Miki Sakai

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.

Miki Sakai
Born
Miki Sakai

(1978-02-21) February 21, 1978
Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1991–present
Notable credit(s)
Hakusen Nagashi
Children1

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

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

Awards
Year Award Category Work(s) Result
1996 19th Japan Academy Prize Newcomer of the Year Love Letter and Himeyuri no Tō Won
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
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References
  1. Internet Movie Database - Miki Sakai
  2. Internet Movie Database - Awards of the Japanese Academy 1996
  • Official profile (in Japanese)
  • Miki Sakai on 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.


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