Michiko Kawai

Michiko Kawai (河合 美智子, Kawai Michiko, born 13 June 1968,^[1] in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa)^[3] is a Japanese actress and singer. Her real name is Kazue Suzuki (鈴木 一栄, Suzuki Kazue).^[3] She was represented with ABC inc.^[1][4] As a singer she is nicknamed Aurora Teruko (オーロラ輝子, Ōrora Teruko).

Michiko Kawai
河合 美智子
Born	Kazue Suzuki (1968-06-13) 13 June 1968 (age 56) Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Aurora Teruko
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	1983–present
Television	Futarikko
Height	162[1] cm (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse	Junichi Minemura ​ (m. 2017)​ [2]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
1983	P.P. Rider	Bruce
1985	Yaban Hito no yō ni	Hiromi Kudo
1986	They Were Eleven	Flor (voice)
	Maison Ikkoku	Kozue Nanao
1987	Koibito-tachi no Jikoku	Mariko Murakami (Noriko Yamasaki)
1988	Love Story o Kimi ni	Hatsumi Inamura
1989	Fancy Dance	Female reporter
1998	Shomuni	Kana Miyashita
	A, Haru	Nurse
2002	Umi wa Miteita	Osono
2005	Makoto	Izumi Noda
2007	Konna Otona no Onnanoko	Berischima editor-in-chief Yoshida
2011	Homecoming

TV dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
1985	Half Potato na Oretachi		NTV
1986	Abunai Deka
1987	Jikandesu yo: Futatabi		TBS
	Akireta Keiji	Midori Asakuea	NTV
1988	Dakishimetai!		Fuji TV
	Schoolgirl Serenade: Keika Gaku Jo Sayokyoku	Noriko Hyodo	NTV
1989	Motto Abunai Reka	Yumi Ishii
	Kayō Suspense Gekijō / Ashinaga Ojisan Satsujin Jiken
	Kattenishiyagare Hay! Brother	Model
1990	Sotsugyō	Tomoko Terauchgi	TBS
1991	Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari "Kokuhaku Party"		Fuji TV
	Eiga mitaina Koi shitai "Ghost: New York no Maboroshi"		TV Tokyo
	Kenji-Yoko Wakaura		NTV
	Kimi no Na wa	Kozue Ishigami	NHK-G
1992	Waru	Tomoko Nashida	YTV
	Otona wa Wakattekurenai "Usotsuki"		Fuji TV
1993	Hitotsu Yane no Shita	Rumiko Matsumae
	Drama Shinginga: Kora! Nanba shiyo tto II	Kimiko Iwata	NHK-G
1994	Yu no Machi Kōshinkyoku
	Sengoku Bushi no Yūkyū Kyūka
	Kazoku A	Mayumi Kimura	TBS
1995	7-Ri no OL ga Iku!	Kaori Yokoyama	TV Asahi
1996	Mō Otonana 'ndakara!	Izumi Yoshimoto	TBS
	Futarikko	Aurora Teruko	NHK-G	[5]
	Kaettekita OL San Nintabi		Fuji TV
1997	Guddo a futanūn		TBS
1998	Futatsu no Ai	Kayo	NHK
	Y-shi no Rinjin		TBS
2000	Bengoshi-Ayuko Takabayashi	Reiko Hisano	NTV
2003	Onna to Ai to Mystery "Yukemuri Satsujin Annai: Nan nimo Senmu no Mei Suiri"	Urara	TV Tokyo
	Hamidashi Keiji Jōnetsu-kei	Miwako Fujioka	TV Asahi
	Shiroi Kyotō	Midori Konishi	Fuji TV
2005	Ai to Yūjō no Bugiugi	Kinako Otsuki	NHK-G
2006	Byōin e Ikō	Rei Yuki	TBS
	Kekkonshiki e Ikō	Ertsuko Fujikura
	Journey Under the Midnight Sun	Fumiyo Nishimoto
2008	Hitomi		NHK-G
	Dandan	Mayumi Ishii
	Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro	Naoko Ikehata	TBS
2009	Doyō Wide Gekijō "Po kkaya (Onsen-i) Jiken Karute"	Hisae Hanamura	TV Asahi
2011	Aibō Season 9	Ayako Kudo
	Saijō no Meii	Satomi Saito	TV Tokyo
	Shin-Keishichō Sōsaikka 9 Kakari: Dai 6 Series	Satomi Mihara	TV Asahi
	Kasai Chōsakan-Renjirō Kurenai	Sawako Nakayama
2012	Beginners!	Akemi Momoe	TBS
	Mitsuhiko Asami Series	Izumi Shimada
2015	Chūzai Deka	Kazumi Sayama	TV Tokyo
	Meikyū Sōsa	Junko Kitayama	TV Asahi
	Yamamoto Shūgorō Ninjō Jidaigeki	Oko	BS Japan
2016	Omiya-san Special	Taeko Adachi	TV Asahi
	Doyō Wide Gekijō "Kasai Chōsakan Yamanobō Akira Funsō Kaiketsu 100% no Otoko!"	Kozue Sugimura
	100 No Shikaku o Motsu Onna: Futari no Batsuichi Satsujin Sōsa	Yasue Sasaoka	ABC
	Keishichō-Sōsaikkachō	Etsuko Sakagami	TV Asahi
	Onsen Satsujin Jiken Series	Misako Yoshino	TBS

