Arisu Jun

Mariko Miura (三浦 雅璃子, Miura Mariko, 20 June 1953 - 12 July 2019),[1] better known under the stage name Arisu Jun (純 アリス, Jun Arisu), was a Japanese actress and singer, who was best known for starring in Mama wa Rival and Saramumu, and for her appearances in teleshopping alongside her husband Kōichi Miura.

Arisu Jun
純 アリス
Born
Mariko Kubo (久保 雅璃子, Kubo Mariko)

(1953-06-20)20 June 1953
Died12 July 2019(2019-07-12) (aged 66)
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesMari Tsuzumi (津々見 マリ, Tsuzumi Mari)
OccupationActress
Years active1972–2019
AgentTokyo Kid Brothers
SpouseKōichi Miura (married 1980–2019)
Children3 (including Kōta Miura and Ryōsuke Miura)

Biography

Arisu Jun, who was from Kure, Hiroshima,[2] was born Mariko Kubo (久保 雅璃子, Kubo Mariko)[3] on 20 June 1953 in Hiroshima Prefecture.[1] She was the daughter of a New Zealand Defence Force soldier who was stationed in Japan after World War II and a Japanese mother.[2][3] Her parents divorced when she was two years old;[2] her father returned to New Zealand, while her mother moved to Tokyo.[2] She was later raised by her grandmother in Kobe, and during her second year of junior high school, she moved to Tokyo where she lived with her aunt.[2] She had always grown up without knowing what to call home.[2] Arisu was of New Zealand nationality as of 1980.[2]

She was scouted while attending school at Tokyo College of Music High School, and she became a fashion model under the stage name of Mari Tsuzumi (津々見 マリ, Tsuzumi Mari), appearing in fashion magazines such as Soen.[3]

Her acting career began with Mama wa Rival,[1] which aired on TBS between 4 October 1972 and 26 September 1973.[4] Arisu Jun's stage name was derived by Mamoru Sasaki, who was the drama's scriptwriter, from the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and from the word for pure (清純, seijun).[3] She later appeared in two episodes of the NTV drama Taiyō ni Hoero! that aired on 6 and 13 October of the same year.[5][6] At the age of 21, she later became a member of the Tokyo Kid Brothers troupe.[1] In February 1979, she also appeared in the TV Asahi musical Saramumu alongside Kyōhei Shibata and his future husband Koichi Miura.[7]

In 1980, she married actor Kōichi Miura, who was also a member of the Tokyo Kid Brothers troupe.[2][1] After their marriage, the couple appeared together as teleshopping presenters.[1] She and Kōichi later had three children, including actors Kōta Miura and Ryōsuke Miura.[1]

Several of the shows she appeared in include the TV Tokyo shows Asa wa Tanoshiku!,[8] Morning Teleshop,[9] Okaimono Town,[8] Sandy Okaidoku Jōhō.[8] She also appeared in the TV Asahi shows BUY2,[10] GETV,[11] Omezame Shop,[9] Tokusen Ichibanmachi[9] Another show she appeared in, POSHLET WORLD, aired on Nippon TV on 26 August 2000.[11]

Her album Hanamoyō (花模様, Hanamoyō), was released by Nayutawave Records on 12 September 2007.[8]

She died of cancer in a Tokyo hospital on 12 July 2019.[1]

References

  1. "純アリスさん66歳死去、80年に三浦浩一と結婚". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. "完全独占 東京キッドブラザース三浦浩一(26)・純アリス(26)が4月22日入籍 11月22日挙式". Shūkan Myōjō (in Japanese). Shueisha. 22 June 1980: 28–31.
  3. Fukushima Minpou (Morning ed.). 27 December 1973. p. 5. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "ママはライバル - ドラマ詳細データ - ◇テレビドラマデータベース◇". テレビドラマデータベース.
  5. "太陽にほえろ!(第323回)愛は何処へ - ドラマ詳細データ - ◇テレビドラマデータベース◇". テレビドラマデータベース.
  6. "太陽にほえろ!(第324回)愛よさらば - ドラマ詳細データ - ◇テレビドラマデータベース◇". テレビドラマデータベース.
  7. "サラムム - ドラマ詳細データ - ◇テレビドラマデータベース◇". テレビドラマデータベース.
  8. "純アリスのTV出演情報". ORICON NEWS.
  9. "純アリスのTV出演情報 5ページ目". ORICON NEWS.
  10. "純アリスのTV出演情報 8ページ目". ORICON NEWS.
  11. "純アリスのTV出演情報 7ページ目". ORICON NEWS.
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