, known professionally as , is a Japanese actress of half French descent.

Biography

Minami was born in Tokyo, Japan on 22 September 1986. She is internationally known for her role as Shogo Kawada's girlfriend Keiko Onuki in the critically acclaimed Japanese film '' Battle Royale''.

Career

She was previously employed under

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, a giant Japanese model and talent agency. She acted in the 2006 Japanese drama film ''Humoresque: Sakasama no Chou'' (literally ''Humoresque: The Upside Down Butterfly''). She has acted in films including ''Toso Kuso Tawake'', ''Lament of the Lamb'', ''Robo Rock'' and ''Detroit Metal City'', and ''Yukan Club''. She also starred in the ''Hanazakari No Kimitachi E'' special, in which she portrays a character named Julia.

Modeling

Minami is a regular print model for Japanese fashion magazines, as well as appearing in other magazines such as mina, SEDA, Phat Photo, Dolce Vita and 26ans. She is also a regular model for Shiseido Majolica Majorica, and often appears on their website. She also has featured on many advertisements for both Shisheido and Lotte Pione.

Filmography

Films

* 2000 '' Battle Royale'' (バトルロワイアル) as Onuki Keiko * 2002 ''Yumeko's Nightmare'' (惨劇館夢子) as Okuyo Yumeko * 2003 ''Embraced by Mana'' (マナに抱かれて) as Emi * 2004 ''Problem Free Us'' (問題のない私たち) as Shiozaki Maria * 2005 '' Tomie: Revenge'' (富江 REVENGE) as Fuyugi Yukiko * 2006 ''Humoresque: Sakasama no Chou'' (ユモレスク〜逆さまの蝶〜) as Sonny * 2007 ''

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'' (さくらん) as Wakagiku * 2007 ''Tōbō Kuso Tawake'' (逃亡くそたわけ) as Hanachan * 2007 ''Robo☆Rock'' (Robo☆Rock) as Kiriko * 2008 '' Detroit Metal City'' (デトロイト・メタル・シティ) as Nina * 2010 ''Vengeance Can Wait'' (乱暴と待機) as Nanase * 2012 '' Afro Tanaka'' (アフロ田中) as Sacchan * 2015 '' Her Granddaughter'' * 2018 ''

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'' as Hana * 2019 ''Tezuka's Barbara'' * 2020 ''

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'' as Aileen * 2023 ''Rohan at the Louvre'' as Emma Noguchi * 2023 ''Confess to Your Crimes'' as Misaki Kamiya * 2024 ''Kaze yo Arashi yo'' as Ichiko Kamichika

Television series

* 2004 ''Cheer Heaven'' (天国への応援歌チアーズ〜チアリーディングにかけた青春〜) as Tamura Miho * 2007 ''Getsuyou Golden'' (月曜ゴールデン) * 2007 ''Operation Mystery Second File'' (怪奇大作戦セカンドファイル) as Ogawa Saori * 2007 '' Yūkan Club'' as Kenbishi Yuri * 2008 ''Loss Time Life'' (ロス:タイム:ライフ) as Yoshida Yukari * 2008 ''Save the Future・Boku no shima/Kanojo no Sango'' (Save the Future・僕の島/彼女のサンゴ) as Inoue Shiori * 2009 ''

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e , also known by the abbreviation IkePara, is a Teen drama, teen Romantic comedy, romantic-comedy Japanese television drama planned by Hiroyuki Gotō for Fuji TV and Kyodo TV, based on Hana-Kimi, the ''shōjo'' manga series of the same title by ...

'' as Julia Maxwell * 2009 ''OL Nippon'' (OLにっぽん) as Yabe Sakura * 2009 ''The Quiz Show'' (ザ・クイズショウ) as Mika * 2010 ''Trick Shinsaku Special 2'' (Trick 新作スペシャル 2) as Sasaki Kikushi * 2011 ''Banquet of the Lower Class'' (下流の宴) as Miyagi Tamao * 2011 '' Human Metamorphosis'' as Tomura Toshiko * 2011 ''Yujo Mameshiba'' (幼獣マメシバー) as Kitajo Yoshiki * 2012 ''Person of Destiny'' (運命の人) as Jahana Michi * 2022 ''Kaze yo Arashi yo'' as Ichiko Kamichika * 2022 '' First Love''

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Japanese people of French descent 1986 births Living people Japanese female models Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Actresses from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese editors Japanese women editors