Hinano Yoshikawa
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Hinano Yoshikawa is a Japanese
actress, fashion model and singer.
, Japan
. She started her fashion model career at the age of 14 and still is a model.
She made her acting debut in 1997 in Moonlight Serenade
(Setouchi munraito serenade). The following year she made her international debut in Jean-Pierre Limosin's Tokyo Eyes
, a Franco
-Japanese film, in which she played Hinano. This movie earned her the Best Debut Actress award at the Japanese Professional Movie Awards
in 1999.
The first TV series she appeared in was The Last Song
(Seikimatsu no uta) broadcast in 1998.
In 1999, Yoshikawa married Izam, singer of the pop rock band Shazna
, only to file for separation two months later and divorce two months after that. Both the marriage and divorce caused a scandal.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
actress, fashion model and singer.
Life and career
Yoshikawa was born on December 21, 1979, in Higashikurume, TokyoHigashikurume, Tokyo
is a city located in western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 116,006 and a population density of 8,980 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She started her fashion model career at the age of 14 and still is a model.
She made her acting debut in 1997 in Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade is an album by the American singer-songwriter Carly Simon. It is her 22nd studio album , and her fourth album of pop standards....
(Setouchi munraito serenade). The following year she made her international debut in Jean-Pierre Limosin's Tokyo Eyes
Tokyo Eyes
Tokyo Eyes is a 1998 French-Japanese thriller-romance film, starring Shinji Takeda and Hinano Yoshikawa, directed by French film/documentary maker Jean-Pierre Limosin...
, a Franco
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-Japanese film, in which she played Hinano. This movie earned her the Best Debut Actress award at the Japanese Professional Movie Awards
Japanese Professional Movie Awards
The are an annual Japanese film award. The first awards were given to films made in 1991....
in 1999.
The first TV series she appeared in was The Last Song
The Last Song
UK limited edition 7" green vinyl* Side A: "The Last Song" * Side B: "Time Stands Still" -Composition:According to lead singer Tyson Ritter in a 2003 interview with MTV about the new single, he said the song came to being after he "got inspired to write something that wasn't about an all-girl...
(Seikimatsu no uta) broadcast in 1998.
In 1999, Yoshikawa married Izam, singer of the pop rock band Shazna
Shazna
Shazna was a Japanese visual kei rock band originally active from 1993 to 2000. The band started on the relatively harder side of rock, but upon signing to a major label switched to a softer more pop sound. They became one of the most popular visual kei bands of the 1990s, together with Malice...
, only to file for separation two months later and divorce two months after that. Both the marriage and divorce caused a scandal.
Cinema
- Moonlight Serenade (1997, film) (Setouchi munraito serenade), 1997
- Tokyo EyesTokyo EyesTokyo Eyes is a 1998 French-Japanese thriller-romance film, starring Shinji Takeda and Hinano Yoshikawa, directed by French film/documentary maker Jean-Pierre Limosin...
, 1998 - Inu no eiga (lit. Dog's Movie), 2005
- Who's Camus Anyway? (Kamyu nante shiranai), 2005
- Haunted HighwayHaunted highwayHaunted highway or road refers to streets, roads or highways which are the subject of folklore and urban legends, including rumors and reports of ghostly apparitions, ghostly figures, phantom hitchhikers, phantom vehicles, or other paranormal phenomena....
(Death Ride), 2006
TV series
- The Last Song (TV series) (Seikimatsu no uta), 1998
- Waratte iitomoWaratte Iitomois a Japanese variety show aired every weekday on Fuji TV. The show is hosted by Tamori and has run since 1982. The show is produced in the Studio Alta building located in Shinjuku, Tokyo...
, 2000-2002 - Golden BowlGolden BowlGolden bowl can refer to:*The Golden Bowl, 1904 novel by Henry James*The Golden Bowl , 2000 film adapted from the book*Goldenbowl lily, a member of the Calochortus genus....
(Gōruden bouru), 2002