Mugi Kadowaki

Mugi Kadowaki
門脇 麦
Born (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992 (age 32)
New York, U.S.
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Mugi Kadowaki (門脇 麦, Kadowaki Mugi, born 10 August 1992)[1][2] is a Japanese actress.

Biography

In 2011, Kadowaki debuted in the television drama Misaki Number One!!.[3] At the time of her debut she was signed to Blooming Agency.[4][5]

In 2013, Kadowaki became a hot topic because of a commercial for "Chocola BB Fe Charge (Eisai)", and appeared in the film School Girl Complex Hōsōbu Hen with Aoi Morikawa.[6][7][8] In 2014, she appeared in the film Love's Whirlpool as a college student.[9] The same year, Kadowaki earned her first main role in a drama in NTV's Sailor-fuku to Uchūbito (Alien)〜Chikyū ni Nokotta Saigo no 11-ri〜.[10]

Her special skill was classical ballet, which she had studied for twelve years. During her second year in high school, she realized she had to abandon ballet. She did take advantage of her skills, and appeared in a commercial for Tokyo Gas as a ballerina.[1][11][12][13]

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref(s)
2013 Yae's Sakura Yamamoto Hisae NHK Taiga drama
2015 Mare Minori Teraoka NHK Asadora [14]
2018 Kiss that Kills Saiko Satō NTV
2020–21 Awaiting Kirin Koma NHK Taiga drama [15]
2021 Sekai wo Kaeta Onnanoko Gabrielle (voice) NHK Short drama [16]
2022 Don't Call It Mystery Raika Fuji TV [17]
2023 Nagatan to Ao to: Ichika no Ryōrichō Ichika Kuwanoki WOWOW Lead role [18]
2025 Himitsu – Top Secret Yukiko Miyoshi Fuji TV, Kansai TV [19]

Films

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
2013 School Girl Complex Hōsōbu Hen Chiyuki Mitsuzuka Yūichi Onuma Lead role [6][8]
2014 Love's Whirlpool College student Daisuke Miura [9][20]
2015 Again Nami Sha Sumio Ōmori [21]
2016 Double Life Tama Yoshiyuki Kishi Lead role [22]
Wolf Girl and Black Prince Ayumi Sanda Ryūichi Hiroki
14 That Night Takashi's sister Shin Adachi
2017 Hanagatami Chitose Nobuhiko Obayashi
Miracles of the Namiya General Store Seri Ryūichi Hiroki
Close-Knit Yuka Naoko Ogigami
Her Sketchbook Mami Konuma Masaya Ozaki Lead role [23]
Le coeur régulier Hiromi Vanja d'Alcantara
2018 It's Boring Here, Pick Me Up I Ryūichi Hiroki
Dare to Stop Us Megumi Kazuya Shiraishi Lead role
2019 Chiwawa Miki Ken Ninomiya Lead role
Farewell Song Haru Akihiko Shiota Lead role
Samurai Marathon Yui Bernard Rose
2021 Aristocrats Hanako Yukiko Sode Lead role [24]
Asakusa Kid Chiharu Hitori Gekidan [25]
Your Turn to Kill: The Movie The mysterious woman Noriyoshi Sakuma [26]
2022 The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn Kanae Ryuhei Kitamura [27]
2023 The Dry Spell Yuki Koide Masaya Takahashi [28]
Fly On Takuya Katō Lead role [29]
Old Fox Yang Jun-Mei Hsiao Ya-chuan [30]
2024 Dare to Stop Us 2 Jun'ichi Inoue [31]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2018 42nd Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won [32]
31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actress Dare to Stop Us Nominated
2019 73rd Mainichi Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
61st Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress Won
28th Tokyo Sports Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
Elle Cinema Awards 2019 Elle Best Actress Farewell Song and Chiwawa Won [33]
2020 41st Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress Farewell Song Won [34]
2022 76th Mainichi Film Awards Best Actress Aristocrats Nominated [35]

References

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  24. ^ "Aristocrats". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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  30. ^ "Old Fox". eiga.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  31. ^ "青春ジャック 止められるか、俺たちを2". eiga.com. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
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