was a Japanese actress. Her life story was adapted into the TV Tokyo program . Biography Ohara was born in Tokyo in 1946 to a family that sold Japanese confectionery in the Hongo area. Upon graduating from high school, she made her debut as an actress. She appeared in what came to be called “trendy” dramas, including “Rikon Tomodachi” with actor Masakazu Tamura and “Kurenaizoku no Hanran.” She was voted “the most adored actress” 14 times. She married twice, both times ending in divorce. Her first husband was actor Tsunehiko Watase whom she co-starred with; their marriage lasted five years. Two years later, in 1980, she married singer Shinichi Mori. She divorced four years later. In summer of 1975 she was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome. She underwent surgery for breast cancer at the age of 46, and suffered from depression when her doctor, who had given her much emotional support, died. On August 6, 2009 the actress was found dead in the bedroom of her home in Setagaya. Worried relatives had contacted the police when no one could reach her for two weeks. She had been dead for several days. Filmography Film Iro (1965) Kamo (1965) - Yuki Murai Abashiri bangaichi: Hokkai hen (1965) Yoru no mesuinu (1966) Hikô shôjo Yôko (1966) - Ako Otoko nante nanisa (1966) - Miki Abashiri bangaichi: Kettô reika 30 do (1967) - Michiko Kigeki: Kyûkô ressha (1967) Kawachi yûkyôden (1967) - Miyo Sugimoto Maruhi toruko buro (1968) Ôoku emaki (1968) - Omachi Ah, yokaren (1968) Iro (1969) - Hatsue Uehara Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970) - Okiyo Keiken (1970) Kigeki Kaiun ryokô (1971) Furyo bancho te haccho kuchi haccho (1971) Erotica iro-gassen (1972) - Geisha Gokumon-to (1977) - Sanae - Chimata's Cousin Shogun's Samurai (1978) - Izumo no Okuni Hi no tori (1978) - Hinaku Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978) - Sanae Sekando rabu (1983) - Kazumi Hyuga Izakaya Chōji (1983) - Sayo Kamiya Ohan (1984) - Okayo Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984) - Fujiko Tominaga Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986) - Asako Shôrishatachi (1992) - Keiko Kunitomo Television Taiyō ni Hoero! (1973, NTV, Guest) - Kyoko Harada NHK Taiga drama Katsu Kaishū (1974) Sanga Moyu (1984) Kasuga no Tsubone (1989) - Ofuku Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998) - Ren References External links JMDb Profile (in Japanese) 1946 births 2009 deaths Japanese actresses Taiga drama lead actors People with Guillain–Barré syndrome