Mika Hijii

{{short description|Japanese actress and gravure idol (born 1982)}}

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{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|肘井美佳|date=July 2012}}

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| native_name = 肘井 ミカ

| native_name_lang = ja

| birth_name = 肘井 美佳 (Hijii Mika)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|10|13}}{{Cite web|url=https://profile.ameba.jp/ameba/mikaringojuice|title=肘井ミカさんのプロフィールページ|website=profile.ameba.jp}}

| birth_place = Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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| alias = {{nihongo|Mikaringo|みかりんご}}

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| years_active = 2001–present

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| agency = Stardust Promotion

| website = [http://www.stardust.co.jp/section3/profile/hijiimika.html Official profile]

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| hair_color = Black

| eye_color = Black

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{{nihongo|Mika Hijii|肘井 ミカ|Hijii Mika|born 肘井 美佳, October 13, 1982 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan}} is a Japanese actress and gravure idol best known for her role as Kaoru Mitsuki in the Garo series. She is also known in the western world for her role as Namiko Takeda in the 2009 martial arts film Ninja and its 2013 sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear. Mika Hijii is affiliated with Stardust Promotion. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Hosei University.

Hijii is an avid practitioner of Kung fu. In 2011, she participated in the team division of the 28th All Japan Wushu Tai Chi Championship. She and Yayoi Kumada, a stunt actress whose work includes Garo, placed fourth.

Hijii speaks fluent English. She studied abroad in New York City from July 2013 to January 2014 and has appeared in English-language education programs on NHK. She has also worked as a reporter for English-language outlets.

In 2019, she married a man who is not in the entertainment industry. The marriage was timed to coincide with the start of Japan's Reiwa era. She wrote on social media that she and her husband wanted to “cherish the joy of being able to build a relationship in a new way in the beginning of the new generation.”{{cite news |last1=Saucedo |first1=Joshua |title=Garo's Mika Hijii Announces Marriage |url=http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2019/05/garos-mika-hijii-announces-marriage/ |accessdate=3 May 2019 |work=The Tokusatsu Network |date=2 May 2019}}

In June 2020, she changed her stage name, spelling her given name in phonetic katakana rather than kanji.