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Yumi Matsutôya

  • Music Artist
  • Music Department
  • Actress
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Yumi Matsutôya was born on 19 January 1954 in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Wind Rises (2013), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983). She has been married to Masataka Matsutôya since 1976.
BornJanuary 19, 1954
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    • Known for

    The Wind Rises (2013)
    The Wind Rises
    7.8
    • Soundtrack(as Arai Yumi)
    • 2013
    Kirsten Dunst in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kiki's Delivery Service
    7.8
    • Music Department(as Arai Yumi)
    • 1989
    Tomoyo Harada in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)
    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
    6.5
    • Soundtrack
    • 1983
    Hiroko Yakushimaru in The Tragedy of 'W' (1984)
    The Tragedy of 'W'
    7.1
    • Music Department
    • 1984

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Nippon FM 92.1 (2019)
      Nippon FM 92.1
      Video
      • music
      • 2019
    • Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (2011)
      Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
      7.7
      Video Game
      • composer: Mysterious Flower (as Yumi Matsutoya)
      • 2011
    • Kirsten Dunst in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
      Kiki's Delivery Service
      7.8
      • composer: song "Rouge no dengon"
      • composer: theme song "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta-nara" (as Arai Yumi, as Arai Yumi)
      • 1989
    • Take Me Out to the Snowland (1987)
      Take Me Out to the Snowland
      6.3
      • composer: theme song "Koibito ga Santa Clause"
      • 1987
    • Hiroko Yakushimaru in The Tragedy of 'W' (1984)
      The Tragedy of 'W'
      7.1
      • composer: theme song "Woman"
      • 1984
    • Bye Bye Jupiter (1984)
      Bye Bye Jupiter
      4.3
      • composer: songs "Voyager: An Epitaph Without Date"
      • 1984

    Actress

    • Yumi Matsutoya Consert Tour2009 Transit Wow Fes!special
      Video
      • 2009
    • Yumi Matsutoya: Wings of Light (1991)
      Yumi Matsutoya: Wings of Light
      • Vocal (singing voice)
      • 1991
    • Matsutouya Yumi: Rifurein ga sakenderu
      Music Video
      • 1988
    • Yumi Matsutôya: Sweet Dreams
      Music Video
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Yumi Matsutoya Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Karuho Kureta
    • Height
      • 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
    • Born
      • January 19, 1954
      • Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Masataka Matsutôya1976 - present

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    • Nickname
      • Yuming

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