Yumi Adachi is a Japanese actress, model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

 and singer. Her artistic surname Adachi corresponds to her mother's maiden name. Yuri Adachi, born in 1957, had been a model and actress in her own right.

Yumi was born in Taito, Tokyo

Taito, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Taito City.As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 168,909, with 94,908 households, and a population density of 16,745.86 persons per km². The total area is 10.08 km².-History:The ward was founded...

, Japan

Japan

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. She made her modelling debut at two years of age and her J-Pop

J-pop

, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

 singing debut on 23 June 1993, aged almost twelve. Her big break was in 1994, with the drama

Japanese television drama

, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...

 Ie Nakiko (「家なき子」).

Films

1. REX 恐竜物語 (REX Kyōryū Monogatari) (1993)
2. Hero Interview (ヒーローインタビュー; Hīrō intabyū) (1994)
3. Homeless Child (家なき子; Ie naki ko) (1994)
4. Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (ルパン三世　くたばれ！ノストラダムス; Rupan sansei: kutabare! Nosutoradamusu) (1995)
5. 機関車先生 (Kikansha Sensei
   Kikansha Sensei
   Kikansha Sensei is a 2004 Japanese-language film by Ryuichi Hiroki based on the best-selling book by Shizuka Ijuin.- Plot :...
   
   ) (1997)
6. お墓がない！ (Ohaka ga nai!) (1998)
7. 稚内発　学び座 (Wakkanai hatsu Manabiza) (1999)
8. The Boy Who Saw the Wind (風を見た少年; Kaze o mita shounen) (2000)
9. Tracing Jake (伝説のワニ　ジェイク; Densetsu no wani Jeiku) (2004)
10. Loft (ロフト; Rofuto) (2005)
11. Anpanman
    Anpanman
    is one of the most popular anime cartoon series for young children in Japan. , the titular Anpanman is the most popular fictional character among people age 0 to 12 years in Japan in 10 consective years, according to research by Bandai. The series is written by Takashi Yanase, a Japanese writer of...
    
     movie (2006) (Narrator)

Television

• 積木くずし真相 (Tsumiki-kuzushi: Shinsō)
• Dollhouse (ドールハウス; Dōru hausu)
• 大奥 (Ōoku
  Ooku
  The refers to the harem of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning Shōgun resided. Similar areas in the castles of powerful Daimyō were also referred to by this term.This included the shōgun's mother, wife, and concubines...
  
  , lit. "harem")
• Good Combination
• シンデレラは眠らない (Shinderera wa nemuranai; lit. "Cinderella doesn't sleep")
• Virtual Girl
• ガラスの仮面 (Garasu no kamen)
• 聖龍伝説 (Seiryū densetsu, lit. "LEGEND of St.DRAGON")
• ひとつ屋根の下 (Hitotsu yane no shita)
• 学校が危ない (Gakkou ga abunai, lit. "school is dangerous")
• 水戸黄門 (Mito Kōmon
  Mito Kōmon
  is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that has been on prime-time television since 1969. The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-shogun and retired second daimyo of the Mito domain...
  
  ) Part 40 Episode 2, guest-starred as Omon

Discography

1. Viva!AMERICA (18 December 1996)
2. BiG (16 December 1995)
3. ラブピース (3 March 1994)
4. I Have a Dream (22 September 1997)

External links

Official Website Stand by Yumi

• Yumi Adachi Picture Gallery