is a Japanese actress.
Early life and career
Hashimoto was born in
Kumamoto
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2.
had a populat ...
,
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture t ...
, the second of three daughters.
[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.] In 2008, Hashimoto won the HUAHUA audition held by Newcome;
[「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] her mother had chosen Hashimoto for the audition because she had the strongest facial complexion out of the three sisters.
In 2009, Hashimoto was selected as the youngest "Miss Seventeen" by fashion magazine
''Seventeen'', alongside
Emi Kudo,
Arisa Takada and
Alice Hirose
is a Japanese actress and former model. She has a younger sister, Suzu Hirose, who is also a model and actress.
Filmography Television series
Films
Commercials
* Takamiya Gakuen - ''Yoyogi Seminar'' (2009-2010)
* Tomy - ''Love Digi'' Seri ...
, out of 5,267 applicants.
The same year, she debuted as an actress in the movie ''Give and Go'', portraying a deaf girl who is absorbed in basketball.
Hashimoto appeared in ''
Confessions'' in 2010 and starred in ''
The Kirishima Thing'' in 2012, for which she won new face awards from the
Japan Academy
The Japan Academy ( Japanese: 日本学士院, ''Nihon Gakushiin'') is an honorary organisation and science academy founded in 1879 to bring together leading Japanese scholars with distinguished records of scientific achievements. The Academy is ...
and ''
Kinema Junpo
, commonly called , is Japan's oldest film magazine and began publication in July 1919. It was first published three times a month, using the Japanese ''Jun'' (旬) system of dividing months into three parts, but the postwar ''Kinema Junpō'' ha ...
''.
She also appeared as
Sadako
Sadako is a Japanese name, commonly used for women. The same name can be written with a variety of kanji, and the meanings of the name differ accordingly:
*, "chaste child"; the same characters can also be read as a Korean female given name, Jeong ...
in ''
Sadako 3D
is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, loosely based on the novel ''S (Suzuki novel), S'' by Koji Suzuki (writer), Koji Suzuki. The film is both a soft reboot of the series and a loose sequel to ''Spiral (1998 film), Sp ...
''.
In 2024, Hashimoto was appointed Jury member at the
2024 Tokyo International Film Festival for its section 'International competition'.
On December 31, she left
Sony Music Artists
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (imaging and sensing), S ...
and transferred to the new agency Eden.
Filmography
Films
Television
TV anime
Radio
Dubbing
*''
The Flash
The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...
'' (Kara Zor-El / Supergirl (
Sasha Calle
Sasha Calle (; born August 7, 1995) is an American actress. She starred in the soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' from 2018 to 2021, for which she received a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award. She made her film debut as Supergirl in the ...
))
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Official Site
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashimoto, Ai
1996 births
Living people
Actors from Kumamoto Prefecture
21st-century Japanese actresses
Japanese female models
Japanese women singers
People from Kumamoto Prefecture