Tao Tsuchiya

Japanese actress and model

Tao Tsuchiya

土屋 太鳳

Tsuchiya at the 43rd Queen Elizabeth II Cup, 2018.

Born|  (1995-02-03) February 3, 1995 (age 30)

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation| Actress
Years active| 2005–present
Agent| Sony Music Artists
Known for|

* Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno
* Mare
* Alice in Borderland

Spouse|

Ryota Katayose

(m. 2023)​

Children| 1
Relatives|

* Honoka Tsuchiya [ja] (sister)
* Shimba Tsuchiya (brother)

Musical career
Genres|

* J-pop

Instrument|

* Vocals

Labels| Sony Music Records

Musical artist

Tao Tsuchiya (土屋太鳳, Tsuchiya Tao; born February 3, 1995) 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.[1][2] Her older sister, Honoka, works as a model, while her younger brother, Shimba Tsuchiya, is also an actor.[3]

## Career and stage play

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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.[4]

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 movie Ballerina and sung a new ending theme titled "Félicies" in the Japanese dub.[5]

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.[6]

## Personal life

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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.[7] On August 29, 2023, Tsuchiya and Katayose announced the birth of their first child.[8]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2008  | Tokyo Sonata | Mika Kurosu  |  | [9]
2009  | Tsurikichi Sanpei | Yuri Takayama  |  | [10]
2010  | Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial | Princess Emerana Luludo Esmeralda  |  | [11]
2011  | The Legacy of the Sun | Sū-chan  |  | [12]
2012  | Hatenu Mura no Mina | Kanna Matsushita  | Lead role  | [13]
2013  | Arcana | Maki / Satsuki  | Lead role  | [14]
Suzuki Sensei: The Movie | Somi Ogawa  |  | [15]
Sekiseki Renren | Juri  | Lead role  | [16]
2014  | Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno | Makimachi Misao |  | [17]
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends | Makimachi Misao  |  | [18]
The Werewolf Game: The Beast Side | Yuka Kabayama  | Lead role  | [19]
2015  | Orange | Naho Takamiya  | Lead role  | [20]
Library Wars: The Last Mission | Marie Nakazawa  |  | [21]
2016  | Gold Medal Man | Midori Yokoi  |  | [9]
Yell for the Blue Sky | Tsubasa Ono  | Lead role  | [22]
2017  | Policeman and Me | Kako Motoya  | Lead role  | [23]
Tori Girl | Yukina Toriyama  | Lead role  | [24]
My Brother Loves Me Too Much | Setoka Tachibana  | Lead role  | [9]
The 8-Year Engagement | Mai  | Lead role  | [9]
2018  | My Little Monster | Shizuku Mizutani  | Lead role  | [25]
Kasane: Beauty and Fate | Nina Tanzawa and Kasane  | Lead role  | [26]
Waiting for Spring | Mitsuki Haruno  | Lead role  | [27]
2019  | Whistleblower | Nanako Misawa  |  | [28]
2020  | Food Luck | Shizuka Takenaka  | Lead role  | [29]
2021  | Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold | Yukie Nishikata  |  | [30]
The Cinderella Addiction | Koharu Fukuura  | Lead role  | [31]
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final | Makimachi Misao  |  | [32]
Every Trick in the Book | Nahomi Torikai  |  | [33]
2022  | What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? | Yukino Amane  |  | [34]
2023  | As Long as We Both Shall Live | Sumi  | Special appearance  | [35][36]
2024  | Matched | Rinka  | Lead role  | [37]
Dangerous Cops: Home Coming | Ayaka Nagamine  |  | [38]
Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards | Masachika Jingū  |  | [39]
Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality | Princess Fuse  |  | [40]
2025  | The Final Piece | Natsuko  |  | [41]

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2010  | Ryōmaden | Otome Sakamoto (as a teenager)  | Episode 1; Taiga drama | [42]
2011  | Ohisama | Hana Kimura  | Asadora | [43]
Ouran High School Host Club | Renge Houshakuji  |  | [44]
Suzuki Sensei | Somi Ogawa  |  | [45]
2012  | Ultraman Retsuden | Princess Emerana Luludo Esmeralda  |  | [46]
Chūshingura: Sono Gi Sono Ai | Yae Isaka  | TV movie  | [47]
Miss Double Faced Teacher | Shiori Matsumoto  |  | [48]
2013  | Limit | Chieko Kamiya  |  | [49]
Mayonaka no Panya-san | Nozomi Shinozaki  |  | [50]
2014  | Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite | Miu Masaoka  | Lead role  | [51]
Hanako and Anne | Momo Ando  | Asadora | [52]
2015  | Mare | Mare Tsumura  | Lead role; Asadora | [53]
Library Wars: Book of Memories | Marie Nakazawa  | TV movie  | [54]
2015–18  | Downtown Rocket | Rina Tsukuda  | 2 seasons  | [55]
2016  | Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg? | Kazami Hida  | Lead role  | [56]
Goodbye Ghosts! | Sachi Aguma  | Lead role  | [57]
IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius | Sōko Watō  |  | [58]
2018  | We Are Rockets! | Wakaba Fujitani  | Lead role  | [59]
2019  | Castle of Sand | Rieko Naruse  | TV movie  | [60]
Dream Stage | Tsubasa Ozawa  | Lead role; TV movie  | [61]
W's Tragedy | Mako Watsuji  | Lead role; TV movie  | [62]
2020  | Bones of Steel | Moe Nomura  |  | [63]
2020–present  | Alice in Borderland | Yuzuha Usagi  | Lead role; 3 seasons  | [64]
2022  | Involvement in Family Affairs | Sato Shinohara  | Lead role  | [65]
2024  | Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai | Yuri Amemiya  | Miniseries  | [66]
The Diamond Sleeping Under the Sea | Yuriko  |  | [67]

### TV anime

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* Erased (2016) – 10-year-old Satoru Fujinuma[68]

### Anime film

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* Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021) – Shion Ashimori[69]

### Japanese dubbing

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Live-action

* Bumblebee (2018) – Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld)[70]

Animation

* Ballerina (2016) – Félicie[71]

### Music video appearances

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* Greeeen – Dream (2016)[72]
* Lang Lang – Classical Music Mashup (2019)
* Taiking ft. Tsuchiya Tao -  Rules (2022)

### Others

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* 60th Japan Record Awards (2018), host[73]
* 61st Japan Record Awards (2019), host[73]

## Discography

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### Singles

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* "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

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### Magazines

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* Hanachu, Shufunotomo 2003-, as an exclusive model from May 2008 to June 2010[74]

### Photobooks

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* Tsubomi 1 (13 October 2011, Magazine House) ISBN 9784838723492[75]
* Document (3 February 2015, Tokyo News Service) ISBN 9784863364561[76]
* Marezora (16 September 2015, NHK Publishing) ISBN 9784140553473[77]

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

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2016  | 39th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year  | Won  | [78]
40th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Won  | [79]
2018  | 41st Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actress | Nominated  | [80]
31st Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Actress | Nominated  | [81]
2021  | 3rd Asia Contents Awards  | Best Actress  | Nominated  | [82]
2025  | 48th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress  | Nominated  | [83]

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## External links

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*[m.]: married
*[Ref.]: References