Manami Higa (比嘉 愛未, Higa Manami, born June 14, 1986) is a Japanese actress. Her mother was a model. She graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Central High School. She gained recognition as an actress when she was selected in an audition of 2,156 people to star in the NHK Asadora Dondo Hare in 2006.[1]

Manami Higa
比嘉 愛未
Born (1986-06-14) June 14, 1986 (age 38)
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
AgentRising Production
Websitewww.higamanami.com

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 We Were There:Part 1 Akiko Sengenji [2]
We Were There:Part 2 Akiko Sengenji [3]
2013 Tokyo Sky Story Hiromi Lead role [4]
Tobe! Dakota Chiyoko Morimoto Lead role [5]
2016 Kanon Ai Kishimoto Lead role [6]
2017 My Teacher Sachiko Nakajima [7]
2018 Code Blue the Movie Haruka Saejima [8]
2021 Love and the Grand Tug-of-war Atsuko Arima [9]
2022 The Master Sake Brewers Asuka Nagamine Lead role [10]
2023 The Pearl Legacy Harumi Ōgame Lead role [11]
TBA Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final Ami Ikoma [12]

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2007 Dondo Hare Natsumi Asakura NHK Lead role; Asadora [13]
2008–2017 Code Blue Haruka Saejima Fuji TV 3 seasons [8]
2009 Tenchijin Kiku-hime NHK Taiga drama [14]
2012 Morimura Seiichi no Shikai no Fukuryū Aki Yagiri TV Asahi [15]
2013 Bakken Record o Koete Haruka Koutari UHB Lead role [16]
2013 Sousa Ikka Sawamura Keiji Hatsumi Nagasawa Fuji TV [17]
Yoidore Kotōji Oryō NHK BS [18]
Nouhime 2: Sengoku no Onnatachi Oichi no Kata TV Asahi [19]
Sousa Ikka Sawamura Keiji 2 Hatsumi Nagasawa Fuji TV [20]
2014 Matsumoto Seichō Drama Special: Shi no Hassō Aki Tsumura Fuji TV [21]
Matsumoto Seichō Tsuyoki Ari Motoko Miyahara TV Tokyo [22]
GTO Honami Fujikawa KTV Season 2 [23]
2015 Alone in Love Haru Etō NTV Lead role [24]
Samurai Sensei Haruka Saeki TV Asahi [25]
2019 Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky Kōko Maejima NHK Asadora [13]
2021 Japan Sinks: People of Hope Kaori Amami TBS [26]
2022 Emergency Interrogation Room: New Year's Special Ami Ikoma TV Asahi Television film [12]
2022–2024 She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat Yuki Nomoto NHK General TV Lead role; 2 seasons [27]
2023 Ao Haru Ride Kaoru Ichijō Wowow [28]

References

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  1. ^ "Manami Higa selected as NHK Asadora heroine". TokyoGraph. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ "僕等がいた 前篇". eiga.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "僕等がいた 後篇". eiga.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Sky Tree 1st Anniversary Special Short Film". Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  5. ^ "Tobe! Dakota cast&staff" (in Japanese). 映画「飛べ!ダコタ」製作支援実行委員会. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  6. ^ 比嘉愛未、ミムラ&佐々木希と3姉妹役 映画でピアノ演奏初挑戦 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  7. ^ "先生! 、、、好きになってもいいですか?". eiga.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "山下智久、新垣結衣ら『コード・ブルー』、7年ぶりに復活! 2017年7月放送決定". Crank-in!. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "大綱引の恋". eiga.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "吟ずる者たち". eiga.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "親のお金は誰のもの 法定相続人". eiga.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "劇場版「緊急取調室」に杉咲花、眞島秀和、草刈正雄、比嘉愛未らドラマキャスト集結". natalie. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "なつぞら:"どんど晴れ"比嘉愛未が登場! 5人目の歴代朝ドラヒロイン". Mantan-web. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  14. ^ "天地人". TV drama database. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  15. ^ 土曜ワイド劇場 [Saturday Wide Theater] (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  16. ^ バッケンレコードを超えて [Bakken Record o Koete Official Website] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting co., Ltd. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  17. ^ 金曜プレステージ・堂場瞬一サスペンス逸脱~捜査一課・澤村慶司~ (in Japanese). Fuji Television Network, inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  18. ^ "BS時代劇「酔いどれ小籐次」" (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  19. ^ 濃姫カムバック!観月ありさ、より濃いドラマ約束 (in Japanese). eiga.com inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  20. ^ 金曜プレステージ・堂場瞬一サスペンス逸脱~捜査一課・澤村慶司2~ (in Japanese). Fuji Television Network, inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  21. ^ 松本清張ドラマスペシャル 死の発送 [Matsumoto Seichō Drama Special: Shi no Hassō] (in Japanese). Fuji Television Network, inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  22. ^ 松本清張「強き蟻」 [Matsumoto Seichō Tsuyoki Ari] (in Japanese). TV TOKYO Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  23. ^ "GTO" (in Japanese). Kansai Telecasting Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  24. ^ 恋愛時代 [Renai Jidai] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  25. ^ TV サムライせんせい. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  26. ^ "『日本沈没』小栗旬の母・妻役に風吹ジュン、比嘉愛未 杏の母役に宮崎美子". Crank-in!. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  27. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (October 18, 2022). "'She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat' Manga Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  28. ^ "出口夏希×櫻井海音『アオハライド』、比嘉愛未、渡邊圭祐ら全キャスト発表 主題歌は足立佳奈". Crank-in!. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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