Hikari Mitsushima

In this Japanese name, the family name is Mitsushima.
Hikari Mitsushima
Native name 満島ひかり
Born (1985-11-30) November 30, 1985
Okinawa, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Occupation
Years active 1997–present
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse(s) Yuya Ishii (2010–present)
Relatives Shinnosuke Mitsushima (brother)
Website

http://www.humanite.co.jp/actor.html?id=3


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Hikari Mitsushima (満島ひかり Mitsushima Hikari) (born 30 November 1985 in Okinawa, Japan) is a Japanese film actress and singer.

History

She began her music career in 1997 as a teenage idol singer in the J-pop groups Folder and Folder 5. Although she made her acting debut in 1997 with Rebirth of Mothra II, she did not start acting regularly until 2005. She appeared in manga-based thriller film Death Note (2006) and the well-received drama Love Exposure (2008), directed by Sion Sono. Her performance in the latter brought her critical attention and won her several awards.[1] Since then she has had starring roles in Kakera: A Piece of Our Life (2009) and Sawako Decides (2010), written and directed by Yuya Ishii, whom she subsequently married in late 2010.[2]

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

She has won the following awards for her performances:[3]

Fant-Asia Film Festival
Hochi Film Awards
International Drama Festival in Tokyo
Kinema Junpo Awards
Mainichi Film Concours
Yokohama Film Festival
Japanese Film Critics Awards

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