krim wrote:

Yup, i just took another whiff of her hair and she smells nice. oh, and she says hi to everyone.

kochira koso. sayonara JILF-san.

krim wrote:

I just took this right now...

I love this pic kind of look like Audrey hepburn .

Tu_triky wrote:

"She's my destiny!"

Yeah now when I hear this song I think of Hitomi

JackClark wrote:

Yeah now when I hear this song I think of Hitomi

that song made me laugh....it was a good theme song for the quirky nature of Golden Bowl.

Otanjobi omedetou Hitomi Kuroki

(And for all you people that are saying, "I hope I look that good when I'm 49!" You probably don't look that good NOW!)

Hitomi Kuroki stars in medical suspense drama
Mon, October 12, 2009 (3:43am EDT)
WOWOW plans to air a one-shot suspense drama titled "Daisan no Miss ~Mazu Ishi wo Nageyo~," starring actress Hitomi Kuroki. The broadcast date has been set for December 13.

Kuroki plays Takako Sakurai, a TV producer who developed a hatred for doctors and the medical system when her father died after undergoing a surgery. As a result, she produced many shows trying to expose the dark side of the medical field.

One day, she reads an article about a surgeon (Fumiyo Kohinata) who publicly admits that a patient died from a medical mistake, offering reparations to the bereaved family. However, Takako is skeptical and begins looking into the matter, trying to determine whether the surgeon is truly sincere or is trying to cover up a murder.

The rest of the cast includes Mayu Tsuruta, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Sachiko Kokubu, Kimiko Ikegami, Yutaka Matsushige, and Kei Yamamoto.

Went over to Kinokuniya and picked up my calendar for next year. Not suprisingly, this was the last one they had. Shouldn't have too much trouble keeping warm this winter.

gaijinmark wrote:

Went over to Kinokuniya and picked up my calendar for next year. Not suprisingly, this was the last one they had. Shouldn't have too much trouble keeping warm this winter.

Yamato Nadeshiko (��a���q) personification of an idealized Japanese woman

Hitomi Kuroki for January and February

March and April. That ain't no "seikei bijin", that's the real deal!!

gaijinmark wrote:

March and April. That ain't no "seikei bijin", that's the real deal!!

What the Japanese might call Yamato Nadeshiko ��a���q.

Opps, forgot to post the calendar pics from May thru October

But here's Nov./Dec. Nice way to end the year!

gaijinmark wrote:

Hitomi Kuroki stars as housewife rocker in "Utahime" Wed, September 29, 2010 Actress Hitomi Kuroki is set to star in a new movie by television director Yoshiko Hoshida, titled "Utahime��." The film will have her playing a "rocker mama" role, which includes a scene of her and her band performing a rendition of the famous song "Smoke on the Water" by British band Deep Purple. Kuroki plays the part of Mieko, a housewife who is troubled by her husband's apathy and her daughter's hikikomori lifestyle. She decides to form a band with two other housewives, played by Miki Maya and comedian Shizuyo Yamasaki, plus an oddball divorcee, played by Tae Kimura. The film follows their ups and downs until their performance of "Smoke on the Water" at a school festival. Kuroki's character is in charge of the guitar and vocals. Starting at the end of July, Kuroki began guitar training under the guidance of a professional musician, and she is said to have heavily practiced the guitar on her own at home. Maya, Yamasaki, and Kimura have also been training for their respective instruments. "Utahime��" is planned for theatrical release in early summer 2011.

I guess they had some post-production problems, it's getting released next month. Still looking forward to it!

