Female Japanese Performers
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Aoi Miyazaki's a former child actor whose professional career started at 4 in ads, commercials & as an extra. She was born in Tokyo in 1985. Her TV show & film debut came in 1999. She starred in the film debut Ano Natsu No Hi & the show Genroku Ryoran. She began winning prizes 2 years later w/ a Best Actress award for Harmful Insect, a film which also featured a young Yu Aoi. Her biggest role came in the manga adaptation Nana in 2005, which she hadn't read prior to obtaining the role. Nonetheless, she refrained from participating in the sequel, reportedly because of a mild sex scene. Yui Ichikawa replaced her. Her older brother Masaru's also an actor & appeared w/ her in the 2006 film Hatsukoi, which depicted a 1960s heist. She married long-time boyfriend Sosuke Takaoka the following year. This marriage lasted until 2011 , which was adversely affected by Takaoka's statement that he was weary of all the Korean content on Japan's Fuji TV & claiming she supported his views. Both statements would be walked back following a public backlash. He also claimed she was unfaithful & had been w/ boy band member Junichi Okada as well as others. She & her brother traveled to India to highlight poverty& Scandinavia to educate themselves on climate chaos. They also did charity work in Japan. She waited until December of 2017 to remarry. Her new husband was Junichi Okada, another actor and boy band dancer. They first co-starred in the 2008 movie Kagehinataa Ni Saku, subsequently playing husband & wife in Tenchi Meisatsu in 2012. Reports of them dating had surfaced in 2015, by which time she had grown her hair. However, the 2 were reported to have had an affair as early as 2011. Like many, Japanese celebrities, she has done vocals for songs. She has also represented corporate products like shampoos & phone companies.
She cites photography as a favorite pastime. Like her brother, she's represented by Hirata Office.Her performance in "Heavenly Forest" was brilliant. It's a beautiful, moving film. I really appreciate her work. Gorgeous.- The Japanese actress, model and singer Kuroki Meisa was born in Okinawa, Japan, which is the southernmost Japanese prefecture, on May28, 1988. She was scouted when she was in junior high school and began her career as a model for the traditional women's magazine, JJ Magazine. Like Shimabukuro Hiroko she attended Okinawa Actors School from which she graduated in 2007. She began her career in 2004 on stage and subsequently had a role in Fuji TV's Medaka. She would go on to win the Television Drama Academy Award and TV Life Drama Grand Prix for Best Supporting Actress in for her role in the Fuji TV's drama, Ninkyo Helper, in 2009. Like most Japanese celebrities she also began singing and contributed to the soundtrack to the movie Crows Zero as well as act in it. Two full-length albums followed. Likewise, she does advertisements and commercials for corporate products including Epson, Armani and Uniqlo. She is managed by Sweet Power.
- Kumamoto-native Hashimoto Ai debuted in 2008 via an audition at Sony's Newcome that her mother pushed her to attend. Her mother loves celebrities. She has two sisters with her being the middle one. Her mother believed she is the one daughter who could make it in the audition. Immediately after the audition Ai disbelieved she would win. She began modelling in Seventeen magazine in 2010 and also made her acting debut in that year in Give And Go where she was the main character. She continued with roles in Confessions and Sadako 3D. Ai was awarded the prize as Rookie of The Year at the 36th Japan Academy Program in 2013. She ceased modelling in 2014. Hashimoto likes manga, karaoke and bicycling. She states that while she memorizes her scripts she avoids trying to understand the character from the lines and instead understand the spirit and motivation. Hashimoto is obsessed with eating tomatoes and cites the number three as her favourite.A very versatile young actress, as of 2016 anyway. She has already tackled some mature and difficult roles. I enjoy her work very much.
- Airi Tazume is known for Blue Spring Ride (2014) and Akumu chan (2012).
