Hikari Mitsushima

Hikari Mitsushima
Hikari Mitsushima
満島ひかり
	Mitsushima, Tokyo, 2017
Born	30 November 1985 (age 38); Kagoshima, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Actress; singer;
Years active	1997–present
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse	Yuya Ishii (m. 2010; div. 2016)
Relatives	Shinnosuke Mitsushima (brother)
	Musical career
Genres	Pop; J-pop;
Instrument	Vocals
Signature

Hikari Mitsushima (満島ひかり, Mitsushima Hikari, born 30 November 1985) is a Japanese actress, singer and model. In 2017 she was the vocalist and dancer in Mondo Grosso's videos for "Labyrinth", which has garnered over 35 million views on YouTube as of February 2023, and "In this World".

Career

She is a graduate of Okinawa Actors School. She began her music career in 1997 as a teenage 'idol singer' in the J-pop groups Folder and Folder 5. She made her acting debut in the same year, starring as Shiori Uchiura / Little Girl in the kaiju film Rebirth of Mothra II. Her first television appearance came in 2005, when she played Elly in Ultraman Max. Her film career recommenced as Sayu Yagami in 2006's manga-adaptation thriller film Death Note, and in 2008 she starred as Yōko Ozawa in Love Exposure, a comedy-drama / art film directed by Sion Sono. Her performance in Love Exposure brought her critical attention and won her and her team several awards.^[1]

Since then, Mitsushima has had starring roles in numerous films and television dramas including 2010's Sawako Decides, written and directed by Yuya Ishii.^[2]

Mitsushima has made occasional vocal contributions to Japanese pop singles. She featured as a vocalist in the fictional band SRM on Stephanie's "Pride ~A Part of Me~", the title song for the 2009 Japanese drama film Pride. In 2017, she provided lead vocals for fictional band Doughnuts Hole's "Otona no Okite", the theme song for television drama Quartet, in which she starred as Suzume Sebuki. In the same year, she appeared as a featured vocalist in Mondo Grosso's song "Labyrinth" and starred as a dancer in the music video (over 35 million views on YouTube, as of February 2023^[update]).^[3]^[4]

Personal life

Her grandfather was Italian-American.^[5]

Mitsushima announced via fax through her agency that she has registered her marriage with film director Yuya Ishii on October 25 2010,^[6] they later divorced in early 2016.^[7] On May 17, 2016, Mitsushima and Kento Nagayama's agencies jointly announced that the two were confirmed to be in a relationship.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Rebirth of Mothra II (1997) as Shiori Uranai / Little girl
Death Note (2006) as Sayu Yagami
Death Note 2: The Last Name (2006) as Sayu Yagami
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007) as Yuriko Shiina
Shaolin Girl (2008) as Hikari Takahashi
Drop in Ghost (2008)
Love Exposure (2008) as Yōko
Pride (2009) as Moe Midorikawa
Be Sure to Share (2009) as Schoolgirl
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio (2009) as Haru Yasuoka
Kakera: A Piece of Our Life (2009) as Haru
Rinco's Restaurant (2009)
Sawako Decides (2010) as Sawako
Villain (2010)
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) as Miho
Tormented (2011) as Kiriko
Smuggler (2011) as Tanuma Chiharu
Moteki (2011)
A Chorus of Angels (2012) as Manami
The End of Summer (2013) as Tomoko
Hello! Junichi (2014)
Kakekomi (2015) as Ogin
One Piece Film: Gold (2016) as Carina (voice)
Traces of Sin (2017) as Mitsuko
Umibe no Sei to Shi (2017) as Miho Shimao
Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017) as The Red-Haired Witch (voice)
The Bucket List (2019)
Riverside Mukolitta (2022)^[9]
I Am Makimoto (2022) as Tōko Tsumori^[10]
Tang and Me (2022) as Emi^[11]
Last Mile (2024) as Erena Funado^[12]

