Misaki Ito

Misaki Ito 伊東 美咲
Born	Tomoko Anzai May 26, 1977 (1977-05-26) (age 34) Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2000—present
Spouse	Yoshinori Enomoto (2009—present)
Website
http://www.ken-on.co.jp/itou/index.html

Misaki Ito (伊東 美咲, Itō Misaki^?) (born May 26, 1977) is a Japanese actress and model. Her real name is Tomoko Anzai (安斉 智子, Anzai Tomoko^?).

Career

In 1999, Ito became the Asahi Beer "image girl" and a model under an exclusive contract to CanCam magazine. She also appeared in Gateway computers and Choya Umeshu commercials.

In 2005, she appeared in the TV drama series Densha Otoko as the love interest of the otaku protagonist.

She also appears in ads for Shiseido's MAQuillAGE line of cosmetics (along with Chiaki Kuriyama, Ryoko Shinohara and Yuri Ebihara) and Seiko watches, in addition to being the current Vodafone model in Japan, following on from Yu Yamada. She also provided the look and voice for Q's assistant Miss Nagai in the game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing.

Misaki Ito also starred in the 2002 movie "Ju-on" (a.k.a. "The Grudge")^[1] which is a Japanese horror film that was remade in the U.S.A. in 2004 under the name "The Grudge", starring Sarah Michelle Gellar.^[2]

Personal life

She and Yoshinori Enomoto (榎本 善紀, Enomoto Yoshinori^?), the director of pachinko company Kyoraku Sangyo, registered their marriage on November 18, 2009 and held their wedding ceremony in Hawaii on November 24, 2009.^[3] The couple first met in Hawaii at a wedding of a friend in November 2008.^[4] Ito gave birth to a daughter on June 27, 2010.^[5]

Filmography

Movies

• Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara (2007)
• Last Love (2007)
• Tsubakiyama: Kachou no Nanoka-kan (2006)
• About Love (2005)
• Tsuri Baka Nisshi 16 (釣りバカ日誌16 浜崎は今日もダメだった♪♪^?) (2005)
• Umineko (海猫^?) (2004)
• 9 Souls (2003)
• Ju-on: The Grudge (呪怨^?) (2003)
• Face to Face (The Snows 白髪鬼^?) (2002)
• Yomigaeri (黄泉がえり^?) (2002)
• Moho Han (模倣犯^?) (2002)

TV Dramas

• Ejison No Haha (2008)
• Yama Onna Kabe Onna (2007)
• Maison Ikkoku (2007)
• Densha Otoko DX~Saigo no Seizen (2006)
• Sapuri (2006)
• Kiken na Aneki (2005)
• Densha Otoko (2005)
• Tiger & Dragon (2005)
• HOTMAN 2 (2004 TBS)
• Itoshi Kimie (2004)
• Kunimitsu no Matsuri (2003)
• Ryuuten no ouhi - Saigo no koutei (2003)
• Tokyo Love Cinema (2003)
• Yoomigaeri (2003)
• Blackjack ni Yoroshiku (2003)
• You're Under Arrest (2002)
• Lunch no Joou (2002)
• Gokusen (2002)
• Suiyoubi no Jouji (2001)
• Beauty 7 (2001)
• Shin Omizu no Hanamichi (2001)
• Love Complex (2000)

Commercials

• Shiseido (2005)
• Hitachi
• Vodafone
• Choya
• Nestle Japan
• Mazda
• Seiko
• All Nippon Airways
• Daiwa Securities

Video games

• James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2004)

Awards and nominations

Awards

• Best Smile of the Year (2003)
• 15th Japan Jewelry Best Dresser Prize
• 29th Erandol Newcomer Prize
• 28th Japan Academy Award Newcomer Prize
• 34th Best Dresser Prize
• 43rd Golden Arrow Prize - Broadcasting and drama section
• 19th DVD Best Talent Prize
• 1st Japan Golden Raspberry Award
• 24th Diamond Personality Prize

References

1. ^ "Ju-on" on imdb.com
2. ^ "The Grudge" on imdb.com
3. ^ "Recap: Marriages, divorces". Tokyograph. 2009-11-21. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5464. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
4. ^ "Misaki Ito headed for motherhood". Tokyograph. 2010-03-16. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5910. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
5. ^ "Misaki Ito becomes a mother". Tokyograph. 2010-06-29. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6286. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 

External links

• Official home page
• Misaki Ito at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Ito, Misaki
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Date of birth	1977-05-26
Place of birth	Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
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