Midori Ebina also known as Midori Shimoshima was born on February 14 1953 She is a former Japanese actress and currently serves as the representative director of Office Sakaya Born in Negishi Taito Ward Tokyo Midori graduated from Kawamura Elementary School Kawamura Junior High School and High School and Kawamura Junior College with a degree in English literature She embarked on a career as an actress Her father was the first generation rakugo performer Hayashiya Sanpei and her mother was Kayoko Ebinamai Her uncle was Kisaburo Nakane a fishing rod craftsman and the brother of Kayoko Her younger sister is Yasuyo Ebina and she has a younger brother 9th generation Hayashiya Masakura and 2nd generation Hayashiya Sanpei She tied the knot with actor Ryuta Mine after they costarred on the Ohayo Kodomo Show The couple has a daughter who is not a celebrity and a son former Johnnys Jr member Hiroshi Shimoshima Her stepsister is Sachiko Kokubu 2nd generation Sanpeis wife and her nephews are Hayashiya Tamahiro Masakuras eldest son and Hayashiya Ponpei Masakuras second son She is lefthanded After marrying Ryuta Midori authored books on her own designed beauty exercises and diet methods She made her authorial debut with the mystery novel Big Apple Satsujin Jiken and shared the screen with her husband in travel shows and commercials demonstrating her versatility Source Wikipedia Japan 海老名美どり