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Aoi Miyazaki
宮﨑 あおい
Aoi Miyazaki at the Élan d'or Award ceremony in 2009Born November 30, 1985
Tokyo, JapanOccupation Actress Years active 1989—present Spouse Sosuke Takaoka (2007—present) Website aoimiyazaki.jp Aoi Miyazaki (宮﨑 あおい Miyazaki Aoi, born November 30, 1985) 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.[1]
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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 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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Endorsements
Beyond acting, 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.[4]
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.[5]
Filmography
Film 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 Shadow 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 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 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[2]
- 2002 Japanese Professional Movie Award: Best New Actress for Eureka[2]
- 2002 Nikkan Sports Film Award: Best New Talent for Harmful Insect, Pakodate-jin, Tomie: The Final Chapter - Forbidden Fruit[2]
- 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[6]
- 59th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress in Atsuhime
- 45th Galaxy Awards: Individual Award
- Vogue's Women of the Year 2008[7]
- 2009 Elan d'or Awards: Newcomer Award[8]
- TVnavi's Drama of the Year 2008: Best Actress for Atsuhime[9]
- 12th Annual Drama Grand Prix: Best Actress for Atsuhime[10]
References
- ^ "Aoi Miyazaki, Sousuke Takaoka announce marriage". Tokyograph. 2007-06-15. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-1223. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ a b c d e "Awards for Aoi Miyazaki". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594497/awards. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ "Aoi Miyzaki wins Galaxy Award for NHK drama". Japan Today. 2008-05-25. http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/aoi-miyzaki-wins-galaxy-award-for-nhk-drama. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ "Aoi Miyazaki chosen as Armani model". Tokyograph. 2008-03-06. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2710. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ Aoi Miyazaki: from TV princess to rescuer of trafficked children, Japan Times, 2008/07/17. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
- ^ "Drama Grand Prix: "Ryusei no Kizuna" dominates". Tokyograph. 2009-01-20. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4313. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ "Aoi Miyazaki, Juri Ueno named Vogue's Women of the Year". Tokyograph. 2008-11-28. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4091. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ "2009 Elan d'or Awards". Tokyograph. 2009-02-06. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4394. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ ""Maou" voted TVnavi's Drama of the Year". Tokyograph. 2009-03-22. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4550. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ ""Maou" wins annual Drama Grand Prix". Tokyograph. 2009-05-01. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4727. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
External links
- Aoi Miyazaki Official Website (Japanese)
- Aoi Miyazaki at HanCinema
- Aoi Miyazaki at the Internet Movie Database
Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress Takako Tokiwa (1998) · Makiko Esumi (1999) · Takako Tokiwa (2000) · Rie Tomosaka (2001) · Eri Fukatsu (2002) · Yūko Takeuchi (2003) · Yūko Takeuchi (2004) · Yūki Amami (2005) · Yūki Amami (2006) · Mao Inoue (2007) · Maki Horikita (2008) · Aoi Miyazaki (2009) · Yūki Amami (2010)
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Japanese actors
- Japanese female models
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