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Shizuoka City native Hirose Suzu was born four years following her model and actress sister, Alice Hirose. Her real name is Ooishi Suzuka, but she chose her alias to synchronize with her older sister. She played basketball at high school. She was scouted when her mother and she attended an event for Seventeen magazine for which her sister modelled. She was a model for Japan's Seventeen magazine beginning 2012. She was in an advertisement for wedding planning at age sixteen in 2014 and was rumoured to have been caught going to a love hotel with a Johnny's Junior member at age seventeen the next year. The report was denied. She began her on-screen career in 2013, but it was her role in 2015's Umimachi Diary (a.k.a. 'Our Little Sister') next to Haruka Ayase that got her noticed. The film, which was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, was nominated for multiple awards in Japan. Hirose won the Newcomer Of The Year award at the Japan Academy Awards. She was in another film by Kore-eda Hirokazu two years later, namely The Third Murder, which was also showcased at TIFF in Canada. She has been doing commercials since 2013 and even appearing in videos. She has done multiple commercials including one for a beverage called Match, which also featured her sister. She soon became the most prolific corporate advertiser in Japan. She caused controversy when she belittled film and sound technicians on a variety show. Naturally, she swiftly backtracked, which made her look unsteadfast. A reported survey reported that she was the most unpopular celebrity among twenty-something females in Japan. This survey's results, however, were never officially published. She denied reports of being in a relationship with Ryo Narita. She graduated from high school in 2017 and announced she would pursue her career and not attend college. Also in 2017, she released the obligatory CD release which comes with all Japanese actresses. This one was a cover of Ruriiro No Chikyu by Seiko Matsuda. During a radio broadcast she mentioned that her mother is quirky sometimes and told her children that their mother is a worm. When her mother objected via a message on the mobile Suzu posted the image of the message online. Her older brother Ooishi Koya was arrested for drunk driving and an accident in January of 2018. She has a pet dog. Her favourite foods are sweet potato, chives and meat. Suzu was tested and confirmed positive for COVID-19 in October of 2020. Suzu is represented by Foster agency.Perhaps not the most tactful person when it comes to public relations, she is still a very good young actress. I can't wait to see her in "Chihayafuru."- Mirei Kiritani's an actress, model, singer, writer & news anchor in Japan. She was born in Chiba Prefecture. She has been acting on the small and big screen since 2006. She has also been anchoring News Zero on NTV every Tuesday since 2012. She was a model for Seventeen Magazine prior to becoming an actress. She has been on TC Candler's The 100 Most Beautiful Faces' list. She issued a single called Sweet & Bitter in 2012, which was issued in Japan through Epic. Kiritani won the Nail Queen 2014 Award at the Tokyo Nail Expo. She played the lead role in the film Koisuru Vampire and also the lead role in the series Atelier in 2015. She starred in the serial A Girl And Three Sweethearts in 2016 with actor Shôhei Miura. They married in July 2018.I think she is a good actress. I'll refrain from writing anything else because I'm absolutely smitten.
- Toda Erika was born in Kobe in central Japan on August 17th 1988. While her official first acting credit dates back to Audrey (Ôdorî ) in 2000 she truly began her career four years later. She used the intermediate period with gravure adult and other fashion modelling from age thirteen. She has been in many serials and films since perhaps most notably in the Death Note and SPEC series. She announced that actor actor Ryo Kase and her are dating in 2016. They had been dating and co-starring earlier, such as in Keizoku 2: SPEC of 2010. She cites calligraphy and the piano as favourite pastimes. She is managed by FLaMme.
- The short-haired Mitsushima Hikari was born in Okinawa, which is Japan's southernmost prefecture and mostly occupied by the American military since World War II. Mitsushima's grandmother was French-American. Her siblings are a model, a basketball player and an actor. Hikari began her entertainment career in the band Folder and all-girl Folder 5 between 1997 and 2003. before beginning acting intermittently. She did some gravure modelling. She began taking on consistent acting roles in 2009 with Pride and Sion Sono's exotic Love Exposure. Her performance in Love Exposure won her accolades. Hikari starred in the comedy Sawako Decides (2010), which was written and directed by Yuya Ishii, whom she subsequently married in late 2010. They divorced less than six years later. Hikari won the award for Best Actress at the Fantasia Film Festival. The film itself won the award for Best Feature.
- Ema Fujisawa was born on 26 December 1982 in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Love.Com: The Movie (2006), Goemon (2009) and Classmates (2008).
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The Tokyo-born Tabe Mikako, who has two older brothers, is an actress with roles on stage and the big and small screens. She began her career in 2002 at the age of thirteen by signing with a management office. She took up the role of Marina Moon in the Sailor Moon musicals. She was in movies by 2005 and garnered her first award for her role in Hinokio for which she won Newcomer Of The Year by the Japan Movie Critics and Blue Ribbon Awards. This role, featuring a robot, likely remains her more famous one although Fish Story has become a minor cult film since release. Like most Japanese celebrities she has done advertising for products like chips, chocolate, cider, etc. Makiko likes the colour pink, watching movies and jazz. She has stated that she would like to be married by age 30 and has been rumoured to have dated Masato Sakai (now married) and Kengo Kora (who was also in Fish Story) among others. She is handled by Hirata Office.I really liked her in "Kimi ni Todoke" and "Boku no Ita Jikan." Really sweet characters for a beautiful actress.- Actress
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Sayu Kubota was born on 18 January 2000 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shôto puroguramu (2022), 4-go Keibi (2017) and Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (2014).- Maho Nagase is known for Nana et Kaoru (2011), Maicching Machiko sensei: Viva! Momokachan!! (2008) and Honki Moe Gradol Bichibare Gekito-hen (2009).
- Shioli Kutsuna was born in Australia, but moved to Japan at age 14 in order to pursue a career in acting.
