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Hiroko Hatano (畑野 ひろ子) (born November 23, 1975 - ) is a Japanese super model and an actress. As a 18 year old she made her model debut on the famous Japanese fashion magazine  JJ in march 1994. She was one of the top models for the magazine until 2001,when she temporarily quit modeling to concentrate on her Acting career.She is now working for another famous Japanese fashion magazine, CLASSY. She is regarded as one of the most successful Japanese models ever.

Early life
Hatano Hiroko was born in Saitama Prefecture in 1975. She attended Urawa Gakuin High School,in Urawa,Saitama.She began her modeling career during her high school days ,by appearing on the fashion magazine JJ. Later She graduated from the Bunka Women's University (文化女子大学) in Tokyo with a degree in figurative arts.

Fashion career
For several years she was one of the top fashion models in Japan.Standing 168 cm tall she was one of the tallest Japanese models at her time.

TV career
Hatano Hiroko made her TV debut in the drama Beach Boys (ビ−チボ−イズ), in 1997 playing a small role.Some of the dramas she appeared became instant hits in Japan helping her to established her self in the Japanese TV industry.

Some of the TV dramas she appeared.
 * Fuji TV (フジテレビ のだめ カンタービレ nodono kantabire)
 * TBS (弁護士のくず 12話)
 * Asahi TV (テレビ朝日)
 * Asahi TV (テレビ朝日 サトラレ)
 * TBS (日曜劇場 ヨイショの男)
 * Fuji TV (フジテレビ 初体験)

She is presently starring in the famous drama series, 東京 Love Collection (東京 ラブコレ２).

Some of the TV commercials she appeared.
 * 1995/01〜1995/12 Nissan Lucino (日産 ルキノ)
 * 1995/10〜       KAO (花王 メンズビオレ)
 * 1996/03〜1997/03 Otsuka pharmaceutical CO ,LDT (大塚製薬 エネルゲン)
 * 1997/09〜1998/08 Mizuno (ミズノ ＳＵＰＥＲ ＳＴＡＲ)
 * 1999/03〜       Coca-Cola company (コカ・コーラ社 スプライト)
 * 1997/09〜1999/03 Lotte (ロッテ 雪見大福)
 * 2000/09/25〜11/30 FANCL corporation (ファンケル ファンケル洗顔パウダー)
 * 2001/04/01〜     NTT DoCoMo group (NTTドコモ 「NTTドコモ（九州・沖縄地区)
 * 2002-2003       Circle K (サークルK)

She has also appeared in couple of TV commercials in Taiwan


 * 1999/07〜     宝酒造 宝カンチューハイ
 * 1999/06〜     台湾三陽工業 fiddle

Private Life


She is standing 168 cm tall,an unusual height for an average Japanese female.She enjoys Jananese Traditional Dance (日本舞踊（菊城流名取）) and folk songs (民謡). Playing Piano is one of her favourite pastimes. In 2004 she married a fellow actor and temporarily quit her acting career.But the marriage soon ended in a divorce and in 2005 she was back in the entertainment industry..Before the marriage she was known as Hatano Hiroko (畑野 浩子) but after her come back she decided to change her name and adopted the name Hatano Hiroko (畑野 ひろ子).

References and further reading

 * Official site (in Japanese)
 * Tokyo Love Collection Home page (in Japanese)
 * profile (in Japanese)