Kato Rosa

Awards

50th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Newcomer ~ Dance Drill

See also

• Rola Chen , a gravure idol who is called the Rosa-killer.

Biography

Early life

Kato was born Naples , Italy on June 22, 1985 to a family of Italian (paternal line) and Japanese (maternal line) origin. At the age of five years, she moved to Kagoshima , Japan , where she spent her entire education. As a result, according to her own statement,she doesn't speak Italian very well, even though she knew how to speak it until she was five. Instead, she was a regular guest student of the Japanese education TV program,NHK Italian Conversation. She had graduated from Kagoshima West High School in Kagoshima , Japan .

Career

She had done an ice cream commercial for Glico , a lipstick commercial for Maxfactor and a commercial for Toyota . However, the TV advertisement that brought her to fame was her commercial for the bridal magazine ,Zekushi(Zexy).^{[citation needed]}

Later in 2005, she started to appear in Japanese television dramas in supporting roles. A year later, she won theBest Newcomer Awardfor her performance in the Japanese television drama ,Dance Drillfrom the most prominent entertainment magazine in Japan, Television.

She was finally able to star in her own drama two years after her television breakthrough on 2005. Her drama,Jotei, where she starred alongside Hana Yori Dango star,Matsuda Shotawas unfortunately a minor success in Tokyo yet a satisfactory hit in the Kansai region.

She also appeared in different movies, among them:Tokyo Tower, イツカ波ノ彼方ニ,TAKI183, シムソンズ,Catch A Wave, etc.

She is also a regular on NHK's Italian language study program.

Films

TV Dramas

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