Tsugumi (Japanese: つぐみ, Hepburn: Tsugumi), born Otake Tsuzumi (大竹 都々美, Otake Tsuzumi) on 21 February 1976, is a Japanese award-winning actress, model and adult video performer.
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Biography
Life and career
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
Selected filmography
Time Leap (1997), by Imazeki Akemi
Be-Bop High School (TV, 1997-1998), by Yusuke Narita
Moonlight Whispers (1999), by Akihiko Shiota
Hush! (2001), by Ryōsuke Hashiguchi
Luxurious Bone (2001), by Isao Yukisada
New Shadow Warriors (2003), by Sonny Chiba
Norio's room (2004), by Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Kono Yo no Sotoe - Club Shinchugun (2004), by Junji Sakamoto
AKA-SEN (2004), by Junji Sakamoto
Noriko's Dinner Table (2006), by Sion Sono
Freesia (2007), by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Sleeping Beauty (2007), by Naoki Yamamoto
Exte (2007), by Sion Sono
Adult video
Actress (2010, AV, MUTEKI, Dir.Ryota Nakanishi)
Clandestine (2011, AV, MUTEKI, Dir.Ryota Nakanishi)
Works
Photo books
TSUGUMI (1997, III, Tokyo Sensei Inc.) ISBN 481260205X
Girl (1997, Bunkasha) ISBN 4821121654
Gekisha in Hawaii (1998, Shogakukan) ISBN 4093945853
Bone (2001, Asahi Press) ISBN 4255001081
Monthly shooting Tsugumi (2004, Shinchosha) ISBN 4107901238
