Aya Hirayama
Aya Hirayama | |
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Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | January 13, 1984
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http://fc.hirayamaaya.jp/ |
Aya Hirayama (平山 あや Hirayama Aya, born January 13, 1984) is a Japanese actress who has appeared in various films including Waterboys (2001), as well as appearing in two television programs in her native Japan, Waratte Iitomo and Itsumo futari de. Aya was born in Kuroiso, Tochigi, Japan which is now part of Nasushiobara. The talent agency which she uses is called Horipro.
Aya made her acting debut in 1999 with Tengoku no Kiss, a Nippon Television drama, at the age of 15. From here on she established herself as a television regular with appearances in many Japanese TV dramas. 2001 was the most defining year in Aya's acting career as she played significant parts in the television drama Fighting Girl and the film Waterboys, both highly successful. Aya's most notable acting role to date is her leading appearance as Yoko in the South Korean movie Fighter in the Wind (2004). This role established Aya as a talented Japanese actress the world over and was her first taste of Korean film making. Her convincing portrayal of Yoko, the Geisha who falls in love with Korean legendary fighter Masutatsu Oyama, showed how talented Aya had become over such a short period as a professional actress. Aya continued gaining global plaudits for her voiceover role in the highly acclaimed manga, Black Jack (2005). Also in 2005, Aya played the title character Haruka in the highly successful Japanese television drama Haruka 17. Her success has earned her leading television roles and anime voiceovers as well as significant movie parts that have seen Aya become one of the most sought after young talents in Japanese cinema and television.
Filmography
Film
- Waterboys (2001)
- Lovers' Kiss (2003)
- Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo THE MOVIE 2 (2003)
- Fighter in the Wind (2004)
- Black Jack (2005) voice
- Backdancers! (2006)
- Flowers in the Shadows (2008)[1]
- The Incite Mill (2010)
Television
- Gokusen 3 (Nippon Television, 2008) [Manga/Anime] voice
- Hataraki Man (Nippon Television, 2007) [Manga/Anime] voice
- Haruka 17 (TV Asahi, 2005)
- Mystery Minzoku Gakusha Yakumo Itsuki (TV Asahi, 2004)
- Gekidan Engimono Unlucky Days - Natsume no Mousou as Miki (Fuji Television, 2004)
- Renai Shousetsu (WOWOW, 2004)
- Dan Doh!! (TV Tokyo, 2004) [Manga/Anime] voice
- Kaettekita Locker no Hanako-san (NHK, 2003)
- Boku no Mahou Tsukai (Nippon Television, 2003, ep3)
- Itsumo Futari de (Fuji Television, 2003)
- Locker no Hanako-san (NHK, 2002)
- Ginza no Koi (Nippon Television, 2002)
- Fighting Girl (Fuji Television, 2001)
- Hatachi no Kekkon (Tokyo Broadcasting System, 2000)
- Rinjin wa Hisoka ni warau (Nippon Television, 1999)
- Tengoku no Kiss (Nippon Television, 1999)
Computer Games
- Ø Story (2000, Square Enix) voice
References
- ↑ 陰日向に咲く (2008). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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