Mio Imada (
Biography[]
Early life[]
Imada was born on March 5, 1997[1] in the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.[2]
Career[]
While still attending high school, Imada began modelling locally. Early in her career, she steadily gained notoriety by the media referring to her as the "Cutest Girl in Fukuoka" (
In February 2017, Imada was cast as Sasha Braus in the musical adaptation of Attack on Titan.[10] The musical was later cancelled, after the death of the production's acrobatics director.[11] Imada had small parts in the 2017 films, Double Mints and My Teacher.[12] In July 2017, she started working as a gravure model for Weekly Playboy and later Weekly Young Jump.[13] She appeared in the short film, Kalanchoe no Hana, which won the Grand Prize at Rainbow Reel Tokyo.[14] Also in 2017, Imada had reoccurring roles in Bokutachi ga Yarimashita[15] and Minshu no Teki.[16] She had a supporting part in Demekin as the love interest to Yuki Yamada's character in December 2017.[17]
Imada had supporting roles in #Koe Dake Tenshi[18] and Kioku in early 2018.[19] She received widespread recognition for her role as Airi Maya in Hana Nochi Hare (2018).[20][21] The following month, Imada starred in LINE's mystery game, Kotoro.[22] Her first photo book, subtitled Vitality, was released on October 31, 2018.[23] It reached number one on Oricon's weekly rankings.[24] In late 2018, Imada had a supporting role in Suits, a remake of the U.S. television series.[25] She starred in the television drama Class 3A: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi desu,[26] and the film Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikari Kagayaku in early 2019.[27] Imada played herself in FBS's television film, Hakataben no Onnanoko wa Kawaii to Omoimasen ka? (2019).[28]
Filmography[]
Television dramas
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Premium Drama | CM talent | [29] |
Kowabon | Kaori | Voice | |
2017 | Bokutachi ga Yarimashita | Mami Hoshino | |
Keiji Yugami | Ikumi Mori | Episode 2 | |
Minshu no Teki | Riko | ||
2018 | #Koe Dake Tenshi | Megumi | Web series |
Kioku | Hana Adachi | ||
Hana Nochi Hare: Hanadan Next Season | Airi Maya | ||
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi | Yuko Fujimoto | Special | |
Suits | Sari Tanimoto | ||
2019 | Class 3A: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi desu | Yuzuki Suwa | |
Hakataben no Onnanoko wa Kawaii to Omoimasen ka? | Herself | TV film | |
Semi Otoko | Minako Kumada | ||
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Masako Oma | ||
Nippon Noir: Keiji Y no Hanran | Yuzuki Suwa | Episode 5 | |
2020 | Hanazawa Naoki: Episode Zero | Hitomi Hamamura | |
Keiji to Kenji: Shokatsu to Chiken no Juyoji | Hikaru Mori | ||
Oyabaka Seishun Hakusho | Hiroko Yamamoto | ||
2021 | Koi wa Deep ni | Aika Miyamae | |
Okaeri Mone | Riko Kamino |
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Tsumi no Yohaku | Satomi Sugimoto | |
2017 | Double Mints | ||
Bus Jack Returns | Sanae Shiratori | ||
Kalanchoe no Hana | Tsukino Ichinose | Short film | |
Demekin | Aki | ||
Ichiyasainarimei | |||
2019 | Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikari Kagayaku | Riko Hirabayashi | |
Inochi Sketch | Chika Nishiyama | ||
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising | Slice | Voice | |
2020 | Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii | Yuki Morita | |
Stolen Identity 2 | Ryoko Niwa | ||
2021 | Tokyo Revengers | Hinata Tachibana |
Notes[]
- In 2018, Imada celebrated her birthday with the cast and crew of Hana Nochi Hare. She was given a cake with Airi pictured on it.[30]
- In late November 2018, Imada and Jin Suzuki attended the tree lighting ceremony in Tokyo Midtown.[31]
- In September 2019, Imada and Sho Hirano appeared in the variety program, Sukatto Japan. It was their first onscreen appearance together since Hana Nochi Hare.[32]
- Imada was born the same day that chapter one hundred and twelve of Boys Over Flowers was published.
References[]
- ↑ http://music-book.jp/book/news/news/150391 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mainichi.jp/articles/20171201/ddl/k40/040/419000c (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20170415/geo17041505020009-n1.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1751675 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/1731577 (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20170911/geo17091105040013-n1.html (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.city.yanagawa.fukuoka.jp/kanko/shiru/photo/movie.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/1704542 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20171228-imadamio/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/comic/news/220412 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/comic/news/228637 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mainichi.jp/articles/20171201/dyo/00m/200/009000c (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/1704542 (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.jvta.net/tyo/2017rainbow-reel-2/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1713940 (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fujitv/news/pub_2017/171117-h011.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/256336 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://woman.excite.co.jp/article/lifestyle/rid_OriconStyle_2098793/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1741210 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/comic/news/269956 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO38735240Q8A211C1000000/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.4gamer.net/games/439/G043989/20181107041/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4087808580 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2018/11/10/kiji/20181109s00041000398000c.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/298241 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://news.nifty.com/article/entame/showbizd/12119-6228703/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/music/news/303694 (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.fbs.co.jp/hakatakawaii/cast/ (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.covergirl-ent.jp/topic-detail.html?id=377 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://twitter.com/hanahare_tbs/status/970640360371142656 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1805593 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0110901 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1774543 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://deview.co.jp/X_nextbreakranking2019 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1858604 (Japanese)
See also[]
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