44 years after his debut, he is still at his peak! This actress is really worthy of the daily entertainment myth...

The 1980s were the golden age of Japanese teenage idols and the golden age of Japanese idol movies.

Under normal circumstances, when the word "idol" and "movie" are put together, most people should first think of some negative impressions: no acting skills, low degree of completion, only fans are willing to pay...

The medicine man, Hiroko Maru, broke this norm.

Debut is the peak

In 1978, Hiroko Maru, a yakuza who was in her freshman year, participated in the selection of Kadokawa's third work, Proof of Wildness, and won the role of Raiko Nagai from 1,200 people.

In publishing her results, Kadokawa's censors said it was her impressive eyes that ultimately made the decision.

So at the age of 13, she co-starred in the film with Ken Takakura and officially debuted as an actor. Proof of The Wild is also the first film in Kadokawa to top the annual box office list of Japanese films.

After filming this work, Hiroko Maru, a pharmacist who did not want to waste her studies, considered retiring, and President Kadokawa and the people around her also expressed respect for her ideas, and if she really hated the job, she would help her quit the show business.

During his hesitation, Yakuza maru filmed a single episode of the TV series "Shigeru Street", shiseido advertisements, and photo shoots of magazines.

Her feature-length commercial "Color" for Shiseido was broadcast only once and won the gold medal at the Cannes International Advertising Festival.

Hiroko Maru, a pharmacist who was busy with the middle school entrance examination at the time, suspended her acting work and only filmed promotional posters and flyers for Kadokawa Bunko's "Time がいんだ春は".

At that time, every time the magazine バラエティ published a photo of the medicine man's pill, it aroused a strong response from readers.

The first photo album released by Yakushi Maru Hiroko, priced at a high price of 1,800 yen at the time, sold 15,000 copies in three days of sale, and eventually became a bestseller that sold more than 100,000 copies.

She only made a small cameo appearance in the movie "The Patriotic Self-Defense Force", but fans still flocked to the cinema.

In 1980, at ken Takakura's suggestion, she took over the originally rejected film "A Pair of Flying (祥んだカップル)", which she had originally rejected.

For this film, Hiroko Yakuzamaru won the Most Talked-About Actor Award at the 4th Japan Academy Awards and the Best Actress award at the 2nd Yokohama Film Festival.

After that, she happily agreed to Shoji Somi to take over the script of "Sailor Suit and Machine Gun" and persuaded the firm to let her star in the film.

While filming a scene of a submachine gun in her hand, a shard of a splashed glass bottle scratched the left side of Yakushi Maru Hiroko's face. However, Yakuza Maru did not interrupt the appearance and insisted on ending the shooting of this scene.

The day after the release of the film "Sailor Suit and Machine Gun", it was originally scheduled to be a live greeting from the main creator actors in Osaka Toei. However, about 8,000 fans gathered on the spot that day, and finally had to send mobile police to maintain order, and stage greetings and screenings were cancelled.

And this film also made her a young star who can represent the Japanese film industry.

In 1983, the movie "Detective Story" was released, which was set to be starred by Yakuza maru before it was written.

The film was also the best box office hit by Hiroko Yakushimaru in Kadokawa's films.

And her masterpiece "The Tragedy of W" also received high reviews and box office. Hiroko Yakuza Maru also won the 27th Japanese Film Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress for this work.

Although the movies she starred in were all on fire, in fact, she had always wanted to retire from the actor industry. At the awards ceremony, she said: "This movie made my passion burn to the extreme, so I thought about whether to give up [as an actor]. This award is a meaning that encourages me to continue to work hard.

At the age of 20, Hiroko Yakuza Maru finally made up her mind to quit the firm and set up her own studio. President Kadokawa didn't stop her from leaving too much: I know, it's a pity. But if you want to do it again, you can always continue.

40 years of acting career

In 1990, she won the 14th Japan Academy Film Awards for Most Talked Actor for her comedies The Way To the Hospital (Ward)", and Tasmanian Story (タスマニア物語).

In 1993, Hiroko Yakuza maru co-starred with Yoji Toyokawa in the film "Star Shining (きらきらひかる)", which won the Best Actress at the Takasaki Film Festival.

Yakuza Maru, who has been focusing on the film business since her debut, has also been called "the last movie actress". When she first worked on the series, she was also confused because the script for the last episode was not ready.

