Yuki Saito

Yuki Saito (; born September 10, 1966, in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actress, singer and narrator. At the end of the year, she was the captain of the Red Team on Kōhaku Uta Gassen, where she debuted her song, Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa, the first opening theme for the anime television series Maison Ikkoku.

She was captain of the red team again in 1989, where her single was ranked fifth in the competition. She would later, in 2007, perform both the opening and ending theme songs for another anime series, Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette, an adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel by Nippon Animation for their World Masterpiece Theater series. The couple divorced in December 2024. While she still occasionally takes acting roles, she spends most of her time with her family. During the 1990s, Saito began moving from the role of idol star to doing more acting in movies, television, and on stage. She also began writing poetry, doing voice-over narration, and song and lyric writing.

Saito has a wide range of roles, from serious to comedic. Throughout the 1990s, most of her roles on stage, TV, and film were serious, dramatic roles. In 2006, she returned to her comedy roots with a role in Wagahai wa Shufu Dearu. Along with Mitsuhiro Oikawa, she formed a duo called in 2006 and released , and made her first singing appearance in seven years on June 8, 2006. This year also marked the 17th year since her appearance on the Takaaki Ishibashi owarai show The Tunnels' Thanks to Everyone. In the 2006 movie, Yo-Yo Girl Cop, Saito plays Saki's mother. She held several 25th anniversary concerts in February 2011.

Personal life Saito is well known in Japan for being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, In the 1986 film Koisuru Onnatachi, Saito used a fake cigarette used for asthma patients due to her LDS beliefs, which forbid the use of tobacco, including smoking.

Saito's father owns a long-standing and respected obi tailoring shop in Yokohama, and sells his obis to multiple kimono stores in Motomachi, Tobe, and other places within the city. Her brother is the actor Ryūji Saitō.

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Films Title Year RoleNotes Yuki no Danshō: Jōnetsu 1986 Iori Natsuki Lead role Koisuru Onnatachi 1987 Takako Yoshioka Lead role Rakko Monogatari 1987 Emi (voice) Lead role Totto Channel 1987 Tetsuko Shibuyanagi Lead role "Sayonara" no Onnatachi 1988 Ikuko Adachi Lead role Yūshun Oracion 1988 Kumiko Wagu Lead role Kimi wa Boku o Suki ni Naru 1989 Tomako Lead role Godzilla vs. Biollante 1989 Evacuation Announcement voice Uncredited Hong Kong Paradise 1990 Mamiko Yukawa Lead role Oishii Kekkon 1991 Lead role Watashi no Kokoro wa Papa no Mono 1992 Lead role Night Train To The Stars 1996 June Bride: 6/19 no Hanayome 1998 Wait and See 1999 Zeitaku na Fune 2001 Inochi 2002 Aoi Uta 2006 Yo-Yo Girl Cop 2006 Saki's Mother Kids 2008 Baby! Baby! Baby! 2009 Ballad: Na mo Naki Koi no Uta 2009 Bandage 2010 Graffreeter Toki 2012 Shizue Lead role The Third Murder 2017 Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets 2017 Inuyashiki 2018 Fortuna's Eye 2019 Aircraft Carrier Ibuki 2019 Hit Me Anyone One More Time 2019 The First Supper 2019 Listen to the Universe 2019 Extro 2020 Herself One Summer Story 2021 Yuki Matched 2024 Setsuko The Floor Plan 2024 Adabana 2024 Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey 2025 Special appearance Scarlet 2025 Gertrude (voice) Four Outs 2026 Koru Abukuma

Dubbing Title Year RoleNotes Paddington 2014 Mary Brown

TheatreLes Misérables (1987) (Cosette)Kara Sawagi (1990)5-ji no Koibito (1992)Nijūyon no Hitomi (1994)Kimi to Naru: Nobody Else But You (1995)Ningen Kazaguruma (2000)Sora no Kaa-sama (2001)Friends (2001)Nikui Anchi Kushō (2002) (Kosode)Claudia kara no Tegami (2006)Zebra (2009)Saitō Sachiko (2009)Kiseki no Melody: Watanabe Hamako Monogatari (2010)Our Town'' (2011)