Megumi Yokoyama (actress)
Megumi Yokoyama | |
|---|---|
横山 めぐみ | |
| Born | 2 September 1969 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Agent | Production Ogi |
| Television |
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| Relatives | Tomohiko Yokoyama (older brother) |
Megumi Yokoyama (横山 めぐみ, Yokoyama Megumi, born 2 September 1969, in Toshima, Tokyo)[1] is a Japanese actress represented by Production Ogi.[2]
Biography[edit]
Yokoyama graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Takehaya Senior High School and Aoyama Gakuin University Faculty of Letters[1] Second Section of the Department of Education. While part of the land division of high school, she was part of Queen Bee, a copy band to the Barbee Boys and Men's Meg (from the brands Men's Viki and Megumi no Megu), a copy to Ann Lewis.[citation needed]
Yokoyama made her debut as Rei, the girlfriend of Jun (played by Hidetaka Yoshioka) in Kita no Kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi, and has been active in a wide range of dramas, advertisements and variety shows afterwards. She is mostly known for playing the heroine Ruriko in Shinju Fujin in 2002.[citation needed]
In 1995, Yokoyama married advert narrator Yasuki Okawa, but due to her popularity in Shinju Fujin she became busy and they divorced in December 2002 due to married couplings. In May 2006, she later married American Express Vice President Mamoru Ninobu.[citation needed]
In September 2008, Yokoyama moved to Oscar Promotion from Knockout.[citation needed]
In July 2021, Yokoyama moved to Production Ogi from Oscar Promotion.
It was undisputed that she was a heavy drinker. Yokoyama dislikes narcissists. She especially "hated" men who are muscular and drunk on their bodies, she had said in a variety show.[3]
Her brother is former professional boxer Tomohiko Yokoyama.[citation needed]
Filmography[edit]
TV dramas[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Kita no Kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi | Rei Osato | Fuji TV | |
| 1990 | Kawa wa Naite iru | TV Asahi | ||
| Shin Konjikiyasha: Hyakunen no Koi | Omiya | Fuji TV | ||
| 1991 | Kekkon no Risō to Genjitsu | Shinobu Sano | ||
| Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari: Ma-ba-ta-ki | Mukai (Hiroshi Abe)'s lover | |||
| Jitsuroku Hanzai-shi Series Kyōfu no Nijūyon Jikan – Renzoku Satsujinki Akira Nishiguchi Saigo | ||||
| Kekkon shinai kamo shirenai Shōkōgun | Midori Aoki | NTV | ||
| 1992 | Shin Ainaru-sha e | Ruiko Mimura | Fuji TV | |
| 1993 | Double Kitchen | Shizu Hanaoka | TBS | |
| Nakitai Yoru mo aru | MBS, TBS | Episode 10; lead role | ||
| MacArthur's Children | Fuji TV | |||
| 1994 | Kono Yo no Hate | Rumi Kagami | ||
| Ningen-Shikkaku: Tatoeba boku ga Shindara | Natsumi Oba | TBS | ||
| 1995 | For You | Miyuki Sakamoto | Fuji TV | |
| Hito Natsu no Love Letter | Yumie Nishihara | TBS | ||
| 1996 | Ai to wa Kesshite Kōkai shinai koto | Tomoko Takeuchi | ||
| 1997 | Fukigen na Kajitsu | Kumi Takeda | ||
| Shokuin-shitsu | Rumiko Nodera | |||
| 1998 | Nemureru Mori | Harue Tamaki | Fuji TV | |
| 1999 | Kyūkyū Heart Chiryō-shitsu | Keiko Murase | KTV | |
| 2000 | Heisei Meotojawan | Yuri | NTV | |
| Kyōshi bin bin Monogatari | Enomoto (Hironobu Nomura)'s wife | Fuji TV | ||
| Black Jack II | Takashi's mother | TBS | ||
| 2001 | Inyōshi | Noriko | NHK | |
| Ikiru tame no Jōnetsu to shite no Satsujin | Yukari Otsuka | TV Asahi | ||
| 2002 | Nurse Man ga yuku | Natsuko Kirishima | NTV | |
| Shinju Fujin | Ruriko Shoda | THK | ||
| Mama no Idenshi | Satomi Mitani | TBS | ||
| 2003 | Blackjack ni yoroshiku | Yoshiko Tanabe | ||
| Kunimitsu no Sei | Momoe (Momoyakko) Yura | KTV | ||
| Beginner | Keiko Kurosawa | Fuji TV | ||
| 2004 | Proof of the Man | Fumie Koyamada | ||
| 2005 | Rikon Bengoshi II: Handsome Woman | Kazumi Nagano | ||
| Keiji Heya | Rumi Hasegawa | TV Asahi | ||
| 2006 | Suppli | Yumiko Hirano | Fuji TV | |
| Triple Kitchen | Shizu Terada | TBS | ||
| 2007 | Aibō Season 5 | Toko Mizuhara | TV Asahi | |
| Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshi-tachi | Club Mama | Fuji TV | ||
| O banzai! | Nanako Sakurai | MBS | ||
| Oedo Yoshiwara Jiken Jō | Hibari | TV Tokyo | ||
| 2008 | Joshi Keimusho Higashi San-gōtō | TBS | ||
| Suite 10: Saigo no Koibito | Ruri Sawada | |||
