is a Japanese actress. Having starred in various blockbusters and popular television shows since her teenage years, she is one of Japan's most prominent figures in the modern-day entertainment industry. Hamabe won the New Generation Award at the 2011 Toho Cinderella Audition and subsequently began her film career the following year. She gained fame by playing Meiko Honma in the live-action version of the TV series '' Anohana'' (2015), and later made her breakthrough playing the lead in the

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''Let Me Eat Your Pancreas'' (2017); with the latter earning her Newcomer of the Year at the 41st Japan Academy Prize. Hamabe subsequently starred in '' The Great War of Archimedes'' (2019), '' Cursed in Love'', ''The Promised Neverland'' (both 2020), '' Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Part 2'' (2021), and ''One Day, You Will Reach the Sea'' (2022). In 2023, she co-starred with

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in the television drama '' Ranman'' and

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''. Her acting in ''Godzilla Minus One'' along with ''Shin Kamen Rider'' attained her international recognition and she won Best Supporting Actress at the 66th Blue Ribbon Awards.

Early life and career

Hamabe was born on August 29, 2000, in

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. She started off her career by winning the New Generation Award at the ''7th Toho Cinderella Audition''. She has since starred in numerous films and dramas, with many of them being live-action adaptations of popular

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and video games. Hamabe gained widespread fame for her role in Japan for her role in the live-action film '' Let Me Eat Your Pancreas'', which tells the story of a terminally ill girl's relationship with her introvert male classmate who happens to find out about her illness by accident. The film was the 5th highest-grossing film in Japan in 2017. Hamabe was awarded the Newcomer Of The Year Award at the '' 41st Japan Academy Film Prize'', with the film itself being nominated for the Picture of the Year award at the same ceremony. In 2019, Hamabe starred in the film '' The Great War of Archimedes''. The film grossed over 1.9 billion yen in Japan is amongst the highest-grossing film of 2019 in Japan. In 2020, Hamabe co-starred with

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and Yukino Kishii in the live-action adaptation of the manga '' Cursed in Love''. Hamabe also appeared in the film ''Murders At The House of Death'' in 2020. The film has grossed over 1 billion yen and is the 20th highest-grossing film in Japan for the year 2020. In December 2020, Hamabe starred in the live-action film ''

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''. The film has since grossed over 2.1 billion yen in Japan, making it amongst the highest-grossing film of 2021 in Japan. Hamabe starred in the drama ''Dr. White'' in 2022. The drama is based on the novels ''Dr. White: Senrigan no Karute'' (published 2015 by Kadokawa) and ''Dr. White: Kami no Shindan'' (published 2019 by Kadokawa) by

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. Hamabe also appeared alongside Sho Hirano in the SP drama ''Seito ga Jinsei wo Yarinaoseru Gakko''. Hamabe again starred alongside Yukino Kishii in the film ''One Day, You Will Reach the Sea (Yagate Umi e to Todoku)'' which was released in April 2022. Hamabe was chosen directly by NHK without audition as the 108th ''

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'' heroine by ''

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'' whereby she starred alongside

as the wife of Kamiki's character. Filming for the ''Asadora'', titled '' Ranman'' (らんまん), began in fall 2023. She appeared in two major films in 2023:

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's live-action superhero film '' Shin Kamen Rider'' and played a similar character to that of ''Ranman'' in

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''.

Personal life

Hamabe has a Pomeranian pet dog she calls "Popu-chan". She is close friends with fellow actors Takumi Kitamura and Kanna Hashimoto.

Filmography

Films

Television

Other television

Music video appearances

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* at Toho Ent. * at

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