Fumi Nikaido (Actress and model)

Fumi Nikaido is a Japanese actress and fashion model from Okinawa.

Native name: 二階堂ふみ (NIKAIDŌ Fumi)
Occupation: Actress and model
Birthplace: Naha, Okinawa
Born: September 21, 1994 (age 21)
Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)
Blood type: O
Debuted: 2007
Genres: Films, TV dramas
Office: Sony Music Artists

History

Nikaido had been a regular in teen fashion magazines before making her acting debut with a prominent supporting role in Koji Yakusho’s 2009 directorial debut, Toad’s Oil.

She quickly made a name for herself as a film actress by winning the Marcello Mastroianni Award (best newcomer) at the 68th Venice International Film Festival for her performance in Sion Sono’s Himizu. Her co-star in the film, Shota Sometani, also won the award.

Filmography as actor

Year	Movie	Role
2015	Kono Kuni no Sora	Satoko
2015	Jinuyo Saraba: Kamuroba Mura e
2015	Misono Universe	Kasumi
2014	Hibi Rock	Saki Utagawa
2014	The World of Kanako	Endo
2014	My Man	Hana
2013	Au revoir l’été	Sakuko
2013	Why Don’t You Play in Hell?	Mitsuko
2013	Mourning Recipe	Imo
2013	The Brain Man	Noriko Midorikawa
2012	Lesson of Evil	Reika Katagiri
2012	The Boy Inside	Kie
2012	Himizu	Keiko Chazawa
2011	Looking for a True Fiancée
2011	The Warped Forest
2011	Ringing in Their Ears	Michiko
2009	Toad’s Oil	Hikari Horie, Takuya's girlfriend
2008	Sorasoi	Fuujoshi

Latest news

Fumi Nikaido and Hiroki Hasegawa to star in "Kono Kuni no Sora"

Fumi Nikaido and Hiroki Hasegawa are starring in an upcoming film by prolific screenwriter Haruhiko Arai titled Kono Kuni no Sora (This Country's Sky). The movie marks Arai's first...

2 years ago
New preview clip for Yu Irie's "Hibi Rock" features Fumi Nikaido performing as pop idol Saki Utagawa

Film company Shochiku has released a new clip to promote Yu Irie's live-action adaptation of Katsumasa Enokiya's rock 'n' roll manga Hibi Rock. The clip features a scene in which the formerly...

2 years ago
Fumi Nikaido to play idol in live-action "Hibi Rock"

Fumi Nikaido has joined the cast of Yu Irie's upcoming live-action adaptation of Katsumasa Enokiya's Hibi Rock manga. She'll play a top idol named Saki Utagawa who's...

2 years ago
Koji Yakusho and rookie actress Nana Komatsu to star in Tetsuya Nakashima’s "Kawaki"

Today it was announced that Koji Yakusho will star in Tetsuya Nakashima’s Kawaki (lit. “Thirst”), a movie adaptation of Akio Fukamachi’s debut novel Hateshinaki Kawaki, winner of the 3rd...

3 years ago
Kengo Kora joins the cast of Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s "My Man"

Today it was revealed that actor Kengo Kora will appear in Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s My Man, an upcoming film adaptation of Kazuki Sakuraba’s Naoki Prize-winning novel Watashi no Otoko.Kora first met...

3 years ago
Tadanobu Asano and Fumi Nikaido to star in Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s "My Man"

On Tuesday it was announced that Tadanobu Asano and Fumi Nikaido will star in Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s upcoming film My Man. It was also revealed that veteran actor Tatsuya Fuji will also play a...

3 years ago
More cast members revealed for Takashi Miike’s "Lesson of Evil"

Today more cast members were announced for Takashi Miike’s upcoming psychological thriller, Lesson of Evil (Aku no Kyoten).Most notably, Fumi Nikaido and Shota Sometani will once again appear...

4 years ago