Kaho (actress)
Japanese actress and fashion model
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Kaho Indō (夏帆; born June 30, 1991, in Tokyo, Japan), better known mononymously as Kaho, is a Japanese actress. Kaho has won multiple Japanese entertainment industry awards, including a Hochi Film Award, a Nikkan Sports Film Award, and a Japan Academy Prize.
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Kaho at Cannes Film Festival in 2015 | |
| Born | June 30, 1991 |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Agent | Stardust Promotion |
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| Website | https://official.stardust.co.jp/kaho/ |
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Career
Kaho was scouted in Omotesandō while still an elementary school student, and she began her career as a model for Japanese teen magazines.[1] From 2004 to 2007, Kaho was the 11th Mitsui ReHouse Girl.[2]
In 2007, Kaho won her first major acting prize, a Hochi Film Award in the Best New Artist category.[3] In 2008 she won a Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer,[4] received a Best New Talent award at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival for her performance in the film A Gentle Breeze in the Village,[5] and was recognized as one of the Newcomers of the Year at the 31st Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[6] Kaho played numerous TV and film roles throughout her teen years, but Mark Schilling of The Japan Times noted that she was often typecast as a "wide-eyed, pure-hearted innocent."[7]
In 2016, Kaho was nominated for a 39th Japan Academy Prize in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in Our Little Sister, but did not win.[8] In 2017 she played the role of K in the Sono Sion-directed Amazon Video drama Tokyo Vampire Hotel.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gamera the Brave | Mai Nishio | [10] | |
| Mobile Detective: The Movie | Rei Zenigata | Lead role | [11] | |
| 2007 | A Gentle Breeze in the Village | Soyo Migita | Lead role | [12] |
| Mobile Detective: The Movie 2 | Rei Zenigata | Lead role | [13] | |
| 2008 | Sing, Salmon, Sing! | Kasumi | Lead role | [14] |
| Tokyo Girl | Miho Fujisaki | Lead role | [15] | |
| Sand Chronicles | Young Anne Minase | Lead role | [16] | |
| 2010 | Kinako | Kyoko Mochizuki | Lead role | [17] |
| 2012 | Beautiful World | Akane Sendō | [18] | |
| 2013 | Blindly in Love | Naoko Imai | [19] | |
| Time Scoop Hunter | Hikari Hosono | [20] | ||
| 2014 | Puzzle | Azusa Nakamura | Lead role | [21] |
| 2015 | Our Little Sister | Chika Kōda | Lead role | [22] |
| 2016 | Pink and Gray | Sari "Sally" Ishikawa | [23] | |
| The Kodai Family | Jun saitō | [24] | ||
| 2017 | Memoirs of a Murderer | Miharu Kishi | [25] | |
| Foreboding | Etsuko Yamagiwa | Lead role | [26] | |
| 2018 | The Many Faces of Ito | Miki Jinbo (D) | [27] | |
| My Friend "A" | Miyoko Fujisawa | [28] | ||
| The Antique | Kinuko Goura | [29] | ||
| 2019 | Blue Hour | Sunada | Lead role | [30] |
| Journey of the Sky Goddess | Takako Kojima | Lead role | [31] | |
| 2020 | Fictitious Girl's Diary | Takashi Sumida | [32] | |
| A Beloved Wife | Yumi | [33] | ||
| Shape of Red | Tōko Muranushi | Lead role | [34] | |
| Mother | Aya Takahashi | [35] | ||
| State of Emergency | Lead role, anthology film | [36] | ||
| 2022 | The Fish Tale | Momoko | [37] | |
| 2024 | Worlds Apart | Nana Daigo | [38] | |
