Takako Matsu

Takako Matsu
松 たか子
Born
Takako Fujima

(1977-06-10) June 10, 1977 (age 49)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active1993–present
Agents
Spouse
Yoshiyuki Sahashi
​
(m. 2007)​
Children1
Parents
RelativesMatsumoto Hakuō I (grandfather)
Nakamura Kichiemon I (grandfather)
Nakamura Kichiemon II (uncle)
Matsumoto Kōshirō X (older brother)
Kio Matsumoto (sister)
Sonoko Fujima (sister-in-law)
Ichikawa Somegorō VIII (nephew)
Mio Matsuda (niece)
Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII (cousin)
Musical career
GenreJ-pop
Websitematsutakako.jp

Takako Matsu (松 たか子, Matsu Takako) (born Takako Fujima (藤間 隆子, Fujima Takako) on June 10, 1977) is a Japanese actress and pop singer.

Personal life

Matsu was born to a family of buyō and kabuki actors, including her father Matsumoto Hakuō II, her mother and businesswoman Noriko Fujima, her uncle, Nakamura Kichiemon II, her elder brother Matsumoto Kōshirō X, her sister Kio Matsumoto, and stage director Kazuhisa Kawahara.[citation needed] She married guitarist and record producer Yoshiyuki Sahashi on December 28, 2007. Her married name is Takako Sahashi (佐橋隆子, Sahashi Takako). She has the name of Natori of the Matsumoto school of Nippon Buyō (Japanese dancing); Shodai Matsumoto Kōka (初代 松本 幸華; "Kōka Matsumoto the First"). She chose the surname "Matsu" to honor the family. In an interview, she said she and her siblings are close to their mother.

Career

Matsu starred in her stage debut Ninjō-banashi: Bunshichi Mottoi at Kabuki-za. Her first television role was in the NHK Drama Hana no Ran and starred in the NHK drama Kura. Because Shirayuri Gakuen, her high school, prohibited working in the industry, she moved to Horikoshi High School. Matsu starred in the drama Long Vacation after matriculating to college. She had a supporting role, but established in full-scale her position, because the drama was a major hit. She hosted the 47th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen and debuted with the single "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara". She returned to the show as a singer on the last day of the year. In an interview with NHK, Matsu recalled the incident with her musical debut. She sang karaoke which was heard by the director who suggested she gave a song. Although she declined it and was not confident enough with the song, she accepted because she saw it as "[a] chance that not everyone got".

In the same year, she starred in the drama Love Generation in a leading role. She starred in Hero. She published a photo essay book, Matsu no Hitorigoto, through Asahi Shimbun Publishers. She released "Toki no Fune" in September 2004, which was composed by Akeboshi. It is similar to the song, "A nine days' wonder", which was released after the "Toki no Fune" single. The single contained a cover of Akeboshi's "White Reply" previously recorded on her sixth album, Harvest Songs.

Matsu won the Best Actress of the Year of the 29th Hochi Film Award and the 28th Japan Academy Prize at the same time for The Hidden Blade. In July 2006, she and Takuya Kimura starred in a special one-night edition of Hero. In October 2006, Matsu and Makoto Fujita starred in a weekly drama Yakusha Damashii. Matsu left the third concert tour in May 2007 to commemorate her tenth year as a singer. In her album Cherish You, the song "Ashita Haru ga Kitara" was redone to combine her voice on her youth.

