Tsugumi
Known for Acting
Tsugumi, born Otake Tsuzumi on 21 February 1976, is a Japanese award-winning actress, model and adult video performer. Born in Tokyo, after graduating from high school she started working as race queen. Tsugumi made her film debut in Time Leap (1997), a film adaptation of the manga with the same name, then started widely appearing in films, V-Cinema releases, stage plays and TV-dramas. For her role in Moonlight Whispers (1999) she was awarded as Best Newcomer Actress at the 9th Japanese Professional Movie Awards and as Best New Talent at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival. In 2007, she left her agency and took a break from show business, taking up a job as a company employee. In 2010 Tsugumi announced her adult video debut with Muteki, a label specialized in casting celebrities in their adult video debut.
Filmography
April Story
1998
as Uzuki's Junior
Noriko's Dinner Table
2005
as Kumiko / Ueno Station 54
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013
as Ikegami's Mistress
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
2007
Exte: Hair Extensions
2007
as Kiyomi Mizushima
Hush!
2001
as Emi Nagata
Freesia: Bullet Over Tears
2007
as Mariko Higuchi
Another XX: Black Stalker
1997
Cop Festival: New Beginning
2003
Moonlight Whispers
1999
as Satsuki Kitahara
Long Dream
2000
as Takeshima Mami
Movie box-ing
2004
Screwed
1998
as Chiyoji Kobayashi
Rock'n'Roll Mishin
2002
Canary
2005
as Kozue
Ginji the Slasher
2003
as Miyoko Kisugi
Time Leap
1997
Luxurious Bone
2001
as Sakiko
The Code
2009
Wild Flowers
2004