Mio Imada (今田 美桜, Imada Mio, born 5 March 1997) is a Japanese actress and model from Fukuoka. Imada began her acting and modelling career in 2015 after being labelled “Prettiest Girl in Fukuoka” by a local advertising agency. Her acting big break was in 2018 when she was cast as Airi Maya for notable Japanese drama series Boys Over Flowers Season 2.[1]
Mio Imada | |
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今田美桜 | |
Born | Fukuoka, Japan | March 5, 1997
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Years active | 2013—present |
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Website | imadamio |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | The Edge of Sin | Satomi Sugimoto | [2] | |
2017 | Comeback Night | Hong Kong film | [1] | |
Double Mints | [2] | |||
Bus Jack Returns | Sanae Shiratori | [3] | ||
Kalanchoe no Hana | Tsukino Ichinose | Lead role; short film | [4] | |
Demekin | Aki | [5] | ||
2019 | You Shine in the Moonlit Night | Riko Hirabayashi | [6] | |
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising | Slice (voice) | [7] | ||
2020 | Stolen Identity 2 | Ryōko Niwa | [8] | |
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku | Yūki Morita | [9] | ||
2021 | Tokyo Revengers | Hinata Tachibana | [10] | |
2023 | As Long as We Both Shall Live | Miyo Saimori | [11] | |
Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 1 | Hinata Tachibana | [12] | ||
Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 2 | Hinata Tachibana | [13] |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Watashi wa Chichi ga Kirai Desu | CM talent | NHK BS-P | [14] | |
Kowabon | Kaori (voice) | KBC | Episode 8 | [15] | |
2017 | Fugitive Boys | Mami Hoshino | Fuji TV | [2][16] | |
Detective Yugami | Ikumi Mori | Fuji TV | Episode 2 | [17] | |
The Public Enemy | Riko | Fuji TV | [18] | ||
2018 | Kioku | Hana Adachi | Fuji TV Next | [19] | |
Boys Over Flowers Season 2 | Airi Maya | TBS | [20] | ||
Honkowa: True Horror Stories: Summer 2018 | Yuko Fujimoto | Fuji TV | Short drama | [21] | |
Suits | Sari Tanimoto | Fuji TV | [22] | ||
2019 | Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom | Yuzuki Suwa | NTV | [23] | |
2019–21 | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Nurse Masako Oma | TV Asahi | Seasons 6 and 7 | [24] |
2020 | Hanzawa Naoki: Episode 0 | Hitomi Hamamura | TBS | Television film | [25] |
Hanzawa Naoki | Hitomi Hamamura | TBS | Season 2 | [25] | |
Daddy is My Classmate | Hiroko Yamamoto | NTV | [26] | ||
2021 | Love Deeply | Aika Miyamae | NTV | [27] | |
Welcome Home, Monet | Riko Marianna Jinno | NHK | Asadora | [28] | |
2022 | Bad Girl: Glass Ceiling Crushers | Maririn Tanaka | NTV | Lead role | [29] |
2023 | The Last Man: The Blind Profiler | Yūki Agatsuma | TBS | [30] | |
Trillion Game | Kirika Kokuryu | TBS | [31] | ||
2025 | Anpan | Nobu Asada | NHK | Lead role; Asadora | [32] |
Year | Association | Award | Nominee/Work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | 22nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actress – Spring | Boys Over Flowers Season 2 | Nominated | [44] |
97th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Boys Over Flowers Season 2 | Nominated | [45] | |
Yahoo! Search Awards | Actress Category | Mio Imada | Won | [46] | |
#MVI – Most Valuable Instagrammer in Japan | Trend Category | Won | [47] | ||
2022 | 45th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Tokyo Revengers | Won | [48] |
2024 | 48th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Won | [49] |