Aoi Miyazaki
| Aoi Miyazaki | |
|---|---|
 Aoi Miyazaki at the Élan d'or Award ceremony in 2009 | |
| Born |
November 30, 1985 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Sosuke Takaoka (2007–11; separated) |
| Website |
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Aoi Miyazaki (宮﨑 あおい Miyazaki Aoi, born November 30, 1985) is a Japanese actress. She is best known for roles such as in Nana and Virgin Snow. Her brother Masaru Miyazaki is also an actor, and they starred together in the film Hatsukoi. She married Sosuke Takaoka on June 15, 2007, her partner since she was fifteen.[1] However, they divorced in December 2011.[2] She is considered one of Japan's most beautiful women.[3]
Career
Miyazaki started working in the entertainment industry at the age of four. Initially she appeared mostly in commercials, magazine advertisements, and as an extra in television dramas. Miyazaki made her film debut in Ano Natsu no Hi at the age of fourteen.
Also at the age of 14, Miyazaki began to draw international attention for her role as the survivor of a traumatic bus hijack in Shinji Aoyama's Eureka. The film won the International Federation of Film Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival 2000, and resulted in her receiving the Best Actress award at the Japanese Professional Movie Awards.[4] In 2003, she also made her musical debut in The Little Prince.
Later, Miyazaki won Best Actress award in the Cinemanila International Film Festival for her performance in Harmful Insect.[4] She teamed up with Aoyama again in Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani?, an Un Certain Regard selection at Cannes 2005. Later in the same year, she co-starred with Mika Nakashima in the mainstream and commercially successful Nana.
In 2008, she won the Galaxy Individual Award for her performance in the NHK drama Atsuhime.[5]
She starred in the 2014 TV series, Genji: Unleashed.
Endorsements
Miyazaki has appeared in commercials for major corporations including Aflac, Tokyo Metro, NTT DoCoMo and Olympus. In early 2008, she was also selected as Emporio Armani's new print advertisement model.[6] Miyazaki has been the face of the Japanese popular apparel brand Earth music&ecology since 2010.
Humanitarian activities
In recent years, Miyazaki has taken a more prominent position in humanitarian activism projects.
In 2005, she traveled with her older brother Masaru Miyazaki to India to experience poverty firsthand, and they highlighted the problems then found in their 2006 photobook Tarinai Peace.
In 2006, the siblings traveled to Denmark and Finland to investigate global warming. Their experiences were then published in their 2007 photobooks Love, Peace, and Green Tarinai, Peace2.
In April 2008, Miyazaki took part in the Gold Ribbon Walking event in Roppongi, Tokyo to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer.
Her 2008 film Children of the Dark also addresses issues of child exploitation.[7]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ano Natsu no Hi | Tama Kobayashi | |
| 2000 | Swing Man | Futami Minase | |
| 2001 | Eureka | Kozue Tamura | |
| 2002 | Harmful Insect | Sachiko Kita | Lead role |
| Pakodate-jin | Hikaru "Pikaru" Hino | Lead role | |
| Tomie: The Final Chapter - Forbidden Fruit | Tomie Hashimoto | Lead role | |
| 2003 | Lovers' Kiss | Eriko Kawana | |
| 2004 | Loved Gun | Miyuki | |
| A Blue Automobile | Konomi Saeki | ||
| Riyu | Yukari Ishida | ||
| Amoretto | Female high-school student | ||
| 2005 | All About My Dog | Mika | Lead role |
| Nana | Nana Komatsu | Lead role | |
| 2006 | Gin-iro no Kami no Agito | Toola | Voice, lead role |
| Gimme Heaven | Mari Michiki | ||
| Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? | Hana | ||
| Su-ki-da | Yu (young) | Lead role | |
| Hatsukoi | Misuzu | Lead role | |
| Tada, Kimi o Aishiteru | Shizuru Satonaka | Lead role | |
| Umi de no Hanashi | Kaede Fukino | Lead role | |
| 2007 | Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | DJ Idol | |
| Virgin Snow | Nanae Sasaki | ||
| Sad Vacation | Kozue Tamura | ||
| 2008 | Bloody Snake Under the Sun | An Anjo | |
| Flowers in the Shadows | Naruko/Hisako | ||
| Children of the Dark | Keiko Otowa | ||
