Manami Higa
Japanese actress
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Manami Higa (比嘉 愛未, Higa Manami; born June 14, 1986) is a Japanese actress. Her mother was a model. She graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Central High School. She gained recognition as an actress when she was selected in an audition of 2,156 people to star in the NHK Asadora Dondo Hare in 2006.[1]
Manami Higa | |
|---|---|
比嘉 愛未 | |
| Born | June 14, 1986 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Agent | Rising Production |
| Website | www |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Letters from Kanai Nirai | Misaki Taira | [2] | |
| 2007 | The Prisoner | [3] | ||
| 2012 | We Were There:Part 1 | Akiko Sengenji | [4] | |
| We Were There:Part 2 | Akiko Sengenji | [5] | ||
| 2013 | Tokyo Sky Story | Hiromi | Lead role | [6] |
| Tobe! Dakota | Chiyoko Morimoto | Lead role | [7] | |
| 2016 | Kanon | Ai Kishimoto | Lead role | [8] |
| 2017 | My Teacher | Sachiko Nakajima | [9] | |
| 2018 | Code Blue the Movie | Haruka Saejima | [10] | |
| 2021 | Love and the Grand Tug-of-war | Atsuko Arima | [11] | |
| 2022 | The Master Sake Brewers | Asuka Nagamine | Lead role | [12] |
| 2023 | The Pearl Legacy | Harumi Ōgame | Lead role | [13] |
| 2025 | Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final Movie | Ami Ikoma | [14] | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dondo Hare | Natsumi Asakura | Lead role; Asadora | [15] |
| 2008–2017 | Code Blue | Haruka Saejima | 3 seasons | [10] |
| 2009 | Tenchijin | Kiku-hime | Taiga drama | [16] |
| 2012 | Morimura Seiichi no Shikai no Fukuryū | Aki Yagiri | [17] | |
| 2013 | Bakken Record o Koete | Haruka Koutari | Lead role | [18] |
| 2013 | Sousa Ikka Sawamura Keiji | Hatsumi Nagasawa | [19] | |
| Yoidore Kotōji | Oryō | [20] | ||
| Nouhime 2: Sengoku no Onnatachi | Oichi no Kata | [21] | ||
| Sousa Ikka Sawamura Keiji 2 | Hatsumi Nagasawa | [22] | ||
| 2014 | Matsumoto Seichō Drama Special: Shi no Hassō | Aki Tsumura | [23] | |
| Matsumoto Seichō Tsuyoki Ari | Motoko Miyahara | [24] | ||
| GTO | Honami Fujikawa | Season 2 | [25] | |
| 2015 | Alone in Love | Haru Etō | Lead role | [26] |
| Samurai Sensei | Haruka Saeki | [27] | ||
| 2019 | Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky | Kōko Maejima | Asadora | [15] |
| 2021 | Japan Sinks: People of Hope | Kaori Amami | [28] | |
| 2022 | Emergency Interrogation Room: New Year's Special | Ami Ikoma | Television film | [14] |
| 2022–2024 | She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat | Yuki Nomoto | Lead role; 2 seasons | [29] |
| 2023 | Ao Haru Ride | Kaoru Ichijō | [30] | |