Manami Higa

Manami Higa
Manami Higa
比嘉愛未
Born	June 14, 1986 (age 38); Nakagami, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Agent	Rising Production
Website	www.higamanami.com

Manami Higa (比嘉愛未, Higa Manami, born June 14, 1986) is a Japanese actress. Her mother was a model. She graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Central High School. She gained recognition as an actress when she was selected in an audition of 2,156 people to star in the NHK Asadora Dondo Hare in 2006.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	We Were There:Part 1	Akiko Sengenji		^[2]
2012	We Were There:Part 2	Akiko Sengenji		^[3]
2013	Tokyo Sky Story	Hiromi	Lead role	^[4]
2013	Tobe! Dakota	Chiyoko Morimoto	Lead role	^[5]
2016	Kanon	Ai Kishimoto	Lead role	^[6]
2017	My Teacher	Sachiko Nakajima		^[7]
2018	Code Blue the Movie	Haruka Saejima		^[8]
2021	Love and the Grand Tug-of-war	Atsuko Arima		^[9]
2022	The Master Sake Brewers	Asuka Nagamine	Lead role	^[10]
2023	The Pearl Legacy	Harumi Ōgame	Lead role	^[11]
TBA	Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final	Ami Ikoma		^[12]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2007	Dondo Hare	Natsumi Asakura	NHK	Lead role; Asadora	^[13]
2008–2017	Code Blue	Haruka Saejima	Fuji TV	3 seasons	^[8]
2009	Tenchijin	Kiku-hime	NHK	Taiga drama	^[14]
2012	Morimura Seiichi no Shikai no Fukuryū	Aki Yagiri	TV Asahi		^[15]
2013	Bakken Record o Koete	Haruka Koutari	UHB	Lead role	^[16]
2013	Sousa Ikka Sawamura Keiji	Hatsumi Nagasawa	Fuji TV		^[17]
	Yoidore Kotōji	Oryō	NHK BS		^[18]
	Nouhime 2: Sengoku no Onnatachi	Oichi no Kata	TV Asahi		^[19]
	Sousa Ikka Sawamura Keiji 2	Hatsumi Nagasawa	Fuji TV		^[20]
2014	Matsumoto Seichō Drama Special: Shi no Hassō	Aki Tsumura	Fuji TV		^[21]
	Matsumoto Seichō Tsuyoki Ari	Motoko Miyahara	TV Tokyo		^[22]
	GTO	Honami Fujikawa	KTV	Season 2	^[23]
2015	Alone in Love	Haru Etō	NTV	Lead role	^[24]
2015	Samurai Sensei	Haruka Saeki	TV Asahi		^[25]
2019	Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky	Kōko Maejima	NHK	Asadora	^[13]
2021	Japan Sinks: People of Hope	Kaori Amami	TBS		^[26]
2022	Emergency Interrogation Room: New Year's Special	Ami Ikoma	TV Asahi	Television film	^[12]
2022–2024	She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat	Yuki Nomoto	NHK General TV	Lead role; 2 seasons	^[27]
2023	Ao Haru Ride	Kaoru Ichijō	Wowow		^[28]