| 2009 | The Shōnen Merikensack | Kanna Kurita | Lead role |
| Mt. Tsurugidake | Hatsuyo Shibasaki | ||
| 2010 | Solanin | Meiko | Lead role |
| Okan no Yomeiri | |||
| Colorful | Voice | ||
| 2011 | Kamisama no Karute | Haruna Kurihara | |
| Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite | Haruko | Lead Role | |
| Chronicle of My Mother | Kotoko | ||
| 2012 | Wolf Children Ame and Yuki | Hana | Lead role (voice) |
| Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer | En | ||
| 2013 | Petal Dance | Jinko | |
| The Great Passage | Kaguya Hayashi | ||
| Yellow Elephant | Aiko Tsumari | ||
| 2014 | Kamisama no Karute 2[8] | ||
| The Vancouver Asahi | Toyoko | ||
| 2015 | The Boy and the Beast | Kyūta | Voice |
| 2016 | Anger | Aiko | |
| Sekai kara Neko ga Kieta nara | She | ||
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Genroku Ryoran | Sayo Yatō | |
| 2000 | Hatachi no Kekkon | Shiori Chūganji | |
| Girl | Azusa Minami | Lead role | |
| Himitsu Club O-daiba.com | Rei Kōgen | ||
| 2001 | Kabushikikaisha O-daiba.com | Rei Kōgen | |
| R-17 | Yukari Nomura | ||
| Fure, Fure Jinsei! | Kyōko Yūki | ||
| Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro | Kaeda Uchiyama | Lead role, television special | |
| 2002 | Shiawase No Shippo | Moe Sasamoto | |
| Keitaideka Zenigata Ai | Ai Zenigata | Lead role | |
| 2004 | Chotto Matte Kamisama | Akihiko Amagi | |
| Riyu | Yukari Ishida | ||
| Chichi no Umi, Boku no Sora | Honoka Arai | ||
| 2006 | Junjo Kirari | Sakurako Arimori | Lead role |
| 2008 | Atsuhime | Okatsu/Atsuhime | Lead role, Taiga drama |
| 2015 | Asa ga Kita | Hatsu Imai | Asadora |
Awards
- 2002 Cinemanila International Film Festival: Best Actress for Harmful Insect[4]
- 2002 Japanese Professional Movie Award: Best New Actress for Eureka[4]
- 2002 Nikkan Sports Film Award: Best New Talent for Harmful Insect, Pakodate-jin, Tomie: The Final Chapter - Forbidden Fruit[4]
- 50th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress in Junjo Kirari (2006)
- 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jul to Sep 2008): Best Actress for Atsuhime
- 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Oct to Dec 2008): Best Actress for Atsuhime[9]
- 59th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress in Atsuhime
- 45th Galaxy Awards: Individual Award
- Vogue's Women of the Year 2008[10]
- 2009 Elan d'or Awards: Newcomer Award[11]
- TVnavi's Drama of the Year 2008: Best Actress for Atsuhime[12]
- 12th Annual Drama Grand Prix: Best Actress for Atsuhime[13]
References
- ↑ "Aoi Miyazaki, Sousuke Takaoka announce marriage". Tokyograph. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ↑ "Takaoka Sousuke confirms divorce from Miyazaki Aoi". Tokyohive. 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ↑ "Oricon best face", Tokyo graph.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Awards for Aoi Miyazaki". IMDB. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ↑ "Aoi Miyzaki wins Galaxy Award for NHK drama". Japan Today. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ↑ "Aoi Miyazaki chosen as Armani model". Tokyograph. 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ↑ Aoi Miyazaki: from TV princess to rescuer of trafficked children, Japan Times, 2008/07/17. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
- ↑ "Sakurai Sho chooses work over family at 'Kamisama no Karute 2' press conference". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Drama Grand Prix: "Ryusei no Kizuna" dominates". Tokyograph. 2009-01-20. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ↑ "Aoi Miyazaki, Juri Ueno named Vogue's Women of the Year". Tokyograph. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ↑ "2009 Elan d'or Awards". Tokyograph. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ↑ ""Maou" voted TVnavi's Drama of the Year". Tokyograph. 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ↑ ""Maou" wins annual Drama Grand Prix". Tokyograph. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
External links
- Aoi Miyazaki Official Website (Japanese)
- Aoi Miyazaki at HanCinema
- Aoi Miyazaki at the Internet Movie Database
- Aoi Miyazaki Pcitures (Japanese)
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