Mugi Kadowaki

Mugi Kadowaki (門脇 麦, Kadowaki Mugi, born 10 August 1992)[1][2] is a Japanese actress.

Mugi Kadowaki
門脇 麦
Born (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992 (age 31)
New York, U.S.
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Biography

In 2011, Kadowaki debuted in the television drama, Misaki Number One!!.[3] At the time of her debut she was signed to Blooming Agency.[4][5]

In 2013, Kadowaki became a hot topic because of a commercial for "Chocola BB Fe Charge (Eisai)", and appeared in the film School Girl Complex Hōsōbu Hen with Aoi Morikawa.[6][7][8] In 2014, she appeared in the film Love's Whirlpool as a college student.[9] The same year, Kadowaki earned her first main role in a drama in NTV's Sailor-fuku to Uchūbito (Alien)〜Chikyū ni Nokotta Saigo no 11-ri〜.[10]

Her special skill was classical ballet, which she had studied for twelve years. During her second year in high school, she realized she had to abandon ballet. She did take advantage of her skills, and appeared in a commercial for Tokyo Gas as a ballerina.[1][11][12][13]

Filmography

TV series

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef(s)
2013Yae's SakuraYamamoto HisaeNHKTaiga drama
2015MareMinori TeraokaNHKAsadora[14]
2018Kiss that KillsSaiko SatōNTV
2020–21Awaiting KirinKomaNHKTaiga drama[15]
2021Sekai wo Kaeta OnnanokoGabrielle (voice)NHKShort drama[16]
2022Don't Call It MysteryRaikaFuji TV[17]
2023Nagatan to Ao to: Ichika no RyōrichōIchika KuwanokiWOWOWLead role[18]

Films

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotesRef(s)
2013School Girl Complex Hōsōbu HenChiyuki MitsuzukaYūichi OnumaLead role[6][8]
2014Love's WhirlpoolCollege studentDaisuke Miura[9][19]
2015AgainNami ShaSumio Ōmori[20]
2016Double LifeTamaYoshiyuki KishiLead role[21]
Wolf Girl and Black PrinceAyumi SandaRyūichi Hiroki
14 That NightTakashi's sisterShin Adachi
2017HanagatamiChitoseNobuhiko Obayashi
Miracles of the Namiya General StoreSeriRyūichi Hiroki
Close-KnitYukaNaoko Ogigami
Her SketchbookMami KonumaMasaya OzakiLead role[22]
Le coeur régulierHiromiVanja d'Alcantara
2018It's Boring Here, Pick Me UpIRyūichi Hiroki
Dare to Stop UsMegumiKazuya ShiraishiLead role
2019ChiwawaMikiKen NinomiyaLead role
Farewell SongHaruAkihiko ShiotaLead role
Samurai MarathonYuiBernard Rose
2021AristocratsHanakoYukiko SodeLead role[23]
Asakusa KidChiharuHitori Gekidan[24]
Your Turn to Kill: The MovieThe mysterious womanNoriyoshi Sakuma[25]
2022The Three Sisters of Tenmasou InnKanaeRyuhei Kitamura[26]
2023The Dry SpellYuki KoideMasaya Takahashi[27]
Fly OnTakuya KatōLead role[28]
Old FoxYang Jun-MeiHsiao Ya-chuan[29]
2024Dare to Stop Us 2Jun'ichi Inoue[30]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)ResultRef.
2018The 42nd Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHerselfWon
The 31st Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest ActressDare to Stop UsNominated
2019The 73rd Mainichi Film AwardsBest ActressNominated
The 61st Blue Ribbon AwardsBest ActressWon
The 28th Tokyo Sports Film AwardsBest ActressNominated
2020The 41st Yokohama Film FestivalBest ActressFarewell SongWon[31]
2022The 76th Mainichi Film AwardsBest ActressAristocratsNominated[32]

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