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. She is best known for her work in '' Saya Zamurai'', for which she won a Newcomer of the Year Award at the 35th Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Her sister is child actress Koko Kumada.

Biography

Sea Kumada was born July 18, 2001, in

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, Japan. For the 2011 movie '' Saya Zamurai'', directed by

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, she received one of the seven Newcomer of the Year awards at the 35th Japan Academy Prize ceremony.

Filmography

Films

* (2009,

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) - Mayu Taneda (as a child) * (2009, Toho) - Hikari Sakurai (as a child) * ''Paradise Kiss'' (2011,

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) - Yukari Hayasaka (as a child) * (2011,

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Animation films

* '' Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future'' (2012, Toei) – Fū-chan (voice)

Television dramas

* (April 13 - June 22, 2007,

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'' (October 17 - December 19, 2008, TBS) - young Shizuna * ''

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'' (July 24 - September 25, 2009, TBS) - Rei Hasebe * (August 28, 2009, Fuji TV) - Marina Suzuki * ''

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'' episode 27, "The D Was Watching/The Transparent Magical Lady" (March 21, 2010,

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) - young Lily Shirogane * (April 22 - June 17, 2010, TV Asahi) - Mana Nishikawa * episode 5 (February 27, 2011, TV Asahi) - Yui * ''

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'' series 43, episode 3, (July 18, 2011, TBS) - Okoma * (August 26, 2011, NTV) - Nozomi Izawa * (October 27 - December 22, 2011, TBS) - Sakura Miyamoto * '' Miyabe Miyuki Mystery - Perfect Blue'' episode 8 (November 26, 2012, TBS) - young Akie Asō * episodes 5-6 (May 13/20, 2013, TBS) - Haruna Shimizu * (October 11, 2013, Fuji TV) - Miyuki Inafuku (Miyuki Shimabukuro) * episode 6 (May 19, 2014, TBS) - Haruka Okunuki

Other television

* '' Sore Ike! Anpanman Club'' (2007-2008, BS Nitere) - self * (2008,

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) - self * (2008, NTV)

Awards

* 35th Japan Academy Prize (2012) — Newcomer of the Year

References

External links

Official blog
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumada, Sea 2001 births Living people Japanese child actresses Japanese women television personalities Entertainers from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese actresses