Aoi Miyazaki
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is a Japanese actress. She is best known for her pure image and roles such as in Nana
and Virgin Snow
. Her brother Masaru Miyazaki is an actor, and they starred together in the film Hatsukoi. She married Sosuke Takaoka on June 15, 2007, her partner since she was fifteen.
advertisements, and as an extra in various 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
. 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. 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.
, Tokyo Metro
, NTT DoCoMo
and Olympus
. In early 2008 she was also selected as Emporio Armani's new print advertisement model.
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.
Nana (2005 film)
Nana is a 2005 Japanese film adaption of the manga by Ai Yazawa, directed by Kentarō Ōtani. The film was released on September 3, 2005. It stars Mika Nakashima as the punk star Nana Osaki, and Aoi Miyazaki as Hachi ....
and Virgin Snow
Virgin Snow (film)
Virgin Snow is a 2007 South Korean film directed by Han Sang-hye and starring Korean actor, Lee Jun Ki and Japanese actress, Aoi Miyazaki.-Plot:...
. Her brother Masaru Miyazaki is an actor, and they starred together in the film Hatsukoi. She married Sosuke Takaoka on June 15, 2007, her partner since she was fifteen.
Career
Miyazaki started working in the entertainment industry at the age of four. Initially she appeared mostly in commercials, magazineMagazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
advertisements, and as an extra in various 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
Shinji Aoyama
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka.-Biography:...
's Eureka. The film won the International Federation of Film Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
2000, and resulted in her receiving the Best Actress award at the Japanese Professional Movie Awards
Japanese Professional Movie Awards
The are an annual Japanese film award. The first awards were given to films made in 1991....
. In 2003, she also made her musical debut in The Little Prince.
Later, Miyazaki won Best Actress award in the Cinemanila International Film Festival
Cinemanila International Film Festival
The Cinemanila International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by Filipino filmmaker Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz in 1999....
for her performance in Harmful Insect. She teamed up with Aoyama again in Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani?, an Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
selection at Cannes 2005
2005 Cannes Film Festival
The 2005 Cannes Film Festival started on May 11 and ran until May 22. Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on May 21...
. Later in the same year, she co-starred with Mika Nakashima
Mika Nakashima
is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
in the mainstream and commercially successful Nana
Nana (2005 film)
Nana is a 2005 Japanese film adaption of the manga by Ai Yazawa, directed by Kentarō Ōtani. The film was released on September 3, 2005. It stars Mika Nakashima as the punk star Nana Osaki, and Aoi Miyazaki as Hachi ....
.
In 2008, she won the Galaxy Individual Award
Galaxy Award
is a Japanese production award for television, radio and commercials.- Television :*2006 NHK Special working poor *2005 Tiger & Dragon *2004 Waratte Koraete! Bunkasai Special All-Japan Band Competition...
for her performance in the NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
drama Atsuhime.
Endorsements
Beyond acting, Miyazaki has appeared in commercials for major corporations including AflacAflac
Aflac Incorporated is the largest provider of supplemental insurance in the United States, founded in 1955 and based in Columbus, Georgia. In the United States, Aflac underwrites a wide range of insurance policies, but is perhaps more known for its payroll deduction insurance coverage, which pays...
, Tokyo Metro
Tokyo Metro
is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...
, NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo
is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, "do communications over the mobile network", and is also from a compound word dokomo, meaning "everywhere" in Japanese. Docomo provides phone, video phone , i-mode , and mail services...
and Olympus
Olympus Corporation
is a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscope and thermometer businesses. Its global headquarters are in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, while its USA operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania,...
. In early 2008 she was also selected as Emporio Armani's new print advertisement model.
Humanitarian activities
In recent years, Miyazaki has taken a more prominent position in humanitarianHumanitarianism
In its most general form, humanitarianism is an ethic of kindness, benevolence and sympathy extended universally and impartially to all human beings. Humanitarianism has been an evolving concept historically but universality is a common element in its evolution...
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
Photobook
A photo-book or photobook is a book in which photographs make a significant contribution to the overall content. The most critically acclaimed photo-books celebrate the creative work of an individual photographer, but can also result from the collaboration between a photographer and a writer, an...
Tarinai Peace.
In 2006, the siblings traveled to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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
Roppongi
is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous as home to the rich Roppongi Hills area and an active night club scene. Many foreign embassies are located in Roppongi, and the night life is popular with locals and foreigners alike...
, Tokyo to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
.
