Akiko Hinagata
{{short description|Japanese actress and former gravure idol (born 1978)}}
{{More footnotes|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Akiko Hinagata
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|01|27}}
| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan
| nationality = Japanese
| occupation = Actress, model
| years_active = 1992–present
| known_for = Television drama series
| notable_works =
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Kazuma Yamamoto|1998|2003|reason=div}}
- {{marriage|Kousei Amano|2013}}
}}
| children = 1
}}
{{Nihongo|Akiko Hinagata|雛形あきこ|Hinagata Akiko|born January 27, 1978}} is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol.
Career
=Television=
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ioft.jp/Concurrent-Events/|title=前回日本 メガネ ベストドレッサー賞|publisher=IOFT|language=Japanese|accessdate=2015-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720135526/http://www.ioft.jp/Concurrent-Events/|archive-date=2015-07-20|url-status=dead}} She appeared on the Fuji TV program Iron Chef in 1999 as a judge in two battles.[https://ironchefdb.com/judges/akiko-hinagata Iron Chef Database – Judges – Akiko Hinagata – 雛形あきこ – Actress, Model]. Retrieved December 29, 2023 Hinagata has appeared in at least 25 television roles, including the Fuji Television production Ring.{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=120854|title=雛形あきこ|publisher=AllCinema|language=Japanese|accessdate=2015-05-15}}
=Film=
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=
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
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0051510 |title=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 |publisher=Cinematoday.jp |date= |accessdate=2013-10-28}}
Filmography
=Films=
- Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure in Henderland (1996), herself (voice)
- Akumu-chan (2014), Noriko Higuchi
- Nomitori Samurai (2018)
=Television=
- Akumu-chan (2012), Noriko Higuchi
- Hana Moyu (2014), Ikumatsu
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080831115206/http://www.suns.fm/talent.html Hinagata Akiko at Suns Entertainment]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071019021832/http://wpb-net.shueisha.co.jp/hinagatablog/ Akiko Hinagata blog]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071114214055/http://www.tvdrama-db.com/jinmei/hinaakik.htm Hinagata Akiko] at TV Drama Database
- {{IMDb name|0385451}}
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