Misaki Ito

Japanese actress and model
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1999—2013Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)SpouseYoshinori Enomoto (2009—present)Children3Websitehttp://www.ken-on.co.jp/artists/ito

Misaki Ito (伊東 美咲, Itō Misaki) (born May 26, 1977) is a Japanese actress and model. Her maiden name is Tomoko Anzai (安斉 智子, Anzai Tomoko).

Career

In 1999, Ito became the Asahi Beer "image girl" and a model under an exclusive contract to CanCam magazine. She also appeared in commercials for Gateway computers and Choya Umeshu.

In 2005, she appeared in the TV drama series Densha Otoko as the love interest of the otaku protagonist. She also appears in ads for Shiseido's MAQuillAGE line of cosmetics (along with Chiaki Kuriyama, Ryoko Shinohara and Yuri Ebihara) and Seiko watches, in addition to being the current Vodafone model in Japan, following on from Yu Yamada. She also provided the look and voice for Q's assistant Miss Nagai in the game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing. Misaki Ito also starred in the 2002 movie Ju-on (a.k.a. The Grudge).[1]

Personal life

She and Yoshinori Enomoto (榎本 善紀, Enomoto Yoshinori) (born September 27, 1968), the director of pachinko company Kyoraku Sangyo, registered their marriage on November 18, 2009, and held their wedding ceremony in Hawaii on November 24, 2009.[2] The couple first met in Hawaii at a wedding of a friend in November 2008.[3] Ito gave birth to a daughter on June 27, 2010.[4] In March 2015 she announced her second pregnancy.[5] She gave birth to a son on June 23, 2015 (four days short of her daughter's fifth birthday). It was announced on Ito's official blog on May 1, 2019, that Ito gave birth to a baby girl, her third child, in late 2018. As of 2020, the family resides in Hawaii.[6]

Filmography

Movies

  • Moho Han (模倣犯) (2002)
  • Yomigaeri (黄泉がえり) (2002)
  • Face to Face (The Snows 白髪鬼) (2002)
  • Ju-on: The Grudge (呪怨) (2002)
  • 9 Souls (2003)
  • Umineko (海猫) (2004)
  • Tsuri Baka Nisshi 16 (釣りバカ日誌16 浜崎は今日もダメだった♪♪) (2005)
  • About Love (2005)
  • Tsubakiyama: Kachou no Nanoka-kan (2006)
  • Last Love (2007)
  • Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara (2007)

TV dramas

  • Love Complex (2000)
  • Shin Omizu no Hanamichi (2001)
  • Beauty 7 (2001)
  • Suiyoubi no Jouji (2001)
  • Gokusen (2002)
  • Lunch no Joou (2002)
  • You're Under Arrest (2002)
  • Blackjack ni Yoroshiku (2003)
  • Yoomigaeri (2003)
  • Tokyo Love Cinema (2003)
  • Ryuuten no ouhi - Saigo no koutei (2003)
  • Kunimitsu no Matsuri (2003)
  • Itoshi Kimie (2004)
  • HOTMAN 2 (2004 TBS)
  • Tiger & Dragon (2005)
  • Densha Otoko (2005)
  • Kiken na Aneki (2005)
  • Sapuri (2006)
  • Densha Otoko DX~Saigo no Seizen (2006)
  • Maison Ikkoku (2007)
  • Yama Onna Kabe Onna (2007)
  • Ejison No Haha (2008)

Commercials

Video games

  • James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2004)

Awards and nominations

Awards

  • Best Smile of the Year (2003)
  • 15th Japan Jewelry Best Dresser Prize
  • 29th Elan d'or Awards: Newcomer of the Year (2005)[7]
  • 28th Japan Academy Film Prize: Newcomer Prize (2005)
  • 34th Best Dresser Prize
  • 43rd Golden Arrow Prize - Broadcasting and drama section
  • 19th DVD Best Talent Prize
  • 1st Japan Golden Raspberry Award
  • 24th Diamond Personality Prize

References

  1. ^ "Ju-on" on imdb.com
  2. ^ "Recap: Marriages, divorces". Tokyograph. 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  3. ^ "Misaki Ito headed for motherhood". Tokyograph. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  4. ^ "Misaki Ito becomes a mother". Tokyograph. 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  5. ^ "37 -year-old Japanese actress Misaki Ito pregnant with a second child on the pre-production period June". 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  6. ^ https://neotokyo2099.com/2020/09/26/ito-misaki-appeared-on-video-for-the-first-time-in-two-years/. Retrieved 19 March 2021. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧 [List of Élan d'Or awardee] (in Japanese). All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

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  • Official home page
  • Misaki Ito at IMDb
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