is a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in ''

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'' and '' Virgin Snow''.

Career

Miyazaki started working in the entertainment industry at the age of four. Initially she appeared mostly in commercials, magazine advertisements, and as an extra in television dramas. Miyazaki made her film debut in ''Ano Natsu no Hi'' at the age of 14. Also at the age of 14, Miyazaki began to draw international attention for her role as the survivor of a traumatic bus hijack in

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's ''Eureka''. The film won the

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Prize at the

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2000, and resulted in her receiving the Best Actress award at the

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. She also made her musical debut in ''The Little Prince'' in 2003. Later, Miyazaki won Best Actress award in the

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for her performance in ''Harmful Insect''. She teamed up with Aoyama again in '' Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani?'', an

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selection at Cannes 2005. Later in the same year, she co-starred with

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in the mainstream and commercially successful ''

''. She won the Galaxy Individual Award for her performance in the

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drama '' Atsuhime'' in 2008.

Endorsements

Miyazaki has appeared in commercials for major corporations including

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, NTT DoCoMo and Olympus. In early 2008, she was selected as

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's new print advertisement model. Miyazaki has been the face of the Japanese popular apparel brand ''Earth music&ecology'' since 2010.

Humanitarian activities

In recent years, Miyazaki has taken a more prominent position in

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activism projects. She travelled with her older brother and fellow actor, Masaru Miyazaki, to Bangladesh in 2005 to experience poverty firsthand, and they highlighted the problems then found in their 2006

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''Tarinai Peace''. The siblings travelled to Denmark and Finland in 2006 to investigate global warming. Their experiences were then published in their 2007 photobooks ''Love, Peace'', and ''Green Tarinai, Peace2''. Miyazaki took part in the Gold Ribbon Walking event in

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, Tokyo in 2008 to raise awareness and funds for childhood

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. Her 2008 film, ''Children of the Dark'', addresses issues of child exploitation.

Personal life

Miyazaki married actor Sosuke Takaoka, her partner since she was fifteen, on 15 June 2007. They divorced in December 2011, with Takaoka subsequently accusing her of committing adultery on his Twitter account. Miyazaki married

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on 23 December 2017.

Filmography

Film

TV dramas

Dubbing

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Awards

References

External links

Aoi Miyazaki Official Website
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Aoi Miyazaki Pictures
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miyazaki Aoi 1985 births Living people Japanese film actresses Japanese female models People from Tokyo Asadora lead actors Taiga drama lead actors Japanese child actresses