Fuka Koshiba

Fuka Koshiba (小芝 風花, Koshiba Fūka; born April 16, 1997 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)^[1] is a Japanese actress represented by the talent agency Top Coat.

Fuka Koshiba
小芝 風花
Koshiba in 2025
Born	(1997-04-16) April 16, 1997 (age 28) Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Agent	Top Coat
Website	Official profile

Career

In November 2011, Koshiba won the Grand Prix award at the 2011 Ion and Oscar Promotion Girl Audition.^[2]

In 2012, she debuted in the drama Iki mo Dekinai Natsu.^[3]

In 2014, Koshiba played her first leading role in Kiki's Delivery Service.^[4] She was awarded the Best Newcomer Award at the 57th Blue Ribbon Awards and 24th Japanese Movie Critics Awards for her acting in this film.^[5][6]

In 2023, Koshiba portrayed the character of Ranna Akamatsu in the cooking drama Fermat's Cuisine, starring Fumiya Takahashi and Jun Shison, and based on the manga series by Yūgo Kobayashi [ja].^[7]

On December 27, 2024, she announced that she left Oscar Promotion at the end of the year, and transferred to Top Coat starting 2025.^[8]

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Iki mo Dekinai Natsu	Mao Tanizaki		[9]
2013	Skate Kutsu no Yakusoku: Nagoya Joshi Figure Monogatari	Yoko Mizumoto		[10]
2014	Great Teacher Onizuka	Tsugumi Naruse		[11]
2016	Here Comes Asa!	Chiyo Shirooka	Asadora	[9]
2019	Tokusatsu GaGaGa	Kano Nakamura	Lead role	[12]
	Pallarel Tokyo	Mika Kuraishi	Lead role	[9]
2020	Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi	Ichigo Kobayashi		[9]
2020–22	Yokai Housemate	Mio Meguro	Lead role; 2 seasons	[13]
2021	Mocomi	Mokomi Shimizu	Lead role	[14]
2022	Medium	Makoto Chiwasaki	Miniseries	[15]
	Invert	Makoto Chiwasaki	Miniseries	[16]
2023	Born to Be on Air!	Minare Koda	Lead role	[17]
	Fermat's Cuisine	Ranna Akamatsu		[18]
2024	Ōoku: The Palace	Isonomiya Tomoko	Lead role	[19]
2025	Unbound	Hananoi	Taiga drama	[20]
	The 19th Medical Chart	Takino		[21]
	Marry My Husband	Misa Kanbe	Lead role	[22]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Kiki's Delivery Service	Kiki	Lead role	[23][24]
2015	Girls Step	Aimi Katase		[25]
2017	Tenshi no Iru Toshokan	Sakura Yoshii	Lead role	[26]
2018	Bunbuku Chagama	Kawashima		[27]
2022	Yokai Housemate: Is He Prince Charming?	Mio Meguro	Lead role	[13]
	Sadako DX	Ayaka Ichijō	Lead role	[28]
2024	The Dancing Okami	Yuka Higuchi	Lead role	[29]

Dubbing

Live-action

• The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as Clara Stahlbaum (Mackenzie Foy)^[30]
• Twisters as Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones)^[31]

Animation

• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim as Héra^[32]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
2015	57th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Newcomer	Kiki's Delivery Service	Won	[33]
2024	48th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won	[34]