Rio Yamashita
Rio Yamashita (山下 リオ, Yamashita Rio, born 10 October 1992, in Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan)[1] is a Japanese actress and fashion model.
Rio Yamashita | |
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山下 リオ | |
Born | Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan | October 10, 1992
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Rio-chan (リオちゃん) |
Occupation | Model, actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Agent | Stardust Promotion |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
Relatives |
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Awards | Bessatsu Margaret Be-Ma Girls Grand Prix |
Yamashita is represented with Stardust Promotion.
Biography
Yamashita decided to pursue a career as an actress when she watched Ko Shibasaki in the television drama Orange Days when she was in elementary school. She later auditioned for Stardust Promotion, which Shibasaki is affiliated with, in 2006.
In March 2007 she was chosen as the 12th Rehouse Girl of Mitsui Fudosan Realty. Later in April Yamashita became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Hanachu. Her acting debut was in the drama Koisuru Nichiyōbi: Dai 3 Series in June.
In November 2008 Yamashita's first leading role in a terrestrial television drama was the Ai no Gekijō 40th anniversary programme Love Letter.
Her first leading role in a film was Someday's Dreamers later in December.
In July 2013, Yamashita played Arisa Morishige in the drama Limit whose character is bullied and runs away in extreme conditions.
Her first regular variety appearances was as an assistant on the television series A-Studio in April 2014.
Filmography
TV series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2007 | Koisuru Nichiyōbi Dai 3 Series: Ohikkoshi | Maiko Maeda | BS-TBS | Lead role | |
Imawoikiru Sobo | Marika Asano | BS-TBS | Lead role | ||
Tokyo Girl: Sepia | Okiyoshi | TBS | Lead role | ||
2008 | Tokyo Girl: Rio Yamashita | BS-TBS | Lead role[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Love Letter | Minami Tadokoro (teenager) | TBS | Lead role | ||
2009 | Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Mae Zekkyō-hen "Sugoi Kao" | Yayoi Himeno | BS-TBS | Lead role | |
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Mae Zekkyō-hen "Kioku" | Misaki | BS-TBS | Lead role | ||
Dazai Osamu Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū: Dai 1 Series | Schoolgirl (recitation) | NHK BS2 | Lead role | ||
Otomen | Miyuki Yamano | Fuji TV | Episode 1 | ||
Inochi no Shima | Madoka Sakurai | TBS | |||
Wel Came | Maaya Yamada | NHK | Weeks 13 to 15 | ||
2010 | Neko Taxi | Ruri Masekaki | To-Mei-Han Net 6 | ||
Hammer Session! | Erika Sakiyama | TBS | |||
2011 | Misaki Number One!! | Kana Ikoma | NTV | Episode 5 | |
Mito Kōmon: Part 43 | Okayo | TBS | Episode 13 | ||
2012 | Kaitaku-sha-tachi | Tomie Abe | NHK BS Premium | ||
Hungry! | Nana Takagi | KTV | |||
Kagi no kakatta Heya | Mari Inagaki | Fuji TV | Episode 3 | ||
Ghost Mama Sōsa-sen: Boku to Mama no Fushigina 100-nichi | Hanaho Ogawa | NTV | Episode 2 | ||
Resident – 5-nin no Kenshui | Natsuki Yamashita | TBS | Episode 1 | ||
Harajuku Net Cafe | Yumi | TBS | |||
2013 | Unfair | Kumi Kisaragi | KTV | ||
Neo Ultra Q | Keiko | WOWOW | Episode 3 | ||
Horror: Accidental | Fuji TV | ||||
Otoriyose Ōji Iida Yoshimi | Mayo Asakura | NBN | |||
Amachan | Ayumi Miyashita | NHK | Weeks 13 to 23 | [2] | |
Limit | Arisa Morishige | TV Tokyo | [3] | ||
Shomuni | Izumi Ochi | Fuji TV | Episode 7 | ||
Higanjima | Yuki | MBS | [4][5] | ||
D-Next: Nagareboshi | Shiori Yamada | NTV | Lead role | [6] | |
2014 | Otōsan wa Kōkōsei | Mariko Sugio | NHK BS Premium | ||
Shindora: Shūgō Jūtaku no Kyōfu | Fuji TV | Episodes 9 and 10 | |||
Hakugin Jack | Chiaki Seri | TV Asahi | |||
Hondana Shokudō | Ume-chan | NHK BS Premium | |||
Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo N | Miyako Tachikawa | NTV | |||
2015 | Hamon | Yuki Watanabe | BS Sky PerfecTV! | ||
Kokoro ga Pokitto ne | Eriko Makino | Fuji TV | |||
37.5°C no Namida | Shoko Kawakami | TBS | Episode 9 to Final Episode | ||
2016 | Hideo Yokoyama Suspense: In no Kisetsu | Mizuho Hirano | TBS | ||
99.9: Keiji Senmon Bengoshi | Kaho Yoshida | TBS | Episode 3 | ||
Asa ga Kuru | Hina | THK | Final Episode |
