Esumi Makiko

Name: Esumi Makiko
Native name: 江角マキコ
Given name: Hirano Makiko
Also Known as: Makiko Hirano, 平野真紀子
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: December 18, 1966
Age: 57

Esumi Makiko, born in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese model, actress, writer, essayist, and lyricist. Esumi is most well known for her role as Chinatsu Tsuboi in the Japanese television drama series Shomuni.

Esumi won the 1995 Rookie of the Year Award at both the 19th Annual Japan Academy Prize ceremonies and at the 38th Blue Ribbon Awards for her role in the 1995 film Maborosi. She was nominated in 2002 for the Best Actress Award at the 26th Annual Japan Academy Prize ceremonies for her role in Inochi.

In 2000, she released her single, One Way Drive, featuring guitar work and production by Tomoyasu Hotei, who also co-wrote the song with Esumi. She wrote a children's book in 2005.

Esumi is married to Fuji TV director Shin Hirano and is distantly related to Koji Ezumi, a goalkeeper for Omiya Ardija. She was previously married to photographer Rowland Kirishima. She gave birth in 2005 to her first daughter, with her second due to be born in December 2009.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2013	Shomuni Season 4 Japanese Drama, 2013, 10 eps Chinatsu Tsuboi (Main Role)	10	Chinatsu Tsuboi Main Role	7.3
2011	Bull Doctor Japanese Drama, 2011, 11 eps Odate Tamami (Main Role)	11	Odate Tamami Main Role	7.4
2007	Jigoku no Sata mo Yome Shidai Japanese Drama, 2007, 10 eps Tachibana Makoto (Main Role)	10	Tachibana Makoto Main Role	8.0
2006	The Street Lawyers Japanese Drama, 2006, 6 eps Amachi Ryoko (Main Role)	6	Amachi Ryoko Main Role	0.0
2004	Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no you ni.. Japanese Drama, 2004, 10 eps Kozue Ogawa (Main Role)	10	Kozue Ogawa Main Role	6.8
2003	Marusa!! Japanese Drama, 2003, 12 eps Kanako Tsuburaya (Main Role)	12	Kanako Tsuburaya Main Role	8.0
2002	Shomuni Season 3 Japanese Drama, 2002, 12 eps Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)	12	Tsuboi Chinatsu Main Role	7.6
2001	Love Revolution Japanese Drama, 2001, 12 eps Asaoka Kyoko (Main Role)	12	Asaoka Kyoko Main Role	7.2
2000	Shomuni Season 2 Japanese Drama, 2000, 12 eps Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)	12	Tsuboi Chinatsu Main Role	7.6
1999	Dokushin Seikatsu Japanese Drama, 1999, 10 eps Kyoko (Main Role)	10	Kyoko Main Role	7.1
1999	Over Time Japanese Drama, 1999, 12 eps Kasahara Natsuki (Main Role)	12	Kasahara Natsuki Main Role	7.4
1998	GTO Japanese Drama, 1998, 12 eps [Nurse] (Ep. 11) (Guest Role)	12	[Nurse] (Ep. 11) Guest Role	8.2
1998	Shomuni Japanese Drama, 1998, 12 eps Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)	12	Tsuboi Chinatsu Main Role	7.6
1997	One Way Ticket To Love Japanese Drama, 1997, 10 eps Minamizaki Harumi/ Minamizaki Narumi (Main Role)	10	Minamizaki Harumi/ Minamizaki Narumi Main Role	8.0
1996	Konna Watashi ni Dare ga Shita Japanese Drama, 1996, 10 eps (Unknown)	10	Unknown	6.0
1996	Garasu no Kakeratachi Japanese Drama, 1996, 11 eps Tamura Natsume (Support Role)	11	Tamura Natsume Support Role	5.0
1995	Kagayake! Rintaro Japanese Drama, 1995, 12 eps Mamiko (Support Role)	12	Mamiko Support Role	8.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2012	Liar Game: Reborn Japanese Movie, 2012, Omega (Support Role)	Omega Support Role	7.5
2007	Mushishi Japanese Movie, 2007, Nui (Support Role)	Nui Support Role	7.0
2004	Free and Easy 15: No Tomorrow For Hama-Chan Japanese Movie, 2004, Kaoru Hayakawa (Support Role)	Kaoru Hayakawa Support Role	0.0
2002	Inochi Japanese Movie, 2002, Yu Miri (Main Role)	Yu Miri Main Role	7.3
2001	Pistol Opera Japanese Movie, 2001, Minazuki Miyuki (Main Role)	Minazuki Miyuki Main Role	6.5
1997	Koi wa Maiorita. Japanese Movie, 1997, Kousaka Machiko (Support Role)	Kousaka Machiko Support Role	6.0
1995	Maborosi Japanese Movie, 1995, Yumiko (Main Role)	Yumiko Main Role	7.5

