Rila Fukushima

Rila Fukushima
Native name 福島 リラ
Occupation
Years active 2012-present
Notable credit(s) Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana (Arrow)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Website www.rilafukushima.com

Rila Fukushima (福島 リラ, Fukushima Rira) is a Japanese fashion model and actress.

Life and career

Rila Fukushima was born in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Originally attempting to secure a position as a model agent at a Tokyo agency, she was persuaded to try modelling instead.[2] Her career has included work for numerous labels and brands in various shows and campaigns.[3]

Fukushima also starred in the 2013 superhero film The Wolverine as Yukio[4] and in 2014, she appeared in the Taiga drama Gunshi Kanbei as Omichi.[5]

Fukushima replaced Devon Aoki in the role of Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana for the third season of The CW television show Arrow.[6] In 2015, she appeared in the HBO series Game of Thrones in a season 5 episode as a Red Priestess in Volantis.[7][8]

She was chosen as one of the women of the year 2013 by Vogue Japan.[9]

Filmography

Films

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2010 Karma: A Very Twisted Love Story Rei Short Movie
2013 The Wolverine Yukio
2014 Twilight: Saya in Sasara TWILIGHT ささらさや Erica
2015 Gonin Saga GONIN サーガ Yoichi
Warrior Tasu TV Movie
2016 Terra Formars テラフォーマーズ Sakakibara
2017 Ghost in the Shell Android Geisha

TV series

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2014 Gunshi Kanbei 軍師官兵衛 Omichi
The Long Goodbye ロング・グッドバイ Lily TV Mini-Series
2014–present Arrow Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana 15 episodes
2015 Game of Thrones Red Priestess Episode: "High Sparrow"

References

  1. "Piece of Mind - Tales of Endearment". talesofendearment.com/. Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  2. Kristin Studeman (2011-11-23). "Meet The Muse: Rila Fukushima | style file". Style.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  3. Rila Fukushima at the Fashion Model Directory
  4. "WOLVERINE Adds Japanese Actors | Collider | Page 178330". Collider. 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  5. ハリウッドから大河直行!福島リラ 「軍師官兵衛」日本デビューへ (in Japanese). Sponichi. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  6. "‘Wolverine’ Star Rila Fukushima Replacing Devon Aoki on ‘Arrow’". The Wrap. August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  7. "Game of Thrones: "High Sparrow" Review". Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. "Game of Thrones Recap: "High Sparrow"". Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. "Women of the Year 2013 受賞者スペシャルムービー|ファッション・ビューティ・セレブの最新情報|VOGUE JAPAN". VOGUE JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-11-22.


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