Maryjun Takahashi
Maryjun Takahashi 高橋 メアリージュン | |
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| Born |
November 8, 1987
Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan
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| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Agency | Asia Promotion |
| Website | ameblo |
Maryjun Takahashi (高橋 メアリージュン, Takahashi Mearījun, born November 8, 1987) is a Japanese actress and model of Japanese and Filipino ethnicity who has appeared in CanCam magazine and various television commercials.
Early and personal life
Takahashi was born in Ōtsu, Shiga to a Filipino mother and a Japanese father. She has a younger sister, Yu Takahashi, who is also a model and actress, and a brother Yuji who is a footballer.
Career
She began modeling in August 2003 after winning the "Yokohama Shonan Audition 2003" beauty contest, and professionally in April 2004 when she signed a contract with CanCam. Since 2007, she has appeared in various television shows such as music shows and variety shows, and various television commercials such as those for fashion brand Cecil McBee, Kyocera, Morinaga, and Google.
She has also been active in the runway scene, appearing in large collections such as Tokyo Girls Collection (2007 S/S, 2009 A/W, 2010 S/S, 2010 in Okinawa, 2010 A/W, 2011 in Nagoya, 2011 S/S, 2011 A/W, 2012 S/S) and Girls Award (2010, 2010 A/W, 2011 A/W, 2012 S/S, 2012 A/W).
She quit exclusive modeling for CanCam in April 2012, and subsequently appeared in magazines such as Classy, Oggi, and Gina.
She has also appeared in the TV drama Jun to Ai with Mokomichi Hayami.
Takahashi portrayed Yumi Komagata in the film Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, released in 2014.
Appearances
TV dramas
- Jun to Ai (NHK, 2012), Mariya Karino(Maruyama)
- Rich Man, Poor Woman (Fuji TV, 2013)
- Keishichō Sōsa Ikka 9 Gakari Season 8 Episode 2 (TV Asahi, 2013), Tomoyo Shinomiya
- Real Dasshutsu Game TV (TBS, 2014), Ageha
- Cabin Attendant Keiji: New York Satsujin Jiken (Fuji TV, 2014), Kei Shinoda
- Kōkaku Fudō Senki Robosan Episode 6 (TV Tokyo, 2014), Risa
- Zannen na Otto. (Fuji TV, 2015) Yui Sudō
- Jungle Fever (NHK BS Premium, 2016) Rieko Kikuchi
- Good Morning Call (Fuji TV, 2017) Kumanomido Saeko
- Jinsei-ga tanoshiku naru shiawase no housoku (“Happy rules to make life more enjoyable”)
Web dramas
- Hibana (Netflix, 2016) Yurie
Films
- Fashion Story: Model (2012)
- Ushijima the Loan Shark 2 (2014), Akane Saihara
- Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014), Yumi Komagata
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014), Yumi Komagata
- Kikaider Reboot (2014), Mari
- Heroine Shikkaku (2015), Emi
- Tag (a.k.a. Real Onigokko) (2015)
- All Esper Dayo! (2015)
- Fukushū Shitai (2016), Izumi Takahashi/Noriko Hoshino
- Shimauma (2016), Yui
- Haunted Campus (2016), Ai Mitamura
- Ushijima the Loan Shark 3 (2016), Akane Saihara
- Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final (2016), Akane Saihara
- L (2016), Anna
- Shinjuku Swan II (2017)
- The Blue Hearts (2017)
- Ai Ai Gasa (2018)
- What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? (2021)
- Fly Me to the Saitama 2 (2023)
Stage
- Pu-Pu-Juice Kiseki no Otoko (2013)
- Pu-Pu-Juice Ryōma ga Ikiru, Ryōma o Korosu (2014)
Magazines
- CanCam, Shogakukan 1982-, as an exclusive model from April 2004 to June 2012
- Classy, Kobunsha 1984-, as a regular model since June 2012