Shioli won the 11th Japan Bishojo Contest in 2006. This award honors the most beautiful young girl in Japan. Her first role came the following year when she was a member of the cast of 3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei 8, which was a TBD TV school drama. Two years later she achieved a main character role for the serial Tsugumi Nitobe in 7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe. In that year she also appeared in her first movie, Guardian Angel. Her appearance in Back Pages garnered her the 85th Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress in 2010.
Shioli graduated from Horikoshi High School in Tokyo in 2011, but dropped out of Asia University, where she was starting Arts, in 2013 in advance of her third year due to the pressures of acting, thus breaking an earlier vow to persist no matter what.
She has won several other awards since her earlier ones including 9th Clarino Beautiful Legs Award in the teen category in 2011 and Newcomer Of The Year, which came in 2014, some five years after she began her career, at the 37th Japan Academy Prize. She was one of four girls on the road in Petaru Dansu and was cast in the Hollywood production for a Deadpool sequel, scheduled for release in 2018.
It was reported that she was dating actor Shôta Matsuda in 2013. Shioli has done quite a bit of corporate advertising for companies such as Epson, MOS Burger and Pocky and others. She suffered some blow-back for the Pocky work due to the popularity of her predecessor, Yui Aragaki. She is represented by Oscar Promotion. - Reon Kadena was born on 19 February 1986 in Sakai, Japan. She is an actress, known for Kamen Rider Ghost (2015), Kamen Rider Movie War Core: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull (2010) and Secret Undercover Agent: Wild Cats in Strip Royale (2008).
- Horikita Maki (born Marina Hara) was born in Tokyo the eldest of three sisters in 1988. She was a tomboy growing up and by the time of her retirement also had short hair as she was older. In-between she was an attractive actress, model and corporate product endorser with longer hair between 2003 and 2017. She was awarded the Newcomer Award at the Japan Academy Awards for her role as a student boarder in Always: Sunset On Third Street. She also won a Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Kurosagi. Hanazakari No Kimitachi E in contrast garnered her the Best Actress award. Horikita's management announced her marriage to actor Koji Yamamoto on the 22nd August, 2015. The actor and actress had become a couple while playing lovers in the stage production of Arashi Ga Oka (Wuthering Heights) in May of that year and officially begun dating in June. They were also in Atashinchi No Danshi. She announced her pregnancy in the middle of 2016 and gave birth to their child in December, 2016. She announced her retirement from the entertainment industry on February, 28 2017. She stated her desire to take care of her family and thanked her fans for a "wonderful fourteen years." She has photobooks, magazine covers and multiple corporate endorsements to her name.
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The boyish Ueno Juri was born in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Her mother died while Juri was at junior high school. She was athletic at elementary school and also had piano lessons. She began wearing contact lenses at junior high school. She applied to become a model for a fashion magazine, but failed in the year 2000. The agent, however, kept her on. This agency was called Will and later would become part of Amuse. She did commercial work for P&G in 2001. She began acting in the year 2000, but came to the public's attention five years later when she appeared in the popular Swing Girls movie. She had thought about becoming a singer, but had taken her mother's advice to try acting earlier. Her role garnered her the Newcomer Of The Year prize at the Japanese Academy Awards. She actually can play the saxophone and had had lessons since childhood. She was further popular a year later when she was cast and appeared in the TV serial version of the Nodame Cantabile manga series, which was based on the relationship of novice Classical musicians. Her role won the Best Lead Actress price at the 51st Television Drama Academy. The serial was a major commercial success, which naturally meant the role would be reprised several times. These were not her last awards. The press chimed in with Vogue Japan naming her one of its females of the year for 2008. Another monetary success was 2013's Girl In A Sunny Place, which was also based on a novel. She acted in a South Korean film in 2015. Ueno married Triceratops musicians Wada Sho on 26.05.2016. They had been dating for nine months. Her older sister is singer and adult model Ueno Mana. Her oldest sister is a DJ called Saori. She is managed by the Amuse Agency and does corporate advertising for things like construction companies. She likes music, cooking (prefers fish) and playing the saxophone.Very talented actress. She is possibly my favorite Japanese actress. I want to be able to say, "I've seen all of her work," one day. She's great in comedy, "Nodame Cantabile," and scary in drama, "Alice no Toge." I wonder if she can still play the saxophone.- Actress
Saeko was born on 16 November 1986 in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Nana (2005), One Missed Call (2003) and Ryû ga gotoku: Gekijô-ban (2007). She was previously married to Yu Darvish.- Misa Uehara was born on 21 December 1983 in Maibara, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ju-on: The Grudge (2002), Atenshon purîzu (2006) and Nagai nagai satsujin (2007).
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In mid-2006, Honda was scouted by seven different people on the same day, which became the reason behind her entering the entertainment industry. She then made her debut as an exclusive model to the magazine "Seventeen" in the same year. In 2007, she switched magazines, being an exclusive model for Love Berry.
From January 2010 onwards, she switched again to Non-no and is still an exclusive model to the magazine.
