Miki Sakai Explained

Miki Sakai
Birth Name:Miki Sakai
Birth Date:21 February 1978
Birth Place:Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Children:1
Credits:Hakusen Nagashi
Years Active:1991–present

Miki Sakai (Sakai Miki, 酒井美紀), born 21 February 1978 in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka,[1] Japan is an actress and J-pop idol singer.

As a teenager she made her feature film debut in the 1995 Shunji Iwai film Love Letter playing the role of Itsuki Fujii as a young girl. The film was a huge box-office success and Miki picked up a number of awards for her role including a Japanese Academy Award for 'Newcomer of the Year'.[2]

She also starred in Hagusen nagashi (1996) on TV as well as in numerous other television series and movies. Miki's portrayal of the character Tomie in the 2001 horror movie was one of the more popular interpretations of the role.

In January 2008, Miki Sakai appeared in the 10-hour long TV historical drama Tokugawa Fūunroku Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)Result
199619th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearLove Letter and Himeyuri no Tō[7]
17th Yokohama Film FestivalBest New TalentLove Letter
199710th Nikkan Sports Film AwardBest NewcomerAbduction, To Love and Nagareita shichinin
199821st Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressAbduction[8]
199923rd Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHerself[9]

References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757012/ Internet Movie Database - Miki Sakai
  2. https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Awards_of_the_Japanese_Academy/1996 Internet Movie Database - Awards of the Japanese Academy 1996
  3. Web site: ジュブナイル. September 22, 2020. eiga.com.
  4. Web site: さまよう刃(2009). September 22, 2020. eiga.com.
  5. Web site: 竹内涼真×横浜流星「アキラとあきら」特報解禁、計22名の新キャストも明らかに. April 16, 2022. Natalie.
  6. Web site: 「すべて忘れてしまうから」阿部寛の恋人役は尾野真千子「どんな姿で現れるかな~???」. September 15, 2022. Oricon.
  7. Web site: 第19回 日本アカデミー賞特集 (1996). May 29, 2024. eiga.com.
  8. Web site: 第21回 日本アカデミー賞特集 (1998). May 29, 2024. eiga.com.
  9. Web site: エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧. October 6, 2021. All Nippon Producers Association.

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