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Hikari Mitsushima
Hikari Mitsushima was born on 30 November 1985 in Kagoshima, Japan and entered the entertainment world at a remarkably young age. A graduate of the renowned Okinawa Actors School, she debuted in 1997 as a teenage idol singer, joining the J‑pop groups Folder and Folder 5, where her bright vocals quickly captured a teen audience. In the same year she made her acting debut, portraying Shiori Uchiura in the kaiju film Rebirth of Mothra II, marking the start of a dual‑track career that would see her balance music, television and film. Her early television work included a memorable role as Elly in Ultraman Max (2005), and she soon transitioned to more serious cinema, appearing as Sayu Yagami in the 2006 adaptation of Death Note. Throughout the late 2000s Mitsushima continued to expand her artistic range, starring in Shaolin Girl (2008) and delivering a striking performance as Yōko Ozawa in Sion Sono’s critically acclaimed Love Exposure (2008), a role that earned her both national and international attention.
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Given Name: Hikari Mitsushima
Born: Kagoshima, Japan
Citizenship: Japanese
Birthday: November 30, 1985
Occupations: Actress, Singer, Model
Years Active: 1997-present
Spouses: Yuya Ishii
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Movies Featuring Hikari Mitsushima
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Tormented
Smuggler
A Chorus of Angels
Woman
The End of Summer
Rinco’s Restaurant
Sawako Decides
Still, Life Goes On
Hello! Junichi
All About My Siblings
Saving My Stupid Youth
Goodbye to Our Kindergarten
Love Strikes!
Totto Television
Love Exposure: The TV-Show
Prison Break
Prison Princesses
Kakekomi
Life and Death on the Shore
Traces of Sin
The Confidence Man JP
The Bucket List
Kidnap Tour
Arthouse Ultraman
Ultraman Max
Death Note
Exte: Hair Extensions
Death Note: The Last Name
Spaghetti Code Love
Riverside Mukolitta
Ten Count to the Future
I Am Makimoto
Rebirth of Mothra II
Make the Last Wish
Kakera: A Piece of Our Life
Shaolin Girl
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
Kaguya
On Summer Sand
Be Sure to Share
Tang
Cocoon: Aru Natsu no Shoujo-tachi yori
The Brightest Sun
All Lives
Career Timeline
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2025
On Summer Sand
Asako Kawakami
Cocoon: Aru Natsu no Shoujo-tachi yori
Mayu (voice)
The Brightest Sun
2011
Tormented
Kiriko Imazato
Smuggler
Chiharu Tanuma
Goodbye to Our Kindergarten
Mari Yoshiki
Love Strikes!
Itsuka Nakashiba
2009
Make the Last Wish
Minami / Hana
Kakera: A Piece of Our Life
Haru
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
Haru Yasuoka
Be Sure to Share
Schoolgirl
1000
Woman
Koharu Aoyagi
Still, Life Goes On
Futaba Toyama
All About My Siblings
Hikari Sato
Saving My Stupid Youth
Risa Hachiya
Totto Television
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Love Exposure: The TV-Show
Yoko
Prison Princesses
Futaba Wakai
The Confidence Man JP
Ultraman Max
Elly
Ten Count to the Future
Aoi Orihara
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