Kawashima Naomi

Kawashima Naomi

Saddened to hear about the passing of actress Naomi Kawashima today…Oh my gosh did I love her back in my early days of J-drama watching! During her heyday she was definitely one of the sexiest  and most gorgeous ladies in the J-drama scene; the very first j-drama proper I ever watched was the Higashiyama Noriyuki show “The Chef”, and her role as the Chef’s sultry arch-enemy Reiko Kitamura had my heart all a' thumpin’ in each and every episode! In fact, she was my primary motive for watching the show, I loved her THAT much!

As Sultry Reiko Kitamura in CHEF

With Higashiyama. Her Signature Line: "I...WILL...EAT...HIM!"

   Back in those days, Wani Books was the publisher that was releasing all the Shashinshuu that my favorite idols were putting out, and by perusing the catalogs that were inserted in the books, found that Naomi had released a VERY tantalizing photo book called “WOMAN”, and I knew I just HAD to have it! Took me a few years to locate a copy, but I’ve had it ever since and it’s always been placed proudly in my Shashinshuu collection!

Some of Naomi's more "modest" pics in WOMAN

 Ahhh, just took the book out again to scan some of these photos, and am just taken back, Man, what a WOMAN she was…So sad to lose someone so early in her life… Rest in peace, Naomi-san.

Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com