Emily Hatoyama

Emily Hatoyama (鳩山 エミリー, Hatoyama Emirī, née Takami (高見); born 11 February 1955) is a Japanese essayist and former actress and model. She was the wife of Kunio Hatoyama, the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications under Prime Minister Tarō Asō.

Emily Hatoyama
鳩山 エミリー
Born
Emily Takami

(1955-02-11) February 11, 1955
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other namesEmily Jane Beard
Occupationactress, model, essayist
Years active1966 – present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1973; died 2016)​
Children3, including Taro and Jirō
Parent(s)Jimmy K. Beard
Sadako Takami
RelativesYukio Hatoyama (brother-in-law)
Iichirō Hatoyama (father-in-law)
Yasuko Hatoyama (mother-in-law)

Early life & family

Hatoyama was born to a Japanese mother, Sadako Takami and Australian father, J. K. (Jimmy) Beard,[1] a sergeant in the Australian Army who had been stationed in Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. While some sources state that the family was forced to remain in Japan because the Australian government barred immigration by Japanese people, that particular barrier was removed several years before Hatoyama was born.[2]

Hatoyama's older sister, Marjorie Beard, also worked as an actress, under the name Risa Takami, in Toei movies and commercials during the mid-1960s. She is now married to Hiroshi Ishibashi, grandson of Bridgestone founder Shōjirō Ishibashi and is currently working for Australia–Japan relations as of 2009.[3][4]

Emily was engaged to Kunio Hatoyama at the age of 17 in February 1973. The couple had three children.[5][6]

Career

Hatoyama began working as a model during the 1960s, as both Emily Takami (高見 エミリー, Takami Emirii) – her mother's maiden surname – and Emily Jane Beard. This included being a cover model for Shōjo Friend by Kodansha,[7] Hatoyama started working as an actress during the 1970s and made her debut as a singer in 1972.

She retired from acting and modeling after her marriage.

Selected filmography

Films

TV series

References
  1. "鳩山邦夫衆院議員の義母、高見貞子さん死去". oriharu.net. 2001. Retrieved 6 February 2017. (in Japanese)
  2. "Abolition of the 'White Australia' Policy". Australian Department of Immigration. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2006.
  3. Clark, Gregory (2009). "Barring the people needed". The Japan Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. "高見エミリー（鳩山エミリー）姉妹の姉は高見リサ（理沙）？両親や現在は？". MedISM. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2017. (in Japanese)
  5. Itoh, Mayumi (2003). The Hatoyama Dynasty: Japanese Political Leadership Through the Generations. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. p. 160. ISBN 1403963312.
  6. Who's Who in Asian and Australasian Politics. Bowker-Saur. 1991. p. 103. ISBN 9780862915933.
  7. "高見エミリーの現在(今)は?子供の学歴は?理沙と姉妹?両親は誰か調査!!". たそがれ日誌. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017. (in Japanese)
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