References

^ "Manami Higa selected as NHK Asadora heroine". TokyoGraph. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
^ "僕等がいた前篇". eiga.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ "僕等がいた後篇". eiga.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ "Tokyo Sky Tree 1st Anniversary Special Short Film". Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ "Tobe! Dakota cast&staff" (in Japanese). 映画「飛べ！ダコタ」製作支援実行委員会. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ 比嘉愛未、ミムラ＆佐々木希と3姉妹役映画でピアノ演奏初挑戦 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
^ "先生！　、、、好きになってもいいですか？". eiga.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "山下智久、新垣結衣ら『コード・ブルー』、7年ぶりに復活！ 2017年7月放送決定". Crank-in!. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
^ "大綱引の恋". eiga.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ "吟ずる者たち". eiga.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
^ "親のお金は誰のもの法定相続人". eiga.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "劇場版「緊急取調室」に杉咲花、眞島秀和、草刈正雄、比嘉愛未らドラマキャスト集結". natalie. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "なつぞら:"どんど晴れ"比嘉愛未が登場！ 5人目の歴代朝ドラヒロイン". Mantan-web. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ "天地人". TV drama database. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ 土曜ワイド劇場 [Saturday Wide Theater] (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ バッケンレコードを超えて [Bakken Record o Koete Official Website] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting co., Ltd. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ 金曜プレステージ・堂場瞬一サスペンス逸脱～捜査一課・澤村慶司～ (in Japanese). Fuji Television Network, inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ "BS時代劇「酔いどれ小籐次」" (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ 濃姫カムバック！観月ありさ、より濃いドラマ約束 (in Japanese). eiga.com inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ 金曜プレステージ・堂場瞬一サスペンス逸脱～捜査一課・澤村慶司2～ (in Japanese). Fuji Television Network, inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ 松本清張ドラマスペシャル死の発送 [Matsumoto Seichō Drama Special: Shi no Hassō] (in Japanese). Fuji Television Network, inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ 松本清張「強き蟻」 [Matsumoto Seichō Tsuyoki Ari] (in Japanese). TV TOKYO Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ "GTO" (in Japanese). Kansai Telecasting Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ 恋愛時代 [Renai Jidai] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ TV サムライせんせい. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
^ "『日本沈没』小栗旬の母・妻役に風吹ジュン、比嘉愛未　杏の母役に宮崎美子". Crank-in!. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ Cayanan, Joanna (October 18, 2022). "'She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat' Manga Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ "出口夏希×櫻井海音『アオハライド』、比嘉愛未、渡邊圭祐ら全キャスト発表主題歌は足立佳奈". Crank-in!. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[1] "Manami Higa selected as NHK Asadora heroine". TokyoGraph. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

[2] "僕等がいた前篇". eiga.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

[3] "僕等がいた後篇". eiga.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

[4] "Tokyo Sky Tree 1st Anniversary Special Short Film". Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[5] "Tobe! Dakota cast&staff" (in Japanese). 映画「飛べ！ダコタ」製作支援実行委員会. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[6] 比嘉愛未、ミムラ＆佐々木希と3姉妹役映画でピアノ演奏初挑戦 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

[7] "先生！　、、、好きになってもいいですか？". eiga.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

[CodeBlue-8] "山下智久、新垣結衣ら『コード・ブルー』、7年ぶりに復活！ 2017年7月放送決定". Crank-in!. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[9] "大綱引の恋". eiga.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[10] "吟ずる者たち". eiga.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

[11] "親のお金は誰のもの法定相続人". eiga.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

[kintori-12] "劇場版「緊急取調室」に杉咲花、眞島秀和、草刈正雄、比嘉愛未らドラマキャスト集結". natalie. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[asadora-13] "なつぞら:"どんど晴れ"比嘉愛未が登場！ 5人目の歴代朝ドラヒロイン". Mantan-web. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

[14] "天地人". TV drama database. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

[15] 土曜ワイド劇場 [Saturday Wide Theater] (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[16] バッケンレコードを超えて [Bakken Record o Koete Official Website] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting co., Ltd. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[17] 金曜プレステージ・堂場瞬一サスペンス逸脱～捜査一課・澤村慶司～ (in Japanese). Fuji Television Network, inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[18] "BS時代劇「酔いどれ小籐次」" (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[19] 濃姫カムバック！観月ありさ、より濃いドラマ約束 (in Japanese). eiga.com inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[20] 金曜プレステージ・堂場瞬一サスペンス逸脱～捜査一課・澤村慶司2～ (in Japanese). Fuji Television Network, inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[21] 松本清張ドラマスペシャル死の発送 [Matsumoto Seichō Drama Special: Shi no Hassō] (in Japanese). Fuji Television Network, inc. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[22] 松本清張「強き蟻」 [Matsumoto Seichō Tsuyoki Ari] (in Japanese). TV TOKYO Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[23] "GTO" (in Japanese). Kansai Telecasting Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[24] 恋愛時代 [Renai Jidai] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

[25] TV サムライせんせい. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

[26] "『日本沈没』小栗旬の母・妻役に風吹ジュン、比嘉愛未　杏の母役に宮崎美子". Crank-in!. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[27] Cayanan, Joanna (October 18, 2022). "'She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat' Manga Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[28] "出口夏希×櫻井海音『アオハライド』、比嘉愛未、渡邊圭祐ら全キャスト発表主題歌は足立佳奈". Crank-in!. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

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