Television

Ultraman Max (2005–2006) as Elly
Dandori Musume (2006) as Ulala
Beni no monshō (2006) as Ayako (2006)
Burokkorii (2007)
Kaette kita jikō keisatsu (2007) as Mitsuyo
Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) as Yuka Sawada
Kekkon sagishi (2007)
Shakin Kanojo (2008)
Hitomi (2008) as Junko
MAKE THE LAST WISH (2008)
Uramiya honpo reboot (2009)
IRIS (2009) /dubbed for Kim So-yeon/
Bloody Monday (manga) (2010) as Risa Kurano / Lisa
Tsuki no Koibito ~Moon Lovers~ (2010) as Anzai Rina
Moteki (2010) as Nakashiba Itsuka
Dazai Osamu tanpen shōsetsu shū 3 (2010)
Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien (2011, TV Movie) as Yoshiki Mari
Ohisama (2011)
Soredemo, Ikite yuku (2011) as Futaba
Kaitakushatachi (2012)
Woman (2013) as Koharu
Wakamono Tachi (2014) as Hikari
Saving My Stupid Youth (2014) as Lisa
Dokonjō Gaeru (2015) as Pyonkichi (voice)
Totto TV (2016) as Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Kidnap Tour (2016)
Quartet (2017) as Suzume
Kangoku no Ohimesama (2017) as Futaba Wakai
10 Count to the Future (2022) as Aoi Orihara^[13]
First Love (2022) as Yae Noguchi^[14]

Awards

She has won the following awards for her performances:^[15]

Fant-Asia Film Festival

2009: Jury Prize: Best Female Performance – Love Exposure

Hochi Film Awards

2009: Best New Talent – Love Exposure, Pride, The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio

International Drama Festival in Tokyo

2011: Best Supporting Actress – Moteki, Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien
2014: Best Actress – Woman

Kinema Junpo Awards

2010: Best Supporting Actress – Love Exposure, Pride, The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio

Mainichi Film Concours

2010: Sponichi Grand Prize: New Talent Award (shared with co-star Takahiro Nishijima) – Love Exposure

Yokohama Film Festival

2010: Best New Talent – Love Exposure, Pride, The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
2011: Best Actress – Love Vibes, Sawako Decides

Japanese Film Critics Awards

2016: Best Supporting Actress – Kakekomi

References

^ Aoki, Mizuho (30 April 2010). "Hikari Mitsushima: from pop idol to screen diva?". Japan Times. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
^ "満島ひかり、映画監督・石井裕也氏と交際1年で入籍". ORICON NEWS. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^ "MONDO GROSSO / ラビリンス - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^ Labyrinth / MONDO GROSSO on YouTube
^ "満島ひかりはハーフではなくクオーター!激似母と強面父と仲良し兄弟!". 暮らしのセンス (in Japanese). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ "満島ひかり、映画監督・石井裕也氏と交際1年で入籍". ORICON NEWS. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^ "満島ひかりが離婚、永山絢斗と熱愛報道所属事務所がコメント". mdpr.jp. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^ "満島ひかり今年初旬に離婚新恋人は永山絢斗双方事務所公認の仲". ORICON NEWS. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^ "満島ひかり、吉岡秀隆がボロアパートでのびのび生活、荻上直子の新作に出演". Natalie. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "阿部サダヲ主演作「アイ・アムまきもと」に満島ひかり、宇崎竜童、松下洸平ら出演". eiga.com. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "TANG タング". eiga.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "ラストマイル". eiga.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "未来への10カウントの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
^ "満島ひかり×佐藤健×宇多田ヒカル Netflix『First Love 初恋』2022年配信". Cinra.net. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
^ Hikari Mitsushima at IMDb

External links

Hikari Mitsushima at IMDb

[1] Aoki, Mizuho (30 April 2010). "Hikari Mitsushima: from pop idol to screen diva?". Japan Times. Retrieved 27 October 2010.

[2] "満島ひかり、映画監督・石井裕也氏と交際1年で入籍". ORICON NEWS. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

[3] "MONDO GROSSO / ラビリンス - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

[4] Labyrinth / MONDO GROSSO on YouTube

[5] "満島ひかりはハーフではなくクオーター!激似母と強面父と仲良し兄弟!". 暮らしのセンス (in Japanese). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[6] "満島ひかり、映画監督・石井裕也氏と交際1年で入籍". ORICON NEWS. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

[7] "満島ひかりが離婚、永山絢斗と熱愛報道所属事務所がコメント". mdpr.jp. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

[8] "満島ひかり今年初旬に離婚新恋人は永山絢斗双方事務所公認の仲". ORICON NEWS. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

[9] "満島ひかり、吉岡秀隆がボロアパートでのびのび生活、荻上直子の新作に出演". Natalie. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[10] "阿部サダヲ主演作「アイ・アムまきもと」に満島ひかり、宇崎竜童、松下洸平ら出演". eiga.com. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

[11] "TANG タング". eiga.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[12] "ラストマイル". eiga.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[13] "未来への10カウントの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[14] "満島ひかり×佐藤健×宇多田ヒカル Netflix『First Love 初恋』2022年配信". Cinra.net. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[15] Hikari Mitsushima at IMDb

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