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Japanese actress (born 1988 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ai Takabe (高部 あい, Takabe Ai, born August 16, 1988) is a former Japanese actress and voice actress. She is best known for starring as Fumiyo Nabekura in television series Guren Onna and voicing Agiri Goshiki in anime television series Kill Me Baby.
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高部 あい | |
Born | 中山 あい (Ai Nakayama)[1] August 16, 1988 Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan |
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Years active | 2004–2015 |
Ai Takabe won the Gravure Award at the 10th Japan Bishōjo Contest in August 2004.[2] The following month, she joined Bishōjo Club 31 (美少女クラブ31), an idol group composed of Japan Bishōjo Contest winners (8th through 10th). In May 2005, she won the Grand Prix award at the 1st Miss WPB Contest.[3]
Takabe's first acting role was in the 2006 P&G Pantene Drama Special: True Love. She played a lacrosse player and acted alongside Yui Aragaki. She also played various minor roles in Gachi Baka, Teru Teru Ashita, Shimokita Sundays, and Kosodate no Tensai.
In October 2007, she played a supporting character in the television series Flight Panic. In 2008, Takabe played the leading role in Guren Onna, as a high school teacher who dresses up as the ghost of a murder victim.[4]
Takabe was also affiliated with Oscar Promotion, until 2015.[5]
Takabe graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2007.[6] In 2017, Takabe married a well-respected attorney.[2]
On October 15, 2015, Ai Takabe was arrested for alleged cocaine possession,[7] effectively ending her acting career.[5]
On March 30, 2016, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office (PPO) dropped the charges against her. The PPO reported that the exoneration was not "due to a lack of evidence or condolence," but to a "comprehensive consideration of the very small amount of narcotics in her possession, as well as the social sanctions she has already received."[8][9]
Bold denotes leading roles.
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