Tōko Miura

Tōko Miura (Japanese: 三浦透子, Hepburn: Miura Tōko, born October 20, 1996) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is best known internationally for her role in the 2021 film Drive My Car as well as her work on the soundtrack of the 2019 animated film Weathering with You.^[1] Miura collaborated with the band Radwimps on said soundtrack and most notably made the song "Grand Escape (グランドエスケープ)," which peaked at 9 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.^[2][3]

Tōko Miura
Born	(1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28) Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2002-present

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2012	Lesson of the Evil	Saori Yokota		[4]
2013	Girl in the Sunny Place	Shiota		[5]
2015	Our Huff and Puff Journey	Fumiko		[6]
2017	Tsukiko	Tsukiko	Lead role	[7]
2018	Dynamite Graffiti	Fueko		[4]
2020	Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone	Unknown		[8]
	Romance Doll	Hiroko		[4]
	Ainu Mosir	Junior High School Teacher		[9]
2021	Spaghetti Code Love	Cocoro		[8]
	A Garden of Camellias	Unknown		[8]
	Drive My Car	Misaki Watari		[10]
	What She Likes...	Nao Sakura		[8]
2022	I Am What I Am	Kasumi Sobata	Lead role	[11]
2023	Trapped Balloon	Rinko		[12]
	Mountain Woman	Haru		[13]
2024	Adabana		French-Japanese film	[14]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2007	ChocoMimi	Mumu Momoyama		[15]
2011	Inside Mr. Suzuki's Classroom	Akira Kabayama		[4]
2017	Fictitious Girl's Diary	Kaorin		[4]
2022	Come Come Everybody	Ichie Noda	Asadora	[8]
	The 13 Lords of the Shogun	Sato	Taiga drama	[16]
	Modern Love Tokyo	Rika	Episode 3	[17]
	Elpis	Sakura Ōyama		[18]
2023	Ōoku: The Inner Chambers	Tokugawa Ieshige		[19]

References

1. Balderston, Michael (February 14, 2022). "'Drive My Car' movie: all you need to know about the Oscar-nominated film". WhatToWatch. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
2. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 24, 2019). "Tōko Miura to Sing Radwimps' Theme Song for Makoto Shinkai's Weathering With You Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
3. "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. August 3, 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. "三浦透子、絶妙な"距離感"の表現力 『カムカム』『鎌倉殿の13人』で見せる新たな姿". Real Sound. 23 March 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
5. "陽だまりの彼女". eiga.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
6. "私たちのハァハァ". eiga.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
7. "月子". eiga.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
8. "『ドライブ・マイ・カー』も話題の三浦透子、初の朝ドラは挑戦 役が"育っていく感じ"が新鮮". Cinematoday. 15 February 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
9. "Ainu Mosir". Cherry Picks. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
10. Gibson, Kelsie (2 March 2022). "Everything to Know About Drive My Car, the Japanese Drama with 4 Oscar Nominations, Including Best Picture". People. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
11. "恋愛至上主義の世界で自分だけの幸せを探す…玉田真也監督映画「そばかす」主演は三浦透子". Natalie. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
12. "とべない風船". eiga.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
13. "山女". eiga.com. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
14. "徒花 ADABANA". eiga.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
15. "チョコミミ". TV drama database. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
16. "鎌倉殿の13人:「ドライブ・マイ・カー」三浦透子が大河デビューへ 義経の正妻・里役で登場". Mantan-web. April 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
17. "『モダンラブ・東京』新キャストに高良健吾、三浦透子ら 本予告＆キービジュアルも公開". Real Sound. 21 September 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
18. "エルピス―希望、あるいは災い―". TV drama database. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
19. "三浦透子、『大奥』で徳川家重に「8代・徳川吉宗編」にMEGUMI、當真あみら出演決定". Real Sound. 15 February 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

External links

• Tōko Miura Official Website (in Japanese)
• Tōko Miura at IMDb