Manami Hashimoto

Manami Hosokawa (細川 愛実, Hosokawa Manami; born August 8, 1984),^[4][5] better known by her stagename Manami Hashimoto (橋本 マナミ, Hashimoto Manami), is a Japanese gravure model and actress represented by Irving and her business alliance is Harmony Promotion.

Manami Hashimoto
Hashimoto in April 2016
Born	Manami Hosokawa (1984-08-08) August 8, 1984 (age 40) Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan
Education	Yamagata-Jōhoku High School[1] Horikoshi High School[2]
Occupations	Gravure model actress
Years active	1997–present
Agents	Irving Harmony Promotion (business alliance)
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (2015)[3]
Spouse	Undisclosed ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	2
Japanese name
Kanji	橋本 マナミ
Hiragana	はしもと まなみ
Transcriptions Romanization Hashimoto Manami

Hashimoto is called by such unique catchphrases such as "Heisei no Danchi Tsuma," (The Apartment Complex Wife of the Heisei era)^[3] "Aijin ni Shitai Onna No. 1," (The Number-one Woman I Want as My Mistress)^[3] and "Kokumin no Aijin." (The Nation's Mistress)^[3][6] That is to say, she was one of the sex symbols in Japan during the 2010s.^[7]

Personal life

In November 27, 2019, Hashimoto announced on her official blog that she has married a non-celebrity man, a physician, one year her junior.^[8]

In July 2, 2022, she gave birth to their first child, a son.^[9] On March 31, 2024, Hashimoto announced her second pregnancy on Instagram.^[10] On July 8, she announced the birth of her second child, a daughter.^[11]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2003	Musashi	Senhime	Taiga drama	[12]
2006	Shimokita Glory Days	Mao Uehara		[13]
2007	Boys Esté	Akagi Suzuka		[14]
	Swan's Fool!:Love with a 30,000 Yen Allowance	Tomoko Kawai		[15]
2009	The Emperor	Mai		[16]
2013	Tokyo Toy Box	Shinako Kubouchi		[17]
2015	All Esper Dayo!	Haruka		[18]
	Mare	Kanae	Asadora	[19]
	Save Our Town!	Chiaki Koda		[20]
	Watashi no Aooni	Midori		[21][22]
	Women in Distress	Reiko Toyama		[23]
2016	Sanada Maru	Hosokawa Gracia	Taiga drama	[24]
	Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon	Harumi Kanazawa	Guest	[25]
	I Love You so Much	Haruka Ogawa		[26]
	The Three Brothers 2	Megumi Suzuki		[27]
2017	Golden Lord: Back to the Nagoya	Kyoko	Episode 2	[28]
	Female Prisoner Seven	Chizuruka Yajima		[29]
	Hello Harinezumi	Nanako Nakamura	Episode 7	[30]
2018	Manpuku	Megumi Hoshina	Asadora	[31]
	Life for Sale	Ruriko Kishi		[32]
	The Grass Is Always Greener Next Door	Rumi Hasebe		[33]
	Abacus Samurai Kaze no Ichibei	Sawa		[34]
	Smoking	Minami Makino		[35]
2019	Maison De Police	Hitomi Otsuki	Episode 3	[36]
	Two Homelands	Mariko Oda		[37]
	Immoral Late-Night Snack	Hitomi Konno		[38]
2020	E-Ki-S-T-R-A!!!	Yuko Iiyama	Episode 2	[39]
	Alibi Destruction	Junko Kawatani	Episode 3	[40]
	Papa Fell in Love Again	Nana Katase	Episode 4	[41]
	The Man Who Didn't Lose to America: The Foolish Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru	Torio Tsuruyo		[42]
	100-character Idea Turned Into a Drama!	Yoshie		[43]
	The Chef is a Detective	Misato Uehara		[44]
	Manga Artist Lenaga's Complex Society Super Definition	Yamane Mirai		[45]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Ninkyō Yarō	Kaoru		[46]
	Unrequited Love	Misato	Lead role; "Eve no Okurimono" segment	[47][48]
2017	Hamon: Yakuza Boogie	Remi		[49]
	And Then There Was Light	Namiko Kurokawa		[50]
2019	Hell Girl	Hone Onna		[51]
	Masquerade Hotel	Hiroko Morikawa		[52]
2020	Iyashi no Kokoromi	Sayaka Itō		[53]
	Etsunen: Lovers	Aoi	Lead role; Taiwanese-Japanese film	[54]
2021	The Blue Danube	Haruko		[55]
	The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill	Ai		[56]
2022	Tears of Persephone	Yōko		[57]
	Sexual Drive	Masumi	Lead role; "Nattō" segment	[58]
2023	Sin Clock	Yuka		[59]
2024	Don't Lose Your Head!	Takao Dayū		[60]
	The Ohara Family Rhapsody	Misa		[61]