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2008 | Someday's Dreamers | Sora Suzuki | Lead role | |
2009 | MW | Mika Watanabe | ||
Rise Up | Rui Yanagisawa | |||
2010 | Bushido Sixteen | Kozue Kuno | ||
Shodo Girls | Mio Okazaki | |||
Neko Taxi | Ruri Masekaki | |||
2011 | Hoshi no Furumachi | Nagisa Ichinose | ||
Hormone Onna | Hiroko Sakai | Lead role | [7] | |
2012 | Bakugyaku Familia | Makoto Yokota | ||
2013 | Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story | Sakudai Kinoshita | ||
Shanidar no Hana | Miku Kinoshita | |||
2017 | Miracles of the Namiya General Store | Eiko | ||
2018 | Asako I & II | Maya | ||
The Many Faces of Ito | Maki Miyata | |||
Running Again | Kaori Miyake | |||
2020 | True Mothers | |||
2021 | Aristocrats | [8] | ||
Other TV series
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2014 | A-Studio | TBS | Assistant, MC |
Internet
Year | Title | Role | Website |
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2009 | Konzen Tokkyū: Jinsei wa 17 Kara | Yuka | Lismo Channel |
2011 | Chara Mono | Tami | NHK 1 Seg 2 |
Advertisements
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | MOS Burger Fish Marinate Burger | ||
2007 | Mitsui Fudosan Realty Co. Mitsui Rehouse | As the 12th Rehouse Girl | |
Shueisha Bessatsu Margaret Love Com/High School Debut | |||
2008 | House Foods Furūche | ||
Johnson & Johnson Acuvue | |||
Capcom Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G | |||
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise | |||
2010 | Tokyo Gas Anzen Today | ||
Japan Post Group Haru no Arigatō Fair' Higashinihon Version / Nishinihon Version | |||
Canon Inc. Kō Kando HS System | |||
2011 | FamilyMart Sweets+ | ||
2012 | NTT DoCoMo DoCoMo Thanks Campaign | ||
Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Vicks Medicated Drop | |||
IHI Corporation | |||
2016 | Meiji Yasuda Life Light! Mottainai | [10] |
Advertising
Year | Title | Notes |
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2009 | Shūeisha Bunko Natsuichi | Summer image character |
Music videos
Year | Title |
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2007 | Nazca "I Love You!" |
2009 | Greeeen "Setsuna" |
2012 | Bump of Chicken "Good Luck" |
Shōnan no Kaze "Snow Moon Flowers" |
Short films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Good Luck | Aki | Lead role[lower-alpha 2] |
Bibliography
Photo albums
Year | Title |
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2007 | Coming Soon... Ī hi ni kitto, tsuzui teru. |
Magazines
Year | Title | Notes |
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2006 | Love Berry | |
2007 | Hanachu | Exclusive model |
Cutie |
Books
Title | Notes |
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Kokoro | Cover; opening gravure model |
Beautiful Lady & Television U-17 | Sizzleful Girl; Volumes 2, 8, 10, 12 |
Notes
- Omnibus drama. She played a total of four characters.
- First DVD special offer of Bump of Chicken's "Good Luck".
References
- "山下 リオ". Stardust Promotion (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
- "『あまちゃん』GMT47メンバーお披露目 挿入歌「暦の上ではディセンバー」完成". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 28 Jun 2013. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
- "すえのぶけいこ原作コミック『リミット』がテレビ東京でドラマ化!主演は桜庭ななみ、土屋太鳳、工藤綾乃、山下リオが出演" (in Japanese). Dogatch. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
- "白石隼也×鈴木亮平「彼岸島」ドラマ化決定&ヒロイン・ユキは山下リオ" (in Japanese). Eiga.com. 27 Aug 2013. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
- "彼岸島:ドラマ版ヒロインにあまちゃん出演の山下リオ" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 26 Aug 2013. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
- "「あまちゃん」の山下リオ、高校2年生役で初恋ドラマ主演『D-NEXT』第3回「流れ星」" (in Japanese). Dogatch. 19 Nov 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
- "ホルモン女" (in Japanese). Okinawa International Movie Festival. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
- "あのこは貴族". eiga.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- "ミュージカル『ファントム』ヒロインに山下リオが決定". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 17 Dec 2013. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
- "明治安田生命 新作CM 「ライト!モッタイナイ」篇を放映開始!" (PDF). Meiji Yasuda Life. 26 Sep 2016. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
External links
- Official profile (in Japanese)
- Rio Yamashita at IMDb