Lina Arashi Explained

Lina Arashi
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Name:Lina Kahafizadeh
Birth Date:3 May 2004
Birth Place:Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:ese
Years Active:2018–present
Agent:Ten Carat
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Height:164 cm
Hair Color:brown
Eye Color:hazel
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Headercolor:teal
Kanji:嵐莉菜
Romaji:Arashi Lina
Hiragana:あらし りな

, known professionally as, is a Japanese model and actress. She is best known for playing the lead role of Sarya in My Small Land and as an exclusive model for the fashion magazine ViVi.

Arashi landed her first lead role in the coming-of-age film My Small Land (2022). The film was awarded the Amnesty International Film Award Special Mention at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival and Arashi received the Kinema Junpo Award for Best New Actress.

Early life and career

Lina Arashi was born on May 3, 2004, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Arashi is multiracial, as her mother is of Japanese-German descent and her father has roots from Iran, Iraq, and Russia.[1] [2] She has a younger sister and brother.

Arashi became a hot topic when her family went on a variety show called Made in Japan! on TBS TV, which aired in January 2016, and subsequently appeared in another episode broadcast in September of the same year.[3]

On April 6, 2018, she appeared in the 8th issue of the manga magazine Young Gangan (Square Enix).[4]

In 2019, she transferred from Motoko Inagawa Office to Ten Carat and changed her stage name to her real name, Lina Kahafizadeh.[5] In her stagename, the surname "Arashi" was taken from her father's first name (Arash Kahafizadeh). In November of the same year, she won the Miss iD 2020 Grand Prix.[6]

On May 23, 2020, from the July issue of the fashion magazine ViVi (Kodansha), she became the magazine's exclusive model.[7]

In February 2022, the film My Small Land, in which she plays the role of a Kurdish refugee, along with her real father, sister, and brother, was awarded the Amnesty International Film Award Special Mention at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.[8] In October, Arashi walked the red carpet for the first time at the opening ceremony of the 27th Busan International Film Festival, to which the film was shown.[9]

Filmography

Television drama

Year Title Network RolesNotes
2022My Small LandNHK BS1Cholak SaryaLead role[11]
202318/40: Unbreakable Bond of DreamsTBSAyaka Mitsumine[12]
2024ACMA:GAMENTVYukari Shikibe[13]

