Marika Itō Explained

Marika Itō
Native Name:伊藤 万理華
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:20 February 1996
Birth Place:Osaka, Japan
Notable Works:Asahinagu, Eyes
Years Active:2013–present
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Past Member Of:Nogizaka46

is a Japanese actress, artist, and model. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46. She has played lead roles in the 2015 film Eyes and the 2021 film It's a Summer Film, and supporting roles in the films Asahinagu and Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler. Her performance in It's a Summer Film was nominated for a Hochi Film Award and a Mainichi Film Award.

Early life

Itō was born on February 20, 1996, in Osaka, Japan to a fashion designer mother and a graphic designer father.[1] She began her entertainment career in 2011 by successfully auditioning for the first generation of Nogizaka46, an idol group created as the official rival of AKB48.[2]

Career

Nogizaka46

As a Nogizaka46 member, Itō appeared in several albums, concerts, short films, music videos, and television shows, including the million-selling singles "Influencer"[3] [4] and "Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru".[5] In 2017, at the group's sold-out first Tokyo Dome concert, Itō performed for the last time as a Nogizaka46 member.[6] After formally leaving the group, Itō remained on the talent roster of Nogizaka46's management company.[7]

Acting

Itō's acting career began while she was still a member of Nogizaka46. She had a minor part in the 2013 movie Bad Boys J,[8] but her first major film role was in Eyes, an adaptation of a story by Ring author Koji Suzuki.[9] [10] In 2017 she played a supporting role in Asahinagu, an adaptation of the manga of the same name, for which she had to learn how to use the naginata.[11] In 2019, Itō was cast in her first post-Nogizaka46 film role, winning a supporting role in Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, a film adaptation of the Homura Kawamoto manga of the same name.[12] Later that year she played the role of Minatsu in the Kansai TV drama .[13]

Itō's second lead role came in the 2021 film It's a Summer Film, in which she played Hadashi. Her performance earned a nomination for a Hochi Film Award for Best New Artist[14] and a nomination for a Mainichi Film Award for Best New Actress, as well as a Best New Actress prize at the Tama Film Awards, which are part of the Tama Cinema Forum, a "people's choice film festival".[15] The following year she appeared in supporting roles in the films To a More Transcendent Place and Sobakasu, and in several episodes of the Hikari TV series .[16] She also took on the lead role of Kurumi Enomoto, a food truck owner, in TV Tokyo's, a drama produced as part of TV Tokyo's efforts to promote regional revitalization in Takasaki.[17]

Art and modeling

While in Nogizaka46, Itō art directed and styled several of her individual performance videos, which were included in bonus versions of singles and DVDs.[18] Shortly before her graduation from Nogizaka46, Itō's first solo art exhibition was held in October 2017 at GALLERY X BY PARCO and featured photographs of fellow Nogizaka46 members, a room filled with objects meant to represent the contents of Itō's brain, and an original short film playing on a loop.[19] In 2017 she also filmed her first solo commercial, for the app ("requpo"), based on a character she created and played in a Nogizaka46 music video. In 2018, Itō's photobook Étranger, for which she styled the clothing, was published.[20] She was also selected to be the image model for the MOOSIC LAB 2018 music and film festival.[21] In 2019 her solo art exhibition "HOMESICK" was held at Parco Gallery X in Shibuya.[22] Itō also appeared as the sole performer in a 2022 commercial for the candy Puregumi, directed by Santa Yamagishi, who had also directed Itō in To a More Transcendent Place.[23]

Selected works

Films

!Year!Title!Role!Notes!Source
2013Bad Boys J: Saigo ni Mamoru Mono
2015EyesYurika YamamotoLead role
2017AsahinaguEri Nogami
2019Kakegurui – Compulsive GamblerTomu Inuhachi
2021It's a Summer FilmHadashiLead role[24]
2022To the Supreme!Miwa Anzai[25]
I Am What I AmMutsumi Shinohara[26]
2023Manami 100%Seo[27]
Actress Wouldn't CrySaki[28]
2024Cha-chaCha-chaLead role[29]
Oasis[30]
2025Minato ni Hi ga Tomoru[31]

