Mone Kamishiraishi

Mone Kamishiraishi (上白石 萌音^[2], Kamishiraishi Mone, born 27 January 1998),^[1] is a Japanese actress and singer. She is the older sister of actress Moka Kamishiraishi.

Mone Kamishiraishi
上白石 萌音
Kamishiraishi in 2019
Born	(1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 27) Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Education	Meiji University, Majoring in Global Japanese Studies
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2011–present
Agent	Toho Entertainment
Notable work	Lady Maiko Chihayafuru : Kami no Ku / Shimo no Ku / Musubi Your Name An Incurable Case of Love
Style	Film Theatre Television Drama
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Relatives	Moka Kamishiraishi (sister)
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Pony Canyon Universal J
Website	kamishiraishimone.com

Early life and career

Born in Kagoshima, Her family lived in Mexico for three years due to her father's work.^[3] She can speak English and a little bit of Spanish.^[4] Her musical school teacher suggested that she participate in the 2011 Toho Cinderella Audition – a competition held by the film company, Toho Entertainment – she won the Special Jury Prize.^[5] She made her drama debut in the final episode of the NHK Taiga drama Gō: Hime-tachi no Sengoku starring Juri Ueno. She made her musical debut in The King and I in 2012. She played an aspiring geisha in the musical film "Lady Maiko" directed by Masayuki Suo. She was in charge of the theme song "Maiko wa Lady" which was released as a single under the name "Koharu". In 2016, she rose to international prominence as the lead female role in Makoto Shinkai's anime film Your Name, in which she won the Best Actress Award at the 11th Seiyu Awards.^[6] Kamishiraishi used the piano which she displayed for A Forest of Wool and Steel.^[7] She also learned classical ballet at the same time as musicals.^[8] There is also a scene where she dances ballet in the fourth episode of the short movie "Sky Blue Story" "Mone Kamishiraishi ~ Nike and Snail ~".^[9] She played Kanade Ooe in Chihayafuru,^[10] Aoi Nishimori in the live action film L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof and Nanase Sakura from TBS hit drama "An Incurable Case of Love" in 2020. She starred in the drama series, "Oh My Boss! Love is a Separate Volume" as Nami Suzuki ^[11] and the taiga drama Reach Beyond the Blue Sky as Tenshō-in Atsuhime^[12]. On December 24, 2020, it was announced that she will play the role of Yasuko in the 105th asadora Come Come Everybody. It is the first time in the history of an asadora that three actresses will play each characters as different heroines. Kamishiraishi and Rina Kawaei were selected through an audition from 3061 applicants.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2011	Sorairo Monogatari: Dai 4-wa Mone Kamishiraishi –Nike to Katatsumuri–	Nike	Lead role	[14]
2012	Wolf Children	Keno (voice)
2013	Daijōbu 3-kumi	Fumino Nakanishi
2014	Lady Maiko	Haruko Saigo	Lead role	[15]
2016	Chihayafuru Part 1	Kanade Ōe		[16]
	Chihayafuru Part 2	Kanade Ōe		[16]
	Your Name	Mitsuha Miyamizu (voice)	Lead role	[17]
	Drowning Love	Kana Matsunaga		[18][19]
2017	Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu	Natsume Amano (voice)
2018	Chihayafuru Part 3	Kanade Ōe		[10]
	A Forest of Wool and Steel	Kazune Sakura
	The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan	Mariko
2019	L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof	Aoi Nishimori	Lead role
	Startup Girls	Hikari Komatsu	Lead role
	Talking the Pictures	Kinuyo Tanaka
	Weathering with You	Mitsuha Miyamizu (voice)
2024	All the Long Nights	Misa Fujisawa	Lead role	[20]
	Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō	Yodomi		[21]
2025	The 35-Year Promise	Kyoko Nishihata (young)		[22]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2011	Gō	Tokugawa Masako	Taiga drama	[23]
2012	Koi Aji Oyako	Naho Nishiyama
2017	Hokusai to Meshi Saeareba	Fumiko Yamada	Lead role	[24][25]
	Message from the Mudflats	Mirai Katase	Lead role	[26]
	Rikuoh	Akane Miyazawa
2018	Segodon	Saigō Kiyo	Taiga drama	[27]
	Suits	Haruka Fujishima	Episode 11
2019	Memory Investigation: Shinjuku East Office Case File	Saki Toyama
	Princess Michiko's Story Unknown Love and Anguish Trajectory	Hiroko Miyamoto
	Tales of the Unusual 2019 Rain "Eternal Hero"	Aki Oba
	The Peony Lantern: A Ghost Story	Otsuyu		[28]
	Solitary Gourmet	Madoka Sawamura	Season 8, episode 2
	Akahige 2 2nd "Kindness and Lies"	Oritsu
2020	An Incurable Case of Love	Nanase Sakura	Lead role	[29]
	Detective Novice Midnight Runner	Ami	Episodes 2 and 3	[30]
	Memory Investigation: 2020 Special	Saki Toyama		[31]
	Suits Season 2	Haruka Fujishima	Episodes 11, 13-15	[32]
	Memory Investigation 2: Shinjuku East Office Case File	Saki Toyama		[33]
	HTrue Horror Stories: 2020 Special Edition	Sasa Kiirodori	Lead role	[34]
	Home Sweet Tokyo Season 4	Setsuko		[35]
2021	Oh My Boss! Love not included	Nami Suzuki	Lead role	[11]
	Reach Beyond the Blue Sky	Tenshō-in	Taiga drama	[12]
	Nakamura Nakazo: Shusse no Kizahashi	Okishi	Mini-series	[36]
2021–22	Come Come Everybody	Yasuko Tachibana	Lead role; Asadora	[13][37]
2025	Hotei no Dragon	Tatsumi Tendo	Lead role	[38]
	Chihayafuru: Meguri	Kanade Ōe		[39]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2012	The King and I	Louis T. Leonowens		[40]
2014	Die Wolke	Yanna Belta	Lead role	[41]
2015	Anne of Green Gables	Anne Shirley		[42]
2018	Two People on Mars	Sayaka		[43]
	Knights' Tale - A Knight's Story	Flavina		[44]
2019	Suite Massacre	Takiko Taguchi		[45]
2020	Disney on CLASSIC Premium " Beauty and the Beast " in Concert	Belle	Lead role	[46]
	Knights' Tale in Symphonic Concert	Flavina		[47]
2021	Knights' Tale - A Knight's Story			[48]
2022	Spirited Away	Chihiro	Double starring with Kanna Hashimoto	[49]

