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.

This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.

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. Most personal details, including her agency affiliation and filmography, are not publicly disclosed.

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 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

Origin

Higashi Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Blood type

A

Height

168cm

Agency

愛企画

Active years

1975 - 1983 / 1988 - present

Occupation

Actress

Spouse

ケン影岡（1983 - 1988）

Works summary

Appearances

76 (1975–2023)

By 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

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

2026-08-26

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.