is a Japanese actress. She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 1994 Best Actress award for her performance in Rainbow Bridge (Niji no Hashi), and the 1992 awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Newcomer for her performance as Seiko Kawashima in My Sons.
TheÃÂ dramaÃÂ starring in the 1990,ÃÂ Tokyo Cinderella Story in 1994,ÃÂ Pure inÃÂ 1996ÃÂ , and Virgin Road inÃÂ 1997ÃÂ were all hits and gained high ratings.
In November 1995, Wakui married actor Masato Hagiwara, with whom she co-starred in the TV drama Natsuko no Sake. She gave birth to a son in October 1999. She and Hagiwara divorced in July 2003, with Wakui taking custody of their son.