Miki Sakai


Miki Sakai, born 21 February 1978 in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan is an actress and J-pop idol singer.
As a teenager she made her feature film debut in the 1995 Shunji Iwai film Love Letter playing the role of Itsuki Fujii as a young girl. The film was a huge box-office success and Miki picked up a number of awards for her role including a Japanese Academy Award for 'Newcomer of the Year'.
She also starred in Hagusen nagashi on TV as well as in numerous other television series and movies. Miki's portrayal of the character Tomie in the 2001 horror movie Tomie: Re-birth was one of the more popular interpretations of the role.
In January 2008, Miki Sakai appeared in the 10-hour long TV historical drama Tokugawa Fūunroku Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune.
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Personal life

On October 19, 2008, she married a doctor working at a university hospital who is four years older than her. In October 2009, she announced on her official blog that she was pregnant with her first child, and gave birth to her first son in 2010.
In 2019, while continuing her acting career, she announced that she had enrolled in a private graduate school in Tokyo. In March 2023, she reported that she had completed her master's degree in international cooperation studies at Toyo Eiwa University.

Filmography

Film

Love Letter, young Itsuki FujiiHimeyuri no Tō Nagareita shichinin Abduction, MayoTo Love, Mitsu MoritaJuvenile, Noriko KinoshitaTomie: Re-birth, Tomie KawakamiSamayou Yaiba, Wakako KijimaKamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals Tomie: Unlimited, Tomie You Are Brilliant Like a Spica Talking the Pictures Akira and Akira Shinpei, Ms. KōdaMt. Fuji and Happiness Code, Aya Ando

Television

Hakusen Nagashi, Sonoko NanakuraHakusen Nagashi: Spring at Age 19, Sonoko NanakuraHakusen Nagashi: The Wind at Age 20, Sonoko NanakuraAoi Tokugawa Sandai, Tokugawa MasakoHakusen Nagashi: The Poem of Travels, Sonoko NanakuraHakusen Nagashi: Age 25, Sonoko NanakuraHakusen Nagashi: The Final – Even as the Times of Dreaming have Passed, Sonoko NanakuraTokugawa Fūunroku Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, Oei
  • ''Because We Forget Everything''