Akiko Hinagata Explained

Akiko Hinagata
Birth Date:27 January 1978
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Occupation:Actress, model
Years Active:1992–present
Known For:Television drama series
Spouse:
    Children:1

    is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol.

    Career

    Television

    She made her acting debut in 1992 in the TBS drama Obenkyō. In 1994, she was chosen Fuji Television Visual Queen. Two years later, Hinagata received the Golden Arrow Graph prize. In 1997 she was awarded a Special Prize at the 10th annual Japan Glasses Best Dressed Awards.[1] She appeared on the Fuji TV program Iron Chef in 1999 as a judge in two battles.[2] Hinagata has appeared in at least 25 television roles, including the Fuji Television production Ring.[3]

    Film

    Hinagata had the assignment of playing herself in a voice role in . She also appeared in a Gokudō no Onna-tachi film, and in the 2004 Ghost Shout.

    Radio

    Additionally, she has hosted five radio programs. She regularly appears on television variety shows, and has acted on stage. In commercials, she has represented Nissin Foods' ramen and udon, Mitsubishi (now Nippon) Oil, Asahi Soft Drinks' Sawayaka Budō, Pola Cosmetics, and Japan Tobacco's Yamucha-rō beverages. She has released five photo books and published two collections of essays.

    Personal life

    In May 1998, Hinagata married with commercial director Kazuma Yamamoto. After she gave birth to her daughter on May 11, 2000, she was able to balance between work and parenting with the help of her fellow mothers. They divorced on November 28, 2003.

    In 2013, she remarried with actor Kousei Amano.[4]

    Filmography

    Films

    Television

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 前回日本 メガネ ベストドレッサー賞. IOFT. Japanese. 2015-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20150720135526/http://www.ioft.jp/Concurrent-Events/. 2015-07-20. dead.
    2. https://ironchefdb.com/judges/akiko-hinagata Iron Chef Database – Judges – Akiko Hinagata – 雛形あきこ – Actress, Model
    3. Web site: 雛形あきこ. AllCinema. Japanese. 2015-05-15.
    4. Web site: 雛形あきこ&天野浩成の入籍、「仮面ライダー」の仲間たちも祝福 - シネマトゥデイ . Cinematoday.jp . 2013-10-28.