Honda Minako

Name: Honda Minako
Native name: 本田美奈子
Also Known as: くうどみなこ, ほんだみなこ, 工藤美奈子
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: July 31, 1967
Died: November 6, 2005

Kudo Minako, better known as Honda Minako, was a Japanese idol, singer, and actress. She debuted in 1985 with the single "Satsui no Vacance." On January 5, 2005, she was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia and passed away on November 6, 2005, at Juntendo University Hospital in Bunkyo, Tokyo.

(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2001	Heart: Heart/Hurt Japanese Drama, 2001, 10 eps Yuki Sonoko (Support Role)	10	Yuki Sonoko Support Role	6.5
1994	Ninshin Desuyo Japanese Drama, 1994, 6 eps (Unknown)	6	Unknown	0.0
1994	Toyama Kinshiro Biyoshitsu Japanese Drama, 1994, 11 eps Kurihara Chiaki (Support Role)	11	Kurihara Chiaki Support Role	0.0
1987	Papa wa Newscaster Japanese Drama, 1987, 12 eps [Herself] (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	12	[Herself] (Ep. 1) Guest Role	7.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1991	Dandy to Watashi Japanese Movie, 1991, Owada Momoko \| Sakuma Tomoka (Main Role)	Owada Momoko \| Sakuma Tomoka Main Role	8.0
1987	Passenger Japanese Movie, 1987, Tachiki Mina (Main Role)	Tachiki Mina Main Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role
1991	Jitsuroku Hanzaishi Series: Shinsetsu Sanokuen Jiken Japanese Special, 1991, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown
1990	Nanashi no Tantei 7 Japanese Special, 1990, 1 eps Emoto Minako (Guest Role)	1	Emoto Minako Guest Role
1985	Binetsu My Love Japanese Special, 1985, 1 eps Segawa Yui (Main Role)	1	Segawa Yui Main Role

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