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2013	Olympic no Minoshirokin Japanese Special, 2013, 2 eps Professor Hamano (Support Role)	2	Professor Hamano Support Role	6.7
2012	Liar Game Reborn Special - Fukunaga VS Yokoya Japanese Special, 2012, 1 eps Omega (Support Role)	1	Omega Support Role	7.4
2012	Alice in Liar Game Japanese Special, 2012, 4 eps Omega (Support Role)	4	Omega Support Role	6.9
2006	Triple Kitchen Japanese Special, 2006, 1 eps Kiriko Imaizumi (Main Role)	1	Kiriko Imaizumi Main Role	6.9
2003	Ruten no Ouhi: Saigo no Koutei Japanese Special, 2003, 2 eps Kawashima Yoshiko (Support Role)	2	Kawashima Yoshiko Support Role	7.7
2003	Shomuni Forever Japanese Special, 2003, 1 eps Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)	1	Tsuboi Chinatsu Main Role	8.3
2001	Number One Japanese Special, 2001, 1 eps Miyake Yoshie (Support Role)	1	Miyake Yoshie Support Role	4.3
2001	Kansatsui Muro Akiko 30: Furueru Kao Japanese Special, 2001, 1 eps Hatanaka Yukiyo [Former nurse] (Guest Role)	1	Hatanaka Yukiyo [Former nurse] Guest Role	0.0
2000	Shomuni Special 2 Japanese Special, 2000, 1 eps Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)	1	Tsuboi Chinatsu Main Role	7.4
1999	Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 1999 Fall Special Japanese Special, 1999, 1 eps {Mosaic} Nakahara Saki (Main Role)	1	{Mosaic} Nakahara Saki Main Role	6.0
1999	Konya wa Eigyouchu Japanese Special, 1999, 1 eps Esumi (Support Role)	1	Esumi Support Role	7.4
1998	Shomuni Special 1 Japanese Special, 1998, 1 eps Tsuboi Chinatsu (Main Role)	1	Tsuboi Chinatsu Main Role	7.6

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2009	A-Studio+ Japanese TV Show, 2009, 810 eps (Ep. 96) (Guest)	810	(Ep. 96) Guest	10.0
2008	Shabekuri 007 Japanese TV Show, 2008, 600 eps (Ep. 42) (Guest)	600	(Ep. 42) Guest	8.3
2008	Chuutori Aru no Chuushite! Japanese TV Show, 2008, 50 eps (Guest)	50	Guest	8.0
2008	Vs Arashi Japanese TV Show, 2008, 561 eps (Ep. 227) (Guest)	561	(Ep. 227) Guest	8.5
1994	Guru Guru Ninety Nine Japanese TV Show, 1994, 1 eps [Gochi member] (S10-S16) (Regular Member)	1	[Gochi member] (S10-S16) Regular Member	0.0
1951	Kouhaku Uta Gassen Japanese TV Show, 1951, 73 eps [Judge] (Ep. 47) (Guest)	73	[Judge] (Ep. 47) Guest	7.8