Kanna Hashimoto
Kanna Hashimoto is a Japanese actress and former singer who began her career as a member of the Japanese idol girl group Rev. from DVL and has starred in a number of films, many of which are live-action adaptations of popular manga and anime series.
Career
When Hashimoto was in third grade, she signed with the agency Active Hakata in her hometown, Fukuoka. She became a member of the all-female pop group Rev. from DVL. In 2011, Hashimoto appeared in the movie I Wish.In 2013, Hashimoto gained national attention when a photo of her taken at one of Rev. from DVL's live performances went viral on 2channel and Twitter. Praised for her natural beauty, she was given titles such as "beyond cute local idol", "beyond angelic idol", and "a talent appearing once in a millennium." In 2015, a web poll conducted by My Navi Student declared her the Cutest Idol from both the men's choices and women's choices list.
In 2015, she portrayed Ritsu the robot student in the live-action Assassination Classroom film.
In 2016, she starred in , a "spiritual sequel" to the 1981 film Sailor Suit and Machine Gun. She portrays title character Izumi Hoshi, a high school girl who was a former teenage delinquent and becomes the boss of yakuza. She also sang the cover theme song from the 1981 film originally sung by Hiroko Yakushimaru. Her rendition of the song reached number 11 on Oricon's charts and charted for 7 weeks.
Hashimoto starred as teenage alien girl Kagura in the Gintama live-action film in 2017, and later reprised the role in a sequel film in 2018.
She portrayed Kokomi Teruhashi in the live-action The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. film. She portrayed the title character Kaguya Shinomiya in the.
Personal life
Hashimoto has a twin older brother.Discography
Singles
Videos
- "Little Star ~KANNA15~"
Filmography
Films
Television drama
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | |
2012 | Sumiyoshi ya Monogatari: Wakuwaku ga, Ka ni Yattekuru | Sora Sumiyoshi | RKB | ||
2014 | Water Polo Yankees | Herself | Fuji TV | ||
2017 | The Noble Detective | Haruka Tarumi | Fuji TV | ||
2017 | MPD Animal Unit | Keiko Usuki | Fuji TV | Lead role | |
2018 | Final Cut | Wakaba Okawara | Fuji TV, KTV | ||
2018 | Gintama 2: Yomino Kimyo na Gintama-chan | Kagura | dTV | Webdrama | |
2018 | From Today, It's My Turn!! | Kyōko Hayakawa | NTV | ||
2019 | One Page Love | Akari Minase | Abema TV | Lead role, webdrama |
Variety show
Commercials
- Jibannet Holdings - Jiban Second Opinion
- SoftBank Mobile - White Family
- TV Tokyo - 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships
- Cyber Agent - Ameba Girl Friend Beta
- Megmilk Snow Brand Company, Limited - Neosoft "Koku Aru Butter Fūmi"
- Bandai - Aikatsu!
- Nissin Foods - Cup noodle
- Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. - Lip Baby Crayon/Lip Baby Fruits
- Recruit - Townwork
Publications
Photobooks
- Little Star: Kanna 15
- Yume no Tochū: Hashimoto Kanna in the movie “Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation”
- Naturel
Awards and accolades
Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
2014 | Ameba Next Break Blogger 2014 | Idol Category | Kanna Hashimoto | |
2014 | Nikkei Trendy Works Top 30 | Person of The Year 2014 | Kanna Hashimoto | |
2014 | 21st Best Smile of the Year | Kanna Hashimoto | ||
2014 | Yahoo! Search Awards 2014 | Idol Category | Kanna Hashimoto | |
2014 | 26th Japan Jewelry Best Dresser Awards | Teens Category | Kanna Hashimoto | |
2015 | 1st Christmas Jewelry Princess Awards | Special Award | Kanna Hashimoto | |
2015 | Nail Queen Awards 2015 | Artist Category | Kanna Hashimoto | |
2017 | 40th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer Award | ||
2020 | 44th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Kanna Hashimoto |