Minami Hamabe
Minami Hamabe
Hamabe won the New Generation Award at the 2011 Toho Cinderella Audition and subsequently began her film career the following year. She gained fame by playing Meiko Honma in the live-action version of the TV series Anohana (2015), and later made her breakthrough playing the lead in the romance film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas) (2017); with the latter earning her Newcomer of the Year at the 41st Japan Academy Prize. Hamabe subsequently starred in The Great War of Archimedes (2019), Cursed in Love, The Promised Neverland) (both 2020), Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Part 2) (2021), and One Day, You Will Reach the Sea (2022). In 2023, she co-starred with Ryunosuke Kamiki in the television drama Ranman) and Takashi Yamazaki's kaiju epic Godzilla Minus One. Her acting in Godzilla Minus One along with Shin Kamen Rider) attained her international recognition and she won Best Supporting Actress at the 66th Blue Ribbon Awards.
Early life and career
!Young Hamabe (front row, second from right)
Early life and career
Hamabe gained widespread fame for her role in Japan for her role in the live-action film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas), which tells the story of a terminally ill girl's relationship with her introvert male classmate who happens to find out about her illness by accident. The film was the 5th highest-grossing film in Japan in 2017. Hamabe was awarded the Newcomer Of The Year Award at the 41st Japan Academy Film Prize, with the film itself being nominated for the Picture of the Year award at the same ceremony.
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