Sound
Chara
Born 1968-01-13
Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
Department: Sound
Biography
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Chara
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From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke
2009
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Swallowtail Butterfly
1996
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Picnic
1996
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Snakes and Earrings
2008
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Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress
2012
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Because We Forget Everything
2022
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Telepathy Shoujo Ran
2008
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An Invisible Cradle
2018
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ZOKKI
2021
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Saihate kara, Toho 5-fun
2022
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (19 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Saihate kara, Toho 5-fun | Theme Song Performance | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Because We Forget Everything | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2022 |
 | ZOKKI | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
| ZOKKI | Music | Movie | 2021 |
| ZOKKI | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 2021 |
 | An Invisible Cradle | Theme Song Performance | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Yen Town Space in Inujima | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | Ainone | Glico | Movie | 2015 |
 | Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress | Omichi (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
| Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 2012 |
 | m-flo 10 Years Special Live "we are one" | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke | Theme Song Performance | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Snakes and Earrings | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 2008 |
 | Telepathy Shoujo Ran | Theme Song Performance | TV Series | 2008 |
 | m-flo Tour 2007 COSMICOLOR at Yokohama Arena | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Freesia: Bullet Over Tears | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 2007 |
 | 円都 YEN TOWN | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Swallowtail Butterfly | Glico | Movie | 1996 |
 | Picnic | Coco | Movie | 1996 |