Tsuchiya Tao's journey in the entertainment industry began in Tokyo, Japan, with her first notable role in the 2008 film "Tokyo Sonata", which received the Un Certain Regard - Jury Prize at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Prior to this, she had appeared in a 2007 commercial for Gamesoft, a feat she achieved after auditioning for the Super Heroine Audition Miss Phoenix in 2005, where she ranked third alongside Takagi Koto and Kawaharada Maari, securing a management contract.
Tao attended an all-girl high school and continued to act in various movies and television shows, including the Rurouni Kenshin adaptation, where she played a boyish heiress to a dojo, and the NHK series "Mare" in 2015, which reportedly chose her from over 2,000 auditioning actresses.
In her personal life, Tao was romantically linked to co-star Yamazaki Kento in 2016 and 2017, although a relationship was never confirmed. She was awarded the Newcomer Of The Year award at the 39th Japan Academy Prize in 2016 for her role in "Orange". Tao is also a prolific blogger, updating her blog daily, which made headlines in 2016 when she failed to post a single entry.
In addition to her acting career, Tao has showcased her musical talents by dancing in Sia's "Arrive" video and singing the theme song for the 2017 anime film "Ballerina". She has also undergone surgery to correct ankyloglossia, a condition that affected her speech and enunciation. Tao is a multi-talented individual who lists playing the flute, piano, and shamisen, as well as dancing, as her skills. She is an avid skier, reader, and film enthusiast.
Tao's family life is also noteworthy, with her younger brother, Tsuchiya Shimba, being an actor who is two years her junior. Interestingly, Tao is two years younger than her sister, and her given name was inspired by a dream her mother had while pregnant, which featured a girl with the unusual name Tao. The name Tao means "Phoenix", which Tao took as an omen when auditioning for the Super Heroine Audition Miss Phoenix in 2005.
