Tao Tsuchiya

is a Japanese actress. She is best known for her memorable role of Makimachi Misao in the movie series Rurouni Kenshin, as Mai Nakahara in The 8-Year Engagement, Koharu in The Cinderella Addiction and most recently as Yuzuha Usagi in Netflix's Alice in Borderland. Her older sister, Honoka, works as a model, while her younger brother, Shimba Tsuchiya, is also an actor.

Career and stage play Chosen from among 2,020 women auditioning for the part, Tsuchiya was cast in the starring role of Mare, a morning drama serial aired on Japan's public television which first aired on March 30, 2015.

In 2018, Tsuchiya performed in a theatre production in five cities within four countries around the world. The production was an adaptation from the manga Pluto. She played two main characters: a little cyborg girl named Uran and a cyborg woman named Helena.

She was that Japanese voice of Félicie in the 2016 film Ballerina and sung a new ending theme titled "Félicies" in the Japanese dub.

She planned to participate in another Stage Play challenge in Tokyo during the summer of 2020, joining a Madam Mari Natsuki production called Neo Vol. 4.

Personal life On January 1, 2023, Tsuchiya announced on her Instagram that she had married the Generations from Exile Tribe singer and actor Ryota Katayose, who was her co-star in the 2017 film My Brother Loves Me Too Much. At the same time, she also announced her pregnancy with her first child. On August 29, 2023, Tsuchiya and Katayose announced the birth of their first child.

Filmography

Film

Television Voice acting

Music video appearances Greeeen – Dream (2016) Lang Lang – Classical Music Mashup (2019) Taiking ft. Tsuchiya Tao - Rules (2022)

Others 60th Japan Record Awards (2018), host

Discography

Singles "Fēlicies" (2017) "Anniversary" (2018) released as Taotak (duo with Takumi Kitamura) " Lead Your Partner " (2021) "Umbrella" (2021) "You Got Friends" (2021) "Rules" (2022) (featuring with Taiking of Suchmos )

Print publications

Magazines Hanachu, Shufunotomo 2003-, as an exclusive model from May 2008 to June 2010

Photobooks Tsubomi 1 (13 October 2011, Magazine House) Document (3 February 2015, Tokyo News Service) Marezora (16 September 2015, NHK Publishing)

Awards and nominations