Hitomi Kuroki to star in Spring 2015 WOWOW drama

Kuroki Hitomi will be starring in the WOWOW Spring 2015 drama "Scapegoat" which begins its run from 12 April in the Sundays 10pm timeslot. The drama which consists of four episodes and is based on the novel by Koda Main, features Kuroki as the lead character Misaki Hiroko, an university professor who is contacted by Yagizawa Shun (Ishimaru Kanji), her ex-boyfriend cum director of a TV station one day and asked to become a minister of the cabinet to be formed by Yamashiro Taizo (Furuya Ikko) who aims to wrest power from the ruling party in the upcoming election. However, due to Hiroko's past differences with her father, she has deliberately avoided the path of being a politician and doesn't want to take on the post. To her surprise, news of her impending appointment as a minister are splashed across the media and she has no choice but to become a politician after getting her husband Nobuaki's support (Kobayashi Takashi). Soon after her appointment, an unthinkable crisis strikes and Hiroko finds herself caught in the spiral of politics and rivalry.

Co-stars include Sasaki Nozomi who plays the daughter of Hiroko, Yamaguchi Sayaka who plays a news reporter, Koichi Mantaro, Aijima Kazuyuki, Mitsuishi Ken, Jinbo Satoshi and Nishioka Tokuma.

Source: Eiga.com

Kuroki has turned to directing:

Yo Yoshida and Yoshino Kimura to co-star in Hitomi Kuroki's directorial debut

Yoshida Yo and Kimura Yoshino will be the double leads in Kuroki Hitomi's first movie as a director which is titled "Iya na Onna" (The detestable woman) and due to be shown in cinemas next year.

The movie which is based on the same-titled novel published by Katsura Nozomi in 2010, features Yoshida as a serious lawyer named Ishida Tetsuko who is totally immersed in her work but always has to help her distant relative Kotani Natsuko get out of trouble as the latter is a fraudster. Through each interaction with Natsuko who she deeply dislikes, Tetsuko finds herself changing unwittingly without her being conscious about it. This movie will mark the first collaboration between the three actresses.

Recalling when she was first offered the role, Yoshida said that she was very surprised and flattered because she had never worked with Kuroki before and to take on the leading role in her directorial debut is a great honour. On the other hand, Kimura had worked with Kuroki before in the 1997 movie "Shitsurakuen" but was shocked on hearing about the latter becoming a director. Despite not being fully aware of what the movie was about, both actresses took on the roles almost immediately.

Filming is currently in progress.

Source: Nikkansports

Hitomi Kuroki to star in new movie "Owatta Hito"

Kuroki Hitomi will be starring along with Hiroshi Tachi in the new movie "Owatta Hito" (The Finished Person) which is based on the same-titled novel by scriptwriter Uchidata Makiko and will be directed by Nakata Hideo. The actors last worked together 20 years ago in the 1996 TV Tokyo drama SP "Mueitou".

The comedic movie features Tachi as the lead character Tashiro Sousuke who worked in a major bank and looked like he was on the path to success when he got transferred to a subsidiary and is about to retire without any achievement to his name. However, having been so focused on work over the past few decades, Sousuke desires to continue working or else he won't be able to continue living without a purpose. Without any special skills, he can't find anything in particular to do. Upon seeing this, his wife Chigusa (Kuroki) who works as a hairdresser and his daughter jokingly suggest that Sousuke should find someone to date. Coincidentally, Sousuke indeed finds someone who he is interested but things do not turn out the way he wants and his life starts to take on an uncontrollable twist...

Tachi jokingly commented that he had been acting as a police detective for the last 30 years and his new "workplace" in this movie has nothing to do with guns and riding a Harley Davidson bike. Although the title is rather harsh to describe someone who had retired, he hopes that he will be able to show the comical side of his character's retirement life through his acting in this movie and can't wait for the filming to start. As for Kuroki, she described her character as someone who has no more patience for her husband who lost his past glory acquired from his career but still tries to care for his feelings. She expressed her joy at being able to work with Tachi who gives her a sense of familiarity and security since they had worked together since their 20s so she believes that she will be able to rely on him during the filming.

Part of the filming was done in Iwate Prefecture during April to capture the sakura scenery but the actual filming will begin from 1 July to early August.

Sources: Yomiuri Hochi / Sanspo / Eiga.com / Oricon

Hitomi Kuroki directing and Naho Toda in the cast. I'm surprised any of the male members of the cast can remember their lines: https://asianwiki.com/Junihitoe_wo_Kita_Akuma