Keiko Matsuzaka, formerly known as Keiko Takauchi. Born on July 20, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese actor and singer. Her name was changed after her debut and is still in use today.
Keiko Matsusaka entered the film world in 1969 by starring in the movie "Pregnancy"; in 1971, she received attention for her participation in the movie "Late Night Emergency Room". Since then, this beautiful Japanese actress has become popular in the Japanese island nation.
In 1972, Keiko Matsusaka won the 1972 Production Association Newcomer Award for her leading role in the TV series Young People. Since then, Matsusaka Keiko's acting path has been smooth, and both her popularity and her acting career have been one step closer.
In 1978, Keiko Matsusaka was nominated for Best Actress at the 2nd Japan Academy Awards for her starring in the feature film The Event. Although he did not receive the award in the end, it meant a lot to the young Matsuzaka Keiko. This is Japan's highest and most professional film award.
Moreover, Matsusaka Keiko starred in the suspenseful mystery film "Shinza Doubtful Cloud" in 1979, and was once again nominated for best actress at the 3rd Japan Academy Awards, and was nominated for the most authoritative and highest award in the Japanese film industry for two consecutive years. She was the only one.
In 1982, Keiko Matsusaka finally won the 6th Japan Academy Awards for starring in the romantic comedy "Kamata March", which won the award coveted by all Japanese actresses! For this reason, she also won the 37th Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress.
In 1990, it was a lucky year for Keiko Matsusaka. She won three Awards for Best Actress at the 45th Mainichi Film Awards and the 33rd Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress at the feature film Dead Spins, as well as the 15th Return film Award for Starring Actress.
In 2000, Keiko Matsusaka won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 55th Mainichi Film Awards for her participation in the adventure film Youkai Legend. This is the first supporting actress award won by Keiko Matsuzaka in her acting career. Her previous roles have been heroines.
In 2004, Keiko Matsuzaka starred in the erotic feature film Peach. In 2008, Keiko Matsusaka starred in the feature film "Grave of the Fireflies", so she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 63rd Mainichi Film Awards, which won the award for the second time.
In 2009, Japan's "Literature and Art Spring and Autumn" monthly magazine voted for the 10 most beautiful actresses in Japan, and Matsuzaka Keiko ranked tenth. Although Keiko Matsusaka is in the tenth place, her beauty and her acting skills show that she has been praised by the Japanese.
In 2010, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 20th Japan Film Critics Awards for her participation in the costume drama "Samurai's Household Account". This is the third time she has received this honor, which is really rare.
In 2014, Matsuzaka Keiko starred in the Japanese-Vietnamese film "The Wind Blows in Vietnam"; in 2015, she starred in the fantasy love drama "Cheng He Yan ~ a woman who is 45 years younger~", in which she played an elderly version of the heroine Ruzuki Cheng. Every year there are film productions launched.
In 2016, Matsuzaka Keiko also starred in the Sino-Japanese co-production costume suspense film "The Legend of the Demon Cat" directed by the famous Chinese director Chen Kaige, in which she played Bai Ling. The film was released on December 22, 2017 and was a huge hit at the box office.
Keiko Matsusaka has a noble and elegant temperament, a broad play path, good at playing mature female roles from costume films to comedies, and is a good actor who is both inside and outside. The mature female image she plays is very deeply rooted in people's hearts, and people can't forget her smile and unique charm.
Keiko Matsusaka is versatile. In addition to filmmaking, she also dabbled in singing and television, both of which performed well. Keiko Matsusaka was one of Japan's biggest singers, and her songs are very charming; her TV series are as well received as her films.
Matsusaka Keiko is very persistent in her pursuit of acting career, has been active on her loyal screen, bringing the audience a real, beautiful character image, until recent years, she has film works dedicated to the audience, did not disappoint the audience friends who loved her.
Matsusaka Keiko's elegance and self-confidence not only add a sense of beauty to her, but also fully interpret the concept of "sincerely seeking true beauty". Although her marriage was once a hot topic in Japan because of her father's opposition, her bravery in pursuing happiness was highly respected.
Although the elderly Matsuzaka Keiko is not as active on the screen as she was when she was younger, she still loves her film career, and does not give up movies because of her old age, and often shoots movies and makes her own efforts for Japanese films.
The elegance and beauty of Matsuzaka Keiko did not disappear with its old age, on the contrary, the accumulation of years also allowed Matsusaka Keiko to add a calm and generous intellectual beauty, which is the secret of a woman's eternal beauty, Matsuzaka Keiko did it.