| 2025 | BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues | Hama | [39] | |
| 2026 | Unchained | [40] | ||
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | My Life After Her Death | Yukari Ishii | [41] | |
| Socrates in Love | [42] | |||
| 2004–05 | Keitai Deka Zenigata Rei | Rei Zenigata | Lead role | [43] |
| 2005 | The Queen's Classroom | Yu Kanda | [44] | |
| Engine | [45] | |||
| 2006 | Primadam | [46] | ||
| Adventures of the Super Monkey: Journey to the West | [47] | |||
| 2008 | 4 Shimai Tantei Dan | Yuriko Sasamoto | Lead role | [48] |
| 2009 | Ikemen Sobaya Tantei | Reina | Episode 5 | [49] |
| Otomen | Ryo Miyakozuka | [50] | ||
| 2010 | Veterinarian Dolittle | Yui Mishima | Episode 8 | [51] |
| 2011 | Kare, Otto, Otoko Tomodachi | Ikuko Inuyama | [52] | |
| Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda | [53] | |||
| 2012 | Hitorishizuka | Shizuka Itō | Lead role; miniseries | [54] |
| Lucky Seven | Shiori Mochizuki | [55] | ||
| 2013 | Minna! ESPer Dayo! | Miyuki Hirano | [56] | |
| Akuryo Byoutou | Runa Ogami | Lead role | [57] | |
| 2014 | OL Kana no Ojisan Kansatsu Nikki | Kana Ito | Lead role | [58] |
| Nobunaga Concerto | Yuki | [59] | ||
| 2015 | To Give a Dream | Miiha | Miniseries | [60] |
| Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai | Suzune | TV movie | [61] | |
| 2016 | Love Song | Mami Nakamura | [62] | |
| Kamoshirenai Joyū tachi | Herself | TV movie | [63] | |
| Kidnap Tour | Yūko | TV movie | [64] | |
| 2017 | Heaven | Seiko Doizaki | Miniseries | [65] |
| Fictitious Girl's Diary | Maki Fujikawa | [66] | ||
| Tokyo Vampire Hotel | K | Lead role; miniseries | [67] | |
| Prison Princesses | Shinobu Edogawa | [68] | ||
| Foreboding | Etsuko Yamagiwa | Lead role; miniseries | [26] | |
| The Many Faces of Ito | Miki Jinbo (D) | Miniseries | [69] | |
| 2019 | Naoto Shibui's Holiday | Takada | [70] | |
| The Great White Tower | Kyoko Zaizen | Miniseries | [71] | |
| Idaten | Rin Minobe | Taiga drama | [72] | |
| Jun'ichi | Tamaki | [73] | ||
| Afro Tanaka | Maki | Miniseries | [74] | |
| Nippon Noir: Detective Y's rebellion | Sara Fukami | [75] | ||
| Hitori Kyanpu de Kutte neru | Nanako | Lead role | [74] | |
| 2022 | Lost Man Found | Mari Akutagawa | [76] | |
| Silent | Nana Momomo | [77] | ||
| First Love | Tsunemi | [78] | ||
| Modern Love Tokyo | Mai | Lead role; episode 4 | [79] | |
| 2025 | The Hot Spot | Yumi Isomura | [80] | |
| Series: Seishi Yokomizo Short Stories | Akiko Shiga | |||
| Beauty Salon in Prison | Natsu Komatsubara | [81] | ||
| Then You Try Making It! | Ayumi Yamagishi | Lead role | [82][83] | |
Advertising
- Asahi Breweries "Asahi Cocktail Partner: Colorful Time" national TV commercial, 2012[84]
- Shiseido "Integrate" campaign, 2016[85]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 32nd Hochi Film Award | Best New Artist | Won | [3] |
| 2008 | 21st Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Newcomer | Won | [4] |
| 31st Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomers of the Year | Won | [6] | |
| 29th Yokohama Film Festival | Newcomers of the Year | Won | [5] | |
| 2016 | 39th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [8] |
| 2020 | 34th Takasaki Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | |
| 2023 | 16th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | [86] |
| 2026 | 50th Elan d'or Awards | Elan d'or Award | Won | [87] |
