Fumie Hosokawa

Biography

Fumie Hosokawa (細川 ふみえ; born 2 September 1971) is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She is often referred to as the "original" kyonyu (huge breasts) idol.

== Life and career == Hosokawa was born in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture and lived in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture until the age of four. She then moved to Hawaii for a year to attend school there. She is the daughter of a rear admiral in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She started posing for magazines in December 1990 as a bikini model. Soon afterwards she also started singing and acting in films. She is 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) tall. Her official website charts her changing figure over time. In 1990 she was 94-60-90 cm (37-24-35 inches). In 2006 she was 90-59-87 cm (35-23-34 inches). After a lengthy hiatus from bikini modelling, she released two gravure idol DVDs in 2006. On 20 December 2007 she gave birth to her first child, a boy, with husband Hisato Endo, and announced her withdrawal from celebrity life. However, before giving birth, she had posed for her first-ever nude photo book, 'Fumming', which was released in August 2007. However, in December 2009, a Japanese sports newspaper reported that she and Endo were divorced. She made a comeback to celebrity life in March 2014, after she appearing at Sunday Japon on TBS.

== Partial filmography == SHIN PRODUCE Fumie Hosokawa Mitsumete (gravure) (2006) Sei (gravure) (2006) Part-Time Detective 2 (TV film) (2004) Idol Ougon Densetsu (Idol Golden Legend) (gravure) (2004) Shōwa kayō daizenshū (2003) Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari (2001) Kikujirō no natsu (1999) Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi (1998) Tsuribaka Nisshi 10 (1998) Gokudo no onna-tachi: Kejime (1998) Tsuribaka nisshi 9 (1997) Purupuru Tenshi Kyoshitsu (1993)

== References ==

== Sources == Connell, Ryann (14 September 2007). "Fumie Hosokawa's triple trouble: single, unemployed, and possibly preggers". Mainichi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2007. 細川ふみえ (Hosokawa Fumie) Filmography at jmdb.ne.jp (in Japanese) 細川ふみえ (Hosokawa Fumie) Profile at Web I-dic (in Japanese)

== External links == Fumie Hosokawa at IMDb