Music programmes

Year	Title	Network
2008	Waga Kokoro no Osaka Melody	NHK-G
2009	BS Nihon no uta	NHK-BS2
2012	Mokuyō 8-ji no Concert: Meikyoku! Nippon no uta	TV Tokyo
2014	NHK Kayō Concert	NHK
2016	Dai 16-kai Waga Kokoro no Osaka Melody	NHK-G

NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen entries

Year / Brdcst no.	No.	Song	Order	Opponent
1997 / 48th	1st	Fūfu-michi	16/25	Ryuichi Kawamura

Others

Year	Title	Network
1984	You	NHK-E
1986	"Binetsuna Ki-bu-n tobikiri 16-sai"
1991	Takeshi Itsumi no Heisei Kyōikuiinkai	Fuji TV
1992	Quiz! Junsuidanjokōyū	TV Asahi
1997	Chō Yoshimoto Shinkigeki	MBS
2008	Watashi ga Kodomo dattakoro	NHK

Radio

Year	Title	Network
2001	Junji Takada-Michiko Kawai no Tokyo Broadway	NCB
	Junji Takada-Michiko Kawai no Tokyo Paradise
2012	Junji Takada: Mainichi ga Paradise

DVD

Year	Title
2008	Jitsuroku Pavilion Sanshōuo!

Stage

Year	Title
2011	Jankenpon
2012	Suite Memories
2014	Dōshin bo no Hama

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Ref.
1983	"Watashi Takan na Koro / School Days"
	"Summer Holiday / Kisetsu, Kawari Koro"
1984	"Island / Toshigoro Tomato wa Jiken ga ippai"
	"Honjitsu Seiten Sakana Kibun / Binkan Age"
1986	"Tokoton I Love You / Yumemi-ing Easter"
1996	"Magokoro no Hashi / Meoto-michi"	[6]
1997	"Hana-gokoro / Setsunakute"
	"Sukiyanen"
1998	"Kitto Ashitahahareru kara"
	"Sore ga shibutoku Ikiru Michi/ Sotto Dakishimete"
2005	"Tokyo Paradise"

Albums

Year	Title
1998	Aurora Biyori

Bibliography

Year	Title
1997	Ta na bota: Aurora Teruko Hanjō-ki

References

1. "河合美智子" (in Japanese). Asia Business Partners. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 3 Apr 2017.
2. "河合美智子、脳出血乗り越え3月に結婚 夫・峯村純一「突き進むしかない」". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 3 Apr 2017. Retrieved 3 Apr 2017.
3. "「オーロラ輝子」の河合美智子、極秘離婚していた". MSN Sankei News (in Japanese). 18 Aug 2013. Retrieved 3 Apr 2017.
4. Kawai, Michiko (23 Apr 2014). "今日は…". Michiko Kawai Official Blog "Michiko Kawai no Rakko na Kibun" (in Japanese). Ameba Blog. Retrieved 3 Apr 2017.
5. ""通天閣の歌姫"叶麗子、道頓堀から再出発". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 19 Dec 2014. Retrieved 3 Apr 2017.
6. "朝日新聞". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. 28 Nov 1997. p. 3.

External links

• Asia Business Partners (ABP inc.) Official Profile – Wayback Machine (Archived from 26 September 2016) (in Japanese)
• Michiko Kawai no Rakko na Kibun – Ameba Blog (in Japanese)
• Michiko Kawai on Kinenote (in Japanese)
• Michiko Kawai on the TV Drama Database (in Japanese)
• Michiko Kawai - NHK Meisaku-sen (Dōga Seishi-ga) NHK Archives (in Japanese)