Kanako Enomoto

Enomoto first attracted public attention at age 12 when she was selected the Astel phone company's spokesmodel.

She would go on to shoot several other successful photobooks such as "Edge" (1996), "Marugoto Kanako" (1997), "Michi" ("Road") (1998), "Koko, Soko, Asoko" ("Here, There, Over There") (1999) and "Meirai" ("Beautiful Woman") (2002).

In time, Enomoto began to distinguish herself from the "Visual Queen" field by embarking on an acting career.

She won a "Best Supporting Actress" award for her portrayal of a mentally-challenged young woman in the drama series "Flowers for Algernon" (2002) and received universally enthusiastic reviews[citation needed] for her role in the feature-length art-house film "Inu-Neko" ("The Cat Leaves Home") which premiered in 2004.

Enomoto's public activities stopped as she devoted herself to home life, although she did appear together with her husband on Dospe on 17 June 2006.