On August 25, 2011, Honda appeared on the popular TBS program Akashiya Sanma's "I've Always Liked You" as the person that Oriental Radio's Shingo Fujimori liked, and from then on her television appearances increased greatly.
In November 2012, she made her film debut by starring in the film Fashion Story: Model (2012).
Her best seller theatrical feature is her next film work The Rakugo Movie (2012). She played a girl who wants to be an author of novels, and accidentally she meets a man(Takayuki Yamada as The Man) who foresees fortunes of people. The Rakugo Movie (2012) successfully and historically got ranked as the #1 bestseller DVD Movie (the ranking range includes the total sales of foreign DVD cinemas) in Japan by Oricon Inc. Moreover, on October 22, 2013. And it is the first film which her acting was shown at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California, 2012.
She now keeps her acting works in TV networks and film industries.- Honoka Miki was born on 7 March 1997 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Kamen Rider OOO (2010), Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (2011) and Secret Unrequited Love (2019).
- Yua Shinkawa was born on 28 December 1993 in Saitama, Japan. She is an actress, known for Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (2012), Love for Beginners (2012) and Shougeki Gouraigan (2013).
- Yû Yamada was born on 5 July 1984 in Okinawa, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shiawase no shippo (2002), Akihabara@Deep (2006) and Lupin the 3rd (2014). She has been married to Shun Oguri since 14 March 2012.
- Minami Hamabe was born on 29 August 2000 in Ishikawa, Japan. She is an actress, known for Godzilla Minus One (2023), Shin Kamen Rider (2023) and Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017).
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Non (born: Rena Nounen) was born in Kamikawa town in Hyogo, Japan and raised in this beautiful rural town. She won the prize of Nicola Model Audition when she's the 7th grade, and started the modeling carrier. On graduating her junior high school, she moved to Tokyo to pursue her dream to be an actress. She is best known for Amachan (2013), Hot Road (2014) , Kurage-Hime(Princess Jellyfish) (1995) and Kono Sekai No Katasumi Ni (In This Corner Of The World) (2016).- Ai Yoshikawa was born on 28 October 1999 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Honey Lemon Soda (2021), My Undead Yokai Girlfriend (2024) and 12 Suicidal Teens (2019).
- Erina Nakayama was born on 17 March 1987 in Nagoya, Japan. She is an actress, known for Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl (1999), Bokura ga ita (2006) and True Tears: Pure Album (2006).
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Tokyo native Komatsu Nana was born in 1996 and began her career starring in a short film, called Tadaima, before immediately graduating to movies like Close Range Love and The World Of Kanako. Prior to these, however, she was a popular account holder on Instagram and a model. As such, it is no surprise that photography is one of Nana's hobbies. She issued a photo collection of her work on Turkey's Trabzon port in 2016. She was scouted while still in elementary school in Tokyo's Harajuku district. By 2015 she had already won the 38th Japan Academy Prize: Newcomers Of The Year award. She has since added several awards to her roster. The model and actress was dating Korean rapper G-Dragon before also being linked to Drowning Love co-star Masaki Suda. She should not be confused with a character from the manga and film series Nana with the same name. She is signed to Stardust Promotion and enjoys travelling and playing the flute while disliking spiders and karaoke.- Actress
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Kiko Mizuhara started her modeling career at the age of twelve when she entered an audition contest for Seventeen magazine in which readers selected their favorite new face for the magazine.
she has been continuously appearing in the big screen and has been part of Japanese dramas Shitsuren Chocolatier. Shitsuren Chocolatier (2014) is the official debut of Kiko Mizuhara in Japanese dramas.- Kanna Hashimoto was born on 3 February 1999 in Fukuoka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation (2016), Gintama Live Action the Movie (2017) and Assassination Classroom (2015).
- Big sister of Suzu. I've only seen one program she has acted in and that's "Silver Spoon." I would love to find more of her work. She's gorgeous, if that helps.
- Haruna was born on the islands of Gotoo in Nagasaki, Japan. Haruna has two older sisters. Her father died when she was nineteen years old. She auditioned in a modelling contest and won the Grand Prix first prize in 2007. She debuted as a model in the same year. She was on television debuting on a children's variety program called Fitenshen TV in 2008. She also debuted as a singer on the same program. She began her career on the small screen and with modelling work before graduating to the big screen. She was chosen to do an advertisement for a home builder's television campaign in 2009. Like many celebrities, Haruna endorses a number of corporate products. She started a blog in 2009 followed by her official website. She was the main character of a television serial called Hatsukoi Chronicle in 2010. She graduated from teenage modelling in 2011 and said she would focus on her acting career. She released a photo book in 2012. NHK decided to reshoot scenes from the Kirin Ga Kuru drama in which actress Sawajiri Erika had appeared replacing her with twenty-four-year-old actress Haruna Kawaguchi. Sawajiri had been arrested for drug possession. She is signed with Ken-on agency.She performs equally well in both drama and comedy. She's beautiful to the point of distraction.
