Miki Sakai

Japanese actress and J-pop idol singer

Actress
singer

Years active1991–presentNotable creditHakusen NagashiChildren1

Miki Sakai (Sakai Miki, 酒井美紀), born 21 February 1978 in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka,^[1] Japan is an actress and J-pop idol singer.

As a teenager she made her feature film debut in the 1995 Shunji Iwai film Love Letter playing the role of Itsuki Fujii as a young girl. The film was a huge box-office success and Miki picked up a number of awards for her role including a Japanese Academy Award for 'Newcomer of the Year'.^[2]

She also starred in Hagusen nagashi (1996) on TV as well as in numerous other television series and movies. Miki's portrayal of the character Tomie in the 2001 horror movie Tomie: Re-birth was one of the more popular interpretations of the role.

In January 2008, Miki Sakai appeared in the 10-hour long TV historical drama Tokugawa Fūunroku Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune.

Filmography

Film

Love Letter (1995), young Itsuki Fujii
Himeyuri no Tō (1995)
Nagareita shichinin (1997)
Abduction (1997), Mayo
To Love (1997), Mitsu Morita
Juvenile (2000), Noriko Kinoshita^[3]
Tomie: Re-birth (2001), Tomie Kawakami
Samayou Yaiba (2009), Wakako Kijima^[4]
Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (2011)
Tomie: Unlimited (2011), Tomie (cameo)
You Are Brilliant Like a Spica (2019)
Talking the Pictures (2019)
Akira and Akira (2022)^[5]

Television

Hakusen Nagashi (1996), Sonoko Nanakura
Hakusen Nagashi: Spring at Age 19 (1997), Sonoko Nanakura
Hakusen Nagashi: The Wind at Age 20 (1999), Sonoko Nanakura
Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000), Tokugawa Masako
Hakusen Nagashi: The Poem of Travels (2001), Sonoko Nanakura
Hakusen Nagashi: Age 25 (2003), Sonoko Nanakura
Hakusen Nagashi: The Final: Even as the Times of Dreaming have Passed (2005), Sonoko Nanakura
Tokugawa Fūunroku Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (2008)
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2018), Oei
Because We Forget Everything (2022)^[6]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result
1996	19th Japan Academy Prize	Newcomer of the Year	Love Letter and Himeyuri no Tō	Won
1996	17th Yokohama Film Festival	Best New Talent	Love Letter	Won
1997	10th Nikkan Sports Film Award	Best Newcomer	Abduction, To Love and Nagareita shichinin	Won
1998	21st Japan Academy Prize	Best Supporting Actress	Abduction	Nominated
1999	23rd Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won

References

^ Internet Movie Database - Miki Sakai
^ Internet Movie Database - Awards of the Japanese Academy 1996
^ "ジュブナイル". eiga.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^ "さまよう刃（2009）". eiga.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^ "竹内涼真×横浜流星「アキラとあきら」特報解禁、計22名の新キャストも明らかに". Natalie. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ "「すべて忘れてしまうから」阿部寛の恋人役は尾野真千子「どんな姿で現れるかな～???」". Oricon. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

External links

Official profile (in Japanese)
Miki Sakai at IMDb
"Actress Miki Sakai to tie the knot with doctor". Mainichi Shimbun. May 9, 2008. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-10.

Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer