Makiko Esumi
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Having served as a shrine maiden at Izumo-taisha during high school and later joining the Japan Tobacco women’s volleyball team before an injury redirected her toward fashion modeling, she entered the entertainment world with a striking debut in Hirokazu Koreeda’s 1995 film Maborosi, a performance that earned Rookie of the Year honors from both the Japan Academy Prize and the Blue Ribbon Awards. H…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources