Rie Tomosaka

Rie Tomosaka (ともさか りえ) is a Japanese actress and pop star from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo. She works for Itoh Company. From 1996 to 1997, she has released music under the name Eri Sakatomo (さかともえり).

Profile
Tomosaka's father is a beautician. In 1998, she majored in International Culture at Teikyo University, later dropping out. In 1999, she confessed that she had an eating disorder. When she began to appear on television, her female classmates came to ignore her suddenly. In high school, her national popularity rose, causing her stress that resulted in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

In April 2003, she married Masahiko Kawahara (河原 雅彦), a theatre director and an actor, and gave birth to her son at home in October 2004. However, she announced on her blog on December 31, 2008 that they divorced.

In September 2007, her blog had about 30,000,000 monthly views. She has maintained her management relationship with Itoh Company for modelling, endorsements and acting work.

Tomosaka married Suneohair in 2011. They divorced in 2016.

On December 25, 2022, Tomosaka announces her marriage for the third time with an editor.

Career
In 1992, Rie Tomosaka joined the entertainment world with the commercial film of "ESTIMA" of Toyota Motor Corporation, and she also began her career as an actress with the NHK TV drama, Kora, Nanba Shiyotto in the same year. In 1993, she came into the limelight in Subarashikikana Jinsei of Fuji TV. In 1995, she came to be known widely at the people because Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo, the manga-based popular TV mystery series, in which she co-starred with Domoto Tsuyoshi gained popular extremely. But, Domoto is a popular idol in Japan, so she was envied intensely by his fans.

In 1996, she also made her debut as a singer by "Escalation", and released "Kusyami" in succession. Moreover, she released "Sukini nattara KIRIN LEMON" which was the theme song of a carbonated drink which Kirin Beverage of the subsidiary of Kirin Brewery Company releases and "Docchidemo IN" which was the theme song of camera "AXIA" which Fuji Film released in the name of "Sakatomo Eri" which is a logogriph of Tomosaka Rie from 1996 to 1997.

Tomosaka released eleven singles as a vocalist, often backed by members of Yokohama horn band Big Horns Bee, who toured with her. Her singles "Cappuccino" (1999) and "Shoujo Robot" (2000) were written and produced by her friend Shina Ringo, who also provided piano and the rhythm section from her own band. Four other Ringo songs were also recorded in these sessions ("Mokuren no Cream," "Shampoo," "Ikenai Ko" and "Nihon ni Umarete"), subsequently released as b-sides and album cuts. Ringo also adds chatteringto the song "Good For Us" on Tomosaka's album "Murasaki."

"Prime Colors" (45 min., 1997) was a Tomosaka solo performance in twelve distinctive shorts released to VCD.

In 2000, she starred in the TV drama Kimiga Oshietekureta Koto for which Donna Williams's Nobody Nowhere was adapted. She played a young autistic woman, the character being inspired by the works of autistic author Donna Williams. She played splendidly the difficult role which was considerably different from the active girl whom she played till then. She was highly praised by Donna about an autistic performance and was highly regarded her talent as an actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress of the Drama Academy Award of "THE TELEVISION"(magazine) and of the Drama Grand Prix of "Nikkan Sports"(sports and entertainment newspaper).

In 2001, Her starring performance in the feature "Kuroe(Chloe)" contributed to the film's win at the Berlin Film Festival that year.

Television
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2014 2016 2023 2024
 * Kora! Nanba shiyotto I (コラ！なんばしよっとI) - (June to July, 1992, NHK-BS2)
 * Ude ni Oboe ari (腕におぼえあり); the third season - (January to March, 1993, NHK)
 * Subarashikikana Jinsei (素晴らしきかな人生) - (July to September, 1993, Fuji Television) as Haruka Takahata
 * Aogeba Toutoshi (仰げば尊し)(episode 1) - (January 3, 1994, Fuji Television)
 * Ue wo Muite Arukou (上を向いて歩こう!) - (April to June, 1994, Fuji Television) as Hitomi Ito
 * Bungaku toiu Koto (文學ト云フ事) the 19th episode - (September 13, 1994, Fuji Television)
 * Hanjuku Tamago (半熟卵) - (from October 21, 1994 to December 16, Fuji Television) as Nao Ooba
 * Yonimo Kimyouna Monogatari Haru no Tokubetsu-hen "Tomoko no Nagai Asa" (世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別篇 「友子の長い朝」) - (April 3, 1995, Fuji Television) as Tomoko
 * Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo Gakuen Nana-fushigi Satsujin Jiken (金田一少年の事件簿 学園七不思議殺人事件) - (On April 8, 1995, Nippon Television) as Miyuki Nanase
 * Kindaichi Case Files (金田一少年の事件簿) season1 - (from July 15, 1995 to September 16, Nippon Television) as Miyuki Nanase
 * Yonimo Kimyouna Monogatari '95 Aki no Tokubetsu-hen "Tomoko no Nagai Asa" (世にも奇妙な物語'95 秋の特別篇 「友子の長い夜」) - (October 4, 1995, Fuji Television) as Tomoko
 * 'Nihon-ichi Mijikai "Haha" e no Tegami 2 (日本一短い｢母｣への手紙2) episode1 'Atarashii Haha e (新しい母へ) - (October 14, 1995, Nippon Television) as Miwa
 * Hanayome wa Juuroku-sai! (花嫁は16才!) - (From October 16, 1995 to December 18, TV Asahi) as Natsumi Tateno/Sayuri Iwasaki
 * Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo Yuki-yasya Densetsu Satsujin Jiken (金田一少年の事件簿 雪夜叉伝説殺人事件) - (On December 30, 1995, Nippon Television) as Miyuki Nanase
 * Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo (金田一少年の事件簿) season2 - (From July 13, 1996 to September 14, Nippon Television) as Miyuki Nanase
 * Korede Miosame?! Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo Eikyuu Hozonban Hajime-chan ga Satsugaisareta!~Kindaichi Hajime no Sougi Jikkyou Chuukei!! Sonotoki Nanikaga... (これで見納め?! 金田一少年の事件簿永久保存版 はじめちゃんが殺害された！～金田一はじめの葬儀実況中継!!その時何かが...～) - (On September 21, 1996, Nippon Television) as Miyuki Nanase
 * Santa ga Koroshi ni Yattekita (サンタが殺しにやってきた) - (December 23, 1996, Fuji Television) as Sayaka
 * FiVE (FiVE) - (From April 19, 1997 to June 28, Nippon Television) as Asami Takigawa
 * Mokuyou no Kaidan'97 Bakuretsu! Bunshin-musume (木曜の怪談'97「爆裂!分身娘」) - (September 4 and 11, 1997, Fuji Television) as Yumi
 * Kirakirahikaru (きらきらひかる) - (From January 13, 1998 to March 17, Fuji Television) On February 17, 1998, guest appearance to the episode 6, as Yukie Takeuchi
 * "Degi-dora Wan-shiin" Tomosaka Rie Hen (「デジドラ・ワンシーン」ともさかりえ編) - (In July, 1998, TV Tokyo) as Rie
 * Ojousama wa Mei-tantei (お嬢様は名探偵) - (October 3 and 10 and 17, 1998, NHK) Chiaki Niizuma
 * Tabloid (タブロイド) - (From October 14, 1998 to December 16, Fuji Television) as Kurumi Shirakawa
 * Haru no Wakusei (春の惑星) - (April 2, 1999, TBS) as Miki Nakagawa
 * Afurika no Yoru (アフリカの夜) - (From April 15, 1999 to June 24, Fuji Television) as Midori Kimura
 * Yamada-ikka no Shinbou (ヤマダ一家の辛抱) - (From October 17, 1999 to December 19, TBS) as Yukari Yamada
 * The case of bomb scare to the super-crowded concert of Dreams Come True, Snow Dance (ドリカム超満員コンサート爆破予告事件 Snow Dance) - (March 18, 2000, Nippon Television) as Miki Yamaguchi
 * Kimi ga Oshietekureta-koto (君が教えてくれたこと) - (From April 13, 2000 to June 29, TBS) as Mayuko Amemiya
 * Bucchigiri! Hikeshiya Komachi (ブッチギリ女消防士！火消し屋小町) - (December 26, 2000, Fuji Television) as Natsuko Minami
 * Houjou Tokimune (北条時宗) - (From January 7, 2001 to December 9, NHK) as Shouko
 * Joshi Ana. (女子アナ.) - (From January 9, 2001 to March 20, Fuji Television) as Mariko Kayama
 * Ii'zu Kiken na Tobira - Aiwo Tejou de Tunagu Toki (e's 危険な扉-愛を手錠で繋ぐ時-) - (From April 14, 2001 to June 30, TV Asahi) as Midori Sakaki
 * Dorobou Kazoku (泥棒家族), the first part of the second episode "Kouhyou Toujou, Onna Dorobou ni Ai no Teguchi wo Ressun (好評登場 女泥棒に愛の手口をレッスン)" - (On April 11, 2001, Nippon Television) as Noriko Hasegawa
 * Hekikuu no Tango~Tokyo Shitamachi, Aru Syokunin Ikka no Shuusen (碧空のタンゴ～東京下町、ある職人一家の終戦～) - (August 12, 2001, NHK) as Fumiko Yamanaka
 * Yonimo Kimyouna Monogatari ~Aki no Supesyaru~ "Mama Shinhatsubai!" (世にも奇妙な物語～秋のスペシャル～「ママ新発売!」) - (October 4, 2001, Fuji Television) as Sally
 * D-TODAY "Tokyo Nukemichi Girl" (D-TODAY「東京ぬけ道ガール」) - (From 1 to 22 on February in 2002, Nippon Television) as Kumiko
 * Haru Ranman (春ランマン) - (From April 9, 2002 to June 25, 2002, Fuji Television) as Akane Kawasaki
 * Rokkaa no Hanako-san (ロッカーのハナコさん) - (From August 26, 2002 to October 3, NHK) as Hanako Kitaura
 * Suika (すいか) - (From July 12, 2003 to September 20, Nippon Television) as Kizuna Kameyama
 * Kaettekita Rokkaa no Hanako-san (帰ってきたロッカーのハナコさん) - (From October 6, 2003 to November 6, NHK) as Hanako Kitaura
 * Ao×Kuro×Shiro no Onna (青×黒×白の女) - (January 2 & 3, 2004, TV Tokyo) as Akiko(White woman), female private detective Sato(Black woman), Mita(Blue woman)
 * Tange Sazen (丹下左膳) - (June 30, 2004, Nippon Television) as Ofuji
 * Atarashii Kaze (新しい風) - (From April 15, 2004 to June 24, TBS) as Mako Niimi
 * anego (anego〜アネゴ〜) - (From April 20, 2005 to June 22, Nippon Television) as Eriko Sawaki
 * Ue wo Muite Arukou~Sakamoto Kyu Monogatari (上を向いて歩こう〜坂本九物語〜) - (On August 21, 2005, TV Tokyo) as Yukiko Kashiwagi
 * Startline～Namida no Sprinter～ (スタートライン～涙のスプリンター～) - (September 13, 1994, Fuji Television) as Kyoko Mizushima
 * anego～SP～ - (On December 28, 2005, Nippon Television) as Eriko Sawaki
 * Satomi Hakkenden (里見八犬伝) - (January 2, 2006 & January 3, TBS) as Funamushi (Original: Nansō Satomi Hakkenden)
 * Tomoko no Baai (神はサイコロを振らない) - (From January 18, 2006 to March 15, Nippon Television) as Aki Takebayashi
 * Yonimo Kimyouna Monogatari Haru no Tokubetsu-hen "Tomoko no Nagai Asa" (世にも奇妙な物語 15周年の特別編 「雨の訪問者」) - (April 3, 1995, Fuji Television) as Tomoko - (On March 28, 2006, Fuji Television) as chief character (nameless)
 * Koi no Karasawagi drama special ~Love StoriesIII~Episode1 "the woman of 1 billion" (恋のから騒ぎドラマスペシャル「～LOVE STORIES～III」Episode1「十億の女」) - (On September 26, 2006, Nippon Television) as Shizuka Natsume
 * Tokyo DisneySea 5th Anniversary Cinema - Sea of Dreams 4 Chip & Dale mitaini (チップ&デールみたいに) - (December, 2006, web drama, Tokyo DisneySea)
 * Konshuu, Tuma ga Uwakishimasu (今週、妻が浮気します) - (From January 16, 2007 to March 27, Fuji Television) as Tamako Izumi
 * Kaettekita Jikou Keisatsu (帰ってきた時効警察) - (May 4, 2007, guest starring of the 4th episode, TV Asahi) as Sleep Reiko (real name: Reiko Uzuki)
 * Sexy Voice and Robo (セクシーボイスアンドロボ) - (May 29, 2007 and June 5, guest starring of the 8 & 9th episode, Nippon Television) as Emiri
 * Shin-Machiben ~Otona no Deban~ (新マチベン～オトナの出番～) - (From June 30, 2007 to August 4, NHK General TV & BS hi) as Nao Tokunaga
 * Abarenbou Mama (暴れん坊ママ) - (From October 16, 2007 to December 18, Fuji Television) as Midoriko Hojo
 * Atsuhime (篤姫) - (From January 6, 2008 to December 14, NHK) as Ochika
 * Koori no Hana (氷の華) - (September 6 and 7, 2008, TV Asahi) as Miharu Ootsuka
 * Oh! My girl!! (オー!マイ・ガール!!) - (From October 14, 2008 to December 9, Nippon Television) as Makiko Yasuno
 * Boku no Imouto (ぼくの妹) - (From April 19, 2009 to June, TBS) as Satoko Kirihara
 * Kogarashi Monjirou (木枯し紋次郎) - (On May 1, 2009, Fuji Television) as Oman
 * Shukujo2 (祝女2) - (On August 23, 2009, NHK General TV)
 * Tokyo Dogs (東京DOGS) - (From October to December 2009, Fuji Television) as Yuri Nishioka
 * Teppan (てっぱん) - (From September 2010 to April 2011, NHK General TV)
 * Hanako to Anne (花子とアン) - (From April 2014 to September 2014, NHK General TV)
 * Warenabe ni Tojibuta (割れ鍋にとじ蓋) - (From April 2016, NHK BS)
 * Jimi ni Sugoi! Kōetsu Girl: Kouno Etsuko (地味にスゴイ! 校閲ガール・河野悦子) - (From October to December 2016, Nippon Television)
 * Taiga Drama ga Umareta Hi - (NHK) as Chikage Awashima
 * She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat (作りたい女と食べたい女) - (NHK) as Yako Kaname