Variety TV shows

• TBS Sekai Kurabete Mitara^[50] - Regular MC (December 23, 2020 - present)^[51]
• NHK 21st Waga Kokoro no Osaka Melody - Host (October 26, 2021)^[52]
• Everyone's Best Kouhaku 100th Anniversary of Broadcasting Special (NHK, 2025) (host)^[53]

Dubbing

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2019	Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero?	Light	Lead role, TV Animation from NHK to promote Paralympics Games	[54]
	Alita: Battle Angel	Alita	Lead role	[55]
2020	Trolls World Tour	Queen Poppy	Lead role	[56]
2021	Chibi Maruko-chan	Mysterious girl	Guest appearance	[57]

Radio dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2018	All Night Nippon 50th Anniversary Special Radio Drama "Going out to a Bright Night" [58]	Ai Sakoda	Nippon Broadcasting System
2020	Virtual Post Office [59]	Kotori Maezono	NHK-FM broadcast	Lead role

Radio

Year	Title	Network	Ref(s)
2016	Mone Kamishiraishi no All Night Nippon R	Nippon Broadcasting System	[60]
2017–2019	Mone Kamishiraisi no Good Night Letter	Nippon Broadcasting System	[61]
2018	Yoshio Inoue by MYSELF – Guest Appearance	TBS Radio
2019	Summer Night Reading Concert Osamu Dazai "Schoolgirl"	NHK Radio
2020	Radio Midnight Flight	NHK Radio

Internet video

Year	Title	Role	Website	Notes	Ref(s)
2016	Nikui nē! Theater Dai 1-dan: House	Akane	Mitsubishi Electric	Lead role	[62]
2019	Shinkenzemi Junior High School Preparation Course	Nozomi	Benesse	Short Animation	[63]
2021	"Between mysteries and symbols: Yayoi Kusama's monochrome" Yayoi Kusama Museum	Herself	MEET YOUR ART YouTube Channel	Narration	[64]
	"Another Energy Exhibition: The Power to Continue to Challenge-16 Female Artists from the World" Mori Arts Center
	"Rhizomatiks_Multiplex" Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
	"Let's go out to the town-it started with the ripples of water-" Watarium Art Museum

