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is a Japanese fashion model and occasional actress. Since the late 1990s she has appeared in numerous magazines, catalogs, television commercials, TV shows and films. Born in the main island of Amami,〔 she began her professional fashion modeling career at the age of around 14 and began commercial fashion modeling at the age of around 15. She made her first television appearance in 1998 when she appeared on a TV ad for House Wellness Foods' soft drink ''Plussy''. She made her TV show debut in October 2000 on TBS's midnight show ''Wonderful''.〔Yahoo! Profile : (Rena Takeshita ) 〕 She has regularly appeared on numerous fashion magazines notably ''More'', ''Style'', ''Sweet'', ''Oggi'', ''Ar'', ''Ginger'',〔Noyuk Co. : (Rena Takeshita ) 〕 ''CanCam'' and ''Non-no'',〔 and numerous television and print ads including ones for Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s ''Sarasaty Cotton'', Kao's ''Sifone'' (in Hong Kong and Taiwan) and ''Biore'' and ''Prettia'', Mitsui Fudosan's ''Mitsui Outlet Park'', Nissan's ''Moco'' and Kirin's ''Premium Cocktail''.〔 She made her acting debut in the 2004 film ''Gira'' directed by Noriyuki Taniguchi. Since then she has appeared in two films, one being the 2007 Japan Academy Prize-winning film ''Tokyo Tower'', and the other being the 2008 film ''Experiment No. 4: It’s a small world'' directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita.〔 She left her long-term agency Hirata Office in March 2009, signing with the Dress Code agency.〔 In 2010 she released her first solo photobook, ''Karte'', consisted of her photographs taken over 6 years by photographer Chikashi Kasai.〔Model Press : ("Rena Takeshita holds a talk show to commemorate the release of her first photobook 'Karte'" ), August 16, 2010 〕 Near the end of 2010, Takeshita appeared on the first issue of the ''Closet'' magazine as one of its three best featured models along with Miho Tanaka and Emi Suzuki.〔Excite : ("Miho Tanaka, Emi Suzuki and Rena Takeshita preach a new concept of 'Otona Kawaii'" ) from (Model Press ) 〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rena Takeshita」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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