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Minami Tsukui

Minami Tsukui
佃井 皆美
Born (1987-12-18) December 18, 1987 (age 37)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActress
Years active2007 - present
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]

Minami Tsukui (佃井 皆美, Tsukui Minami, born December 18, 1987, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan)[1] is a Japanese actress who is formerly affiliated with Japan Action Enterprise. She is best known for her role as the character Yoko Minato/Kamen Rider Marika, from the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Gaim.

Biography

Tsukui graduated from Japan Action Enterprise's 37th class. Her skills are jazz dancing, hip-hop, and sewing. Tsukui's hobbies are theater appreciation and aroma. Her favorite food is natto rice, fried chicken, hamburger, cheese, peach,[2] and chocolate. While she was played as a villain, Tsukui wanted to be a heroine.[2][3] After leaving Juken Sentai Gekiranger, she thinks that she is not suitable for the role of Lingshi, but a subsequent suit actor was not in charge, Kamen Rider Gaim producer Naomi Takebe requested that she was both responsible for the suit actor after transformation and before the transformation.[2][3] While synchronized by JAE's Satoshi Fujita, Tsukui served as Hopper Dopant in Kamen Rider W served with Fujita, and in Kamen Rider Gaim her after transformation of her role is played by her as well, such as the role as Kamen Rider Marika she had.[4] She and Fujita were physiques such as the size of the belt is the same but not almost the same, he said that it is better for her is a small thigh but also thin face.[4] As of 2021, she is currently a freelancer.

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2007 Juken Sentai Gekiranger Lingshi[2][3] TV Asahi
Kamen Rider Den-O TV Asahi
2009 Kagerō no Tsuji Inemuri Iwane Edo Zōshi Saiga Shu Kiriko NHK
2010 Kamen Rider W Grasshopper Woman/Hopper Dopant TV Asahi Episodes 37, 38
2014 Kamen Rider Gaim Yoko Minato/Kamen Rider Marika TV Asahi
2015 Ultraman X Gina Spectre, Guar Spectre (voice) TV Tokyo Episodes 12-14
2017 No. 4 Security Female assassin NHK Episode 7

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Geisha Assassin Kotono Yamabe Lead role
Triangle Connection Eruna
Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown Daughter
2009 Pride College student
2010 Gothic & Lolita Psycho Saki
2013 Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music Earthy
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle Yoko Minato Cameo
2014 Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup! Yoko Minato/Kamen Rider Marika (voice)
2017 Kamen Sentai Gorider Yoko Minato/Kamen Rider Marika (voice) Web-only Mini-series
Space Squad Maki[5] V-Cinema

Live stages

Year Title Role Notes
2011 wipeout Minami Lead role
2012 VisuaLive: Persona 4 Chie Satonaka
VisuaLive: Persona 4 - The Evolution Chie Satonaka
Tiger & Bunny The Live Pao-Lin Huang/Dragon Kid
2013 Living ADV: Steins;Gate Suzuha Amane
2014 Mirage of Blaze: Shōwa-hen - Yonakidori Blues Marie Kosugi/Haruie Kakizaki
2015 Hobo's Song Kana
Mirage of Blaze: Shōwa-hen - Ruritsubame Blues Marie Kosugi/Haruie Kakizaki
2016 Live Fantasy Fairy Tail Erza Scarlet
The Angels With Closed Eyes Kay
Mirage of Blaze: Shōwa-hen - Yashashū Boogie Woogie Marie Kosugi/Haruie Kakizaki
2017 A Record of the Delfinian War: Chapter 1 Lee
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet Chippo
Live Impact Attack on Titan Mikasa Ackerman Show cancelled
From Three Sons of Mama Fratelli Chacha
2018 Shojo⭐Kageki Revue Starlight-The LIVE- Suzu Minase from Seiran General Art Institute

References

  1. ^ a b "公式プロフィール" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2015-06-19. ジャパンアクションエンタープライズ
  2. ^ a b c d 鎧武公式完全読本 2014, pp. 42-45, 「ARMORED RIDER COLLECTION_07 仮面ライダーマリカ/湊耀子 Interview with 佃井皆美」
  3. ^ a b c 鎧武COMPLETE TRACKS 2014, p. 59, 「佃井皆美インタビュー(ハイパーホビー2014年3月号初出)」
  4. ^ a b 鎧武公式完全読本 2014, pp. 88-91, 「GAIM SUIT-ACTOR'S TALK 03 今井靖彦×岡田和也×藤田慧」
  5. ^ "Vシネマ『 スペース・スクワッド 』公式サイト" (in Japanese). Toei Company. Retrieved 2017-05-28.