On November 27, 2014, Matsu revealed on her official website that she was pregnant with her first child. Her daughter was born on March 30, 2015, and weighed 3466 grams. On February 9, 2020, Matsu was called to join Idina Menzel, Aurora and eight more of Elsa's international dubbers to perform the song "Into the Unknown" at the 92nd Academy Awards. Every international performer sang one line of the song in a different languages, including Maria Lucia Rosenberg, Willemijn Verkaik, Carmen Sarahí, Lisa Stokke, Katarzyna Łaska, Anna Buturlina, Gisela and Wichayanee Pearklin. Matsu worked with the producers. Her third album, Sakura no Ame, Itsuka was released at Universal Music.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 Tokyo Fair Weather Mizutani
1998 April Story Uzuki Nireno Lead role
2003 9 Souls Yuki
2004 The Hidden Blade Kie
2006 Suite Dreams Hana Takemoto
Brave Story Wataru (voice) Lead role
2007 Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Mizue
Hero Maiko Amamiya
2008 K-20: Legend of the Mask Yoko Hashiba
2009 Villon's Wife Sachi Lead role
2010 Confessions Yuko Moriguchi Lead role
2011 Someday Mie Orii
2012 Dreams for Sale Satoko Ichizawa Lead role
2014 The Little House Tokiko Hirai Lead role
2015 Hero Maiko Amamiya
2017 Fireworks Nazuna's mother (voice)
2018 Hard-Core Bar woman
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan Yoshiko
It Comes Kotoko Higa
2019 Masquerade Hotel Maki Nagakura
2020 Last Letter Yuri Kishibeno Lead role
2022 The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai Osuga
The Zen Diary Machiko
2025 1st Kiss Kanna Suzuri Lead role
On Summer Sand Keiko
2026 Nagi Notes Yoriko Endo Lead role

TV dramas

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1994 Hana no Ran Tsubaki Taiga drama
1996 Furuhata Ninzaburō Saki Mōri Episode 21
Long Vacation Ryoko Okusawa
Hideyoshi Cha-cha Taiga drama
1997 Under the Same Roof Miki Mochizuki Season 2
Love Generation Riko Uesugi Lead role
Ryoma Goes Sanako Chiba Television film
1998 Jinbē Miku Takanashi
2000 Match Making Setsuko Nakatani Lead role
2001 Hero Maiko Amamiya
Chūshingura 1/47 Aguri (Yōzen-in) Television film
2003 The Always the Two of Us Mizuho Tanimachi Lead role
2005 Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 Shinobu Yajima Lead role; television film
2009–11 Clouds Over the Hill Tami Akiyama
2012 Man of Destiny Yuriko Yuminari
2014 Father's Back Hitomiko Higuchi Episode 1
2017 Quartet Maki Maki Lead role
2019 No Side Manager Maki Kimishima
2021 My Dear Exes Towako Omameda Lead role
2025 Their Marriage Nella Suzuki
2026–27 Blossom Yuko Fujikawa Asadora

Japanese dub

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Frozen Elsa
2015 Frozen Fever Elsa
2017 Olaf's Frozen Adventure Elsa
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Elsa
2019 Frozen II Elsa

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1996 The 47th Kōhaku Uta Gassen Red team host
1997 The 48th Kōhaku Uta Gassen Contestant
1999 The 50th Kōhaku Uta Gassen Contestant
2017 The 68th Kōhaku Uta Gassen Contestant

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes Ref.
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Elsa

Theater

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
1997 21st Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won
22nd Hochi Film Awards Best New Artist Tokyo Fair Weather Won
2004 29th Hochi Film Awards Best Actress The Hidden Blade Won
2005 28th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Nominated
2008 31st Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actress Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Nominated
2009 34th Hochi Film Awards Best Actress Villon's Wife Won
22nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actress Won
2010 33rd Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Won
83rd Kinema Junpo Awards Best Actress Won
2011 34th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Confessions Nominated
2013 34th Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress Dreams for Sale Won
36th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Nominated
2017 7th Confidence Award Drama Prizes Best Actress Quartet Won
2025 38th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actress 1st Kiss Nominated
2026 68th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress Nominated
49th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Nominated

Discography

Bibliography

Title Original publication date Publisher Category
Matsu no Hitorigoto (松のひとりごと; "Matsu's Soliloquy") November 14, 2003
(October 7, 2009)		 Asahi Shimbun Publications Independent book
(paperback)
Chichi to Musume no Ōfukushokan (父と娘の往復書簡; "Correspondence between father and daughter") (with Kōshirō Matsumoto) October 10, 2008
(January 10, 2011)		 Bungeishunjū Independent book
(paperback)

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