Miki Sakai (Sakai Miki, 酒井美紀), born 21 February 1978 in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka,[1] Japan is an actress and J-pop idol singer.
Miki Sakai | |
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| Born | Miki Sakai February 21, 1978 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Notable credit | Hakusen Nagashi |
| Children | 1 |
As a teenager she made her feature film debut in the 1995 Shunji Iwai film Love Letter playing the role of Itsuki Fujii as a young girl. The film was a huge box-office success and Miki picked up a number of awards for her role including a Japanese Academy Award for 'Newcomer of the Year'.[2]
She also starred in Hagusen nagashi (1996) on TV as well as in numerous other television series and movies. Miki's portrayal of the character Tomie in the 2001 horror movie Tomie: Re-birth was one of the more popular interpretations of the role.
In January 2008, Miki Sakai appeared in the 10-hour long TV historical drama Tokugawa Fūunroku Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune.
Personal life
editOn October 19, 2008, she married a doctor working at a university hospital who is four years older than her.[3] In October 2009, she announced on her official blog that she was pregnant with her first child, and gave birth to her first son in 2010.[4]
In 2019, while continuing her acting career, she announced that she had enrolled in a private graduate school in Tokyo.[5] In March 2023, she reported that she had completed her Master's degree in International Cooperation Studies at Toyo Eiwa University.[6]
Filmography
editFilm
edit- Love Letter (1995), young Itsuki Fujii
- Himeyuri no Tō (1995)
- Nagareita shichinin (1997)
- Abduction (1997), Mayo
- To Love (1997), Mitsu Morita
- Juvenile (2000), Noriko Kinoshita[7]
- Tomie: Re-birth (2001), Tomie Kawakami
- Samayou Yaiba (2009), Wakako Kijima[8]
- Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (2011)
- Tomie: Unlimited (2011), Tomie (cameo)
- You Are Brilliant Like a Spica (2019)
- Talking the Pictures (2019)
- Akira and Akira (2022)[9]
- Shinpei (2025), Ms. Kōda[10]
Television
edit- Hakusen Nagashi (1996), Sonoko Nanakura
- Hakusen Nagashi: Spring at Age 19 (1997), Sonoko Nanakura
- Hakusen Nagashi: The Wind at Age 20 (1999), Sonoko Nanakura
- Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000), Tokugawa Masako
- Hakusen Nagashi: The Poem of Travels (2001), Sonoko Nanakura
- Hakusen Nagashi: Age 25 (2003), Sonoko Nanakura
- Hakusen Nagashi: The Final – Even as the Times of Dreaming have Passed (2005), Sonoko Nanakura
- Tokugawa Fūunroku Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (2008)
- Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2018), Oei
- Because We Forget Everything (2022)[11]
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 19th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Love Letter and Himeyuri no Tō | Won | [12] |
| 17th Yokohama Film Festival | Best New Talent | Love Letter | Won | [13] | |
| 1997 | 10th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Newcomer | Abduction, To Love and Nagareita shichinin | Won | [14] |
| 1998 | 21st Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | Abduction | Nominated | [15] |
| 1999 | 23rd Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Won | [16] |
References
edit- ^ Internet Movie Database - Miki Sakai
- ^ Internet Movie Database - Awards of the Japanese Academy 1996
- ^ "酒井美紀が4歳年上医師と挙式 「これがスタートライン」と入籍報告" [Miki Sakai marries doctor four years older than her, reports marriage registration as "this is the starting line"]. eltha. Oricon. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ "俳優の酒井美紀さんが男児を出産／都内の病院で" [Miki Sakai gives birth to a baby boy at a hospital in Tokyo]. Shikoku Shimbun. 2010-03-20. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ "酒井美紀、女優＆母親＆大学院進学の三刀流で人生２度目の「頑張る時期」" [Miki Sakai, actress, mother, and graduate school student, in her second "time to work hard" in life]. Sanspo. Sankei Digital. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ "酒井美紀、大学院修士課程の修了を報告「涙がこみあげてきました」 育児＆仕事と並行し研究…「詰め込みすぎな4年間」" [Miki Sakai reports on completion of her master's degree: "Tears welled up in my eyes" - "Four years packed with activities" as she juggles childcare and work]. Oricon News. Oricon. 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ "ジュブナイル". eiga.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "さまよう刃（2009）". eiga.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "竹内涼真×横浜流星「アキラとあきら」特報解禁、計22名の新キャストも明らかに". Natalie. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ "シンペイ 歌こそすべて". eiga.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "「すべて忘れてしまうから」阿部寛の恋人役は尾野真千子「どんな姿で現れるかな～???」". Oricon. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "第19回 日本アカデミー賞特集 (1996)". eiga.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "第17回ヨコハマ映画祭: 1995年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival homepage. 2005-10-30. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "日刊スポーツ映画大賞 歴代受賞者・作品". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "第21回 日本アカデミー賞特集 (1998)". eiga.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧". All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
External links
edit- Official profile (in Japanese)
- Miki Sakai at IMDb
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