Rio Yamashita

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Rio Yamashita
山下 リオ
Born (1992-10-10) October 10, 1992 (age 28)
Tokushima, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Other namesRio-chan (リオちゃん)
OccupationModel, actress
Years active2006–present
AgentStardust Promotion
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Relatives
AwardsBessatsu Margaret Be-Ma Girls Grand Prix

Rio Yamashita (山下 リオ, Yamashita Rio, born 10 October 1992, in Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan)[1] is a Japanese actress and fashion model.

Yamashita is represented with Stardust Promotion.

Biography[]

Yamashita decided to pursue a career as an actress when she watched Ko Shibasaki in the television drama Orange Days when she was in elementary school. She later auditioned for Stardust Promotion, which Shibasaki is affiliated with, in 2006.

In March 2007 she was chosen as the 12th Rehouse Girl of Mitsui Fudosan Realty. Later in April Yamashita became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Hanachu. Her acting debut was in the drama Koisuru Nichiyōbi: Dai 3 Series in June.

In November 2008 Yamashita's first leading role in a terrestrial television drama was the Ai no Gekijō 40th anniversary programme Love Letter.

Her first leading role in a film was Someday's Dreamers later in December.

In July 2013, Yamashita played Arisa Morishige in the drama Limit whose character is bullied and runs away in extreme conditions.

Her first regular variety appearances was as an assistant on the television series A-Studio in April 2014.

Filmography[]

TV series[]

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2007 Koisuru Nichiyōbi Dai 3 Series: Ohikkoshi Maiko Maeda BS-TBS Lead role
Imawoikiru Sobo Marika Asano BS-TBS Lead role
Tokyo Girl: Sepia Okiyoshi TBS Lead role
2008 Tokyo Girl: Rio Yamashita BS-TBS Lead role[a]
Love Letter Minami Tadokoro (teenager) TBS Lead role
2009 Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Mae Zekkyō-hen "Sugoi Kao" Yayoi Himeno BS-TBS Lead role
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Mae Zekkyō-hen "Kioku" Misaki BS-TBS Lead role
Dazai Osamu Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū: Dai 1 Series Schoolgirl (recitation) NHK BS2 Lead role
Otomen Miyuki Yamano Fuji TV Episode 1
Inochi no Shima Madoka Sakurai TBS
Wel Came Maaya Yamada NHK Weeks 13 to 15
2010 Neko Taxi Ruri Masekaki To-Mei-Han Net 6
Hammer Session! Erika Sakiyama TBS
2011 Misaki Number One!! Kana Ikoma NTV Episode 5
Mito Kōmon: Part 43 Okayo TBS Episode 13
2012 Kaitaku-sha-tachi Tomie Abe NHK BS Premium
Hungry! Nana Takagi KTV
Kagi no kakatta Heya Mari Inagaki Fuji TV Episode 3
Ghost Mama Sōsa-sen: Boku to Mama no Fushigina 100-nichi Hanaho Ogawa NTV Episode 2
Resident – 5-nin no Kenshui Natsuki Yamashita TBS Episode 1
Harajuku Net Cafe Yumi TBS
2013 Unfair Kumi Kisaragi KTV
Neo Ultra Q Keiko WOWOW Episode 3
Horror: Accidental Fuji TV
Otoriyose Ōji Iida Yoshimi Mayo Asakura NBN
Amachan Ayumi Miyashita NHK Weeks 13 to 23 [2]
Limit Arisa Morishige TV Tokyo [3]
Shomuni Izumi Ochi Fuji TV Episode 7
Higanjima Yuki MBS [4][5]
D-Next: Nagareboshi Shiori Yamada NTV Lead role [6]
2014 Otōsan wa Kōkōsei Mariko Sugio NHK BS Premium
Shindora: Shūgō Jūtaku no Kyōfu Fuji TV Episodes 9 and 10
Hakugin Jack Chiaki Seri TV Asahi
Hondana Shokudō Ume-chan NHK BS Premium
Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo N Miyako Tachikawa NTV
2015 Hamon Yuki Watanabe BS Sky PerfecTV!
Kokoro ga Pokitto ne Eriko Makino Fuji TV
37.5°C no Namida Shoko Kawakami TBS Episode 9 to Final Episode
2016 Hideo Yokoyama Suspense: In no Kisetsu Mizuho Hirano TBS
99.9: Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Kaho Yoshida TBS Episode 3
Asa ga Kuru Hina THK Final Episode