Her 2008 film Children of the Dark also addresses issues of child exploitation.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Ano Natsu no Hi | Tama Kobayashi | |
| 2000 | Swing Man | Futami Minase | |
| 2001 | Eureka Eureka (2000 film) Eureka is a 2000 Japanese film directed and written by Shinji Aoyama. It stars Kōji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, and Masaru Miyazaki.-Synopsis:... |
Kozue Tamura | |
| 2002 | Harmful Insect Harmful Insect is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Akihiko Shiota.-Awards:27th Hochi Film Award* Best Actor - Seiichi Tanabe24th Yokohama Film Festival*9th Best Film... |
Sachiko Kita | Lead role |
| Pakodate-jin | Hikaru "Pikaru" Hino | Lead role | |
| Tomie: The Final Chapter - Forbidden Fruit | Tomie Hashimoto | Lead role | |
| 2003 | Lovers' Kiss Lovers' Kiss is a 2003 Japanese romance movie based on a manga by Akimi Yoshida. This is a youth movie of six teenagers whom it is focused on, taking place in Kamakura.The themes of homosexuality and sexual trauma are the main focus of the story.... |
Eriko Kawana | |
| 2004 | Loved Gun | Miyuki | |
| A Blue Automobile | Konomi Saeki | ||
| Riyu | Yukari Ishida | ||
| Amoretto | Female high-school student | ||
| 2005 | All About My Dog All About My Dog is a 2005 Japanese film consisting of interwoven shorts about dogs. The film's various short stories are directed by Isshin Inudou, Hideki Kuroda, Yoshio Kuroda, Satoshi Nagai, Shinsuke Sato, Tetsuhisa Yazu and Atsushi Sanada.... |
Mika | Lead role |
| Nana Nana (2005 film) Nana is a 2005 Japanese film adaption of the manga by Ai Yazawa, directed by Kentarō Ōtani. The film was released on September 3, 2005. It stars Mika Nakashima as the punk star Nana Osaki, and Aoi Miyazaki as Hachi .... |
Nana Komatsu | Lead role | |
| 2006 | Gin-iro no Kami no Agito | Toola | Voice, lead role |
| Gimme Heaven | Mari Michiki | ||
| Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed by Shinji Aoyama. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Tadanobu Asano - Mizui* Aoi Miyazaki - Hana... |
Hana | ||
| Su-ki-da Su-ki-da Su-ki-da is a 2005 Japanese drama/romance film. The plot centers on two teenagers who deal with tragedy and then have to grow up. It was written and directed by Hiroshi Ishikawa and stars Hidetoshi Nishijima, Hiromi Nagasaku, Eita, and Aoi Miyazaki.-Plot:... |
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 Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Joji Matsuoka. The film is adapted from the best selling autobiography of Lili Franky, a Japanese novelist, actor, illustrator, designer, musician and photographer. In a unique bit of casting, the young Eiko is played by Yayako Uchida, who in real life is the... |
DJ Idol | |
| Virgin Snow Virgin Snow (film) Virgin Snow is a 2007 South Korean film directed by Han Sang-hye and starring Korean actor, Lee Jun Ki and Japanese actress, Aoi Miyazaki.-Plot:... |
Nanae Sasaki | ||
| Sad Vacation Sad Vacation is a 2007 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shinji Aoyama, adapted from his own novel. It was named after the Johnny Thunders song.The film concerns a Japanese man, Kenji, who is involved in the human trafficking of illegal immigrants from China. When one of the children is left behind by... |
Kozue Tamura | ||
| 2008 | Bloody Snake Under the Sun | An Anjo | |
| Flowers in the Shadow | Naruko/Hisako | ||
| Children of the Dark | Keiko Otowa | ||
| 2009 | The Shōnen Merikensack | Kanna Kurita | Lead role |
| Mt. Tsurugidake Mt. Tsurugidake is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Daisaku Kimura.-Awards:33rd Japan Academy Prize* Won: Best Director - Daisaku Kimura* Won: Best Supporting Actor - Teruyuki Kagawa* Nominated: Best Film* Nominated: Best Actor - Tadanobu Asano... |
Hatsuyo Shibasaki | ||
| 2010 | Solanin Solanin is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialised in Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday from 2005 to 2006. The manga is licensed and published in English by Viz Media, in French by Kana and in Taiwanese by Taiwan Tohan. The manga was nominated for the 2009 Eisner Award for... |
Meiko | Lead role |
| Okan no Yomeiri | |||
| Colorful Colorful (film) is a 2010 Japanese animated feature film directed by Keiichi Hara. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Eto Mori, produced by Sunrise and animated by the animation studio Ascension.-Plot:... |
Voice | ||
| 2011 | Kamisama no Karute Kamisama no Karute is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa. This film is based on a bestselling novel of the same name by an actual doctor.-Cast:* Sho Sakurai, from the popular band Arashi, will star in this film as Ichito Kurihara... |
Haruna Kurihara | |
| Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite is a Japanese manga by Tenten Hosokawa. It was adapted into a live-action television series in 2009 and a live-action film in 2011.-Cast:*Norika Fujiwara , Aoi Miyazaki *Taizo Harada , Masato Sakai -External links:*... |
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| Drama | |||
| 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 R-17 (2001 TV series) R-17 is a 2001 Japanese TV series broadcast on TV Asahi with Chiaki Kuriyama as Saori Maruyama, Miki Nakatani and Yuma Ishigaki.... |
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 |
Awards
- 2002 Cinemanila International Film Festival: Best Actress for Harmful Insect
- 2002 Japanese Professional Movie Award: Best New Actress for Eureka
- 2002 Nikkan Sports Film AwardNikkan Sports Film AwardThe are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the Nikkan Sports.- Categories :*Best Picture*Best Director*Best Foreign Picture*Best Actor*Best Actress*Best Supporting Actor*Best Supporting Actress*New Artist Award*Special Award...
: Best New Talent for Harmful Insect, Pakodate-jin, Tomie: The Final Chapter - Forbidden Fruit - 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
- 59th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress in Atsuhime
- 45th Galaxy Awards: Individual Award
- Vogue's Women of the Year 2008
- 2009 Elan d'or Awards: Newcomer Award
- TVnavi's Drama of the Year 2008: Best Actress for Atsuhime
- 12th Annual Drama Grand Prix: Best Actress for Atsuhime