Hikari Mitsushima

Hikari Mitsushima was born on Nov 30, 1985 in Japan. Hikari Mitsushima's big-screen debut came with Rebirth of Mothra II directed by Kunio Miyoshi in 1997. Hikari Mitsushima is known for Quartet directed by Nobuhiro Doi, Takako Matsu stars as Maki Maki and Hikari Mitsushima as Suzume Sebuki. Hikari Mitsushima has got 8 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Hikari Mitsushima achieved is Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. The upcoming new tvshow Hikari Mitsushima plays is Quartet - Season 1 which will be released on Jan 16, 2023.

The short-haired Mitsushima Hikari was born in Okinawa, which is Japan's southernmost prefecture and mostly occupied by the American military since World War II. Mitsushima's grandmother was French-American. Her siblings are a model, a basketball player and an actor. Hikari began her entertainment career in the band Folder and all-girl Folder 5 between 1997 and 2003. before beginning acting intermittently. She did some gravure modelling. She began taking on consistent acting roles in 2009 with Pride and Sion Sono's exotic Love Exposure. Her performance in Love Exposure won her accolades. Hikari starred in the comedy Sawako Decides (2010), which was written and directed by Yuya Ishii, whom she subsequently married in late 2010. They divorced less than six years later. Hikari won the award for Best Actress at the Fantasia Film Festival. The film itself won the award for Best Feature.