Megumi Igarashi

Honestly, I have a soft spot for actresses like Megumi Igarashi, the kind who quietly stuck with the craft for decades instead of chasing headlines. Born in 1954 in Nagoya, she came up through that golden stretch of Showa-era television and film, and at 168cm she's got that tall, poised presence that reads instantly elegant on screen. I don't know her from scandals or tabloid noise, and frankly that's part of the appeal, she's one of those performers whose name you might not shout but whose face makes you go "oh, right, her." There's a steadiness I imagine in that Nagoya temperament, warm but with a real backbone, and I'd bet it bleeds into her work. Sticking around the industry that long is its own kind of cool, no awards needed to prove it.

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Megumi Igarashi is a Japanese actress born on September 18, 1954, in Higashi Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Standing 168 cm tall, she has maintained a career in acting over a span of decades. She is represented by the agency Ai Kikaku, and her birth name is Megumi Oka.

Name (English)

Megumi Igarashi

Name (Japanese)

五十嵐めぐみ

Reading

いがらし めぐみ

Born

September 18, 1954 (age 72)

Origin

Higashi Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Height

168cm

Occupation

Actress

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

Blood type

A

Active years

1975 - 1983 / 1988 - present

Works summary

Appearances

76 (1975–2023)

By year (titles with a known year)

1975: 3, 1976: 6, 1977: 5, 1978: 5, 1979: 1, 1980: 1, 1981: 5, 1982: 2, 1983: 5, 1988: 1, 1989: 4, 1990: 2, 1994: 3, 1995: 1, 1997: 1, 1999: 2, 2001: 1, 2003: 1, 2004: 2, 2005: 1, 2008: 2, 2009: 1, 2010: 2, 2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2014: 1, 2016: 1, 2023: 1, year unknown: 14

Debut work

暴力刑事罷り通る

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%94%E5%8D%81%E5%B5%90%E3%82%81%E3%81%90%E3%81%BF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11372073

Tags

• From Aichi Prefecture
• Actress

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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