In 1997, she starred in the TV series "Modern Cinderella" (ミセスシンデレラ) after a gap of 18 years, and won the 13th Japanese Drama Academy Award for Best Actress for this work.

In 2005, Hiroko Yakuza Maru won several awards for Best Supporting Actress at the 29th Japan Academy Awards for her acting skills in "The Sunset of Forever Sanchome".

In 2008, she won the Japan Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress again for her sequel "Sunset of Forever Sanchome 2".

In 2010, Yakushi Maru won the 34th Japan Academy Awards for Best Actress for her film "Loving Wife's House".

Mr. Miri in "Kisarazu's Cat's Eye", Hiromi Suzuka in "Haenyeo", Hawkko, the eldest daughter in "Fuji Family"...

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Haenyeo

"Fuji Family"

Hiroko Maru, a pharmacist who has entered the 40th generation, has received many invitations to play the role of mother.

2005 "One Liter of Tears"

2010 "Flowers and Water Trees"

2018 "Unnatural Death"

2020 "Response"

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Film and television songs

When he first debuted, the firm proposed to debut as a singer, but Yakuzamaru refused because he felt unrealistic. So for three years, from her debut to 1981, the media always described her as "the (last) idol who didn't sing."

In 1981, she sang the theme song for the film Sailor Suit and Machine Gun. As a result, the single made it onto oricon's public trust chart for 22 consecutive weeks and became the number one on the weekly chart, with official sales of about 1.2 million copies.

Originally only a movie-limited star Yakuza Maru Hiroko, she became an idol of most people of the same generation because she sang the theme song.

The composer has also said that this is not a song written specifically for her, so it is a work that is quite difficult for idols. Initially I was worried about "Is it okay?" But I changed my mind after listening to her singing. The pitch is well mastered, giving people a feeling of "this person also plays music".

Since then, the singles "Detective Story", "メイン・テーマ", and "Woman, Beginning with the Tragedy of W" were released as the theme song of the film of the same name.

In 1984, Hiroko Yakuza Maru released her debut album Ancient and Modern Collection, which sold 480,000 copies. And her masterpiece "Motoki 気を出して" is also included, which was created by Maria Takeuchi specifically for her.

In March 2011, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the singer's event, Yakushi Maru released the album "Song Story".

At the end of 2014, Hiroko Yakuza Maru appeared on the stage of the Red and White Song Festival for the first time, singing the song "Woman, Started by the Tragedy of W".

The pure vacuum spirit tone of the medicine man Maru Hiroko, as soon as he opened his mouth, it was like a spring breeze blowing on his face, which was unforgettable...

Twisted marriage

In 1987, with the single "Chest の振子", Koji Tamaki and Hiroko Yakuza Maru quickly approached each other.

In 1991, the two were married at a church in Hawaii. The combination of popular top idols and musicians has also caused a heated discussion, and they are also known as "big-name couples".

For a year after her marriage, she stopped all acting activities and concentrated on being a housewife at home. Sometimes he accompanies Koji Tamaki on a concert tour in a safe area.

In December 1996, when Koji Tamaki was suffering from inflammation of the large intestine, Yakuzamaru not only took care of him who was sick, but also starred in the live broadcast of the music program in his place, apologizing to the audience.

After seven and a half years of marriage, at the birthday party of Hiroko Maru in June 1998, Koji Tamaki disclosed the news of their divorce to everyone.

At that time, there were rumors that the two divorced because of Yuji Hao'er's domestic violence.

Koji Tamaki once confessed that he had been hospitalized in the past because of schizophrenia and his mental state was very unstable. Later, the actress Mariko Ishihara, who was associated with him, was also injured and hospitalized by him.

We can't know the real reason for the divorce between the two, and only hope that in the future, Hiroko Maruma, the pharmacist, can get her own happiness.

She is synonymous with beauty

Today, Hiroko Maru, a pharmacist born in 1964, is 57 years old. Time had inevitably left its mark on her, but nothing seemed to have changed.

When she was young, she was young and innocent, and now she is elegant and temperamental. Yakuza Maru Hiroko, she should be synonymous with all the good in the world.

As the years passed, her countenance, her smile, her singing voice, she still doesn't get old to this day.

Strong, hard-working, sober, and transparent, Yakuza Maru Hiroko lived out what everyone dreamed of. The accumulation of time makes her more moving, shining in front of everyone.