Manami Konishi

Manami Konishi (小西 真奈美, Konishi Manami, born October 27, 1978 in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima), also known as KONI-TAN, is a Japanese actress, singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer.

Manami Konishi
Konishi at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival, 2017.
Born	(1978-10-27) October 27, 1978 (age 46) Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Kazue Fujiki, Koni-Tan
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1998–present
Known for	Retribution, Tokyo Park

Career

Konishi appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2006 film Retribution, which was screened at the 63rd Venice Film Festival.^[1] She also appeared in Hiroshi Ando's 2001 film Blue,^[2] Katsuhiro Otomo's 2004 film Steamboy,^[3] Junji Sakamoto's 2010 film Strangers in the City,^[4] and Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film Tokyo Park.^[5]

Filmography

Film

• Kuroe (2001)
• Blue (2002)
• Letters from the Mountains (2002)
• Utsutsu (2002)
• Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003)
• Steamboy (2004)
• Jam Films S (2005)
• All About My Dog (2005)
• Udon (2006)
• The Angel's Egg (2006)
• Retribution (2007)
• Sweet Rain: Shinigami no Seido (2008)
• Nonchan Noriben (2009)
• Tomato no Shizuku (2010)
• Aibo II (2010)
• Surely Someday (2010)
• Saru Lock (2010)
• Strangers in the City (2010)
• Looking for a True Fiancee (2011)
• Tokyo Park (2011)
• Soup: Umarekawari no Monogatari (2012)
• Day and Night (2019)
• Majo no Kōsui (2023)^[6]

Television

• Drama D-mode Fukaku Mogure Hakkenden 2001 (2000)
• Sui10! Cocorico Miracle Type (2001)
• Shiroi Kage (2001)
• Shin Hoshi No Kinka (2001)
• Churasan (2001)
• Antique: Seiyo Kotto Yogashi Ten (2001)
• Hito ni Yasashiku (2002)
• Baberu (2002)
• Seikei Bijin (2002)
• Tentai Kansoku (2002)
• Churasan 2 (2003)
• Hotman (2003)
• Boku dake no Madonna (2003)
• Unmei ga Mieru Te (2003)
• Renai Shousetsu (2004)
• Fire Boys (2004)
• Hotman '04: Spring Special (2004)
• Churasan 3 (2004)
• Orange Days (2004)
• Ruri no Shima (2005)
• Water Boys 2005 Natsu (2005)
• Children (2006)
• Watashi no Atama no Naka no Keshigomu (2006)
• Akechi Mitsuhide: Kami ni Aisarenakatta Otoko (2007)
• Ruri no Shima: Special 2007 (2007)
• Kira Kira Kenshui (2007)
• Pandora (2008)
• Ashita no Kita Yoshio (2008)
• Ariadne no Dangan (2011)
• Stepfather Step (2012)
• Hanbun, Aoi (2018)
• Hiru (2022)^[7]

Bibliography

• Tegami (2004)
• 27 (2006)

Discography

• "Sunny Day" (2008) (as Kazue Fujiki)
• "Here We Go" (2018)

Awards

• 2002: Kinema Junpo Prize – New Actor
• 2002: The 45th Blue Ribbon Awards – New Actor
• 2003: The 26th Japan Academy Prize – New Actor
• 2009: The 64th Mainichi Film Awards – Best Actress for Nonchan Noriben
• 2009: The 31st Yokohama Film Festival – Best Actress for Nonchan Noriben^[8]