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Chara(I)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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M, has a girlfriend of five years named F. He loses contact with her. Then a woman reveals that his girlfriend has been missing since Halloween. His own quiet life begins to change as his search drags him into other people's problems.
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Because We Forget Everything (2022– )
Chara was born on 13 January 1968 in Kawaguchi, Japan. She is an actress and composer, known for Picnic (1996), Swallowtail Butterfly (1996) and Dasavatharam (2008). She was previously married to Tadanobu Asano.
BornJanuary 13, 1968
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Picnic (1996)
    Picnic
    7.0
    • Coco
    • 1996
    Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
    Swallowtail Butterfly
    7.5
    • Glico
    • 1996
    Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada, Nagesh, Napolean, and Mallika Sherawat in Dasavatharam (2008)
    Dasavatharam
    7.3
    • Actress
    • 2008
    Chara: Yasashii Kimochi
    Music Video
    • Chara
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Because We Forget Everything (2022)
      Because We Forget Everything
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Kaoru
      • 2022
    • Zokki (2020)
      Zokki
      5.9
      • 2020
    • Chara: Sympathy
      Music Video
      • Chara
      • 2017
    • Chara: Tiny Dancer
      Music Video
      • Chara
      • 2017
    • Chara: Koihameotojite
      Music Video
      • Chara
      • 2015
    • Chara: Setsunakutegomenne
      Music Video
      • Chara
      • 2015
    • Chara: Koibumi
      Music Video
      • Chara
      • 2013
    • Chara: Alterna Girlfriend
      Music Video
      • Chara
      • 2012
    • Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada, Nagesh, Napolean, and Mallika Sherawat in Dasavatharam (2008)
      Dasavatharam
      7.3
      • 2008
    • Chara: Time Machine
      Music Video
      • Chara
      • 1997
    • Chara: Yasashii Kimochi
      Music Video
      • Chara
      • 1997
    • Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
      Swallowtail Butterfly
      7.5
      • Glico
      • 1996
    • Picnic (1996)
      Picnic
      7.0
      • Coco
      • 1996
    • Chara: Tsumibukako Aishiteyo
      Music Video
      • Chara
      • 1994
    • Chara: Heaven
      Music Video
      • Chara
      • 1991

    Composer

    • Zokki (2020)
      Zokki
      5.9
      • Composer
      • 2020

    Soundtrack

    • Rinko Kikuchi, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Ansel Elgort, and Shô Kasamatsu in Tokyo Vice (2022)
      Tokyo Vice
      8.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "Swallowtail Butterfly - Ainouta"
      • 2024
    • Mayonaka no pan'yasan (2013)
      Mayonaka no pan'yasan
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "Hug"
      • 2013
    • Arata Iura, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Yû Abiru, and Kengo Kôra in Snakes and Earrings (2008)
      Snakes and Earrings
      6.1
      • performer: "Main Theme"
      • 2008

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    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Born
      • January 13, 1968
      • Kawaguchi, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Tadanobu AsanoMarch 31, 1995 - July 25, 2009 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
        Sumire
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

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      Japanese actress & music producer.

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