Minami Hinase

, known professionally as , is a Japanese actress of half French descent.

Biography

Minami was born in Tokyo, Japan on 22 September 1986. She is internationally known for her role as Shogo Kawada's girlfriend Keiko Onuki in the critically acclaimed Japanese film '' Battle Royale''.

Career

She was previously employed under Horipro, a giant Japanese model and talent agency. Recently, she has taken a principal role in the 2006 Japanese drama film ''Humoresque: Sakasama no Chou'' (literally ''Humoresque: The Upside Down Butterfly'').

Her interests include playing the piano, and watching French films; she is also very athletic and takes an interest in basketball. She has acted in more movies than dramas; such as ''Toso Kuso Tawake'', ''Lament of the Lamb'', ''Robo Rock'' and ''Detroit Metal City''. She also starred in the ''Hanazakari No Kimitachi E'' special, in which she portrays a character named Julia. Recently she finished filming a drama called ''Yukan Club'' where she acted as Kenbishi Yuri. She co-starred in this drama with KAT-TUN's Akanishi Jin and Taguchi Junnosuke.

Modeling

Minami is a regular print model for Japanese fashion magazines, as well as appearing in other magazines such as mina, SEDA, Phat Photo, Dolce Vita and 26ans. She is also a regular model for Shiseido Majolica Majorica, and often appears on their website, which creatively features chapters for every brand they create and is interactive. Many of these chapters have featured her as the main character. She also has featured on many advertisements for both Shisheido and Lotte Pione. Her career in the modelling industry has immensely grown over the years and is widely known in Japan.

Filmography

Films

* 2000 '' Battle Royale'' (バトルロワイアル) as Onuki Keiko
* 2002 ''Yumeko's Nightmare'' (惨劇館 夢子) as Okuyo Yumeko
* 2003 ''Embraced by Mana'' (マナに抱かれて) as Emi
* 2004 ''Problem Free Us'' (問題のない私たち) as Shiozaki Maria
* 2005 '' Tomie: Revenge'' (富江 REVENGE) as Fuyugi Yukiko
* 2006 ''Humoresque: Sakasama no Chou'' (ユモレスク 〜逆さまの蝶〜) as Sonny
* 2007 ''Sakuran'' (さくらん) as Wakagiku
* 2007 ''Tōbō Kuso Tawake'' (逃亡くそたわけ) as Hanachan
* 2007 ''Robo☆Rock'' (Robo☆Rock) as Kiriko
* 2008 ''Detroit Metal City'' (デトロイト・メタル・シティ) as Nina
* 2010 ''Vengeance Can Wait'' (乱暴と待機) as Nanase
* 2012 ''Afro Tanaka'' (アフロ田中) as Sacchan
* 2015 '' Her Granddaughter''
* 2018 ''Vision'' as Hana
* 2019 ''Tezuka's Barbara''
* 2020 ''Minamata'' as Aileen

Television series

* 2004 ''Cheer Heaven'' (天国への応援歌 チアーズ〜チアリーディングにかけた青春〜) as Tamura Miho
* 2007 ''Getsuyou Golden'' (月曜ゴールデン)
* 2007 ''Operation Mystery Second File'' (怪奇大作戦 セカンドファイル) as Ogawa Saori
* 2007 '' Yūkan Club'' as Kenbishi Yuri
* 2008 ''Loss Time Life'' (ロス:タイム:ライフ) as Yoshida Yukari
* 2008 ''Save the Future・Boku no shima/Kanojo no Sango'' (Save the Future・僕の島/彼女のサンゴ) as Inoue Shiori
* 2009 ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'' as Julia Maxwell
* 2009 ''OL Nippon'' (OLにっぽん) as Yabe Sakura
* 2009 ''The Quiz Show'' (ザ・クイズショウ) as Mika
* 2010 ''Trick Shinsaku Special 2'' (Trick 新作スペシャル 2) as Sasaki Kikushi
* 2011 ''Banquet of the Lower Class'' (下流の宴) as Miyagi Tamao
* 2011 '' Human Metamorphosis'' as Tomura Toshiko
* 2011 ''Yujo Mameshiba'' (幼獣マメシバー) as Kitajo Yoshiki
* 2012 ''Person of Destiny'' (運命の人) as Jahana Michi
* 2022 ''First Love''

References

External links

on the official website
*https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1178890/#actress
instagram

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Japanese people of French descent
1986 births
Living people
Japanese female models
Japanese film actresses
Japanese television actresses
Actresses from Tokyo
21st-century Japanese actresses
Japanese editors
Japanese women editors