Emi Wakui (和久井 映見, Wakui Emi, born 8 December 1970 in Yokohama) is a Japanese actress.[1][2] She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 1994 Best Actress award for her performance in Rainbow Bridge (Niji no Hashi),[3] and the 1992 awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Newcomer for her performance as Seiko Kawashima in My Sons.[4]

Emi Wakui
和久井 映見
Born (1970-12-08) 8 December 1970 (age 53)
Yokohama, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
AgentAlpha Agency
Spouse
(m. 1995; div. 2003)
Children1
Websitewww.alpha-agency.com/artist/wakui

The drama starring in the 1990, Tokyo Cinderella Story in 1994, Pure in 1996 , and Virgin Road in 1997 were all hits and gained high ratings.

Personal life

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In November 1995, Wakui married actor Masato Hagiwara, with whom she co-starred in the TV drama Natsuko no Sake. She gave birth to a son in October 1999.[5] She and Hagiwara divorced in July 2003, with Wakui taking custody of their son.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1989 Beppin no Machi
1990 Boku to, bokura no natsu Lead role
1991 No Worries on the Recruit Front
My Sons Seiko Kawashima
1992 Angel: Boku no Uta wa Kimi no Uta Kaori Amano Lead role
1993 Rainbow Bridge Chiyo Lead role
1995 Birthday Present Lead role
2004 Tange Sazen: Hyakuman Ryo no Tsubo
The Taste of Tea
School Wars: Hero
2005 Makoto
2006 Sinking of Japan
Tsubakiyama's Send Back
Say Hello for Me [7]
2009 Feel the Wind [8]
2010 The Lady Shogun and Her Men [9]
2011 Princess Toyotomi [10]
2012 Robo-G [11]
2014 In the Hero [12]
2015 Again [13]
2018 My Retirement, My Life Nozomi Fujisawa [14]
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Sakura's mother (voice) [15]
2019 Strawberry Song Kōta's mother [16]
2020 Our Story Yuriko Chitani [17]
2021 The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window Noriko Mikado [18]
2022 Radiation House: The Movie Nagisa Ōmori [19]
2023 Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love Naoko Uchida [20]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1988 Hana no Asuka-gumi!
1994 Natsuko no Sake Natsuko Saeki Lead role
Tokyo Cinderella Story Yukiko Matsui Lead role [21]
1996 Pure Yuka Orihara Lead role [22]
1997 Virgin Road Kazumi Sakurai Lead role [23]
1998 A Woman Striking a Blow Kaoru Yoshimura Lead role
2000 Friends Risa Hiura
2002 Dakishimetai Mikiko Sawada Lead role, TV movie
2003 Musashi Rin Taiga drama
2006 Kōmyō ga Tsuji Nōhime Taiga drama [24]
2008 Chiritotechin Itoko Wada Asadora
2009 The Waste Land Yoshiko Iki [25]
2010 Wagaya no Rekishi Machiko Hasegawa Mini-series [26]
2012 Taira no Kiyomori Ikenozenni Taiga drama [27]
2015 The Last Cop Kanako Suzuki [28]
The Emperor's Cook Empress Teimei [29]
2017 Hiyokko Aiko Nagai Asadora [30]
2019–21 Radiation House Nagisa Ōmori 2 seasons [19]
2020 Our Sister's Soulmate Takako Yoshioka [31]
2021 Reach Beyond the Blue Sky Shibusawa Ei Taiga drama [32]
2023 What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Kōdai-in Taiga drama [33]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
1991 4th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting Actress My Sons and No Worries on the Recruit Front Won [34]
1992 15th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Won [35]
Best Supporting Actress Won [35]
13th Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Won [36]
65th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Supporting Actress My Sons Won [37]
16th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won [38]
1994 17th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Rainbow Bridge Won [39]
2008 1st Tokyo Drama Award Best Supporting Actress Chiritotechin Won [40]

References

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  2. ^ 和久井映見 [Emi Wakui's Profile] (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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  4. ^ 第15回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. ^ "プレイバック芸能スキャンダル史 裁判を抱えていた萩原聖人が和久井映見と電撃結婚". Nikkan Gendai. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. ^ "プレイバック芸能スキャンダル史 裁判を抱えていた萩原聖人が和久井映見と電撃結婚". Nikkan Gendai. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  7. ^ そのときは彼によろしく (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  8. ^ 風が強く吹いている (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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  11. ^ 映画 ロボジー. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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  13. ^ 映画 アゲイン 28年目の甲子園. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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  15. ^ "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Film's Trailer Previews sumika Songs". Anime News Network. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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  17. ^ "小説の神様 君としか描けない物語". eiga.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  18. ^ "さんかく窓の外側は夜". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  19. ^ a b "窪田正孝主演「ラジエーションハウス」映画化! "チームラジハ"が史上最大の困難に立ち向かう". eiga.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  20. ^ "翔んで埼玉 琵琶湖より愛をこめて". eiga.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  21. ^ "妹よの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  22. ^ "ピュアの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  23. ^ "バージンロードの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  24. ^ "功名が辻". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  25. ^ "不毛地帯の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  26. ^ "「わが家の歴史」を彩る昭和の著名人たち 1". Fuji TV. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Female cast revealed for NHK's new taiga drama, Taira no Kiyomori". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  28. ^ Hulu初のオリジナルドラマは唐沢寿明主演「THE LAST COP」。日テレでも今夏放送 (in Japanese). Impress Corporation. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  29. ^ TBS official website (in Japanese)
  30. ^ "ひよっこ; 名女優2人のプロレスに反響 菅野美穂「前の日からドキドキ、変な緊張」". Mantan-web. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  31. ^ "King & Prince 高橋海人が有村架純の弟役に 藤木直人、小池栄子、奈緒ら『姉ちゃんの恋人』出演へ". Real Sound. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  32. ^ "2021年大河ドラマ「青天を衝け」出演者発表!<第1弾>". NHK. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  33. ^ "『どうする家康』和久井映見、"秀吉"ムロツヨシと夫婦役「どんな風になるのか…」". Oricon. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  34. ^ "日刊スポーツ映画大賞 歴代受賞者・作品". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  35. ^ a b "第15回 日本アカデミー賞(1992年)". eiga.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  36. ^ "第13回ヨコハマ映画祭: 1991年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival homepage. 30 October 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  37. ^ "1991年度キネマ旬報ベストテン". Cinema1987 Online. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  38. ^ "エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧". All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  39. ^ "第17回 日本アカデミー賞(1994年)". eiga.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  40. ^ "東京ドラマアウォード 2008". International Drama Festival in Tokyo. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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