Fumi Nikaidō

Fumi Nikaidō
Born	September 21, 1994 Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Education	Keio University - Policy Management
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2009-present
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)

Fumi Nikaidō (二階堂 ふみ Nikaidō Fumi, born 21 September 1994) is a Japanese actress and fashion model.

Career

Starting as a model in Naha, Okinawa, Nikaidō made her film debut in 2009 in Toad's Oil, directed by Kōji Yakusho.^[1] She and Shota Sometani received the Premio Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor and Actress Award for their work in Shion Sono's Himizu at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in 2011.^[2] In 2014, she was introduced in Variety as an "Int'l Star You Should Know" ^[3] and New York Asian Film Festival awarded her as an "International Rising Star".^[4]

Filmography

Films

• Toad's Oil (2009)
• Ringing in Their Ears (2011)
• Looking for a True Fiancee (2011)
• Himizu (2011)
• The Warped Forest (2011)
• The Boy Inside (2012)
• Lesson of the Evil (2012)
• Brain Man (2013)
• Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
• Mourning Recipe (2013)
• My Man (2014)
• The World of Kanako (2014)
• Au revoir l' ete (2014)
• Hibi Rock (2014)
• Farewell, Money (2015)
• Misono Universe (2015)
• This Nation's Sky (2015)
• Mitsu no Aware (2016)
• Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) - Erika Shinohara
• Fukigen na Kako (2016) - Kako
• Nanimono (2016) - Rika

Dramas

• Atami no Sousakan (Asahi Television/2010)
• Future Diary (Fuji Television/2012)
• Woman (Nippon Television/2013)
• Gunshi Kanbei (NHK/2014) - Lady Chacha
• Henshin (WOWOW/2014)
• A Far Promise ~ The Children Who Became Stars (TBS/2014)
• Mondai no Aru Restaurant (Fuji Television/2015)

Awards and Prizes

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2015	38th Japan Academy Prize	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	My Man	Nominated
2015	Élan d'Or Award	Newcomer of the Year	My Man, Au revoir l' ete, Gunshi Kanbei	Won
2014	6th TAMA Film Awards	Best Actress	My Man	Won
2014	13th New York Asian Film Festival	Rising Star Award [5][6]	My Man	Won
2014	8th Asian Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress[7]	Why Don't You Play in Hell?	Nominated
2014	35th Yokohama Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Why Don't You Play in Hell?, Mourning Recipe	Won
2014	56th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actress [8]	Why Don't You Play in Hell?, Brain Man	Won
2013	36th Japan Academy Prize	Newcomer of the Year[9]	Himizu, Lesson of the Evil	Won
2011	68th Venice International Film Festival	Marcello Mastroianni for Young Actress[10]	Himizu	Won
2011	3rd TAMA Film Awards	Best New Actress	Ringing in Their Ears	Won

References

1. "映画「ガマの油」で女優に初挑戦 二階堂ふみに聞く". Ryūkyū Shinpō. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
2. Nishida, Kensaku. "Japanese teenagers win young actor, actress award at Venice Film Festival". Asia & Japan Watch. Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
3. "Int'l Star You Should Know". Variety. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
4. "FUMI NIKAIDO Screen International Rising Star Award". "Subway Cinema". 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
5. "Fumi Nikaido takes Rising Star Award at the 13th Annual New York Asian Film Festival". July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
6. "Fumi Nikaido wins Screen International Rising Star award". July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
7. "8th AFA nominees and winners". March 29, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
8. "Winners of the 56th blue ribbon awards". January 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
9. "36th Japan academy prize winners". Retrieved April 10, 2014.
10. "Sometani Shota-Nikaido Fumi Receive Marcello Mastroianni Award". Retrieved April 10, 2014.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Fumi Nikaidō at Twitter
• Fumi Nikaidō at the Internet Movie Database