- When Mana was 3, her mom thought her becoming an actress would be fun & guided her into the vocation. Her 1st role came in 2009. She was in the TV show Mother on Nippon Television Network Corporation in 2010. The director was looking for a 7-year-old & was reluctant to audition a 5-year old, but things changed when they met, adjusting the script to suit her. She appeared in a historical drama in 2011. She was given the lead role in the serial Sayonara Bokutachi No Youchien ('Good-bye Our Kindergarten') in 2011, which made her at age six the youngest lead actress in Japanese TV history. She appeared in Marumo No Okite ('Marumo's Rule') & also sang the serial's theme song, Maru Maru Mori Mori. It became a Top 10 hit. Next, she became 1 of the Rookie Of The Year Award winners at the 34th Japan Academy Awards for her work in the movie Ghost. She also branched out into voice-over for foreign films' dub into Japanese. She became the youngest person to win Japan's Blue Ribbon Award. She was also the host for the talk-show Meringue No Kimochi in 2011, thus becoming the youngest talk or variety show hostess ever in Japan. She signed w/ Universal Music, debuting a single & an album, supporting her music career by giving concerts in 2012. She was also in the Hollywood movie Pacific Rim. She had earlier become the winner of Celebrity Kids Edition of the Japanese version of the contest Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
She's an avid reader & rides a unicycle. It's said that she could read by 4 & would read 60 books a month, starting from kindergarten. Her fans call her Mana-chan. She's represented by JobbyKids agency.She is absolute cuteness and a great young actress. You might notice her if you like B grade scifi movies like "Pacific Rim," for instance. She was great in the live action of "Usagi Drop" and the 2016 series "Our House." - Fukada Kyoko was born in Kita Ward, Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress and singer. She has a younger sister and graduated from Horikoshi Gakuen, a renowned high school known for its many performing arts alumnae such as "Jun Matsumoto" and Ai Katô, in Nakano in 2000. The school is famous for its elite clientele and a number of graduates who went on to become celebrities. Fukada debuted in 1997. She first starred in the film with Jun Matsumoto and Ai Katô as Shinjuku Boy Detectives in 1998. with her appearance in the television drama Sore Ga Kotae Da! as Kazune. Her first film was Ring 2 as Kanae Sawaguchi in 1999, which was the year before she graduated from high school. She won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Newcomer for Shisha No Gakuensai in 2000. She released her first album, Dear, and her first single, The Last Fruit, in 1999. She starred in the haunting Dolls as Haruna in 2002 and was the star in the even more famous and comic commentary film Kamikaze Girls in 2004. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for the latter film. Kyoko has continuously worked since, including in the thriller Room-mate or Fuji TV's remake serial, The Stewardess Cop , and appeared in commercials like ones for Pocari Sweat where she was a mermaid. She is signed to the Horipro talent agency. The agency announced the actress will go on a break from acting beginning May 2021 as she was diagnosed with something called adjustment disorder. Kyoko can play the Piano and clarinet.
- Born to a Japanese father and an Algerian mother in Tokyo Erika had a well-off upbringing and engaged in dancing, playing piano and horseback riding. Her father owned several race tracks, which ensured her access to horses. However, her father died due to cancer while she was in junior high school, which only preceded the death of her older brother due to a car accident. Her father had abandoned the family for several years and had returned the year prior to his death. Nonetheless Erika debuted as a model while in grade six for the girls' manga magazine Ribbon She joined the ranks of Japanese 'idols' Angel Eyes in 2002 and appeared in her first TV serial, namely Hotman, in 2003. Apparently she had gotten into show business and auditioned in order to meet her idol, singer and actress Amuro Namie. By now she was also a racy gravure idol. Erika was cast in her first movie Mondai No Nai Watshitachi ('We Don't Have A Problem') in 2004 in which she was a supporting actress. A film called Pacchigi (Korean for 'Breakthrough') made her famous in 2004 and she was accorded Best Newcomer and Most Popular Actor awards at the Japan Academy ceremony. She was also the main character in the serial Ichi Litre No Namida ('One Litre Of Tears') in 2005. At this point she appeared in Taiyou No Uta ('Song Of Sun') where her character's name was Kaoru Amane, a name she made her own and used for the release of her 2006 album. She was the vocalist. In that year she was in no less than five movies. However, success proved fleeting. When on stage in theatre to promote Closed Note in 2007 she exercised her right to act according to her mood and gave curt answers to multiple questions thus earning the condemnation of the press and fans. The adoration of the masses turned into hatred. Stardust Promotion and her parted ways in 2009. She apologized one week later, but when interviewed for a TV program in 2010 claimed that it was imposed upon her by management and was insincere. She recanted. In the meantime, she had lost her planned role in the film, Space Battleship Yamato. More importantly she married producer Tsuyoshi Takashiro, 22 years her senior, in 2009, which lasted four years. Thus she ended up essentially blackballed and not having worked for 3 years. Despite that a Japanese beauty salon, called Taka No Yuri, used her in a commercial in 2010 and the seeds of a commercially beneficial redemption comeback was planted. Simultaneously Erika founded her own talent agency in Spain in 2010. She was back acting by 2012, which predictably was a success. The film was called Helter Skelter. Audiences claimed Erika was as beautiful as ever. Further on she was in a historical serial - a first for her - in 2016. In a 2017 interview she claimed she has not watched TV since 2006. Erika's oldest brother was also an actor. Sawajiri was taken into custody by Tokyo Police on 16.11.2019 for possession of the drug MMDA. She admitted to possession and chronic usage. NHK, which had contracted her for her next role, announced it would reassess her participation in the project.
