is a Japanese

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and singer.

Life

Hashimoto was born in

Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, ...

Kumamoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to ...

, the second of three daughters.星原克也「女優魂橋本愛 14歳飛躍の幕開け」,『熊本日日新聞』(Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun) January 1, 2011, 新年号第2部. In 2008, Hashimoto won the HUAHUA audition held by Newcome;「阿川佐和子のこの人に会いたい第1048回」『週刊文春』文藝春秋新春特大号 (December 25, 2014 publication) p.194-198 her mother had chosen Hashimoto for the audition because she had the strongest facial complexion out of the three sisters. In 2009, Hashimoto was selected as the youngest "Miss Seventeen" by fashion magazine ''Seventeen'', alongside Emi Kudo,

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and Alice Hirose, out of 5,267 applicants. The same year, she debuted as an actress in the movie ''Give and Go'', portraying a deaf girl who is absorbed in basketball. Hashimoto appeared in '' Confessions'' in 2010 and starred in ''

The Kirishima Thing is a 2012 Japanese high school drama film directed by Daihachi Yoshida and based on a novel by Ryo Asai. It was released on August 11, 2012. The film won several awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, and also received ...

'' in 2012, for which she won new face awards from the

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and ''

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''. She also appeared as

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in ''

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''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Video on demand

TV anime

Radio

Discography

Awards

References

External links

Official Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hashimoto, Ai 1996 births Living people Actors from Kumamoto Prefecture 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese female models Japanese women singers People from Kumamoto Prefecture