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Aki Takejō
Aki Takejō (April 4, 1947) is a Japanese actress and "tarento", from Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Aki Takejō is her stage name; her real name is Takeda Akiko. She is a Yonezawa Friendship Ambassador. She is most known for her roles in Japanese TV dramas such as Watashi no Aozora, Dondo Hare, and Tenchijin, as well as the films Narayama Bushikō (The Ballad of Narayama) and Marutai no Onna (Woman in Witness Protection).

Background
At school Takejō studied modern dance from 4th grade and after graduating from junior high school, moved to Tokyo and debuted as a dancer.

She originally worked as a nude dancer. After getting on stage at the Nichigeki Music Hall in 1974, she started appearing in skits. She became known as a comedian for her distinctive use of Yamagata dialect and began appearing on TV.

In 1977 Takejō appeared in the Tōei film Torakku Yarō: Dokyō Ichibanboshi. She was acknowledged as an actor after being chosen to appear in Narayama Bushikō (The Ballad of Narayama) by director Imamura Shōhei.

Film

 * Torakku Yarō: Dokyō Ichibanboshi (1977)
 * Jingi to Kōsō (1977)
 * Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops) (1978)
 * Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Kamome Uta (Foster Daddy, Tora!) (1980)
 * Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Kuchibue o Fuku Torajirō (Tora-san Goes Religious?) (1983)
 * Narayama bushikō (The Ballad of Narayama) (1983) as Tamayan
 * Izakaya Chōji (1983)
 * Oshin (1984) as Tsune
 * Tera Senshi Psi Boy (1985)
 * Yasha (1985) as Tora
 * Nijū-shi no Hitomi (Twenty-Four Eyes) (1987 remake)
 * Don Matsugorō no Daibōken (1987)
 * Sūpā no onna (Supermarket Woman) (1996) as Ume
 * Marutai no Onna (Woman in Witness Protection) (1997) as Sanwa
 * Hisatsu Shimatsunin (1997)
 * Kanzen naru shiiku (Perfect Education) (1999)
 * Ai ravu yū (I Love You) (1999)
 * Yukiguni (Snow Country) (2002)
 * Kewaishi (2002) as Fusa
 * Aiden to Titi (2003) as Nakajima's mother
 * Machiaishitsu - Notebook of Life (2005)
 * Koi suru tomato (2005)
 * Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō (Memories of Matsuko) (2006)
 * Chiisai Ouchi (The Little House) (2014) as Kane (Taki's grandmother)

NHK Dramas

 * Tōge no Gunzō (1982) as teahouse woman
 * Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) as kitchen woman
 * Romansu (1984)
 * Ude ni oboeari (1992) as Mine
 * Todoki hansui jikenchō (1994) as Kayo
 * Haru yo, koi (1994 - 1995) as Yamada Sada
 * Hachidai shōgun yoshimune (1995) as Miura-ya hostess
 * Seizaemon Zanjitsuroku: Adauchi! Harimaya no Kettō (1995) as Toshie
 * Watashi no Aozora (2000 - 2002) as Takashima (formerly Hoshi) Sayuri
 * Mitsubashi no Kyūka (2001) as the caretaker's wife
 * Jinsei wa furu kōsu (2006)
 * Dondo Hare (2007) as Ono Tokie (head hostess)
 * Tenchijin (2009) as Kayo
 * Yōkame no semi (2010) as dispensary owner
 * Tenohiranomemo (2010) as juror Hanaoka

Nippon TV Dramas

 * Ore no aisai monogatari (episode 8) (1978) as Tameko
 * Necchū Jidai Keijihen (1979) as Michiko
 * Momotarō-zamurai (episode 181) (1980) as Oyone
 * Akogare bebii (1981) as Kaneko
 * Ten made agare (1982)
 * Jikenkisha Chabo! (1984)
 * Kibun wa meitantei (1984) as Imamura Machiko
 * Gekai Arimori Saeko (1993)
 * Chotto Abunai Encho-san (1993)
 * Ie nakiko 2 (1995) as Onoue Shime
 * Eien no ko (2000)
 * Kayō sasupensu gekijō (Tuesday Suspense Theatre) (8 episodes from 1987 - 2004)

Uwasa no keiji tomii to matsu (1979 - 1982) (3 episodes)

 * Warera doubutsu kazoku (1981)
 * Nonomura byōin monogatari (1981 - 1982) as Takeda Kane
 * Nonomura byōin monogatari II (1982 - 1983)
 * G men '82 (1982 - 1983)
 * Kinyōbi no tsumatachi e (1983) as Izumi Takako
 * Chibikko kāchan (1983) as Itoi Kinuko
 * Ao ga chiru (1983 - 1984) as Seki Tomiko
 * Kinpachi-sensei (1984) as Kashiura Toshi
 * Aru hi totsuzen... (1992) as Imura Naoko
 * Inochi tsunaide (1996)
 * Jimensō (2003)
 * Niji no kanata (2004)
 * Ryōkiteki na kanojo (2008)
 * Getsuyō misuterii gekijō (1997 - 2007)

Fuji TV Dramas

 * Edo no uzu (1978) (1 episode)
 * Sazae-san VS ijiwaru bāsan VS ijiwaru kangofu (1984) as Kawaguchi junko
 * Edo harumi monogatari (2008)

TV Asahi Dramas

 * Shin hissatsu karakurinin (1977) (1 episode)
 * Yoshimune hyōbanki abarenbō shōgun (1978) (1 episode) as Okayo
 * Seibu keisatsu (1979) (1 episode)
 * Tensan-sensei honshitsu mo tahō (1979) Madame Takako
 * Aberenbō II (1982 - 1985) (1 episode) as Okura
 * Hissatsu shigotonin V senpuhen (1986) (1 episode) as Omatsu
 * Gekai Natsume Sanshirō (1998)
 * Trick (2002) as Ume Take
 * Doyō waido gekijō (1988 - 2003)

TV Tokyo Dramas

 * Ucchan nanchan no konbiniensu monogatari (1990)