(born 29 March 1998) is a Japanese actress from Saitama.

Career

Konishi first became interested in an acting career after watching

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's film ''Himizu'' in junior high school. She subsequently appeared in a self-produced film at university, and began to send her resume to entertainment agencies and attended auditions. After meeting film director Masaoki Hirota, she was cast as the heroine in his 2020 film , which became her first commercial film appearance. She was also cast as the heroine in

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's ''

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'', being chosen out of 3,000 applicants in auditions in 2019. She also appeared on the cover and the opening

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of the manga magazine '' Young King'', for the 2 March 2020 issue, published by

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. Konishi has stated that she is not affiliated with an entertainment agency, choosing instead to "prioritize the approaches she wants to develop in her work." She does however have a manager. In 2020 she won the

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's Best Newcomer Award for her work in ''First Love'', ''Fancy'', and '. She was also nominated for the

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Award for Best Newcomer that year.

Filmography

Film

Television drama

Web drama

Stage performance

Music video

References

External links

* *{{IMDb name, 10654994 People from Saitama (city) 1998 births Living people Actors from Saitama Prefecture 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses