Aju Makita Explained

Aju Makita
Native Name:蒔田 彩珠
Birth Date:7 August 2002
Birth Place:Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2009–present

is a Japanese actress.

Early life

Makita is the youngest of three siblings and has two older brothers.

Career

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Makita made her acting debut at age 7.[1] In 2012, she appeared in the TV drama Going My Home directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and has since acted in his films After the Storm (2016), The Third Murder (2017), and Shoplifters (2018).[2] She won the best newcomer award at the Hochi Film Award in 2018 for Shino Can't Say Her Name, directed by Hiroaki Yuasa.[3] She then won the 2020 Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Hochi Film Award for best supporting actress for her role as a pregnant teenager in Naomi Kawase's True Mothers,[4] [5] which was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.[6] Her performance in the film garnered praise from such reviewers as those in The Guardian,[7] the Los Angeles Times,[8] The Hollywood Reporter,[9] and the South China Morning Post.[10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016After the StormAju[11]
2017The Third MurderYuka Shigemori
The Light DancesNagisaLead role; short film[12]
2018ShopliftersSayaka Shibata[13]
My Friend "A"Yui Shiraishi[14]
The Cat in Their Arms[15]
Shino Can't Say Her NameKayo OkazakiLead role[16]
2019Strawberry Song[17]
2020True MothersHikari Katakura[18]
  1. HandballStrive
Kurosawa[19]
Under the StarsMah-chan[20]
2021Child of Kamiari MonthKanna (voice)Lead role[21]
DIVOC-12Lead role; "Yen" segment[22]
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The MovieEri Nagumo[23]
2022Pure JapaneseAyumi[24]
To Me, the One Who Loved YouShiori Satō (voice)[25]
To Every You I've Loved BeforeShiori Satō (voice)[26]
2023In Love and Deep WaterShiori Hagiwara[27]
2024HappinessYuma YamagishiLead role[28]

Series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Going My HomeMoe Tsuboi[29]
2016Daddy Sister13-year-old Tamaki MizutaAsadora[30]
2018An Invisible CradleChie NakamotoEpisode 2[31]
2020KotonohaKaori ItōLead role; TV movie[32]
2021Welcome Home, MonetMichi Nagaura Asadora[33] [34]
2022If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student.Mai Niijima[35]
2023Ryōko[36]
My Worst FriendHotaru KasamatsuLead role[37]
2024House of NinjasNagi Tawara[38]
Someone in This TownMaki MochizukiMiniseries[39]