- Asae Ônishi was born on 16 November 1983 in Japan. She is an actress, known for 1 Litre of Tears (2005), 1 Litre of Tears (2005) and Kamen Rider Hibiki (2005).
- Sea Kumada was born on 18 July 2001 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Scabbard Samurai (2010), Kamen Rider W (2009) and Orutorosu no inu (2009).
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Sakurako Ohara was born on 10 January 1996 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Kate (2021), XxxHolic (2022) and Piple: AI to Kekkon Seikatsu Hajimemashita (2020).- Mirai Shida was born on May 10, 1993 in Ayase, Japan. She became a child actress in 1999, starting w/ theater. She has been active since. Her 1st TV show was in 2000 while her 1st movie appearance was in 2002. She's represented by Ken-on. She gained prominence in NTV's 2006 TV show Joo No Kyooshitsu, which was a hit in Japan. There has been a book on her as well as several photo books. She has been in a slew of commercials in addition to roles on the small & large screens, including voice acting. At the 46th TV Drama Academy Awards of Japan, she won the Best Newcomer award, 1 of several such wins in the ensuing years. She married an old friend in 2018, having expressed the desire to marry by 23. Upon getting married, she vowed to continue her career.She was fantastic in "14-sai no Haha."
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Hiroko Yakushimaru was born on 9 June 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), Operetta tanuki goten (2005) and W no higeki (1984). She was previously married to Kôji Tamaki.- Actress
Born as Kanno Rina, Yuki Miu is an actress who has appeared on the big and small screens since 2013. She even had her first main starring role in 2013. Her debut came after she won an audition in 2012. At that time she lived in Yamagata. She appeared in a Kyocera television commercial in October 2012. In November she already had a picture book. Miu sang the theme song for the film Dêrê Gâruzu in 2015. A CD release of the song was planned, but she opted to forego it being issued citing declining health. She had to take medical time off for six months. It was during her illness that she also cut her hair short leading to speculation that something was amiss. She plays the clarinet and cites karaoke as her favourite hobby. Miu loves gardening and planting vegetables and fruits. Her favourite food is ramen.- Rika is an actress and variety show talent who was born in Nagasaki in October 1992, but grew up in Mie Prefecture aspiring to become a model. She has a younger brother Ryuji who followed her by fifteen year. While in her third year at junior high school she participated in a talent contest and won in 2007. Her father had sent in a photograph of her. She began acting in 2008. She was in a NHK TV serial called Futatsu No Supika in July 2009. This was a film version of the 2003 animation of the same name. She played a high school student who aspired to become an astronaut. Subsequently, she became a spokesperson for a young astronaut club. She realized her dream of modelling by appearing in many bikini photo shoots. She began publicizing the football Jleague in April 2010 until 2012. As a cast member of Hirunan Desu she participated in the Tokyo marathon in 2012, but was unable to complete it and retired. She was the Jleague's match of the day broadcaster in 2013. She was in the cheerleading girls' group called Mobcast Girl in 2013. Her appearance as the antagonist in 2013's Amacha on NHK earnt her some animosity from fans disliking her on-screen bullying of the main character. Her hobbies include watching animation at a rate of more than one a day, collecting Hello Kitty items and playing music games. She was on a 2017 TV program examining anime culture as a MC. Her favourite band is Biz. Her best friend is Gouriki Ayame. She was dating and living with actor Bishin Kawasumi. Rika is signed to Horipro management.
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Kaho was born on 30 June 1991 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007), Tôkyô shôjo (2008) and Utatama (2008).- Actress
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Yukie Nakama was born on October 30, 1979 in Urasoe. She's 1 of the few Japanese celebrities that have been able to break free from their teeny-bopper image & emerge as 1 of the country's most popular as well as respected actresses.
She appeared in small roles until"Love & Pop (1998)." She was a gravure idol for a few years until she got the lead role as Sadako for Ring 0: Birthday, which became her big break.
Afterwards, she starred in several TV dramas, most notably Trick , which demonstrated her talent in comedic roles. It was such a hit, it was picked up for 2 more seasons. However, the TV series Gokusen, cemented her as 1 of Japan's most bankable & popular actresses.
