, known professionally as , was a

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actress.

Career

She was born Igarashi Aya, and assumed the stage name Sei Ashina. Prior to her acting career, Ashina was a model. She made her acting debut in the 2002

Tokyo Broadcasting System Television JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network (JNN), owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of JNN's owner, TBS Holdings. It operates in the Kantō region and broadcasts its content nationally through TBS-JNN Network ...

series ''The Tail of Happiness'' (しあわせのシッポ), modeling that year in magazines including

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and

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's Pinky, and was best known for starring as Hime in ''

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''. She was also known for her role as The Girl, an unnamed

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, in ''

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'' (2007). Ashina died on September 14, 2020, at age 36. Her body was found at her home in Shinjuku in a suspected suicide.

Filmography

Movies

*''Sekai no Owari'' (2004) *''

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'' (2005) - Hime (姫) *''

'' (2007) - The Girl *''Tatoe Sekai ga Owattemo'' (2007) *''Mayu-Kokoro no Hoshi-'' (2007) *''

Kamui Gaiden is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Sai, based on Sanpei Shirato's manga series of the same title. The film is written by Sai and Kankurō Kudō, starring Kenichi Matsuyama in the titular role. It premiered at Toronto International Fil ...

'' (2009) *''NANASE: The Psychic Wanderers'' (2010) *'' Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Engima'' (2011) *''Killing For The Prosecution'' (2018) *''Impossibility Defense'' (2018) *'' Perfect World'' (2018) *''AI Hōkai'' (2020)

Television

* '' Stand Up!!'' (2003) * ' (2004) * ''

'' (2005) * ' (2006) * ''

Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi Tsubasa (written: 翼, 翔, 飛翔 or つばさ in hiragana) is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Tsubasa (wrestler), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese ...

'' (2007) * '' Swan no Baka'' (2007) * '' Giragira'' (2008) * ' (2008) * ''

Saru Lock is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Serizawa. It was adapted into a television drama in 2009 and a live action film in 2010. A reboot series titled ''Saru Lock Reboot'' began serialization in Shonen Gahosha's ''Yo ...

'' (2009) * '' Untouchable'' (2009) * '' Bloody Monday 2'' (2010) * ''

Watashi wa Shadow is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Noriko Kasuya. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''josei'' manga magazine ''You'' from June 2007 to November 2010, with its chapters collected in six ''tankōbon'' volumes. A nine-episod ...

'' (2011) * ''

Nobunaga no Chef was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...

'' (2013) * '' Nobunaga no Chef 2'' (2014) * ''

The Emperor's Cook is a 2015 Japanese television drama based on the novel ''Tennō no Ryōriban'' by Hisahide Sugimori, depicting the life of imperial cook Tokuzō Akiyama. It premiered on TBS on 26 April 2015, starring Takeru Satoh in the lead role. The 1st episo ...

'' (2015) * '' Specialist'' (2016)

References

External links

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* Japanese voice actresses Japanese female models Japanese gravure models 1983 births 2020 deaths People from Fukushima, Fukushima People from Shinjuku Japanese film actresses Actors from Fukushima Prefecture Japanese television actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses Actresses from Tokyo 2020 suicides Suicides in Tokyo {{Japan-screen-actor-stub