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

Rio Yamashita
山下 リオ
Born	(1992-10-10) October 10, 1992 (age 29) Tokushima, Japan
Other names	Rio-chan (リオちゃん)
Occupation	Model, actress
Years active	2006–present
Agent	Stardust Promotion
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Relatives	Chihiro Otsuka (older sister) Kosuke Suzuki (brother-in-law)
Awards	Bessatsu Margaret Be-Ma Girls Grand Prix

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[lower-alpha 1]
	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]
2022	Motherhood			[10]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2014	Phantom	Christine Daae	[11]
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		[12]

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[lower-alpha 2]

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

References

External links

• Official profile (in Japanese)
• Rio Yamashita at IMDb

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