Rio Yamashita

Rio Yamashita (山下 リオ, Yamashita Rio, born 10 October 1992, in Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan)^[1] is a Japanese actress and fashion model.

Rio Yamashita
山下 リオ
Born	(1992-10-10) October 10, 1992 (age 32) Tokushima, Japan
Other names	Rio-chan (リオちゃん)
Occupation(s)	Model, actress
Years active	2006–present
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Relatives	Chihiro Otsuka (older sister) Kosuke Suzuki (brother-in-law)
Awards	Bessatsu Margaret Be-Ma Girls Grand Prix

Yamashita is previously represented with Stardust Promotion.

Biography

Yamashita decided to pursue a career as an actress when she watched Ko Shibasaki in the television drama Orange Days when she was in elementary school. She later auditioned for Stardust Promotion, which Shibasaki is affiliated with, in 2006.

In March 2007 she was chosen as the 12th Rehouse Girl of Mitsui Fudosan Realty. Later in April Yamashita became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Hanachu. Her acting debut was in the drama Koisuru Nichiyōbi: Dai 3 Series in June.

In November 2008 Yamashita's first leading role in a terrestrial television drama was the Ai no Gekijō 40th anniversary programme Love Letter.

Her first leading role in a film was Someday's Dreamers later in December.

In July 2013, Yamashita played Arisa Morishige in the drama Limit whose character is bullied and runs away in extreme conditions.

Her first regular variety appearances was as an assistant on the television series A-Studio in April 2014.

On August 31, 2022, she left Stardust Promotion after 16 years.^[2]

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	Love Letter	Minami Tadokoro (teenager)	Lead role	[3]
2013	Amachan	Ayumi Miyashita	Weeks 13 to 23; Asadora	[4]
	Limit	Arisa Morishige		[5]
	Higanjima	Yuki		[6][7]
	D-Next: Nagareboshi	Shiori Yamada	Lead role	[8]
2022–25	Gannibal	Kanako Yamaguchi	2 seasons	[9]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	Someday's Dreamers	Sora Suzuki	Lead role	[10]
2011	Hormone Onna	Hiroko Sakai	Lead role	[11]
2018	Asako I & II	Maya		[12]
2020	True Mothers			[13]
2021	Aristocrats			[14]
	Ribbon			[15]
2022	Motherhood			[16]
2023	Downfall	Nao Tomita		[17]
2024	Penalty Loop	Yui Sunahara		[18]
	Play!	Momoko Mikami		[19]
2025	Yukiko a.k.a	Yukiko Yoshimura	Lead role	[20]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Phantom	Christine Daae		[21]

Bibliography

Photo albums

Year	Title
2007	Coming Soon... Ī hi ni kitto, tsuzui teru.

Magazines

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Love Berry
2007	Hanachu	Exclusive model
	Cutie

Books

Title	Notes
Kokoro	Cover; opening gravure model
Beautiful Lady & Television U-17	Sizzleful Girl; Volumes 2, 8, 10, 12

Notes