Promotional video

• Home Made Kazoku "Star to Line" (2011)^[65]
• HY "Happy" (2016)^[66]

CM

• Calpis "Hot Series" (2011)
• St. "20,000 Beats TOURS Musical" Anne of Green Gables (2015)
• Suntory Natural Water of the Southern Alps x Your name. Mitsuha's Thoughts – Voice Appearance (2016)
• Daito Trust Construction, To live is to entrust. "Family" / "To Tokyo" (2017)
• Game On "BLESS" (2017)
• Cabinet Office Society 5.0 "Future Right There" (2018)
• Apple Japan "iPhone Privacy-Simple Things" – Narration (2019)
• Bingo 5 with Ryunosuke Kamiki^[67] (2019)
• Suntory Foods "Iyemon" Tokucha (Special Tea Life) ^[68] (2019)
• Daiichi Sankyo Health Care Minon Amino Moist ^[69] (2019)
• Lottery "Dreaming Lottery" ^[70] (2019)
• Bingo 5 with Ryunosuke Kamiki (Birthdays, other things and important errands) (2021)
• Lottery "Dreaming Lottery Cafe" (2021)
• Suntory Foods "Iyemon" Tokucha (Cleaning up is an exercise) (2021)
• Suntory Foods "Iyemon" Tokucha (Health chance) (2021)
• Daiichi Sankyo Health Care Minon Amino Moist^[71] (2021)
• ORIX (Corporate CM) "The world is sustainable. Orix is also sustainable."^[72] (2021)
• Takahashi Shoten "Notebook is Takahashi"^[73] (2021)

Advertisement

• Keikyu (2011)
• Takahashi Shoten "Notebook is Takashi" Image Character (2022 Edition)^[74]

Web advertising

• ELLE PROMOTION "Tasaki" Pearl Jewelry Mone Kamishiraishi and the Story of White Pearls (2020)

Discography

Delivery

Year	Title	Notes	Ref(s)
2014	Maiko wa Lady	[a] Lady Maiko theme song	[75][76]
2017	Confession	Pony Canyon	[77]
	Your Voice	Released under Pony Canyon
2019	Happy End	L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof ending theme composed by Takahito Uchizawa of rock band Androp.
	Eienwa Kirai	Released under Universal Music Japan, written, composed and arranged by YUKI, n-buna.
	Ichiru	Theme song of the movie "The Promised Land" composed by Yojiro Noda.
2020	From the Seeds	Written by Glim Spanky, who provided the chorus and guitar. 7 Seeds theme song.	[78][79]
	If You Squeeze Before the Dawn	Theme song of NHK Minna no Uta, composed by Yoshiki Mizuno from the rock band Ikimonogakari.

Singles

Year	Title	Song	Notes	Ref(s)
2021	I'll be there / Spin	"Spin"	The song is said to be a 'companion' to her book "Iroiro" that was released digitally on the same day.	[80][81]
		"I'll be there"	TBS show "King's Brunch" theme song for October

