Sei Ashina
Sei Ashina | |
|---|---|
芦名 星 | |
| Born | Aya Igarashi (五十嵐 彩) 22 November 1983 Fukushima, Japan |
| Died | 14 September 2020 (aged 36) |
| Cause of death | Suicide[1][2] |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–2020 |
| Agent | Horipro |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Website | www |
Aya Igarashi (五十嵐 彩, Igarashi Aya, November 22, 1983 – September 14, 2020[1]), known professionally as Sei Ashina (芦名 星, Ashina Sei), was a Japanese actress.[3]
Career[]
She was born Igarashi Aya,[4] and assumed the stage name Sei Ashina. Prior to her acting career, Ashina was a model.[2][1] She made her acting debut in the 2002 Tokyo Broadcasting System Television series The Tail of Happiness (しあわせのシッポ),[2][1] modeling that year in magazines including Shogakukan's CanCam and Shueisha's Pinky, and was best known for starring as Hime in Kamen Rider Hibiki.[5] She was also known for her role as The Girl, an unnamed concubine, in Silk (2007).[6]
On September 14, 2020, Ashina, at age 36, was found dead at her home in Shinjuku by her family[7] after failing to answer calls and messages, in a suspected suicide.[2]
Filmography[]
Movies[]
- Sekai no Owari (2004)
- Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki (2005) - Hime (姫)
- Silk (2007) - The Girl
- Tatoe Sekai ga Owattemo (2007)
- Mayu-Kokoro no Hoshi- (2007)
- Kamui Gaiden (2009)
- NANASE: The Psychic Wanderers (2010)
- Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Engima (2011)
- Killing For The Prosecution (2018)
- Impossibility Defense (2018)
- Perfect World (2018)
- AI Hōkai (2020)
Television[]
- Stand Up!! (2003)
- Dollhouse (ドールハウス) (2004)
- Kamen Rider Hibiki (2005)
- Broccoli (ブロッコリー) (2006)
- (2007)
- (2007)
- (2008)
- Bloody Monday (ブラッディ・マンデイ) (2008)
- Saru Lock (2009)
- Untouchable (2009)
- (2010)
- Watashi wa Shadow (2011)
- Nobunaga no Chef (2013)
- Nobunaga no Chef 2 (2014)
- The Emperor's Cook (2015)
- Specialist (2016)[8]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Schilling, Mark (15 September 2020). "Japanese Actress Ashina Sei Dies at 36". Variety. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Evans, Greg (15 September 2020). "Sei Ashina Dies: 'Silk' Actress Was 36". Deadline. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ 芦名星 (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ 【ヒューマン】ミステリアス女優・芦名星、フジ系ドラマ初主演 (in Japanese). Sankei Digital Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ TV 仮面ライダー響鬼（ヒビキ）. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ 映画 シルク. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "Actress Sei Ashina found dead in suspected suicide". The Japan Times. Tokyo. Kyodo. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ 草なぎ剛主演、連ドラ版『スペシャリスト』に夏菜＆和田正人が新加入 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
External links[]
- HORIPRO SQUARE Talent Profile (in Japanese)
- Sei Ashina at IMDb
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