Chara

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Chara is a Japanese singer, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven. She is most well known for her song "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta)", the theme song for the 1996 Shunji Iwai film Swallowtail Butterfly (in which she starred), her 1997 hit single "Yasashii Kimochi", and her collaboration with Judy and Mary vocalist Yuki, "Ai no Hi Mittsu Orange". Chara later formed a band with Yuki, called Mean Machine.

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  • Born 13 January 1968 (age 58)
  • Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
  • 17 credits

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What are Chara's most popular films?

Most-watched Chara films currently: Swallowtail Butterfly (1996), Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress (2012), Snakes and Earrings (2008), Picnic (1996), ZOKKI (2021).

What TV shows has Chara appeared in?

Selected TV credits: From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (2009), Telepathy Shoujo Ran (2008), Because We Forget Everything (2022), Saihate kara, Toho 5-fun (2022), An Invisible Cradle (2018).

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