Cover albums

Year	Title	Song	Notes	Highest Rank	Ref(s)
2016	chouchou	"366-Nichi"	Akai Ito theme song	3rd Place	[b][82][83]
			Japan Countdown theme song during October 2016
			Kago-New ending theme during October 2016
		"Woman 'W no Higeki' yori"	W's Tragedy theme song
		"Kawaranai mono"	The Girl Who Leapt Through Time insert song
		"On My Own"	Les Misérables play song
		"Nandemonaiya"	Your Name theme song
		"Smile"	Modern Times insert song
2021	Ano Uta -1-	"Toshishita no Otoko no Ko "	Original by Candies (group)	6th Place	[84]
		"Candy"	Original by Shinji Harada
		"Kimi wa Bara Yori Utsukushii"	Original by Akira Fuse
		"Yume Saki Annai Nin"	Original by Momoe Yamaguchi
		"Momen no Handkerchief"	Original by Hiromi Ōta
		"Good Bye My Love"	Original by Ann Lewis (musician)
		"Gandhara"	Original by Godiego
		"Katte ni Shiyagare"	Original by Kenji Sawada
		"Mizuiro no Ame"	Original by Junko Yagami
		"Olivia wo Kikinagara"	Original by Anri
		"Saraba Koibito"	Original by Masaaki Sakai
	Ano Uta -2-	"Sekaijuu no Dare Yori Kitto"	Original by Miho Nakayama & Wands (band)	7th Place
		"Dandelion~Osozaki no Tanpopo"	Original by Yumi Matsutoya
		"AXIA ~Kanashii Kotori~"	Original by Yuki Saito (actress)
		"Diamonds"	Original by Princess Princess (band)
		"Seifuku"	Original by Seiko Matsuda
		"Machibuse"	Original by Yumi Matsutoya
		"Black Pepper no Tappuri Kiita Watashi no Tsukutta Onion Slice"	Original by Stardust Revue
		"Ikareta BABY"	Original by Fishmans
		"Aozora"	Original by The Blue Hearts
		"PRIDE"	Original by Miki Imai

Original albums

Year	Title	Song	Tie-up	Personnel	Highest Rank	Ref(s)
2017	and...	"Kokuhaku"	Fuji TV's "Mezamashi TV Aqua" 2017 Theme Song	Lyrics & Composition: Motohiro Hata Arrangement: Makoto Minagawa	25th Place	[85]
		"Sunny"		Lyrics: Mone Kamishiraishi Composition/Arrangement: Koichi Tabo, Hironori Kojima
		"Puzzle"	Rinne of the Boundary Season 3 Ending Theme Song	Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi Composition / Arrangement: Hiroko Sebu
		"Kimini"		Lyrics: Mone Kamishiraishi Composition: Sakura Fujiwara Arrangement: Shingo Sekiguchi
		"Cassette Tape"		Lyrics & Composition: Shun Naka (HY)
		"String"		Lyrics: Mone Kamishiraishi Composition / Arrangement: Ittetsu String
		"The Voice of Hope"		Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato Composition / Arrangement: Shin Kono
		"Story Board"		Lyrics&Composition: Takahito Uchizawa (Androp), Arrangement: Masanori Shimada
2019	i	Eienwa Kirai (I Hate Eternity)		Lyrics: YUKI Composition / Arrangement: n-buna	12th Place	[86]
		Ao		Lyrics: Izumi Soraya Composition: Yasuna Sakai Arrangement: Hiroaki Yokoyama
		Happy End	L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof Ending Theme	Lyrics, Composition & Arrangement: Takahito Uchizawa (Androp)
		Go Around		Lyrics: mio Composition: GENEMAI Arrangement: Hiroaki Yokoyama
		One by One		Lyrics: Mone Kamishiraishi, Hidenori Tanaka, Composer: Kikuiketerou Arrangement: Ito standing Hidenori Tanaka
2020	note	White Mud	Anime "Major 2nd" Season 2 Series Opening Theme	Lyrics & Composition: Eriko Hashimoto Arrangement: Toshiya Shimizu	3rd Place	[87]
		Downpour		Lyrics: Sou Composition / Arrangement: Kohei Munemoto
		Eienwa Kirai (I Hate Eternity)		Lyrics: YUKI Composition / Arrangement: n-buna
		From The Seeds	Anime 7SEEDS Season 2 Opening Theme	Lyrics: Remi Matsuo (GLIM SPANKY) Composition: GLIM SPANKY Arrangement:Hiroki Kamemoto (GLIM SPANKY)
		Yawn		Lyrics: Mone Kamishiraishi Composition / Arrangement: Tetsuro Toyama
		Statice		Lyrics: Kengo Ohama Composition / Arrangement: Kengo Ohama
		Yoake wo Kuchizusametara (If I Could Sing a Song of Dawn)	NHK Minna no Uta (April–May 2020 On-air song) Musical "Little Zombie Girl" Theme Song	Lyrics & Composition: Yoshiki Mizuno Arrangement: Kohei Munemoto
		Happy End	L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof Ending Theme	Lyrics, Composition & Arrangement: Takahito Uchizawa (Androp)
		Little Birds		Lyrics: micca Composition: Yoshinori Ohashi (Ohashi Trio) Arrangement: Yoshinori Ohashi, Satoshi Takeshima
		Ichiru	Movie "The Promised Land" Theme Song	Lyrics / Composition / Arrangement: Yojiro Noda (Radwimps)

The deluxe edition of "note" which is titled "note book" was released on December 23, 2020. It contains the sound source from the online live concert "inote".

