Ai Hashimoto (橋本 愛, Hashimoto Ai, born 12 January 1996) is a Japanese actress, fashion model and singer.

Ai Hashimoto
橋本 愛
Born (1996-01-12) January 12, 1996 (age 28)
Occupations
Years active2008–present
AgentSony Music Artists
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Early life and career

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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]

Filmography

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Films

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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 [12]
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 [13]
Parasyte: Part 1 Satomi Murano
Adult Drop Anne Irie
2015 Little Forest: Winter & Spring Ichiko Lead role [14]
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
2017 A Beautiful Star Akiko [15]
Parks Jun Lead role [16]
2018 It's Boring Here, Pick Me Up I Lead role [17]
Oz Land Yayoi Tamachi [18]
2019 21st Century Girl Lead role; anthology film [19]
2020 Good-Bye Keiko Mizuhara [20]
Hold Me Back Satsuki [21]
2022 xxxHolic Zashiki-warashi [22]
To Every You I've Loved Before Kazune Takigawa (voice) [23]
To Me, the One Who Loved You Kazune Takigawa (voice) [24]
2024 After the Fever Sanae Lead role [25]
Happiness Tsukiko Kunikida [26]
The Voices at War Mieko Wada [27]
The Hotel of My Dream Sudō [28]
2025 As for Me Kanako Saotome Lead role [29]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance Hikaru Baba
2013 Hard Nuts Kurumi Nanba Lead role
Amachan Yui Adachi Asadora [30]
2014 All About My Siblings Kazumi Nagahara
2018 Segodon Suga Taiga drama [31]
Dele Yuriko Episode 5
2019 Idaten Koume Taiga drama [32]
Nodoka no Niwa Motoko Asahina Lead role
Our Dearest Sakura Yuri
2020 Pareto's Miscalculation Satomi Makino Lead role
2021 Sekai wo Kaeta Onnanoko Ada Lovelace (voice) Short drama [33]
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky Odaka Chiyo Taiga drama [34]
2023 A Day-Off of Hana Sugisaki Midori Episodes 5 and 6 [35]
2025 Unbound Tei Taiga drama [31]

Video on demand

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House Momoko [36]

TV anime

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Natsunagu! Natsuna Keyaki Lead role [37]

Radio

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020– Hashimoto Ai no Kokonishikanai Dokoka e Host [38]

Dubbing

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Discography

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Awards and nominations

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Hashimoto attending the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2015
Year Award ceremony Award Result Ref.
2013 34th Yokohama Film Festival Best Newcomer Won [40]
86th Kinema Junpo Awards Best New Actress Won
36th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Won
2014 38th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Won [41]
2018 72nd Mainichi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [42]

References

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  1. ^ "AFRO FUKUOKA 「VOICE」vol.41 橋本愛". 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  2. ^ a b 星原克也「女優魂 橋本愛 14歳飛躍の幕開け」,『熊本日日新聞』(Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun) January 1, 2011, 新年号第2部.
  3. ^ a b 「阿川佐和子のこの人に会いたい 第1048回」『週刊文春』文藝春秋 新春特大号 (December 25, 2014 publication) p.194-198
  4. ^ 橋本愛 恐怖と緊張に成長?. Web R25 (in Japanese). Yahoo. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. ^ "最年少は13歳!セブンティーンモデル2009が決定". ウォーカープラス. 角川マガジンズ. 2009-08-18. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ^ Lee, Maggie (14 October 2010). ""Confessions" a highly stylized, powerful thriller". Reuters.
  7. ^ Schilling, Mark (10 August 2010). "'Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo (The Kirishima Thing)'". The Japan Times.
  8. ^ "Dai 36-kai Nihon Akademī Shō yūshū sakuhin" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  9. ^ "『キネマ旬報ベスト・テン』橋本愛、新人賞女優賞受賞". Oricon. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  10. ^ "『告白』から貞子まで 橋本愛" [From Confessions to Sadako: Ai Hashimoto]. Cinema Today. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  11. ^ Abid Rahman (August 1, 2024). "Tokyo Film Festival Reveals 2024 Competition Jury Members". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "桐島、部活やめるってよ". eiga.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "リトル・フォレスト 夏・秋". eiga.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "リトル・フォレスト 冬・春". eiga.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "美しい星". eiga.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "PARKS パークス". eiga.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "ここは退屈迎えに来て". eiga.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "オズランド 笑顔の魔法おしえます。". eiga.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  19. ^ "21世紀の女の子". eiga.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "グッドバイ 嘘からはじまる人生喜劇". eiga.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  21. ^ "のん&橋本愛、7年ぶり共演で再び"親友"に「これ以上ない相手でした」". Oricon. 20 October 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  22. ^ "映画「xxxHOLiC」神木隆之介演じる四月一日に恋をする座敷童役に橋本愛". Natalie. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
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  24. ^ "君を愛したひとりの僕へ". eiga.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  25. ^ "熱のあとに". eiga.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  26. ^ "ハピネス". eiga.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  27. ^ "劇場版 アナウンサーたちの戦争". eiga.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  28. ^ "私にふさわしいホテル". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  29. ^ "早乙女カナコの場合は". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  30. ^ "あまちゃんの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  31. ^ a b "橋本愛:大河3度目の主人公妻役 25年「べらぼう」で"激動の蔦重の後半生を共に歩む"ていに". Mantan-web. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  32. ^ "いだてん〜東京オリムピック噺(ばなし)〜の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  33. ^ "門脇麦と橋本愛が声の出演、偉人の少女期にスポット当てた「世界を変えた女の子」放送". Natalie. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  34. ^ "2021年大河ドラマ「青天を衝け」出演者発表!<第1弾>". NHK. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  35. ^ "「杉咲花の撮休」に上白石萌歌、橋本愛、光石研、若葉竜也、岡部たかし、芋生悠ら出演". Ntalie. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  36. ^ "「舞妓さんちのまかないさん」Netflixでドラマ化!監督は是枝裕和、森七菜&出口夏希のW主演". Natalie. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  37. ^ Rafael Antonio Pineda (November 21, 2019). "Kumamoto Prefecture's Natsunagu! Anime Casts Ai Hashimoto, Shigeru Chiba". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  38. ^ "橋本愛:初の冠レギュラー番組がスタート MBSラジオで「ここにしかないどこかへ」放送". Mantan-web. 27 November 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  39. ^ "橋本愛、スーパーガール役で実写吹き替え声優初挑戦『ザ・フラッシュ』". Cinema Cafe. May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  40. ^ "第34回ヨコハマ映画祭 2012年日本映画個人賞". homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  41. ^ "エランドール賞:能年、福士、橋本愛がそろって新人賞 授賞式はあまちゃん祭り". Mantan-web. 6 February 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  42. ^ "毎日映画コンクールノミネート発表! 菅田将暉主演『あゝ、荒野』が最多11ノミネート". Cinema Cafe. 15 December 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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