Films[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Someday's Dreamers Sora Suzuki Lead role
2009 MW Mika Watanabe
Rise Up Rui Yanagisawa
2010 Bushido Sixteen Kozue Kuno
Shodo Girls Mio Okazaki
Neko Taxi Ruri Masekaki
2011 Hoshi no Furumachi Nagisa Ichinose
Hormone Onna Hiroko Sakai Lead role [7]
2012 Bakugyaku Familia Makoto Yokota
2013 Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story Sakudai Kinoshita
Shanidar no Hana Miku Kinoshita
2017 Miracles of the Namiya General Store Eiko
2018 Asako I & II Maya
The Many Faces of Ito Maki Miyata
Running Again Kaori Miyake
2020 True Mothers
2021 Aristocrats [8]
Ribbon [9]

Stage[]

Year Title Role Ref.
2014 Phantom Christine Daae [10]
2015 Hyōryū Geki Hyokkori Hyōtan Shima Hakase

Other TV series[]

Year Title Network Notes
2014 A-Studio TBS Assistant, MC

Internet[]

Year Title Role Website
2009 Konzen Tokkyū: Jinsei wa 17 Kara Yuka Lismo Channel
2011 Chara Mono Tami NHK 1 Seg 2

Advertisements[]

Year Title Notes Ref.
2006 MOS Burger Fish Marinate Burger
2007 Mitsui Fudosan Realty Co. Mitsui Rehouse As the 12th Rehouse Girl
Shueisha Bessatsu Margaret Love Com/High School Debut
2008 House Foods Furūche
Johnson & Johnson Acuvue
Capcom Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
2010 Tokyo Gas Anzen Today
Japan Post Group Haru no Arigatō Fair' Higashinihon Version / Nishinihon Version
Canon Inc. Kō Kando HS System
2011 FamilyMart Sweets+
2012 NTT DoCoMo DoCoMo Thanks Campaign
Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Vicks Medicated Drop
IHI Corporation
2016 Meiji Yasuda Life Light! Mottainai [11]

Advertising[]

Year Title Notes
2009 Shūeisha Bunko Natsuichi Summer image character

Music videos[]

Year Title
2007 Nazca "I Love You!"
2009 Greeeen "Setsuna"
2012 Bump of Chicken "Good Luck"
Shōnan no Kaze "Snow Moon Flowers"

Short films[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Good Luck Aki Lead role[b]

Bibliography[]

Photo albums[]

Year Title
2007 Coming Soon... Ī hi ni kitto, tsuzui teru.

Magazines[]

Year Title Notes
2006 Love Berry
2007 Hanachu Exclusive model
Cutie

Books[]

Title Notes
Kokoro Cover; opening gravure model
Beautiful Lady & Television U-17 Sizzleful Girl; Volumes 2, 8, 10, 12

Notes[]

  1. ^ Omnibus drama. She played a total of four characters.
  2. ^ First DVD special offer of Bump of Chicken's "Good Luck".

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "山下 リオ". Stardust Promotion (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
  2. ^ "『あまちゃん』GMT47メンバーお披露目 挿入歌「暦の上ではディセンバー」完成". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 28 Jun 2013. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
  3. ^ "すえのぶけいこ原作コミック『リミット』がテレビ東京でドラマ化！主演は桜庭ななみ、土屋太鳳、工藤綾乃、山下リオが出演" (in Japanese). Dogatch. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
  4. ^ "白石隼也×鈴木亮平「彼岸島」ドラマ化決定＆ヒロイン・ユキは山下リオ" (in Japanese). Eiga.com. 27 Aug 2013. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
  5. ^ "彼岸島：ドラマ版ヒロインにあまちゃん出演の山下リオ" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 26 Aug 2013. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
  6. ^ "「あまちゃん」の山下リオ、高校2年生役で初恋ドラマ主演『D-NEXT』第3回「流れ星」" (in Japanese). Dogatch. 19 Nov 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
  7. ^ "ホルモン女" (in Japanese). Okinawa International Movie Festival. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
  8. ^ "あのこは貴族". eiga.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Ribbon". eiga.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "ミュージカル『ファントム』ヒロインに山下リオが決定". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 17 Dec 2013. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
  11. ^ "明治安田生命 新作CM 「ライト！モッタイナイ」篇を放映開始！" (PDF). Meiji Yasuda Life. 26 Sep 2016. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.

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