Ai Hashimoto
Japanese actress (born 1996)
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Ai Hashimoto (橋本 愛, Hashimoto Ai; born 12 January 1996) is a Japanese actress.
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Ai Hashimoto | |
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| 橋本 愛 | |
Hashimoto at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2024 | |
| Born | January 12, 1996 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Agent | Eden |
Early life and career
Hashimoto was born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture,[1] the second of three daughters.[2] In 2008, Hashimoto won the HUAHUA audition held by Newcome;[3][4] her mother had chosen Hashimoto for the audition because she had the strongest facial complexion out of the three sisters.[3]
In 2009, Hashimoto was selected as the youngest "Miss Seventeen" by fashion magazine Seventeen, alongside Emi Kudo, Arisa Takada and Alice Hirose, out of 5,267 applicants.[5] The same year, she debuted as an actress in the movie Give and Go, portraying a deaf girl who is absorbed in basketball.[2]
Hashimoto appeared in Confessions in 2010[6] and starred in The Kirishima Thing in 2012,[7] for which she won new face awards from the Japan Academy[8] and Kinema Junpo.[9] She also appeared as Sadako in Sadako 3D.[10]
In 2024, Hashimoto was appointed Jury member at the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival for its section 'International competition'.[11] On December 31, she left Sony Music Artists and transferred to the new agency Eden.[12]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Give and Go | Natsuki | Lead role | |
| Confessions | Mizuki Kitahara | |||
| 2011 | Control Tower | Mizuho Takimoto | Lead role | |
| A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip | Yoshiko | |||
| Avatar | Michiko Abukumagawa | Lead role | ||
| 2012 | The Kirishima Thing | Kasumi | [13] | |
| Sadako 3D | Sadako | |||
| Until the Break of Dawn | Misa Arashi | |||
| Soup | Chiaki Nishimura | |||
| Home: Itoshi no Zashiki Warashi | Azumi Takahashi | |||
| Blood-C: The Last Dark | Mana Hiiragi | Voice role | ||
| Another | Mei Misaki | Lead role | ||
| Bungo: Stories of Desire | Tomoyo | Lead role, segment Sushi | ||
| 2013 | Goodbye Debussy | Haruka Kōzuki | Lead role | |
| I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow | Suzuko Ōguro | |||
| Angel Home | Haruka Kunimura | |||
| 2014 | The World of Kanako | Morishita | ||
| Little Forest: Summer & Autumn | Ichiko | Lead role | [14] | |
| Parasyte: Part 1 | Satomi Murano | |||
| Adult Drop | Anne Irie | |||
| 2015 | Little Forest: Winter & Spring | Ichiko | Lead role | [15] |
| Wonderful World End | Shiori Hayano | Lead role | ||
| Parasyte: Part 2 | Satomi Murano | |||
| 2016 | The Shell Collector | Tsutako | ||
| Utsukushii Hito | Tōko | Lead role | ||
| The Inerasable | Ms. Kubo | |||
| Birthday Card | Noriko | Lead role | ||
| The Old Capital | Mai Sada | [16] | ||
| 2017 | A Beautiful Star | Akiko | [17] | |
| Parks | Jun | Lead role | [18] | |
| 2018 | It's Boring Here, Pick Me Up | I | Lead role | [19] |
| Oz Land | Yayoi Tamachi | [20] | ||
| 2019 | 21st Century Girl | Lead role; anthology film | [21] | |
| 2020 | Good-Bye | Keiko Mizuhara | [22] | |
| Hold Me Back | Satsuki | [23] | ||
| 2022 | xxxHolic | Zashiki-warashi | [24] | |
| To Every You I've Loved Before | Kazune Takigawa (voice) | [25] | ||
| To Me, the One Who Loved You | Kazune Takigawa (voice) | [26] | ||
| 2024 | After the Fever | Sanae | Lead role | [27] |
| Happiness | Tsukiko Kunikida | [28] | ||
| The Voices at War | Mieko Wada | [29] | ||
| The Hotel of My Dream | Sudō | [30] | ||
| 2025 | As for Me | Kanako Saotome | Lead role | [31] |
| BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues | Hanae | [32] | ||
| Rewrite | Tomoe | [33] | ||
| After the Quake | Mina | [34] | ||
| 2026 | The Mountain | Minami Kazuno | Lead role | [35] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance | Hikaru Baba | ||
| 2013 | Hard Nuts | Kurumi Nanba | Lead role | [36] |
| Amachan | Yui Adachi | Asadora | [37] | |
| 2014 | All About My Siblings | Kazumi Nagahara | [38] | |
| 2018 | Segodon | Suga | Taiga drama | [39] |
| Dele | Yuriko | Episode 5 | [40] | |
| 2019 | Idaten | Koume | Taiga drama | [41] |
| Nodoka no Niwa | Motoko Asahina | Lead role | [42] | |
| Our Dearest Sakura | Yuri | [43] | ||
| 2020 | Pareto's Miscalculation | Satomi Makino | Lead role | [44] |
| 2021 | Sekai wo Kaeta Onnanoko | Ada Lovelace (voice) | Short drama | [45] |
| Reach Beyond the Blue Sky | Odaka Chiyo | Taiga drama | [46] | |
| 2023 | A Day-Off of Hana Sugisaki | Midori | Episodes 5 and 6 | [47] |
| The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House | Momoko | [48] | ||
| 2024 | Shinjuku Field Hospital | Mai Minami | [49] | |
| 2025 | After the Quake | Mina | Miniseries | [34] |
| Unbound | Tei | Taiga drama | [50] | |
TV anime
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natsunagu! | Natsuna Keyaki | Lead role | [51] |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Hashimoto Ai no Kokonishikanai Dokoka e | Host | [52] | |
Dubbing
- The Flash (Kara Zor-El / Supergirl (Sasha Calle))[53]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award ceremony | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Newcomer | Won | [54] |
| 86th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best New Actress | Won | [55] | |
| 36th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Won | [56] | |
| 2014 | 38th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Won | [57] |
| 2018 | 72nd Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [58] |