Mayuko Kawakita is a Japanese-American actress and model. She was born on November 28, 1991, in Manhattan, New York. She launched her career in Japan after winning the Japan Bishōjo Contest, a beauty pageant, in 2003. She made her acting debut in the television drama “Sekaigumi TV” (2005-2006) and has appeared in many popular films and television dramas since, including the recent “Shiratori Reiko” (2016) and “Shiratori Reiko The Movie” (2016).

Mayuko Kawakita

Can a young relationship survive the challenges of family, their fishing village and redevelopment?

Reiko Shiratori (Mayuko Kawakita) is a wealthy girl who is in love with Tetsuya Matsumoto (Masaru Mizuno), a young man from her hometown whom she followed to college in Tokyo. The young couple return to their rural fishing village to visit their families. 

There, they find that the town is up in arms over a resort development project that Reiko’s family is involved in. Tetsuya’s father and many of the other fishermen in town oppose the project. Could the contentious project and feuding families derail Reiko and Tetsuya’s relationship?

“Shiratori Reiko: The Movie” is a 2016 Japanese film directed by Shinji Kuma. It is based on the manga “Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!” by Yumiko Suzuki. A number of previous adaptations of the manga also have aired on television, most recently “Shiratori Reiko” in 2016.

I Am Reiko Shiratori! The Movie - Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! The Movie

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Can she be honest about her true feelings? Reiko Shiratori (Mayuko Kawakita) is a wealthy girl who is saved from bullies one day by Tetsuya Matsumoto (Masaru Mizuno). Reiko falls in love with Tetsuya but is never able to be honest about her feelings to herself or to him.

When Tetsuya goes to Tokyo to attend college, Reiko follows him there, despite her parents’ protests. Will Reiko overcome her pride to finally profess her true feelings for Tetsuya?

“Shiratori Reiko” is a 2016 Japanese drama series directed by Shinji Kuma. It is based on the manga “Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!” by Yumiko Suzuki. A number of previous adaptations of the manga also have aired on television and in “Shiratori Reiko The Movie” in 2016.

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