Saeko (actress)

Saeko
Native name	紗栄子
Born	16 November 1986 Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Years active	2001—present
Agent	Topcoat
Spouse(s)	Yu Darvish (2007-2012)
Children	2

Saeko (紗栄子, born 16 November 1986) is a Japanese actress, model and TV personality who has had a number of supporting roles in films and television dramas.^[1][2]

Biography

Personal life

On November 11, 2007, she married Yu Darvish. The two chose the 11/11 date, because 11 was husband Yu’s number.^[3] They had their formal wedding in Hawaii in January 2008. They have two sons, but were divorced in 2012.^[4]

In 2010, a late push from Japanese voters gave Saeko Darvish (she was number 5) the title of Baseball's Hottest Wife for 2010.^[5][6]

Early life

Saeko was born on November 16, 1986 in Miyazaki, Miyazaki. She is a graduate of Horikoshi High School a private high school in Nakano, Tokyo, famous for being attended by many Japanese celebrities.^[7]

She co-hosted and performed a cover song at the annual Girl Pop Factory show in the summer of 2004.^[8]

Filmography

Television dramas

• Natsu no Hikari (2004)^[9]
• Tenka (2004), Yuka Satō^[10]
• Aijo Ippon (Judo Kids "Ippon!") (2004), Mirin Shibata^[11]
• Be Bop High School 2 (2005), Maki
• Dragon Zakura (2005), Maki Kobayashi^[12]
• Konya Hitori no Beddo de (2005), Maiko Terao^[13]
• Oishii Proposal (2006), Michiru Asakura^[14]
• Drama Complex (2006)
• Nodame Cantabile (2006), Sakura Saku^[15]
• Takusan no Ai o Arigato (2006)^[16]
• Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Soko ni Iru! (2006), Sayaka Nagamori^[17]
• Saigo no Nightingale (2006), Etsuko Nakane
• The Hit Parade (TV Fuji movie) (2006)
• Good Job (2007), Tomomi Nioka^[18]
• Hotelier (2007), Akane Morimoto^[19]
• Marumaru Chibi Maruko-chan (2007), Tama-chan^[20]
• Cho Saigen! Mystery (2012), as herself - Emcee
• 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made: Watashi ni Koi Shita Obōsan (2015), Masako Mōri^[21]

Film

• Fune o Oritara Kanojo no Shima (Her Island, My Island) (2003), Tsuru-hime
• One Missed Call (2004), schoolgirl^[22]
• Zoo Seven Rooms (2005), Mari
• Nana (2005), Sachiko Kawamura^[23]
• Lovehotels (2006), Ai Urasaka^[24]
• Backdancers! (2006), Aiko^[25]
• Sugar & Spice - Fūmi Zekka (2006), Sae^[26]
• Like a Dragon (2007), Yui^[27]
• Closed Note (2007), Hana Ikeuchi^[28]
• Gachi Boy (Wrestling with a Memory) (2008), Asako Asaoka^[29]

Photobooks

• Episode 1 (Takarajimasha, 24 December 2013), ISBN 9784800221063^[30][31]

References

1. 紗栄子のプロフィール (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
2. 紗栄子 (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
3. "Yu Darvish's Wife: Pics of Rangers Pitchers' Ex-Wife Saeko". 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
4. "Yu Darvish divorces TV celebrity wife Saeko". Japan Today. January 20, 2012.
5. "Japanese Hot Wife Wins at Wire"
6. Fantasy Baseball Blog Names 2010 'Hottest Wives In Baseball' Finalists
7. "Horikoshi's Class of 2008". Tokyograph. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
8. Japanese Idol Saeko
9. TV なつのひかり。. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
10. TV 天花（てんか）. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
11. TV 愛情イッポン！. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
12. TV ドラゴン桜. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
13. TV 今夜ひとりのベッドで. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
14. TV おいしいプロポーズ. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
15. TV のだめカンタービレ. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
16. TVM たくさんの愛をありがとう. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
17. TVM ほんとにあった怖い話 夏の特別編2006 鎌倉ミステリーツアースペシャル. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
18. TV グッジョブ Good Job. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
19. TV ホテリアー. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
20. TV まるまるちびまる子ちゃん. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
21. 紗栄子、8年半ぶり連ドラ出演 石原さとみの同僚役 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
22. 映画 着信アリ. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
23. 映画 NANA. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
24. 映画 LOVEHOTELS ラヴホテルズ. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
25. 映画 バックダンサーズ！. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
26. 映画 シュガー＆スパイス 風味絶佳. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
27. 映画 龍が如く 劇場版. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
28. 映画 クローズド・ノート. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
29. ガチ☆ボーイ (in Japanese). eiga.com inc. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
30. "Saeko's first photobook is a hit among her female fans". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
31. EPISODE 1 (宝島社): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-10-14.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Official blog (Japanese)
• Saeko at the Internet Movie Database
• Talent data bank interview (Japanese)