Mika Katsumura (勝村 美香, Katsumura Mika, born May 31, 1980, in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan[1]) is a former Japanese actress. She played the role of Yuri/Time Pink in the 2000 Super Sentai series Mirai Sentai Timeranger.

Mika Katsumura
勝村 美香
Born (1980-05-31) May 31, 1980 (age 44)
NationalityJapanese
Other namesChise Okuyama (奥山 千世, Okuyama Chise)
OccupationActress
Years active1986–2014
Spouse
(m. 2006; div. 2008)
Children1

Biography

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Katsumura started stage activities at a local in Tokyo after graduating as a junior in high school. In 1997, in the stage name Chise Okuyama (奥山 千世, Okuyama Chise), she debuted in the film Bounce Ko Gals. After half a year, Katsumura returned to her hometown, and then returned with her current name, working as an actress. She appeared in the Super Sentai series Mirai Sentai Timeranger and the variety show Men B.

In 2001, Katsumura participated in the self-produced film Enji-ya, which was published in the year. She was co-starred with Timeranger actors Masahiro Kuranuki and Shinji Kasahara.

On January 17, 2006, Katsumura married actor Yūsuke Tomoi; the same year on August 7, she gave birth to a girl. She had a maternity leave after her marriage announcement on March 31, 2007; she quit her agency Versatile Entertainment to focus on her child care.

In May 2007, Katsumura started her own blog, not only to reflect on her daughter but also to show her willingness to her entertainment activities.

In October 2008, she resumed performing acting activities while belonging to her new agency, Asterisk.

On an unknown date in 2014, she left Asterisk and permanently retired from the entertainment industry. Her blog was shut down in 2020.

As of July 2024, her current status remains unknown as information about her whereabouts is not available.

Filmography

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TV series

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Year Title Role Network Other notes
1986 Jikuu Senshi Spielban Diana (child) TV Asahi ep. 1 - 2
2000 Mirai Sentai Timeranger Yuri/Time Pink TV Asahi Lead Role
2003 Kamen Rider 555 Chie Morishita TV Asahi Episodes 1 - 3

Films

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Year Title Role Other notes
1997 Bounce Ko Gals
2000 Mirai Sentai Timeranger vs. GoGoFive Yuri/Time Pink
2001 - 2003 Enji-ya Haruka Akiyoshi
2002 Ultra Seven 35th Anniversary: EVOLUTION Yuki Kisaragi
2003 Heat Shinko Park

References

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  1. ^ "Official profile at Asterisk". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
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