Commercials

Events

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hadfield . James . 2022-05-06 . Emma Kawawada's humane portrayal of the Kurdish diaspora . 2023-11-26 . The Japan Times . en . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204173340/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/05/06/films/emma-kawawada/ . live .
  2. Web site: 新鋭・嵐莉菜を突き動かした原動力、俳優として芽生えた欲 : 映画ニュース . 2023-11-26 . 映画.com . ja . October 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231015195747/https://eiga.com/news/20220430/5/ . live .
  3. Web site: INC . SANKEI DIGITAL . 2016-09-28 . ＴＢＳ系人気特番「メイドインジャパン！」に話題の美少女が再登場！／芸能ショナイ業務話 . 2023-11-26 . サンスポ . ja . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204203831/https://www.sanspo.com/article/20160928-PJ5W6IPWPBJYHI2MAESFW5KTEI/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2019-09-20 . バックナンバー ヤングガンガン YOUNG GANGAN OFFICIALSITE . 2023-11-26 . September 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190920134414/https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/yg/backnumber/ . bot: unknown .
  5. Web site: この度、事務所所属を機に、私は『嵐 莉菜』に改名いたしました✨この「嵐」は私のお父さんの名前の嵐からもらいました！！ 私はすごく気に入っていますこれから嵐 莉菜として頑張っていきます！ #心機一転. 2023-10-26. instagram.com. ja. April 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230406024413/https://www.instagram.com/p/BuvoROmnRBX/. live.
  6. Web site: 2019-11-25 . 『ミスiD 2020』グランプリに15歳の嵐莉菜「世界を股にかけるモデルに」 元ミス東大のえにら12人が選出 . 2023-11-26 . ORICON NEWS . December 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209045120/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2149351/full/ . live .
  7. Web site: 新ViViモデル・嵐莉菜、誌上初の"オンライン撮影"で規格外デビュー ｜最新ニュース｜eltha（エルザ） . 2023-11-26 . eltha . ja . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204203831/https://beauty.oricon.co.jp/news/2162474/full/ . live .
  8. Web site: 在日クルド人少女描く「マイスモールランド」ベルリン国際映画祭特別表彰 嵐莉菜、奥平大兼出演 - シネマ : 日刊スポーツ . 2023-11-26 . nikkansports.com . ja . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204203439/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202202180000498.html . live .
  9. Web site: 2023-11-26 . 嵐莉菜、釜山国際映画祭で初のレッドカーペット「忘れられない最高の時間」/デイリースポーツ online . 2023-11-26 . デイリースポーツ online . ja . December 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209102715/https://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2022/10/06/0015700458.shtml . live .
  10. Web site: 在留資格失ったクルド人少女描く、嵐莉菜×川和田恵真「マイスモールランド」来年公開（コメントあり） . 2023-11-26 . 映画ナタリー . ja . November 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126124802/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/447929 . live .
  11. Web site: 2022-02-28 . 国際共同制作ドラマ『マイスモールランド』放送決定！ お知らせ NHKドラマ . 2023-11-26 . February 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228031246/https://www.nhk.or.jp/dramatopics-blog/20000/461338.html . bot: unknown .
  12. Web site: Natasha . Inç . 「１８／４０」福原遥の彼氏役に八木勇征！出口夏希、長澤樹、嵐莉菜も出演（コメントあり） . 2023-11-26 . 映画ナタリー . ja . May 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230522212938/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/525390 . live .
  13. Web site: 嵐莉菜、増田昇太、橋本じゅんが「ACMA:GAME」出演、命懸けのゲームに挑む . 2024-02-14 . 2024-03-14 . natalie.mu . ja.
  14. Web site: INC . SANKEI DIGITAL . 2022-02-13 . 美少女モデルの嵐莉菜がブルボン「ホワイトロリータアイス」のビジュアルに起用 . 2023-11-26 . サンスポ . ja . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204174128/https://www.sanspo.com/article/20220213-IR6LHTPDVBJ3JE3LSBWTORQNMA/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2022-10-28 . 滝藤賢一、奇抜な監督役を熱演「君簡単にシワ伸ばしすぎ〜」 . 2023-11-26 . マイナビニュース . ja . September 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230923150940/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20221028-2496475/ . live .
  16. Web site: 2023-02-15 . 「１８／４０」で話題・嵐莉菜、オールバックヘアで存在感放つ＜TGC2023A／W＞ - モデルプレス . 2023-11-26 . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース . ja . September 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002859/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3930768 . live .
  17. Web site: 2023-09-06 . 中条あやみ「TGC北九州」2年連続トップバッターで開幕 4年ぶり声出し解禁で観客沸く＜TGC 北九州 2023＞ - モデルプレス . 2023-11-26 . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース . ja . October 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231015042631/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3989121 . live .
  18. Web site: 『マイスモールランド』主演の嵐莉菜が報知映画賞新人賞を受賞！ . 2023-11-27 . December 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209000617/https://tpranking.com/next-arashilina . live .
  19. News: 2022-11-30 . 報知映画賞で「ある男」が作品賞に、福山雅治・有村架純・横浜流星・尾野真千子も受賞 . 映画ナタリー . ナターシャ . 2023-11-27 . January 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125205349/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/503205 . live .
  20. Web site: 第36回高崎映画祭 最優秀新人俳優賞 . 2023-11-27 . 高崎新聞 . ja . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204203831/http://www.takasakiweb.jp/news_cat/22190/ . live .
  21. Web site: 2023-01-19 . 「第77回毎日映画コンクール」『ケイコ 目を澄ませて』最多5冠 沢田研二、岸井ゆきのら受賞 . 2023-11-27 . ORICON NEWS . January 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118203951/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2264584/full/ . live .
  22. Web site: 2023-02-01 . 嵐莉菜、新人女優賞受賞「第96回キネマ旬報ベストテン」 . 2023-11-27 . ORICON NEWS . February 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203065013/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2266217/full/ . live .
  23. Web site: 2023-02-04 . おおさかシネマフェスティバルで「サバカン ＳＡＢＡＫＡＮ」が作品賞など４冠！ . 2023-11-27 . スポーツ報知 . ja . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204203831/https://hochi.news/articles/20230203-OHT1T51240.html . live .

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