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Mio Imada

Mio Imada 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.

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Mio Imada
Born (1997-03-05) March 5, 1997
Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2013—present
AgentContents Three
Modeling information
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Hair colorblack
Eye colorbrown
Japanese name
Kanji今田 美桜
Hiraganaいまだ みお
Transcriptions
RomanizationImada Mio
Websiteimadamio.com

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

Biography

Imada was born on March 5, 1997, in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture.2 She is the eldest of three sisters.3

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 The Edge of Sin Satomi Sugimoto 4
2017 Comeback Night Hong Kong film 1
Double Mints 4
Bus Jack Returns Sanae Shiratori 5
Kalanchoe no Hana Tsukino Ichinose Lead role; short film 6
Demekin Aki 7
2019 You Shine in the Moonlit Night Riko Hirabayashi 8
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Slice (voice) 9
2020 Stolen Identity 2 Ryōko Niwa 10
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku Yūki Morita 11
2021 Tokyo Revengers Hinata Tachibana 12
2023 As Long as We Both Shall Live Miyo Saimori 13
Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 1 Hinata Tachibana 14
Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 2 Hinata Tachibana 15
2024 Doctor-X: The Movie Masako Ohma 16
At the Bench Lead role; anthology film 17
2025 Trillion Game: The Movie Kirika Kokuryu 18
The Last Man: The Movie – First Love Yūki Agatsuma 19
2026 The Swan and the Bat Mirei Shiraishi Lead role 20

Television drama

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Watashi wa Chichi ga Kirai Desu CM talent 21
Kowabon Kaori (voice) Episode 8 22
2017 Fugitive Boys Mami Hoshino 423
Detective Yugami Ikumi Mori Episode 2 24
The Public Enemy Riko 25
2018 Kioku Hana Adachi 26
Boys Over Flowers Season 2 Airi Maya 27
Honkowa: True Horror Stories: Summer 2018 Yuko Fujimoto Short drama 28
Suits Sari Tanimoto 29
2019 Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom Yuzuki Suwa 30
Don't You Think Girls Who Talk in Hakata Dialect Are Cute? Herself Single-episode drama 31
2019–21 Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon Masako Ohma Seasons 6 and 7 32
2020 Hanzawa Naoki: Episode 0 Hitomi Hamamura Television film 33
Hanzawa Naoki Hitomi Hamamura Season 2 33
Daddy is My Classmate Hiroko Yamamoto 34
2021 Love Deeply Aika Miyamae 35
Welcome Home, Monet Riko Marianna Jinno Asadora 36
2022 Bad Girl: Glass Ceiling Crushers Maririn Tanaka Lead role 37
2023 The Last Man: The Blind Profiler Yūki Agatsuma 38
Trillion Game Kirika Kokuryu 39
2025 Anpan Nobu Asada Lead role; Asadora 40

Video games

Other television

Web series

  • #Koe Dake Tenshi (January – March 2018, AbemaTV), Megumi45

Commercials

Music videos

  • Yoshitaka Taira – Hataraku Hitotachi (2015)
  • The Love – Hajimari no Uta (February 28, 2016)
  • Generations from Exile Tribe – Namida (June 4, 2016)
  • Maco – Sweet Memory (November 9, 2017)52
  • Vaundy – Hashire Sakamoto (March 1, 2025)53

Dubbing

Live-action
Animation

Awards and nominations

Year Association Award Nominee/Work Result Ref.
2018 22nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Supporting Actress – Spring Boys Over Flowers Season 2 Nominated 56
97th Television Drama Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Boys Over Flowers Season 2 Nominated 57
Yahoo! Search Awards Actress Category Herself Won 58
#MVI – Most Valuable Instagrammer in Japan Trend Category Won 59
2022 45th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Tokyo Revengers Won 60
2024 48th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won 61
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