Hinako Saeki
Hinako Saeki (佐伯 日菜子, Saeki Hinako) is a Japanese actress who was born on February 16, 1977, in Nara, Japan. Probably her best-known role was as Sadako Yamamura in Rasen, the 1998 sequel to the horror film Ring.
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Born | Nara Prefecture, Japan | February 16, 1977
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1994–present |
Website | http://www.nifty.com/hinako/ |
She has also appeared in a handful of other popular Japanese horror films including Uzumaki (2000) which was based on a Junji Ito manga of the same name, and Eko Eko Azaraku: Misa the Dark Angel (1998). In addition, she played a featured role as the character Colonel in Mamoru Oshii's Assault Girls (2009). She also portrayed in Ultraman X as the Underground Woman/Ryoko Mabuse.
She is also familiar in China for her role as Sadako in the sequel to the Hong Kong TV drama series, My Date with a Vampire II.
Personal life
She was previously married to football player Daisuke Oku, though that marriage ended in divorce. He died in a traffic collision on October 17, 2014.[1]
Filmography
Films
- It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994)
- A Quiet Life (1995)
- Eko Eko Azaraku: Misa the Dark Angel (1998)
- Rasen (1998) as Sadako Yamamura
- Uzumaki (2000)
- Aesop's Game (2019)
- Kamaishi Ramen Monogatari (2023)[2]
- Nightmare Resort (2023)[3]
Television
- Eko Eko Azarak (1997)[4]
- My Date with a Vampire II (2000) as Sadako
- Sand Whale and Me (2017) as KFC
References
- "Former Japan international Oku dies following car crash". 2014-10-17.
- "釜石ラーメン物語". eiga.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- "リゾートバイト". eiga.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- "EKO EKO AZARAK エコエコアザラク(1997)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
External links
- Hinako Saeki's page on Ringworld
- Hinako Saeki's page on Snowblood Apple reviews
- Hinako Saeki's Official Site (Japanese Only)
- Hinako Saeki on Twitter
- Hinako Saeki on Facebook
- Hinako Saeki on Instagram