Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaidō (二階堂 ふみ, Nikaidō Fumi, born 21 September 1994) is a Japanese actress.

Fumi Nikaidō
二階堂 ふみ
Nikaidō at the 2018 68th Berlin International Film Festival.
Born	(1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30) Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Agent	Sony Music Artists

Career

Nikaidō starred in Koji Yakusho's film Toad's Oil.^[1] She and Shota Sometani received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor and Actress Award for their work in Shion Sono's Himizu at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in 2011.^[2] In 2014, she was introduced in Variety as an "Int'l Star You Should Know"^[3] and New York Asian Film Festival named her as an "International Rising Star".^[4]

Personal life

Nikaidō was born in Naha, Okinawa.

Philanthropy

In 2015, after getting a pet ferret, she became interested in animal welfare and environmental protection. In 2018, she became a pescatarian.^[5] In 2023, she contributed to sustainable fashion by launching a coat made from kapok (a plant-based material), which uses no animal-derived materials.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Toad's Oil	Hikari		[1]
2011	Himizu	Keiko Chazawa	Lead role	[7]
2013	Why Don't You Play in Hell?	Michico		[8]
2014	Au Revoir L'Ete	Sakuko	Lead role	[9]
	My Man	Hana Kusarino	Lead role	[10]
	The World of Kanako	Nami Endo		[11]
2015	This Nation's Sky	Satoko	Lead role	[12]
2016	Kako: My Sullen Past	Kako	Lead role	[13]
	Someone	Rika		[14]
	Wolf Girl and Black Prince	Erika Shinohara	Lead role	[15]
	Scoop!	Nobi Namekawa		[16]
2018	Inuyashiki	Shion Watanabe		[17]
	River's Edge	Haruna Wakakusa	Lead role	[18]
2019	No Longer Human	Tomie Yamazaki		[19]
	Little Miss Period	Tomie Yamazaki	Lead role	[20]
	Fly Me to the Saitama	Momomi Dan'noura	Lead role	[21]
2020	Tezuka's Barbara	Barbara	Lead role	[22]
	Threads: Our Tapestry of Love	Toshiko Yamada		[23]
2022	What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?	Sayoko		[24]
2023	Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love	Momomi Dan'noura	Lead role	[21]
	The Moon	Yōko		[25]
2025	A Pale View of Hills	Sachiko		[26]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	The Tempest	Omoedo		[27]
2012	Future Diary	Megumi Fuwa		[28]
	Taira no Kiyomori	Taira no Tokuko	Taiga drama	[29]
2013	Woman: My Life for My Children	Shiori Uesugi		[30]
2014	Gunshi Kanbei	Lady Chacha	Taiga drama	[31]
	Henshin	Megumi Hamura		[32]
2015	Mondai no Aru Restaurant	Yumi Nitta		[33]
2016	Lost ID	Sanae Kuramoto		[34]
	Teacher Gappa	Aiko Muramoto	Lead role; television film	[35]
2017	Shiawase no Kioku	Fuyuka Tsushima	Television film	[36]
	Sumu Sumu	Herself		[37]
	Frankenstein's Love	Tsugumi Tsuguru		[38]
2018	Segodon	Aikana	Taiga drama	[39]
	In This Corner of the World	Rin Shiraki		[40]
2019	Strawberry Night Saga	Reiko Himekawa	Lead role	[41]
2020	Yell	Oto Sekiuchi	Asadora	[42]
2021	Promise Cinderella	Hayame Katsuragi	Lead role	[43]
2023	Vivant	Kaoru Yuzuki		[44][45]
2024	Shōgun	Lady Ochiba	American television series	[46]
	Eye Love You	Yuri Motomiya	Lead role	[47]

Dubbing

• The Addams Family - Wednesday Addams^[48]
• The Addams Family 2 - Wednesday Addams^[49]

Others

• 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (2020), the red team captain^[50]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
2011	68th Venice International Film Festival	Marcello Mastroianni Award for Young Actress	Himizu	Won	[51]
2013	36th Japan Academy Film Prize	Newcomer of the Year	Himizu, Lesson of the Evil	Won	[52]
	13th New York Asian Film Festival	Rising Star Award	My Man	Won	[53][54]
2014	8th Asian Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Why Don't You Play in Hell?	Nominated	[55]
	35th Yokohama Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Why Don't You Play in Hell?, Mourning Recipe	Won	[56]
	56th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Why Don't You Play in Hell?, Brain Man	Won	[57]
2015	38th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actress	My Man	Nominated	[58]
	39th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won	[59]
2020	62nd Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actress	Fly Me to the Saitama	Nominated	[60]
	43rd Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actress		Nominated	[61]
		Best Supporting Actress	No Longer Human	Nominated	[61]
2021	24th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Supporting Actress	Yell	Won	[62]
2023	36th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Moon	Won	[63]
	48th Hochi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[64]
2024	78th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[65]
	66th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[66]
	97th Kinema Junpo Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[67]