Int’l Star You Should Know: Fumi Nikaido
Early Start
Born in 1994 in Naha, Okinawa, Fumi Nikaido got off to an early start in show business, appearing in her first TV drama, “Juken no kamisama,” in 2007, and her first theatrically released feature film, actor-director Koji Yakusho’s family comedy “Toad’s Oil,” in 2009.
Bad-girl/Good-girl
A fan of the Sex Pistols, Nikaido likes to binge on classic films and manga — among her favorites is “Bukkomi no taku,” a rough-edged 1990s comic about bikers and delinquents. She also speaks fluent English and has won admission to Tokyo’s prestigious Keio U.
Honor-bound
In 2011, her performance as the abused girlfriend of actor Shota Sometani’s moody, violent hero in Sion Sono’s “Himizu” won her (and Sometani) the new young actor and actress awards at the Venice Film Festival.
Breathing Lessons
Nikaido has acquired a reputation for speaking her mind in public, minus the usual politesse. At a PR event for the 2013 thriller “Brain Man,...
Born in 1994 in Naha, Okinawa, Fumi Nikaido got off to an early start in show business, appearing in her first TV drama, “Juken no kamisama,” in 2007, and her first theatrically released feature film, actor-director Koji Yakusho’s family comedy “Toad’s Oil,” in 2009.
Bad-girl/Good-girl
A fan of the Sex Pistols, Nikaido likes to binge on classic films and manga — among her favorites is “Bukkomi no taku,” a rough-edged 1990s comic about bikers and delinquents. She also speaks fluent English and has won admission to Tokyo’s prestigious Keio U.
Honor-bound
In 2011, her performance as the abused girlfriend of actor Shota Sometani’s moody, violent hero in Sion Sono’s “Himizu” won her (and Sometani) the new young actor and actress awards at the Venice Film Festival.
Breathing Lessons
Nikaido has acquired a reputation for speaking her mind in public, minus the usual politesse. At a PR event for the 2013 thriller “Brain Man,...
- 4/11/2014
- by Mark Schilling
- Variety - TV News
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