<figure id="attachment_297493" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 2410px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-297493"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="6f741f44"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/02/e4668dc5cd4b1d2ca14cbaa716802919.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-297493" class="wp-caption-text">In early February, Koike emerged alone from the Shinkansen ticket gate at Shinagawa Station. She has an aura of an actress as she walks briskly.</figcaption></figure>
Shinagawa Station, Tokyo, at 7 p.m. in early February. A woman walking briskly from the Shinkansen ticket gate with a carry-on case in tow caught people&#8217;s attention. She was wearing a black cap and a large mask that covered most of her face. She was wearing a long black coat and black pants, which seemed like a disguise to avoid being identified, but the silhouette of the woman walking briskly with a carry-on case in tow was not that of an ordinary person. It is actor Eiko Koike (42).
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 Koike has a refreshing personality like a split bamboo, and her mind is quick. She is quick-witted and can make witty comments with immediate effect. Her comments are also very favorable because they are always in the viewer&#8217;s best interest. There is no other female TV personality who has such a strong presence as she does.
In the NHK historical drama &#8220;Kamakuradono no 13-nin,&#8221; she played out the &#8220;new image of Hojo Masako&#8221; as conceived by screenwriter Mitani Koki (61), and showed an overwhelming presence that eclipsed that of the lead actor Oguri Shun (40). Koike, who until now has been a &#8220;great by-player&#8221; as an actor, has now established himself as a leading actor who is expected to play a leading role in the next film. However, Koike&#8217;s stance has not changed.
 Her greatest charm is that she never pretends to be an actress. She has a strong sense of &#8216;I am from a gravure idol background,&#8217; and she is proud of that, and she has never forgotten the weedy spirit that she has developed from there. She often travels alone to work, and she never makes her staff carry her luggage. He always maintains a humble attitude. I think that is why she is loved by everyone.
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Two years ago, Koike herself had this to say about her own personality.
 [Joon] used to say that I&#8217;m good at getting to the point, but I&#8217;m just good at hiding the things I&#8217;m not good at, and I spend my time goofing off, so I don&#8217;t get caught. I dodge the negativity in a huff, forget about it the next day, and don&#8217;t obsess over it. However, I don&#8217;t want to be complacent and say, &#8216;That&#8217;s good enough.&#8217; I don&#8217;t want to be defensive about my work, and I want to be happy or sad as I&#8217;m being buffeted by the current.
Even so, when she walked around, it seemed that the aura of a &#8220;great actress&#8221; could not be hidden, and everyone who passed her at Shinagawa Station looked back at her. What kind of presence will she exude in her next film? Expectations are only getting higher.
<figure id="attachment_249783" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1357px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-249783"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="d01b67e9"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/06/e37875bc8977e85a8025beeb930353ea.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-249783" class="wp-caption-text">Koike coming out of NHK alone after recording &#8220;Kamakuradono no 13-nin&#8221;.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_229979" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1000px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-229979"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="bc41264b"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/02/063e3015bd7961a07c92ba0dd8b102f4.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-229979" class="wp-caption-text">Eiko Koike having fun at a girls&#8217; night out with friends (September 13, 2019)</figcaption></figure>

 Yuri Adachi (2nd photo) Kojiro Yamada (3rd photo)

 Shinagawa Station in Tokyo at 7 p.m. in early February. A woman walking at a brisk pace from the Shinkansen ticket gate, pulling a carry-on case, caught people's attention. She was wearing a black cap and a large mask that covered most of her face. She was wearing a long black coat and black pants.

Popular Actress Eiko Koike Meekly Pulls a Carry-On Case at Shinagawa Station

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