Ryoko Yonekura
Biography
Ryoko Yonekura (米倉 涼子 Yonekura Ryōko, born August 1, 1975 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actress and former fashion model best known for her role in the Japanese medical drama Doctor-X. Yonekura studied classical ballet for 15 years from the age of five. Represented by the Oscar Promotion agency, she won a national young beauty award in 1992. In 1993, she started her career as a model, working for fashion magazines such as CanCam. She announced her intention to start her acting career in June 1999. Her acting debut was in the TBS television drama Koi no Kamisama (God of Love), and has appeared in many dramas ever since. Yonekura played the role of Roxie Hart in the Japanese-language production of Chicago in Tokyo 2008 and in 2010. She then learned the role in English and made her Broadway debut in 2012, reprising her role in July 2017. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Prominent works featuring Ryoko Yonekura
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
The Journalist
HUNTER - Women After Reward Money
Musashi
Legal V
Doctor-Y ~Gekai Kaji Hideki~
Doctor X: The Movie Final
The Black Leather Notebook
Haru and Natsu
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (51 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Angel Flight THE MOVIE | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | Doctor X: The Movie Final | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2024 |
 | Angel Flight | Izawa Nami | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Journalist | Anna Matsuda | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Giwaku | Sahara Takako | Movie | 2019 |
 | Legal V | Shoko Takanashi | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Doctor-Y ~Gekai Kaji Hideki~ | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | Stop the Old Fox | Nui | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Housekeeper Saw! | Nobuko Sawaguchi | Movie | 2015 |
 | Out Burn | Eiko Yagami | Movie | 2014 |
 | Tsuyoki ari | Isako Sawada | Movie | 2014 |
| 松本清張 強き蟻 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2014 | |
 | Sock or Hat? | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Housekeeper the Peeper | Nobuko Sawaguchi | Movie | 2014 |
 | No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35 | Ayako Baba | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Housekeeper | Konno Nobuko | Movie | 2012 |
 | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Michiko Daimon | TV Series | 2012 |
 | HUNTER - Women After Reward Money | Rei Isaka | TV Series | 2011 |
 | HUNT - Tax Investigation Officer | Matsuko Matsudaira | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Negotiator: The Movie | Reiko Usagi | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming | Shino Wakamatsu | Movie | 2008 |
 | Flower of Ice | Kyoko Seno | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Monster Parent | Itsuki Takamura | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Negotiator | Reiko Usaki | TV Series | 2008 |
| 頑張る人応援バラエティ 体育の時間 | Guest | TV Series | 2007 | |
 | Over-the-Shoulder Lover | Moe Hayasaka | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Evil People | Toyomi Terashima | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Time of Distrust ~ Women's Wars | Michiko Asai | TV Series | 2006 |
| The Da Vinci Code Mystery Special | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 | |
 | The Animal Trail | Tamiko Narusawa | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Life of Sugimura Haruko | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
 | A Hardest Night!! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Haru and Natsu | Haru Takakura | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Matrilineal Family | Fumino Hamada | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Black Leather Notebook Special: White Darkness | Motoko Haraguchi | Movie | 2005 |
 | Bewitched in Tokyo SP | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Black Leather Notebook | Motoko Haraguchi | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Bewitched In Tokyo | Arisa Matsui | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Musashi | Otsu | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Gun Crazy: Episode 1 — A Woman from Nowhere | Saki | Movie | 2002 |
 | Artificial Beauty | Honami Saotome | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Pretty Girls | Ayumi Kurai | TV Series | 2002 |
 | 愛と青春の宝塚 ～恋よりも生命よりも～ 前編 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 |
 | Cardboard House Girl | Sakurai Ann | Movie | 2001 |
 | Unmarried Family | Hikaru Matoba | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Love Revolution | Mariko Endo | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Straight News | Yuka Ichino | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Marriage at Twenty | Ranko Chuganji | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Weather Forecaster's Lover | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Cupid's Arrows | Ranko Chuganji | TV Series | 2000 |