Saeko Dokyu (道休 紗栄子, Dōkyū Saeko; born 16 November 1986) is a Japanese actress, who has had a number of supporting roles in films and television dramas.
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Biography
Saeko was born on November 16, 1986, in Miyazaki, Miyazaki. She is a graduate of Horikoshi High School a private high school in Nakano, Tokyo, that has graduated many future Japanese celebrities.
She co-hosted and performed a cover song at the annual Girl Pop Factory show in the summer of 2004.
Personal life
In August 2007, it was revealed that Saeko and Japanese baseball player Yu Darvish were planning to marry and that Saeko was pregnant with their son. They married on 11 November 2007, chosen because Darvish had worn number 11 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Saeko gave birth to their son. Ren Dokyu, on 24 March 2008 and to a second son on 26 February 2010. The couple divorced in 2012, with Saeko granted custody of the children and Darvish agreeing to pay child support. Saeko sent both sons to boarding school in the United Kingdom, later saying she did so because she feared they would be targeted by paparazzi if they lived with her.
In 2014, it was reported that Saeko had begun dating musician Shinichi Osawa with the prospect of marriage. They met after Saeko attended a Mr. Children concert and met producer Takeshi Kobayashi, who introduced her to Shinichi Osawa through his collaborations with him. By 2015, it was reported that they had ended their relationship. That year, she announced on her personal blog that she was in a romantic relationship with Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa. Media reports had earlier noted their relationship after she attended a year-end party for Maezawa's company, Zozotown. However, in 2017, she announced that she and Maezawa had ended their relationship because she was relocating to the United Kingdom with her sons. In May 2021, Saeko announced she had been studying for a disaster prevention qualification and earned a certificate in August as a disaster prevention officer for the Japan Disaster Management Organization.
Ren Dokyu debuted as a model in January 2025, appearing with Saeko at his runway debut in February 2025. His relationship to Saeko was not publicly confirmed until September 2025, when she stated on her YouTube channel that Ren was her son.
Filmography
Television dramas
Natsu no Hikari (2004)
Tenka (2004), Yuka Satō
Aijo Ippon (Judo Kids "Ippon!") (2004), Mirin Shibata
Be Bop High School 2 (2005), Maki
Dragon Zakura (2005), Maki Kobayashi
Konya Hitori no Beddo de (2005), Maiko Terao
Oishii Proposal (2006), Michiru Asakura
Drama Complex (2006)
Nodame Cantabile (2006), Sakura Saku
Takusan no Ai o Arigato (2006)
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Soko ni Iru! (2006), Sayaka Nagamori
Saigo no Nightingale (2006), Etsuko Nakane
The Hit Parade (2006)
Good Job (2007), Tomomi Nioka
Hotelier (2007), Akane Morimoto
Marumaru Chibi Maruko-chan (2007), Tama-chan
Cho Saigen! Mystery (2012), as herself - Emcee
5-ji Kara 9-ji Made: Watashi ni Koi Shita Obōsan (2015), Masako Mōri
Film
Fune o Oritara Kanojo no Shima (Her Island, My Island) (2003), Tsuru-hime
One Missed Call (2004), schoolgirl
Zoo Seven Rooms (2005), Mari
Nana (2005), Sachiko Kawamura
Lovehotels (2006), Ai Urasaka
Backdancers! (2006), Aiko
Sugar & Spice - Fūmi Zekka (2006), Sae
Like a Dragon (2007), Yui
Closed Note (2007), Hana Ikeuchi
Gachi Boy (Wrestling with a Memory) (2008), Asako Asaoka
Photobooks
Episode 1 (Takarajimasha, 24 December 2013), ISBN 9784800221063