Higashiyama Akemi

Name: Higashiyama Akemi
Native name: 東山明美
Also Known as: ひがしやまあけみ, ためがいとしえ, 為ヶ井寿江
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: February 7, 1947
Age: 79

Higashiyama Akemi, born Toshie Tamegai (為ヶ井寿江), is a Japanese singer and actress from Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Antenne.

In 1963, she successfully auditioned on the Nippon TV program "Hoihoi Music School." The following year, at the age of 17, she debuted as a youth song singer with the single "Watashi no Koibito" under Nippon Crown.

In 1970, she married her manager, divorcing in 1976 and raising one son. Since the 1980s, she has maintained a dual career as an enka singer and actress.

(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1972	Futari no Suronin Japanese Drama, 1972, 19 eps Oito (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)	19	Oito (Ep. 7) Guest Role	0.0
1970	Toyama no Kin-san Torimonocho Japanese Drama, 1970, 169 eps Okyo (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	169	Okyo (Ep. 1) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1966	Kono Niji no Kieru Toki ni mo Japanese Movie, 1966, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0

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