Chiemi Hori

Chiemi Amako (尼子 智栄美, Amako Chiemi, née Hori (堀), born February 15, 1967, in Higashi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan),[1] better known as Chiemi Hori (堀 ちえみ, Hori Chiemi), is a Japanese singer, actress, and entertainer represented by Horipro, and later Shochiku Geino. Her stage name is Chiemi (智栄美, ちえみ).

Chiemi Hori
堀 ちえみ
Also known as
  • Chiemi Amako (real name)
  • Chiemi (stage name)
Born (1967-02-15) February 15, 1967
Higashi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, entertainer
Years active
  • 1982 – 1987
  • 1989 –

Career

Chiemi Hori debuted in 1982, when she was only 14 years old. She steadily gained popularity and was tipped to be one of the most recognised idols in 1984 after producing a string of top 5 hits and starring in a few well-received dramas. In the same year, she was selected to perform in the NHK Red and White Song Festival - a prestigious annual year end programme. However, an exhausted Hori eventually got burnt out, forcing her to quit show business in 1987, at the age of only 20.

Hori returned in late 1989, but could no longer match her earlier success. From mid 1990s, she began to host TV programmes catered to housewives, and did some acting.

Hori is mother to five biological children from her first two marriages, in addition to being the stepmother of the two children of her current husband.[2]

In February 2019, Hori announced that she has stage 4 tongue cancer and tumors on the lymph nodes on the left side of her neck. She underwent surgery to have the tumors and half of her tongue removed.[3]

Filmography

TV series

Regular appearances

Year Title Network Notes
Chi-chin PuipuiMBSThursday appearances
Shittoko!MBSIrregular guest appearances
Kiyoshi Nishikawa no go Endesu!THKIrregular guest appearances
1993Tsūkai! EverydayKTVFriday appearances
2000Kon'ya mo anata no PartnerNHK E
2003Oshare KōbōNHK E
2008Shūmatsu no Tanken-ka Yume RashinbanABCSaturday appearances
2009That's a Dramatic Change! Season IIABC
Omoikkiri Don!NTV
2010Shiritagari!Fuji TV

Other appearances

Year Title Network Notes
2005Quiz! Hexagon IIFuji TVQuasi-regular appearances
2008Chiemi Hori 25-shūnen! Star to Gourmet de Dai Kansha-saiKTV
Variety Seikatsu ShouhyakkaNHK G
2011Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!NTV

Dramas
Year Title Role Network Notes
1982Mechanko MickeyMizuki Hanamura (Mickey)TBSLead role
1983Stewarddess MonogatariChiaki MatsumotoTBSLead role
1984Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte...TBSEpisode 2; Special appearance
Abare KyūanOshinoKTVEpisode 8
1985Star TanjōJunko KagaFuji TVLead role
1986Kazoku HakkeiFuji TV
Hanayome Ishō wa Dare ga KiruChiyo YukimuraFuji TVLead role
Mito KōmonOhanaTBSPart 16, Episode 25
1997Amakara ShanSaki ShimizuNHK
2001Minami no Teiō
2003Teru Teru KazokuSetsuko AnzaiNHK G
2010Flunk Punk RumbleSei ShinagawaTBS

Former TV appearances
Year Title Network Notes
1982Parinko Gakuen No.1TBS
1985Drift BakushōFuji TV
1986Ken Shimura no Shitsurei Shi Masu!NTV

Films
Year Title Role Notes
1985The Sound of Waves
2009Iro Soku ze ne Reishon
2010Seikazoku Yamato-ji
2012Eiga Yōkai Ningen BemuNaoko Natsume

References
  1. "堀 ちえみ" (in Japanese). Shochiku Geino. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. "再々婚発表の堀ちえみ　互いの連れ子2人ずつと6人暮らし" (in Japanese). News-Post Seven. October 21, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  3. "TV personality Chiemi Hori announces advanced-stage cancer diagnosis and vows not to 'lose this battle'". The Japan Times. February 19, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
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