Mariya Yamada

Mariya Yamada 山田 まりや
Born	(1980-03-05) March 5, 1980 (age 44) Nagoya[1]
Occupation(s)	actress, gravure idol
Years active	1996[2] - present
Spouse	Tōru Kusano ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	1

Mariya Yamada (山田 まりや, Yamada Mariya, born March 5, 1980[2]) is a Japanese actress[3] and a gravure idol.[2] She won the title of "Miss Young Magazine" in 1996.[2]

Personal life

She has been married to actor Tōru Kusano since March 5, 2008.[4] On December 29, 2012, she gave birth to a son.[5][6]

Filmography

Television

• Moon Spiral (NTV / 1996) - Chihiro Yatsumata
• Ultraman Dyna (Tsuburaya Productions / 1997-1998) - Mai Midorikawa
• Naniwa Shōnen Tanteidan (NHK / 2000) - Shinobu Takeuchi
• Ranpo R (YTV / 2004) - ep.5
• Seven Female Lawyers 2 (TV Asahi / 2008)

Movies

• Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna | Urutoraman Tiga & Urutoraman Daina: Hikari no hoshi no senshi tachi (1998) - Super GUTS Member Mai Midorikawa
• Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (1999) - Mai Midorikawa (cameo)
• Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers (2006)- journalist

TV movies

• The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express (NTV / 2001)
• Gate of Flesh | Nikutai no Mon (TV Asahi / 2008)

References

1. 西川きよしさん、かの子さんとロケ♪. 山田まりや公式ブログ「まりやっこどすえ」 (in Japanese). December 11, 2006. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
2. 山田 まりや. コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2016.
3. Yamada Maria 山田まりや Japanese Drama
4. Official profile Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 September 2010. (in Japanese)
5. 山田まりや　愛息にメロメロ (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports Web. May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
6. 山田まりや、助産院で第1子男児出産「感動の出産を経験出来た」 (in Japanese). Oricon. December 29, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

External links

• Official blog (in Japanese)
• Mariya Yamada at IMDb