Notable movies include Ring 0: Birthday , Trick Movie, G@me, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade & Oh Oku.
She has also proven her bankability through commercial endorsements such as Nissin, Glico, Lotte, Asahi, Shiseido & au by KDDI. She's 1 of the most watched celebrity endorsers, becoming a regular face at billboards & subway stations. She has even served as spokesperson for the Japanese Tax Agency & Japan Railways.
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Rinko was born Kikuchi Yuriko in Hadano just south of Tokyo. The town is known mainly for its green tea and public baths. She is the youngest of three siblings. After being scouted on the street, she began modeling in her hometown and subsequently began acting under her birth name before switching to Rinko. She appeared in the cult film The Taste Of Tea, but came to mainstream audiences' attention for her role in Babel, for which she had learned sign language. She played a deaf-mute. She was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for the Oscars in 50 years, since Miyoshi Umeki. Other than that she had appeared in commercials, including ads for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent, as well as Japanese soap operas. As a result, her popularity rose outside her native country. She moved to New York City and lived for a time with director Spike Jonze, whom she had met in Tokyo at a film festival in 2009. That's when she began taking English lessons. While she had appeared in the acclaimed film version of Norwegian Wood, her later American were mostly popcorn flicks like 47 Ronin and Pacific Rim. Her success and foray into American entertainment continued with her castings in Kumiko, and Westworld. Rinko married Japanese actor Sometani Shota in 2014 and gave birth to a son in October 2016. She is a capable rider of horses and motorcycles and grew up watching samurai films.- Actress
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Kana Hanazawa was born on 25 February 1989 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Garden of Words (2013), Your Name. (2016) and Ore no imouto ga konna ni kawaii wake ga nai (2010).She is one of my favorite voice actresses. Kana has voiced so many anime characters, if you are a fan of the genre, you have heard her voice before. She sings too.- Haruka Ayase was born Aya Tademaru in Hiroshima on March 24, 1985. She's a former gravure idol who has gone on to become a mainstream model, singer & actress. She was athletic during her school days & participated in several sports. She began acting with an appearance in NTV TV's "The Files of the Young Kindaichi 3 (2001)" starring Jun Matsumoto in 2001, the short film Justice in 2002, the feature-length Jam Films of 2002 and finally Amemasu No Kawa in 2004. Her debut single, called Piriodo, was released in 2006, making the Japanese charts' top 10. She has subsequently appeared in diverse roles such as a teacher in Oppai Volleyball, as a cyborg in My Girlfriend Is A Cyborg, a blind masseuse in the historical action film Ichi and as a nurse in the Edo period drama, Jin.
Due to the roles as well as her physical appearance, she has become a popular figure in Japan, the subject of photo books, a corporate spokesperson & hostess of many TV shows. She has won several awards & has been nominated for more.
She's signed to the Horipro Talent Agency, where she got her start after competing in the 25th Horipro Talent Scout Caravan upon moving to Tokyo. She cites karaoke as one of her favorite pastimes.She was really funny in "Hotaru no Hikari." She easily blends into the characters she portrays, regardless of the genre. A lovely actress and incredibly beautiful young woman. She is definitely another one of my favorite actresses. I'm always excited to view a production she has appeared in. - Actress
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Chiaki Satô is known for Chakushin ari (2005), Love Scenario (2010) and Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only A Little Light in My Life (2007).- Momoka Ishii was born on 19 December 2002. She is an actress, known for Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker (2009), Tokyo Mew Mew New (2022) and Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only A Little Light in My Life (2007).
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Yui Horie was born on 20 September 1976 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress and writer, known for Ressha Sentai ToQger (2014), Persona 4 Golden (2012) and Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate (2004).Voice actress and singer. You have probably heard her voice if you watch a lot of anime. She is so adorable, dare I say kawaii.- Rena Takeda was born on 27 July 1997 in Iwaki, Japan. She is an actress, known for Kamen Rider Amazons (2016), Assassination Classroom (2015) and Denei Shojo: Video Girl Mai 2019 (2019).
- Hirona Yamazaki was born on 25 April 1994 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Monster Hunter (2020), Kamen Rider Zero-One: Real×Time (2020) and As the Gods Will (2014).
- Tokyo born Araki Yuuko came to the mortal coil as Ishii Yuko on 15.12.1993. She was born in the capital city, but lived in Kanagawa for a couple of years. She is managed by Stardust Promotion and was recruited while in fifth-grade and eleven years old at Takeshita street of Harajuku in 2004. Her debut leading film role was Ikari O Nagero in May 2008 and her first leading television serial role was Fuji Television's Love Love Alien in 2016. She became an exclusive model for the magazine Non-No. She released her first photograph book, entitled Girlfriend, in 2017. She attended both Ferris and Keisen Universities. She was adored for her fans also because she promised to reply to all messages on her blogs. She loves Momoiro Clover Z, Angerne and Morning Musume. She has been a member of the cult group Happy Science since childhood. Consequently, she has never been on a date with any man, which is perhaps ironic became the religion claims its mission is to make everybody happy.
