saigo no jikan ryokô
• 2008 Orochi
• 2008 Jirochô sangokushi
• 2008 Blindness as First Blind Man's Wife
• 2008 Aibô: Gekijô-ban - Zettai zetsumei! 42.195km Tôkyô Biggu Shiti Marason
• 2008 Zenzen daijobu
• 2007 Sukiyaki Western Django
• 2007 Densen uta
• 2007 Kantoku · Banzai!
• 2007 Teresa ten monogatari: Watashi no ie ha yama no mukô
• 2007 Serendippu no kiseki
• "Masters of Horror"
• 2006 Sakuran
• 2006 The Backdancers!
• 2006 "PS: Rashômon"
• 2006 "Rondo"
• 2005 Nezu no ban
• 2005 Yo nimo kimyo na monogatari: Aki no tokubetsu hen
• 2005 Semishigure
• 2005 Sokoku
• 2005 "Koini ochitara"
• 2005 Ichigo no kakera
• 2005 Jiyû ren'ai
• 2004 "Kanojo ga shinjatta"
• 2003 Ashura no gotoku
• 2003 "Niko niko nikki"
• 2003 Fune o oritara kanojo no shima
• 2002 "Rimôto"
• 2002 Mohou-han
• 2002 "Nagoya butsudan monogatari"
• 2001 Hashire! Ichiro
• 2001 "Yome wa mitsuboshi"
• 2000 "Aibô"
• 2000 Isola: Tajuu jinkaku shôjo
• 2000 "Love Complex"
• 1999 "Pâfekuto rabu!"
• 1999 "Over Time"
• 1999 Perfect Love
• 1998 "Seikimatsu no uta"
• 1997 Shitsurakuen
• 1996 "Shôta no sushi"