Music Video

1. The Favorite Songs Vol.1 "Kanade" (February 24, 2015)
2. The Favorite Songs Vol.2 "Home" (September 18, 2015)
3. "366 Days" from the album "chouchou" (September 30, 2016)
4. "Storyboard" (July 6, 2017)
5. "Confession" (July 11, 2017)
6. Mone Kamishiraishi x Takahito Uchisawa (Androp) "Happy End" Aoi version from the movie "L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof " (April 5, 2019)
7. "Eienwa Kirai" (June 12, 2019)
8. "Ichiru" (Movie "Paradise" collaboration MV) (October 14, 2019)
9. "From The Seeds" Full Version (February 25, 2020)
10. "If You Squeeze the Dawn" (May 11, 2020)
11. "Shiroidoro" Short Ver. (August 22, 2020)
12. Mone Kamishiraishi x Takahito Uchizawa (Androp) "Happy End" Short Ver. featuring actor Yosuke Sugino (December 17, 2020) ^[88]

Participation works

Year	Title	Song	Label
2014	Lady Maiko Musical Songs & Soundtrack Collection		Pony Canyon
2018	CHANPURU STORY ~ HY tribute	Happy	Universal Music Japan
2019	Off Course Classics	Goodbye	Universal Music Japan
2021	Ohashi Trio "NEW WORLD" duet song [89]	Milk and Sugar	Rhythm Zone

One-man live concert

Year	Title	Ref(s)
2017	Live THEATER ~ chouchou ~	[90]
	Mone Kamishiraishi LIVE TOUR 2017 "and ..."	[91]
2020	Mone Kamishiraishi online live "i note"	[92]
2021	Mone Kamishiraishi LIVE TOUR 2021 "yattokosa"	[93]

Bibliography

Books

• "Iroiro" published by NHK Publishing (2021)^[94]

Photo albums

• "a Button Vol. 9_Seishun: Mone Kamishiraishi/Moka Kamishiraishi" published by PARCO Publishing (2012)^[95]

Magazine serializations

• Beautiful Lady & Television "girls be ambitious" (2011)
• Radio English Conversation (April 2020 issue-NHK Publishing) "Journey over the translated letter" "Akage no Anne" (2020)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Ref(s)
2011	7th Toho "Cinderella" Audition	Special Jury Prize	Herself	[96]
2014	26th Fumiko Yamaji	New Actress Award	Lady Maiko	[97][98]
	19th Japan Internet Film Award	New Face Break Award, Best Impact Award		[99]
	Nationwide Philanthropic Award	Best Actress		[100]
2015	38th Japan Academy Prize	Newcomer of the Year		[101][102]
2017	11th Seiyu Awards	Best Lead Actress	Your Name	[6]
	26th Japanese Professional Movie Awards	Emerging Actress Award	Drowning Knife, Chihayafuru	[103]
2018	WOWOW "Arbitrarily Theater Award 2018"	New Face Award	Knight's Tale	[104]
2020	2019 All About Musical Award	Nova Award	Suite Slaughter	[105]
	104th Television Drama Academy Award	Best Actress	An Incurable Case of Love	[106]
	Oricon 1st Half Break Actress Ranking, First Place	Break Actress	Herself	[107]
	2019 Television Drama Academy Award	Best Actress	An Incurable Case of Love	[108]
	Best Smile of the Year 2020	Female Celebrity	Herself	[109]
	Model Press "Face of the Year"	Women's Edition		[110]
	Yahoo! Search Awards	Actress		[111]
	Oricon Break Actress Ranking	Break Actress		[112]
2021	KKTV 2020 Annual Drama Awards	Best Actress	An Incurable Case of Love	[113]
	2020 TVstation Drama Award	Best Actress		[4]
	45th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	[114]
	30th Annual Drama Award	Best Actress	An Incurable Case of Love	[115]
	The 29th Hashida Award	New Face		[116]