| Kimi Hannin janai yo ne? | Miyuki Chiba | TV Asahi | Final Episode | |
| Kachō Kōsaku Shima | Reiko Shima | NTV | ||
| Mama-san Ballet de tsukamaete | Hanako | NHK | ||
| Shōni Kyūmei | Ami Uchida | TV Asahi | Episodes 5 to 7 | |
| Otorisōsa-kan Shiho Kitami: Bathrobe Renzoku Satsujin | ||||
| 2009 | Nene: Onn Taikōki | Nisshūni (Hideyoshi's sister) | TV Tokyo | |
| Rescue: Tokubetsu Kōdo Kyūjotai | TBS | |||
| Keishichō Mitsuboshi Deka: Jotaro Sasaki | Fuji TV | |||
| Ghost Friends | Ghost Izumi | NHK | ||
| Tonari no Shibafu | Sakiko Takadaira | TBS | ||
| Ninkyō Helper | Yuri Tokuda | Fuji TV | Episode 6 | |
| Maid Deka | Shoko Uno | TV Asahi | Episode 10 | |
| Mitsuhiko Asami: Sai Shūshō | Namie Yoshimura | TBS | Episode 5 | |
| 2010 | Akakabu Kenji: Kyoto-hen | Kyoko Ayase | Episode 8 | |
| Kyūkyū Kyūmei-shi: Saori Makita | Naomi Chiba | TV Asahi | ||
| Hagane no Onna | Eri Nakano | |||
| Guilty: Akuma to Keiyaku shita Onna | Kotomi Osanai | KTV | ||
| Mystery Sakka Ikki Rokuura no Suiri: Hakkotsu no Goribu | Minami Kitamura | ABC | ||
| 2011 | Tasogare Ryūsei-gun: C-46 Seiun | Yoko Tobishima | KTV | |
| Sayonara boku-tachi no yo uchi e n | Satomi Kishimoto | NTV | ||
| Seiichi Morimura Suspense: Seigi no Shōmei | Saeko Fujitani | TBS | ||
| Sōsa Kenji Shigemichi Chikamatsu | Sunadaiko Fujishiro | TV Tokyo | ||
| 2012 | Mō Yūkai nante shinai | Mayuko Arai | Fuji TV | |
| Taira no Kiyomori | Mikage | NHK | ||
| Renai Neet: Wasureta Koi no Hajimekata | Taeko Saito | TBS | Episodes 6 and 7 | |
| Sōmatō Kabushikigaisha | Hiroko Seki | Episode 1 | ||
| Nemureru Mori no Jukujo | NHK | |||
| Tsumi kikuzushi: Sai Shūshō | Saori Kikuchi | Fuji TV | ||
| Miyuki Miyabe Mystery: Perfect Blue | Akie Aso | TBS | Episode 8 | |
| 2013 | Nageki no Bijo | Reiko Sawayama | NHK BS Premium | |
| Counter no futari: Season 2 | Mayumi Sawamura | TwellV | Episode 13 | |
| Biblia Kosho-dō no Jiken Techō | Naomi Kayama | Fuji TV | Episode 10 | |
| Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono | Namiso | TV Tokyo | ||
| 35-sai no Koukousei | Yuki Mayuzumi | NTV | ||
| Nekozamurai | Oshizuka | To-Mei-Han Net 6, 5 issho 3 channel | ||
| Jikken Deka Totori 2 | Chisato Otsubo | NHK | Episode 3 | |
| Yorozu Uranai Sho: Onmyō-ya e yōkoso | Teruko Tadano | Fuji TV | Episode 10 | |
| 2014 | Nezumi, Edo o Hayaru | Oshima | NHK | Episode 3 |
| Kosuke Kindaichi Vs Kogoro Akechi futatabi | Kayo Ryujo | Fuji TV | ||
| Gyakuten Hōdō no Onna | Marine | ABC | ||
| 2015 | Seicho Matsumoto: Kuroi Gashū –Kusa– | Yoko Asashima | TV Tokyo | |
| Nenriki Kazoku | Sei Nenriki | NHK-E | ||
| 2016 | Suna no Tō: Shiri sugita Rinjin | Hiroko Omonesho | TBS | |
| 2022 | Invisible | Fumie Hayasaka | TBS | Episode 7[4] |
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Genji Monogatari | Murasaki no Jō | Voice |
| 1990 | Uchū no hōsoku | Miki | |
| 1993 | Evil Dead Trap 3: Broken Love Killer | ||
| 1995 | Gonin | Namy | |
| 2008 | All Around Us | Wealthy mother | |
| Ichi | Touma's mother | ||
| 2009 | Wakaranai Where Are You? | ||
| 2011 | Unfair 2: The Answer | ||
| 2014 | Nekozamurai | Oshizuka |
Stage[edit]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Dōgen no Bōken |
Other TV programmes[edit]
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMAP×SMAP | Fuji TV | ||
| 2009 | Somewhere Street | NHK | Narrator |
| Kiseki no Chikyū Monogatari: Kin Mirai Sōzō Science | TV Asahi | Guest narrator |
Advertisements[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Central Japan Railway Company "Cinderella Express" | |
| 1994 | Unicharm | |
| 1996 | Procter & Gamble Pantene | |
| 1999 | House Foods Curry Select | |
| 2000 | Nintendo Mario Tennis | |
| Nintendo Mario Tennis GB | ||
| 2002 | Otsuka Foods Kaori Tatsu Curry | |
| 2009 | Yamasa Konbu pon Su "Meromero" | As a shopping housewife |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "横山めぐみ 〜タレント名鑑〜". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "横山めぐみ". プロダクション尾木 (in Japanese). 21 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ Down Town DX (in Japanese). 26 March 2009. Nippon TV.
- ^ "『インビジブル』横山めぐみ&山田純大がゲスト出演 "キリヒト"永山絢斗が狙うIT企業のCEOとSP役". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Official blog and profile on be amie (in Japanese)
- Official profile on Oscar Promotion (in Japanese)