- Yoshitaka Yuriko was born in Tokyo on 22.07.1988. She entered the entertainment profession when she was scouted in Harajuku in Tokyo when she was sixteen. Since then she has played a string of roles in both the small and the big screen in roles as diverse and ranging from being the kindest girl ever in The Story Of Yonosuke to being a loose wench in Snakes And Earrings. She won several newcomer awards for both roles. Her delicate features and long hair have afforded her both serious roles and love interest fantasy roles. While filming Snakes.. she was involved in a traffic accident and broke her jaw landing her in the hospital. She had to interrupt filming for weeks. Before those she had a fun role in the film Tenten that should sit well with mayonnaise lovers the world over. By 2010 she had already climbed to the top of Oricon's Most Promising Actress annual poll. She co-hosted the 65th annual Enueichikei Koohaku Uta Gassen New year's show on NHK in 2014. She spent nine months travelling next and managed to visit South Korea, the USA and the Philippines where she also studied English. Yuriko is managed by the Amuse agency and has pushed Suntory Whiskey and Panapp ice cream among other products.I saw her in "Bokura ga Ita." I haven't seen her in any productions since about 2014. I really hope she hasn't stopped acting.
- Azusa Mine is known for Signal: Luca on Mondays (2012), Psychic Agents (2017) and Sanbiki no ossan (2014).I've only seen her in "Signal." The movie was her first major role I believe. I look forward to seeing more of her work in the future. She's seriously beautiful.
- Fuka Koshiba was born on 16 April 1997 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Kiki's Delivery Service (2014), Joshiteki seikatsu (2018) and Lady Kaga (2023).
- Mayuko Fukuda was born on 4 August 1994 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Death Note: L Change the World (2008), Goemon (2009) and Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan (2006).
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Risa Oribe was born on 24 June 1987 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019), Sword Art Online (2012) and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train (2020). She has been married to Tatsuhisa Suzuki since 22 January 2020.- Actress
Mika Hijii was born on 13 October 1983 in Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ninja (2009), Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013) and Alien vs. Ninja (2010).- Aki Maeda was born on 11 July 1985 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Battle Royale (2000), Battle Royale II (2003) and The Cat Returns (2002).
- Ayu Matsuura is known for Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009), Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo (2013) and Corpse Party (2015).
- Serika Matsuda is known for Our House (2016).She's so adorable.
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Karen Miyama was born on 12 December 1996 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress and writer, known for Kamen Rider Zero-One (2019), Ailiseu (2009) and Ima, ai ni yukimasu (2004).- Airi Matsui's a Japanese model, actress & singer. She was born on December 26, 1996 in Iwaki. She was part of the founding line-up of schoolgirl band Sakura Gakuin, graduating from it in March 2012. Between 2011 & 2012, she was a member of the Sakura Gakuin sub-group duo Scoopers as well. She has been starring on the small & big screen since 2013, appearing in films like Flying Colors & Yell For The Azure Sky. Her lingerie & swimsuit book appeared was released in 2015. She also became the Sunday night weather girl for NTV's Going! Sports & News in the same year. She admitted to studying and being nervous prior to her debut on Nippon Television. Naturally, she has been hawking corporate products as well. Furthermore, she has been modeling for the fashion magazine Ray. Her favorite band's the sprawling Japanese pop band Exile. She enjoys reading manga.
- Kurumi Shimizu was born on 16 July 1994 in Aichi, Japan. She is an actress, known for Gintama Live Action the Movie (2017), Arc (2021) and Hard Days (2023).
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Saori Hayami was born on May 29, 1991 in Tokyo. She's a voice actress, radio announcer & part-time singer. At the 10th Seiyu Awards, she won Best Supporting Actress. She became interested in animation & Audrey Hepburn in elementary school. She attended voice acting classes during junior high. She was curious how Hepburn's voice was dubbed after learning that what she hears isn't the actress' original voice. She recalls how she left a flyer for the voice acting school on the kitchen table, only to be told by her mother to pick up the phone & call herself. She entered the business in 2006 through an audition for her eventual management agency. Prominent roles include Shinoa Hiiragi in Seraph of the End (2015) & Shirayuki in Snow White with the Red Hair (2015). Her music has been used in works she where she's a cast member. She has had a radio show called Saori Hayami No Free Style on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting since 2011. She was a member of the Blue Drops duo created for the Heaven's Lost Property anime that began in 2007. She conducted a mini-tour in Japan in support of her 2nd album in 2019.
She's managed by I'm Enterprise & Warner Japan. She has a pet rabbit called Hotate, which is Japanese for scallops. Her hobbies include playing the piano, cooking & listening to music.