Solo art exhibitions

Photobooks

Advertising

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)ResultRef
202146th Hochi Film AwardsBest New Artist It’s a Summer Film[33]
202276th Mainichi Film AwardsBest New Actress[34]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 伊藤万理華と最新のプラネタリウムへ。職人に学ぶもの作りの極意. japanese. Cinra.net. 厚武. 金子. March 14, 2018. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811200354/https://www.cinra.net/interview/201803-konicaminolta. August 11, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: プロフィール 伊藤 万理華. japanese. Asahi Shimbun Digital. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705063129/http://www.asahi.com/edu/nogizaka46/profile/itoumarika.html. July 5, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Selected members of 17th single "Influencer". Nogizaka46. Sony Music Entertainment. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629180325/http://www.nogizaka46.com/member/senbatsu_archive17.php. June 29, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: 2017年 ミリオン以上 認定作品一覧. japanese. Recording Industry Association of Japan. December 1, 2017. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119180239/http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. January 19, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: Selected members of the 19th single 'Can someday be possible today'. Nogizaka46. Sony Music Entertainment. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705092335/http://www.nogizaka46.com/member/senbatsu_archive19.php. July 5, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: 伊藤万理華・中元日芽香とメンバーの最後のシーンが胸熱 涙なしでは見られない<乃木坂46初の東京ドーム公演>. japanese. Modelpress. November 8, 2017. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705062755/https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/1726592. July 5, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  7. Web site: 乃木坂46合同会社所属 タレント一覧. Nogizaka46 LLC. japanese. September 5, 2022. September 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220905233624/https://n46llc.com/s/m00/?ima=2418. live.
  8. Web site: 乃木坂46「BAD BOYS J」特集. japanese. Natalie. 西廣. 智一. July 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705092344/https://natalie.mu/music/pp/bbjnogizaka. July 5, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  9. Web site: アイズ. Japanese. Eiga.com. June 6, 2015. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627062326/https://eiga.com/movie/81923/. June 27, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  10. Web site: 「初めて母親に泣きついた」乃木坂46伊藤万理華、初主演の苦悩明かす. japanese. Natalie. May 30, 2015. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705092346/https://natalie.mu/music/news/148756. July 5, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: 白石麻衣・桜井玲香らが「あさひなぐ」で成長できたこと、伊藤万理華"刺激"を受けたメンバーに生田絵梨花、富田望生が見た乃木坂46<モデルプレスインタビュー>. japanese. Modelpress. October 22, 2017. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703200818/https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/1722700. July 3, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  12. News: 『映画 賭ケグルイ』元・乃木坂の伊藤万理華ら4人が新規参戦「修行に行く気持ちで挑みました」. ja. Oricon News. February 7, 2019. February 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190207095625/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2129051/full/. February 7, 2019. live. mdy-all.
  13. News: 伊藤万理華、志尊淳と濃厚シーンも緊張ナシ「むしろ心地よさを感じました」<潤一>. ja. Modelpress. August 15, 2019. January 12, 2020. December 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191201125548/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1860353. live.
  14. News: 三浦春馬&佐藤健&Fukase&松村北斗ら報知映画賞ノミネート発表. japanese. CinemaCafe.net. November 15, 2021. September 5, 2022. September 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220905225945/https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2021/11/15/75784.html. live.
  15. Web site: TAMA CINEMA FORUM: Why the People's Choice Film Festival from the Tokyo Suburbs is Cherished. JFF+. January 13, 2022. September 5, 2022. September 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220905225944/https://jff.jpf.go.jp/read/interview/tamacinemaforum2021/. live.
  16. News: 銭湯が舞台のドラマ「湯あがりスケッチ」に伊藤万理華、安達祐実、成海璃子らのゲスト出演が決定. japanese. Modelpress. January 27, 2022. September 5, 2022. September 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220905225948/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/2979047. live.
  17. News: 伊藤万理華「すごくわくわく」テレ東ドラマ「旅するサンドイッチ」仲良し富田望生と5年ぶり共演. japanese. Nikkan Sports. September 16, 2022. September 16, 2022. September 16, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220916112051/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202209160000998.html. live.
  18. Web site: 乃木坂46伊藤万理華「"まりかっと"が報われた」個人PVきっかけでCMキャラに. japanese. Natalie. September 26, 2017. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705062944/https://natalie.mu/music/news/250240. July 5, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  19. Web site: 乃木坂46伊藤万理華、初の個展開催に「やっと自分の存在意義を皆さんに伝えられる」. japanese. Natalie. October 4, 2017. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705063158/https://natalie.mu/music/news/251406. July 5, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  20. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180705062708/https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180220/dyo/00m/200/016000c. July 5, 2018. 元乃木坂46 写真集の出来は満点「死ぬ気でやった」. japanese. Mainichi Shimbun. February 20, 2018. July 1, 2018.
  21. News: MOOSIC LAB 2018イメージモデルは伊藤万理華、過去受賞作などの上映も実施. japanese. Natalie. September 1, 2018. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902112340/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/297878. September 2, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  22. News: 伊藤万理華の展覧会第2弾『HOMESICK』1月から渋谷PARCOのGALLERY Xで開催. ja. Cinra.net. December 5, 2019. January 12, 2020. December 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191225015724/https://www.cinra.net/news/20191205-itomarika. live.
  23. News: 伊藤万理華がYOASOBIの曲に合わせて舞うピュレグミCM、監督は山岸聖太. japanese. Natalie. April 1, 2022. September 5, 2022. September 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220905230002/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/472225. live.
  24. Web site: 満席劇場も! 口コミで拡大『サマーフィルムにのって』本編映像. August 17, 2021. Cinema Cafe. August 14, 2021. August 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817014139/https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2021/08/14/74252.html. live.
  25. Web site: もっと超越した所へ。. November 1, 2021. eiga.com. November 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211101091632/https://eiga.com/movie/96022/. live.
  26. Web site: そばかす. September 3, 2022. eiga.com. September 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928124508/https://eiga.com/movie/97505/. live.
  27. Web site: まなみ100%. November 2, 2022. eiga.com. October 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221015131540/https://eiga.com/movie/96632/. live.
  28. Web site: 女優は泣かない. August 13, 2023. eiga.com.
  29. Web site: チャチャ. May 13, 2024. eiga.com.
  30. Web site: オアシス. 17 July 2024. eiga.com.
  31. Web site: 港に灯がともる. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
  32. Web site: ドラマ『ワンナイト・モーニング』ポスタービジュアル&本編映像初解禁. July 27, 2022. Oricon. June 28, 2022. June 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220628172640/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2240123/full/. live.
  33. Web site: 第46回報知映画賞ノミネート決定. November 13, 2021. PR Times. November 13, 2021. May 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220527125141/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000116.000071317.html. live.
  34. Web site: 毎日映画コンクール 候補作が決定 「ドライブ・マイ・カー」最多10ノミネート. December 16, 2021. Sponichi. March 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220319213954/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2021/12/16/kiji/20211215s00041000245000c.html. live.