Stage play

 * Galileo Monogatari (ガリレオ物語) (August, 1992)
 * Inu wo Tsukau Onna~Sutaa Tanjou yori~ (犬を使う女〜スター誕生より〜) (August, 1999)
 * Slap Sticks (February, 2003)
 * Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (June, 2006)
 * M＆O plays produce Madoromi (まどろみ) (May, 2008)
 *  Love30 Vol.3 (From June to July in 2009)
 * Neji to Shihei (ネジと紙幣) (From 17 to 27 on September in 2009, at Tokyo Tennozu The Galaxy Theatre) as Momoko Teruuchi
 * Original plot: Onna-goroshi Abura no Jigoku (女殺油地獄) by Monzaemon Chikamatsu

Variety show

 * Ponkickies (1997)
 * Tomosaka-ke no Yuuutsu (ともさか家の憂鬱) (From October 5, 1997 to March 29, 1998)
 * The Yoru mo Hippare (THE夜もひっぱれ)(1997.10 - 1998.12)

Original albums

 * 1) Un (1997)
 * 2) Sakasama (さかさま) (1997) (as Eri Sakatomo)
 * 3) Murasaki. (むらさき.) (1999)
 * 4) Toridori. (トリドリ.) (2009)

Compilation albums

 * 1) Live & Remix Rie Tomosaka vs Eri Sakatomo (1998)
 * 2) Rie Tomosaka Best (1999)
 * 3) Daisuki! (2000) (Taiwan only release, featuring unreleased song Hashi no Mannaka de Utattemasu (橋のまんなかで歌ってます))
 * 4) Rie Tomosaka Best+3 (2009)

Singles

 * 1) "Escalation" (1996)
 * 2) "Suki ni Nattara Kirin Lemon" (好きになったらキリンレモン) (1996) (as Eri Sakatomo)
 * 3) "Kushami" (くしゃみ) (1996)
 * 4) "Docchi demo IN" (どっちでもIN) (1996) (as Eri Sakatomo)
 * 5) "Naichaisō yo" (泣いちゃいそうよ) (1997)
 * 6) "Birthday Party" (1997) (as a part of Gonna be fun, a band created for the show Ponkickies)
 * 7) "Inazuma Musume" (稲妻娘) (1997) (as Eri Sakatomo)
 * 8) "Futari" (2人) (1997)
 * 9) "Koishiteru" (恋してる) (1998)
 * 10) "Itoshii Toki" (愛しい時) (1998)
 * 11) "Cappuccino" (1999)
 * 12) "Shōjo Robot" (2000)

Awards

 * 4th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix - Best Actress