Music videos

YearSongArtist
2018Mizuiro no HibiShishamo
2020CanaryKenshi Yonezu[41]
2022Koi-kaze ni NoseteVaundy[42]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)ResultRef.
201843rd Hochi Film AwardsBest New ArtistShino Can't Say Her Name
202045th Hochi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressTrue Mothers[43]
33rd Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressTrue Mothers and Under the Stars[44]
[45]
Best Newcomer
202142nd Yokohama Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress[46]
75th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress True Mothers[47]
63rd Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting Actress[48]
94th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest Supporting Actress[49]
44th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the Year[50]
15th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress[51]
202225th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand PrixBest Supporting ActressWelcome Home, Monet[52]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 是枝監督も才能を認める16歳の女優・蒔田彩珠 若手の登竜門「カロリーメイト」のCMにも出演 . WWDJAPAN.com . 21 February 2021 . ja . 8 March 2019.
  2. Web site: 18歳の実力派・蒔田彩珠、『朝が来る』で魅せる魂の熱演｜シネマトゥデイ . シネマトゥデイ . 21 February 2021 . ja.
  3. Web site: 南沙良＆蒔田彩珠「報知映画賞」で快挙「たくさんの奇跡を運んでくれた」 - モデルプレス . モデルプレス . 21 February 2021 . ja.
  4. Web site: 毎日映画コンクール助演賞の蒔田彩珠「憧れはアン・ハサウェイ」、宇野祥平は俳優業語る . 映画ナタリー . 21 February 2021 . ja.
  5. Web site: 【報知映画賞】１８歳・蒔田彩珠、新人賞から２年…最速＆最年少２冠達成 "河瀬流"で「怖いぐらい」表情変わった…助演女優賞 . スポーツ報知 . 21 February 2021 . ja . 11 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Kenigsberg . Ben . 'True Mothers' Review: Family Entanglements . The New York Times . 21 February 2021 . 28 January 2021.
  7. Web site: True Mothers review: Naomi Kawase's heartfelt yet frustrating drama . the Guardian . 21 February 2021 . en . 18 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Abele . Robert . Review: Naomi Kawase's 'True Mothers' brings sensitivity and lyricism to adoption in Japan . Los Angeles Times . 21 February 2021 . 29 January 2021.
  9. Web site: 'True Mothers' ('Asa ga Kuru'): Film Review . The Hollywood Reporter . 21 February 2021 . en . 23 October 2020.
  10. Web site: True Mothers: Naomi Kawase's moving adoption drama . South China Morning Post . 21 February 2021 . en . 18 September 2020.
  11. Web site: 海よりもまだ深く. June 19, 2024. allcinema.
  12. Web site: Review: In 'The Third Murder,' Guilty as Charged isn't the Whole Story.. June 4, 2020. The New York Times.
  13. Web site: 万引き家族. June 4, 2020. eiga.com.
  14. Web site: 友罪. June 19, 2024. allcinema.
  15. Web site: 猫は抱くもの. June 4, 2020. eiga.com.
  16. Web site: 'Shino Can't Say Her Name': A teenage struggle that speaks to everyone. June 4, 2020. The Japan Times.
  17. Web site: いちごの唄. June 4, 2020. eiga.com.
  18. Web site: 朝が来る. June 4, 2020. eiga.com.
  19. Web site: ＃ハンド全力. June 4, 2020. eiga.com.
  20. Web site: 芦田愛菜主演「星の子」に岡田将生、大友康平、高良健吾、黒木華らが出演！ 本予告も完成. August 19, 2020. eiga.com.
  21. Web site: 神在月のこども. June 4, 2020. eiga.com.
  22. Web site: 富司純子、藤原季節、蒔田彩珠、中村ゆり、前田敦子ら『DIVOC-12』第1弾キャスト発表. April 30, 2021. Real Sound.
  23. Web site: 西島秀俊が謎の弁護士役、蒔田彩珠＆道枝駿佑ら『99.9』新キャスト. August 24, 2021. Cinema Cafe.
  24. Web site: ディーン・フジオカ主演＆企画＆プロデュースのアクション映画製作 ヒロインに蒔田彩珠. July 30, 2021. Crank-in!.
  25. Web site: 「僕愛」「君愛」主人公は宮沢氷魚が担当、橋本愛と蒔田彩珠が各作品のヒロインに. June 28, 2022. Natalie.
  26. Web site: 僕が愛したすべての君へ. August 5, 2022. eiga.com.
  27. Web site: 吉沢亮×宮崎あおい×坂元裕二、Netflix映画「クレイジークルーズ」製作決定. July 4, 2022. Natalie.
  28. Web site: ハピネス. August 2, 2023. eiga.com.
  29. Web site: ゴーイング マイ ホーム. June 19, 2024. allcinema.
  30. Web site: とと姉ちゃん. June 19, 2024. allcinema.
  31. Web site: 第2話 透明なゆりかご「母性ってなに」. June 19, 2024. The Television.
  32. Web site: 蒔田彩珠&桜田ひよりがダブル主演、「ドラマ甲子園」大賞作品『言の葉』. August 11, 2020. Oricon.
  33. Web site: 朝ドラ『おかえりモネ』清原果耶の家族キャストに内野聖陽、鈴木京香ら. September 11, 2020. Oricon.
  34. Web site: おかえりモネ：来春朝ドラで注目の"ヒロイン妹"に抜てき 18歳の実力派・蒔田彩珠って？. September 27, 2020. Mantan-web.
  35. Web site: 堤真一『妻、小学生になる。』、妻＆娘に石田ゆり子×蒔田彩珠×毎田暖乃. March 14, 2022. Crank-in!.
  36. Web site: 「舞妓さんちのまかないさん」Netflixでドラマ化！監督は是枝裕和、森七菜＆出口夏希のW主演. January 7, 2022. January 7, 2022. Natalie.
  37. Web site: 蒔田彩珠、連ドラ初主演 高石あかりと"友人の仮面"かぶった青春物語＜わたしの一番最悪なともだち＞. April 25, 2023. Model Press.
  38. Web site: 賀来賢人主演・原案『忍びの家 House of Ninjas』、Netflixで2024年配信. September 9, 2022. Crank-in!.
  39. Web site: 江口洋介×蒔田彩珠で同調圧力の恐怖を描くミステリー「誰かがこの町で」ドラマ化. 17 October 2024. Natalie.
  40. Web site: On The Road To New Experiences, Post-Smap, With Tsuyoshi Kusagani. June 4, 2020. The Theatre Times.
  41. Web site: 是枝裕和が米津玄師の「カナリヤ」MVを監督、蒔田彩珠や田中泯が出演. November 19, 2020. Natalie.
  42. Web site: Vaundy「恋風邪にのせて」MVに成田凌と蒔田彩珠. March 14, 2022. Natalie.
  43. Web site: 小栗旬が主演男優賞、星野源が助演男優賞！報知映画賞で「罪の声」最多3冠. December 2, 2020. Natalie.
  44. Web site: 日刊スポーツ映画大賞ノミネート発表. November 25, 2020. Nikkan Sports.
  45. Web site: 日スポ映画大賞で「罪の声」が作品賞に、石原裕次郎新人賞は岡田健史. December 28, 2020. Natalie.
  46. Web site: 第42回ヨコハマ映画祭. December 5, 2020. Yokohama Film Festival.
  47. Web site: 毎日映画コンクール大賞は『MOTHER マザー』に決定 主演賞は森山未來＆水川あさみ. January 22, 2021. Crank-in!.
  48. Web site: 嵐・二宮和也主演の「浅田家!」が最多5部門でノミネート「第63回ブルーリボン賞」各部門候補を発表. January 4, 2021. The Chunichi Shimbun.
  49. Web site: 水川あさみ、対照的な"妻"役で主演女優賞 「自身はどちら？」と質問も＜第94回キネマ旬報ベスト・テン＞. February 4, 2021. Model Press.
  50. Web site: 『日本アカデミー賞』優秀主演男優賞 草なぎ剛・二宮和也・小栗旬・佐藤浩市・菅田将暉が受賞. January 27, 2021. Oricon.
  51. Web site: The 15th Asian Film Awards Nominations Announced. September 9, 2021. Asian Film Awards Academy. October 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211009151444/http://www.afa-academy.com/post?id=1304&cat=8&mid=8&t=news. dead.
  52. Web site: 日刊スポーツ・ドラマグランプリ. May 4, 2022. Nikkan Sports.

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