Miki Sakai | |
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| Born | Miki Sakai (1978-02-21)February 21, 1978 (age 47) |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Notable credit | Hakusen Nagashi |
| Children | 1 |
Miki Sakai (Sakai Miki, 酒井美紀), born 21 February 1978 inAoi-ku, Shizuoka,[1]Japan is anactress andJ-popidol singer.
As a teenager she made her feature film debut in the 1995Shunji Iwai filmLove Letter playing the role of Itsuki Fujii as a young girl. The film was a huge box-office success and Miki picked up a number of awards for her role including aJapanese Academy Award for 'Newcomer of the Year'.[2]
She also starred inHagusen nagashi (1996) on TV as well as in numerous other television series and movies. Miki's portrayal of the character Tomie in the 2001 horror movieTomie: Re-birth was one of the more popular interpretations of the role.
In January 2008, Miki Sakai appeared in the 10-hour long TV historical dramaTokugawa Fūunroku Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune.
On October 19, 2008, she married a doctor working at a university hospital who is four years older than her.[3] In October 2009, she announced on her official blog that she was pregnant with her first child, and gave birth to her first son in 2010.[4]
In 2019, while continuing her acting career, she announced that she had enrolled in a private graduate school in Tokyo.[5] In March 2023, she reported that she had completed her master's degree in international cooperation studies atToyo Eiwa University.[6]
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1996 | 19thJapan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Love Letter andHimeyuri no Tō | Won | [14] |
| 17th Yokohama Film Festival | Best New Talent | Love Letter | Won | [15] | |
| 1997 | 10thNikkan Sports Film Award | Best Newcomer | Abduction,To Love andNagareita shichinin | Won | [16] |
| 1998 | 21st Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | Abduction | Nominated | [17] |
| 1999 | 23rdElan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Won | [18] |
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