Akiko Hinagata (雛形あきこ, Hinagata Akiko, born January 27, 1978) is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol.

Akiko Hinagata
Born (1978-01-27) January 27, 1978 (age 46)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1992–present
Known forTelevision drama series
Spouses
Kazuma Yamamoto
(m. 1998; div. 2003)
(m. 2013)
Children1

Career

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Television

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She made her acting debut in 1992 in the TBS drama Obenkyō. In 1994, she was chosen Fuji Television Visual Queen. Two years later, Hinagata received the Golden Arrow Graph prize. In 1997 she was awarded a Special Prize at the 10th annual Japan Glasses Best Dressed Awards.[1] She appeared on the Fuji TV program Iron Chef in 1999 as a judge in two battles.[2] Hinagata has appeared in at least 25 television roles, including the Fuji Television production Ring.[3]

Film

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Hinagata had the assignment of playing herself in a voice role in Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure in Henderland. She also appeared in a Gokudō no Onna-tachi film, and in the 2004 Ghost Shout.

Radio

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Additionally, she has hosted five radio programs. She regularly appears on television variety shows, and has acted on stage. In commercials, she has represented Nissin Foods' ramen and udon, Mitsubishi (now Nippon) Oil, Asahi Soft Drinks' Sawayaka Budō, Pola Cosmetics, and Japan Tobacco's Yamucha-rō beverages. She has released five photo books and published two collections of essays.

Personal life

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In May 1998, Hinagata married with commercial director Kazuma Yamamoto. After she gave birth to her daughter on May 11, 2000, she was able to balance between work and parenting with the help of her fellow mothers. They divorced on November 28, 2003.

In 2013, she remarried with actor Kousei Amano.[4]

Filmography

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Films

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ "前回日本 メガネ ベストドレッサー賞" (in Japanese). IOFT. Archived from the original on 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  2. ^ Iron Chef Database – Judges – Akiko Hinagata – 雛形あきこ – Actress, Model. Retrieved December 29, 2023
  3. ^ "雛形あきこ" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  4. ^ "雛形あきこ&天野浩成の入籍、「仮面ライダー」の仲間たちも祝福 - シネマトゥデイ". Cinematoday.jp. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
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