Akari Takaishi
Acting
Biography
Takaishi Akari is a Japanese actress represented by Avex Management under the acting division. She debuted as a stage actress in 2016, with "人魚外伝～Anecdote of Mermaid～" where she is most active. She began acting in smaller roles for movies in 2017, and in television in 2020 as well as acting in commercials and music videos.
Born: December 19, 2002
Place of Birth: Miyagi, Japan
Known For
地縛少年花子くん -The Musical-
Mr. Mikami's Classroom
Takashi Mikami, a University of Tokyo graduate, joins the Ministry of Education to reform Japan's education but is disillusioned by its reality. Transferred to a private high school, he takes a stand against the authorities, using his role as a teacher to push for change.
On Summer Sand
This story begins with a protagonist whose sense of time has halted due to the grief of losing his son, now abandoned by his wife, and his sudden cohabitation with his 17-year-old niece left behind by his sister. A man who has lost love, a woman who has renounced love, and a girl who knows nothing of love... As they confront their respective pains, their journey of discovering faint sprouts of hope in hearts as parched as summer sand is depicted—a poignant yet tender masterpiece where sorrow and warmth intertwine.
The Ghost Writer's Wife
In Meiji-era Matsue, a fallen samurai’s daughter and a lonely foreign teacher connect through ghost stories and an unlikely friendship.
Glass Heart
An aspiring drummer suddenly loses her spot in the band. But when a brilliant musician recruits her for his new band, her life takes a passionate turn.
The Hotel of my Dream
In 1984, an up-and-coming writer named Aida Taiju has her career crushed by off-hand criticism from an established author, Higashijujo-sensei. They end up holed up writing in the same hotel historically favoured by authors in the Jimbocho publishing district. Swearing revenge, Taiju makes Higashijujo miss his writing deadline by pretending to be a different person, and entangles her editor into the ruse. They become entangled in a long-lasting feud of revenge where Taiju uses her acting background and pretends to be various different women in order to have her revenge on Higashijujo or blackmail him. Based on a novel by Asako Yuzuki from 2012.
My Worst Friend
Hotaru (Makita Aju), a college senior on a job-hunting losing streak, finds her childhood friend Miharu (Takaishi Akari) her nemesis. Miharu responds to disputes in their classroom with a fair argument and overcomes various accidents with her ingenuity, always basking in the dazzling spotlight. Wanting to be like Miharu, Hotaru applies for the employment exam acting a girl someone like Miharu and she passes the first paper screening. Still puzzled by the situation, she continues to lie with a smile for the following interview, and the next, and the next... (Source: TV Japan)
Apollo's Song
After a tragic mistake leads to his childhood friend’s death, Shougo Chikaishi is cursed by a goddess to fall in love with the same woman in every reincarnation, only to die before they can be together. Trapped in an endless cycle across worlds, he must confront his past and the love he once feared.
Secret × Warrior Phantomirage!
Kokomi, Saki, and Yotsuba are three middle schoolers and friends who lead different lifestyles. One day, they meet Kumachi, a talking teddy bear who was sent by his master named Phandy to search for the "Gyaku Jewels", a human heart source treasure that can grant wishes. Kumachi later chooses them to become Phantomirage, a Robin Hood styled phantom thieves of justice in order to fight against Reverse Police, a group of bad cops who always arrest good people by turning them into their dark selves. Phantomirage must purify their stolen hearts allowing them to become normal and return their treasure by granting their wishes.
Train Otaku Michiko, 20,000 km.
Ohganeku Michiko, who works in the planning sales department of a famous furniture maker, had a traumatic experience with her ex-boyfriend in the past. Being a railway otaku for 10 years, she uses her free time to visit train stations on local lines nationwide where she meets various people, enjoys the scenery and delicacies.
Filmography
as Saki Yamada
as Matsuno Toki
as Yukino Sakurai
as Yuko Kawakami
as Fumika Matsuoka
as Hiromi Watari
as Rinna Mikado
as Haruka Chigira
as Higashijūjō Miwako
as Chiharu Seto
as Chisato Sugimoto
as Kimi Sakunaga (voice)
as Kasane Sugihara
as Chisato Sugimoto
as Yasuko
as Saki Yamada
as Miharu Kagiya
as Saki Yamada
as Nobuko Uchida
as Ochiai Mikoto
as Chisato Sugimoto
as Natsumi Yamashita
as Kaya Saimori
as Kurumi [18 years old]
as Beast Kashimoto
as Hatsumoto Nyaa
as Araki Hikari [Michiko's Junior Coworker]
as Kanna
as Nezuko Kamado
as Chisato Sugimoto
as Yashiro Nene
as Nene Yashiro
as Rika
as Ritsuka Fujimaru (Female)
as Hidaka Nanoha / Setsuko
as Nezuko Kamado