Megumi Okina

Born: 1979-08-06

Birthplace: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Megumi Okina  (born 6 August 1979) is a Japanese actress, and J-Pop singer in the 1990s. Born in Hiroshima and raised in Tokyo, she made her J-Pop debut on 19 August 1995. She starred in the Japanese original of The Grudge. She married Susumu Fujita in January 2004, however they divorced on 22 July 2005. Megumi's latest movie was a remake of a 2004 Thai film, "Shutter". It was released March 21, 2008, despite the fact that in 2007, she stated that she was retiring from the entertainment business. She portrayed ghost Megumi Tanaka.

Around March 12, 2009, she announced that she was 4 months pregnant and planning on marrying her boyfriend of two years, a businessman.

Known For

Ju-on: The Grudge
Shutter
Kyrie
Howling Village
Tales of the Unusual
Red Shadow
Crime or Punishment?!?
The Aurora
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Samurai Sensei

Top Movie Credits

Ju-on: The Grudge Rika Nishina
Shutter Megumi Tanaka
Kyrie Kusumi Hirosawa
Tales of the Unusual Karu (segment "Samurai Cellular")
Red Shadow Koto-Hime
The Aurora Chun-lu Wang (voice)
Samurai Sensei Tomi Takechi