Intro
Aya Ueto (上戸 彩, Ueto Aya?, born September 14, 1985) is a Japanese actress, singer, idol, and tarento. Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Ueto was discovered when she participated in the 7th All-Japan National Young Beauty Contest, where she won the Judges' Special Choice Prize. She made her acting debut at the age of thirteen in the film Satsujinsha Killer of Paraiso and in 1999, she and fellow participants of the Young Beauty Contest Mami Nejiki, Mai Fujiya, and Manami Nishiwaki formed the unsuccessful girl group Z-1. In 2002, after their disbandment, Ueto continued her music career as a solo singer under the label Pony Canyon, where she debuted with the single "Pureness". Ueto's breakthrough came when she was cast as a girl suffering from gender identity disorder in the sixth series of the TBS drama 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi-sensei. Her critically-acclaimed performance led to several leading roles in dramas and TV endorsements, eventually establishing her as one of Japan's most recognizable faces.[1] She has also ventured onto the big screen in famed film director Ryuhei Kitamura's 2003 blockbuster Azumi and its sequel, Azumi 2: Death or Love in 2005. As one of Japan's most ubiquitous celebrity endorsers, Ueto constantly appears on billboards, shop windows and trains, advertising for companies such as Fujifilm, Lotte, Ōtsuka Seiyaku and SoftBank.
Discography
Studio albums
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Compilation albums
Remix albums
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Filmography
| Film
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| Year
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Title
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Role
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Other notes
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| 1999
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Satsujinsha Killer of Paraiso
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Hikari
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| 2002
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Return to Never Land
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Jane
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Japanese voice
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| 2003
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Azumi
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Azumi
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| 2004
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Install
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Asako Nozawa
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| 2005
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Azumi 2: Death or Love
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Azumi
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| Ashita Genki ni Na~re!
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Kayōko
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Voice
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| 2007
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Piano no Mori
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Kai Ichinose
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Voice
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| 2008
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Speed Racer
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Trixie
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Japanese voice
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| Sakura no Sono
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Rimi
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| 2009
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Baton
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Mikaru
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| Atom
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Atom
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Japanese voice
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| Television
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| Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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| 1999
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Ultraman Gaia
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Herself (Z-1)
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Episode 46
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| 2000
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Namida wo fuite
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Momo Fuchigami
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| 2001
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Yome wa Mitsuboshi
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Mayu Shinjō
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| 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi-sensei
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Nao Tsurumoto
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Season 6
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| 2002
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Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari
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Kana Kojima
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Season 6, episodes 10-15
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| My Little Chef
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Nazuna Kamosawa
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| 2003
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Kōkō Kyōshi 2003
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Hina Machida
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| Hitonatsu no Papa e
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Marimo Mochizuki
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| Satōkibi Batake no Uta
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Mie Hirayama
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| Namahōsō wa Tomaranai!
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Herself
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| 2004
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3 nen B gumi Kinpachi-sensei
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Nao Tsurumoto
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Season 7, episode 11
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| Ace wo Nerae!
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Hiromi Oka
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| Reikan Bus Guide Jikenbo
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Misaki Aoyama
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Episode 3
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| Ace wo Nerae! Kiseki e no Chōsen
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Hiromi Oka
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| 2005
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Yoshitsune
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Utsubo
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| Koto
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Chieko Sada, Naeko
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| Attack No. 1
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Kozue Ayuhara
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| Misora Hibari Tanjō Monogatari
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Kazue Kato (Misora Hibari, 15-20 year old)
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| Nada Sōsō, Kono Ai ni Ikite
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Miki Oda
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| 2006
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Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi
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Nanako Komine
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Episode 1
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| Attention Please
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Yōko Misaki
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| Shimokita Sundays
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Yuika Satonaka
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| 2007
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Attention Please Special: Yōko, Hawaii ni Tobu
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Yōko Misaki
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| Ri Kouran
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Yoshiko Otaka (young Ri Kouran)
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| Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari
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Kana Kojima
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Season 8, episode 50
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| Hotelier
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Kyoko Odagiri
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| Wachigaiya Itosato
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Itosato
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| Abarenbō Mama
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Ayu Kawano
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| 2008
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Attention Please Special: Australia, Sydney
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Yōko Misaki
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| Hokaben
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Akari Dōmoto
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| Celeb to Binbō Taro
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Alice Mitazono
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| 2009
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Konkatsu!
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Haruno Hida
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| Kekkon
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Chikage Uehara
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