Minami (actress)


Minami Bages, known professionally as Minami, is a Japanese actress of half French descent.

Biography

Minami was born in Tokyo, Japan on 22 September 1986. She is internationally known for her role as Shogo Kawada's girlfriend Keiko Onuki in the critically acclaimed Japanese film Battle Royale.

Career

She was previously employed under Horipro, a giant Japanese model and talent agency. She acted in the 2006 Japanese drama film Humoresque: Sakasama no Chou.
She has acted in films including Toso Kuso Tawake, Lament of the Lamb, Robo Rock and Detroit Metal City, and Yukan Club. She also starred in the Hanazakari No Kimitachi E special, in which she portrays a character named Julia.

Modeling

Minami is a regular print model for Japanese fashion magazines, as well as appearing in other magazines such as mina, SEDA, Phat Photo, Dolce Vita and 26ans. She is also a regular model for Shiseido Majolica Majorica, and often appears on their website. She also has featured on many advertisements for both Shisheido and Lotte Pione.

Filmography

Films

Television series

  • 2004 Cheer Heaven as Tamura Miho
  • 2007 Getsuyou Golden
  • 2007 Operation Mystery Second File as Ogawa Saori
  • 2007 Yūkan Club as Kenbishi Yuri
  • 2008 Loss Time Life as Yoshida Yukari
  • 2008 Save the Future・Boku no shima/Kanojo no Sango as Inoue Shiori
  • 2009 Hanazakari no Kimitachi e as Julia Maxwell
  • 2009 OL Nippon as Yabe Sakura
  • 2009 The Quiz Show as Mika
  • 2010 Trick Shinsaku Special 2 as Sasaki Kikushi
  • 2011 Banquet of the Lower Class as Miyagi Tamao
  • 2011 Human Metamorphosis as Tomura Toshiko
  • 2011 Yujo Mameshiba as Kitajo Yoshiki
  • 2012 Person of Destiny as Jahana Michi
  • 2022 Kaze yo Arashi yo as Ichiko Kamichika
  • 2022 ''First Love''