, better known by her stage name Kaho, is a

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and fashion

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. Kaho has won multiple Japanese entertainment industry awards, including a

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, a

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, and a Japan Academy Prize.

Career

Kaho was scouted in

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while still an elementary school student, and she began her career as a model for Japanese teen magazines. From 2004 to 2007, Kaho was the 11th Mitsui ReHouse Girl. In 2007 Kaho won her first major acting prize, a

in the Best New Artist category. In 2008 she won a Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer, received a Best New Talent award at the 2008

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for her performance in the film ''

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'', and was recognized as one of the Newcomers of the Year at the 31st Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Kaho played numerous TV and film roles throughout her teen years, but Mark Schilling of ''

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'' noted that she was often

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as a "wide-eyed, pure-hearted innocent." In 2016 Kaho was nominated for a 39th Japan Academy Prize in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in ''海街diary'' (''

Our Little Sister is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and based on Akimi Yoshida's manga series ''Umimachi Diary''. It stars Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho and Suzu Hirose. The film follows three sisters living in Kamakura, alongside t ...

''), but did not win. In 2017 she played the role of K in the

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-directed

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drama ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

TV dramas

Advertising

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"Integrate" campaign, 2016

Awards

References

External links

Kaho (actress) Official profile
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