Emi Wakui

Emi Wakui (和久井 映見, Wakui Emi, born 8 December 1970 in Yokohama) is a Japanese actress.[1][2] She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 1994 Best Actress award for her performance in Rainbow Bridge (Niji no Hashi),[3] and the 1992 awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Newcomer for her performance as Seiko Kawashima in My Sons.[4]

Emi Wakui
和久井 映見
Born (1970-12-08) 8 December 1970
Yokohama, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
AgentAlpha Agency
Spouse
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(m. 1995; div. 2003)​
Children1
Websitewww.alpha-agency.com/artist/wakui

The drama starring in the 1990, Imouto yo in 1994, Pure in 1996 , and Virgin Road in 1997 were all hits and gained high ratings.

Personal life

In November 1995, Wakui married actor Masato Hagiwara, with whom she co-starred in the TV drama Natsuko no Sake. She gave birth to a son in October 1999.[5] She and Hagiwara divorced in July 2003, with Wakui taking custody of their son.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Director(s) Other notes Ref.
1989 Beppin no Machi Takahito Hara
1990 Boku to, bokura no natsu Yutaka Kohira Lead role
1991 No Worries on the Recruit Front Shusuke Kaneko
My Sons Seiko Kawashima Yoji Yamada
1992 Angel: Boku no Uta wa Kimi no Uta Kaori Amano Takayoshi Watanabe Lead role
1993 Rainbow Bridge Chiyo Zenzo Matsuyama Lead role
1995 Birthday Present Michio Mitsuno Lead role
2004 Tange Sazen: Hyakuman Ryo no Tsubo Toyoshi Tsuda
The Taste of Tea Katsuhito Ishii
School Wars: Hero Ikuo Sekimoto
2005 Makoto Ryoichi Kimizuka
2006 Sinking of Japan Shinji Higuchi
Tsubakiyama's Send Back Keita Kōno
Say Hello for Me Yūichirō Hirakawa [7]
2009 Feel the Wind Sumio Ōmori [8]
2010 The Lady Shogun and Her Men Fuminori Kaneko [9]
2011 Princess Toyotomi Masayuki Suzuki [10]
2012 Robo-G Shinobu Yaguchi [11]
2014 In the Hero Masaharu Take [12]
2015 Again Sumio Ōmori [13]
2018 My Retirement, My Life Nozomi Fujisawa Takeo Kikuchi
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Sakura's mother (voice) Shin'ichirō Ushijima [14]
2019 Strawberry Song Kōta's mother Shintarō Sugawara
2020 Our Story Yuriko Chitani Shigeaki Kubo
2021 The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window Noriko Mikado Yukihiro Morigaki [15]
2022 Radiation House: The Movie Nagisa Ōmori Masayuki Suzuki [16]
2023 Fly Me to the Saitama 2 Naoko Uchida Hideki Takeuchi [17]

Television
Year Title Role Network Other notes Ref.
1988 Hana no Asuka-gumi! Fuji TV
1994 Natsuko no Sake Natsuko Saeki Fuji TV Lead role
Tokyo Cinderella Story Yukiko Matsui Fuji TV Lead role
1996 Pure Yuka Orihara Fuji TV Lead role
1997 Virgin Road Kazumi Sakurai Fuji TV Lead role
1998 A Woman Striking a Blow Kaoru Yoshimura Fuji TV Lead role
2000 Friends Risa Hiura TBS
2002 Dakishimetai Mikiko Sawada NHK Lead role, TV movie
2003 Musashi Rin NHK Taiga drama
2006 Kōmyō ga Tsuji Nōhime NHK Taiga drama
2008 Chiritotechin Itoko Wada NHK Asadora
2009 Fumō Chitai Yoshiko Iki Fuji TV
2010 Wagaya no Rekishi Machiko Hasegawa Fuji TV Mini-series
2012 Taira no Kiyomori Ikenozenni NHK Taiga drama [18]
2015 The Last Cop Kanako Suzuki NTV [19]
The Emperor's Cook Empress Teimei TBS [20]
2017 Hiyokko Aiko Nagai NHK Asadora [21]
2019–21 Radiation House Nagisa Ōmori Fuji TV 2 seasons [16]
2020 Our Sister's Soulmate Takako Yoshioka Fuji TV [22]
2021 Reach Beyond the Blue Sky Shibusawa Ei NHK Taiga drama [23]
2023 What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Kōdai-in NHK Taiga drama [24]

Awards
Year Award Category Work(s) Result
1991 4th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting Actress My Sons and No Worries on the Recruit Front Won
1992 15th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Won
Best Supporting Actress Won
13th Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Won
65th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Supporting Actress My Sons Won
16th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won
1994 17th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Rainbow Bridge Won
2008 1st Tokyo Drama Award Best Supporting Actress Chiritotechin Won

References
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  2. 和久井映見 [Emi Wakui's Profile] (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. 第 17 回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  4. 第15回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. "プレイバック芸能スキャンダル史 裁判を抱えていた萩原聖人が和久井映見と電撃結婚". Nikkan Gendai. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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  7. そのときは彼によろしく (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  8. 風が強く吹いている (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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  10. プリンセス トヨトミ (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  11. 映画 ロボジー. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  12. 映画 イン・ザ・ヒーロー. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  13. 映画 アゲイン 28年目の甲子園. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  14. "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Film's Trailer Previews sumika Songs". Anime News Network. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  15. "さんかく窓の外側は夜". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  16. "窪田正孝主演「ラジエーションハウス」映画化！ "チームラジハ"が史上最大の困難に立ち向かう". eiga.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  17. "翔んで埼玉 琵琶湖より愛をこめて". eiga.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  18. "Female cast revealed for NHK's new taiga drama, Taira no Kiyomori". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  19. Hulu初のオリジナルドラマは唐沢寿明主演「THE LAST COP」。日テレでも今夏放送 (in Japanese). Impress Corporation. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  20. TBS official website (in Japanese)
  21. "ひよっこ: 名女優2人のプロレスに反響 菅野美穂「前の日からドキドキ、変な緊張」". Mantan-web. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  22. "King & Prince 高橋海人が有村架純の弟役に 藤木直人、小池栄子、奈緒ら『姉ちゃんの恋人』出演へ". Real Sound. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  23. "2021年大河ドラマ「青天を衝け」出演者発表！＜第１弾＞". NHK. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  24. "『どうする家康』和久井映見、"秀吉"ムロツヨシと夫婦役「どんな風になるのか…」". Oricon. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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