Shioli Kutsuna

Shioli Kutsuna (Japanese: 忽那 汐里, Hepburn: Kutsuna Shiori, born 22 December 1992) is a Japanese-Australian actress, known for her role as Ran Mori in Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge!, Minami Maho in Beck (2010), Haru/Harumi in 125 Years Memory (2015), and Yukio in Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). She plays Mitsuki in the Apple TV+ series Invasion (2021). In 2014, she won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Newcomer of the Year.

Shioli Kutsuna
忽那 汐里
Kutsuna in 2018
Born	(1992-12-22) 22 December 1992 (age 32) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other names	Shiori Kutsuna
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006 (2006)–present
Japanese name
Kanji	忽那 汐里
Hiragana	くつな しおり
Katakana	クツナ シオリ
Transcriptions Romanization Kutsuna Shiori

Early life

Kutsuna was born in Killarney Heights, Sydney. She lived in Australia until the age of 14 before moving to Japan to pursue a career as a model and actress.

Career

In 2006, Kutsuna won the Judge's Prize at the 2006 Japan Bishōjo Contest.

In 2009, she had her first major starring role. She played the part of Tsugumi Nitobe in 7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe (70 000 People Detective Nitobe), an ordinary college student who has 70,000 friends on the Internet and solves difficult cases by using their brains.

In 2011, she was cast to play Ran Mori in a special drama for the live-action of Detective Conan, a popular manga series written by Gosho Aoyama.^[1] She replaced Tomoka Kurokawa, who played Ran in the previous specials in 2006 and 2007.

In 2012, she was named Best New Actress of 2011 by film magazine Kinema Junpo.

In 2015, she appeared in two leading roles as Haru/Harumi in the Japanese-Turkish co-production 125 Years Memory.

She played mutant Yukio in the 2018 film Deadpool 2, the eleventh installment of the X-Men film series. She reprised the role in the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel Deadpool & Wolverine.

In 2021, she appeared in the first season of Apple TV+ series Invasion, and the second season which premiered in August 2023.

In 2022, it was revealed that she will appear in Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.^[2]

Personal life

In 2011, together with actresses Mayuko Kawakita and Riko Narumi, Kutsuna graduated from Horikoshi High School.^[3]

In 2013, she dropped out of college before starting her third year, for the sake of her career. Her agency said: "It really was difficult for her to work while going to school. She had a hard time attending classes due to her work in dramas. She accepted this and dropped out. She will now be focusing on her acting career".^[4]

Kutsuna is fluent in both English and Japanese.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Guardian Angel	Ryoko		[5]
2010	Chonmage Purin
	BECK	Minami Maho		[6]
2011	My Back Pages	Mako Kurata
	3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei: Final	Kanai Akiko
	Shojotachi no Rashinban	Eshima Ran
	Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge! The Mystery of the Legendary Strange Bird	Ran Mori		[1]
2012	Shinichi Kudo and the Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder Case			[7]
	The Life of Guskou Budori	Neri (voice)	Japanese-language version	[8]
2013	Petal Dance	Haraki		[9]
	Before The Vigil	Machiko Yamada		[10]
	Unforgiven	Natsume		[11]
2014	Oh! Father	Taeko		[12]
2015	125 Years Memory	Haru/Harumi		[13][14]
2016	While the Women Are Sleeping	Miki		[15]
	Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV	Lunafreya Nox Fleuret	Japanese-language version	[16]
2017	Kiseki: Sobito of That Day	Rika
	Cat Collector's House	Michiru Towada
	Oh Lucy!	Mika Ogawa
2018	The Outsider	Miyu
	Deadpool 2	Yukio	Also Japanese-language version	[17]
2019	Murder Mystery	Suzi Nakamura
2024	Deadpool & Wolverine	Yukio		[18]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei 8	Akiko Kanai
2008	Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu	Risa Fujisawa	10 episodes
2009	Mei-chan no Shitsuji	Amo Rin	10 episodes
	70 000 People Detective Nitobe	Tsugumi Nitobe		[19]
	The Witch Trial	Haruka Kashiwagi	10 episodes
	Shōkōjo Seira	Kaori Mizushima	10 episodes
2010	Graduation Song	Mami Sato	2 episodes
2011	Jidankoshonin Gota Keshi	Ayano Sakura	13 episodes
	Gō	Sen	7 episodes
	Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge	Ran Mori	2 episodes	[20]
	I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper.	Yui Asuda	11 episodes
2012	O-PARTS	Yuki Miyamae	4 episodes
	Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari	Misa Kashiwagi	Television film Segment 4: "Changing Room"
	20nen-go no Kimi e	Mariko Sawada	Television film
	Single Mothers	Yukino Kijima	8 episodes
2013	Nakuna, Hara-chan	Kiyomi Konno	8 episodes
	The Family Game	Sara Mizukawa / Maika Asami / Maki Tachibana	10 episodes
	Machiisha Jumbo!!	Asuka Baba	12 episodes	[21]
2014	Nezumi, Edo wo Hashiru	Kosode	6 episodes
	Bitter Blood	Hitomi Maeda	11 episodes
	Ukai ni Koishita Natsu	Yuzu Tachibana	Television film
2016	Kamogawa Shokudo	Koishi Kamogawa	8 episodes	[22]
2017	1942-nen no Play Ball	Kimiko	Television film	[23]
2021	Invasion	Mitsuki Yamato	Main role
2023	Sanctuary	Asuka Kunishima	8 episodes	[24]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy	Aurora	Japanese-language version
2025	Death Stranding 2: On the Beach	Rainy	Japanese and English voice	[25]

Commercials

2008 NTT東日本 DENPO115 Pocky 2008–2010 (第50 – 51代 Pocky Princess)[26] Aera Home クラージュ[27] TAKARATOMY Hi-kara[28][29] 2010 MOS Burger KYOTO KIMONO YUZEN[30]

2011 SUNTORY Oolong Tea Premium Clear[31] dip はたらくスマイルプロジェクト (星野夏子 役)[32] 2012 Aera Home「環境設計の家」 DAIHATSU Campaign (ダイハツ キャンペーン) カリエ Noz BEASHOW[33] EPSON (セイコーエプソン カラリオ)[34]

2013 Pokka「ヒラメキ宣言」[35] Pokka キレートレモン LION デンタークリアMAXライオン[36] 2014 ゲオホールディングス 2nd STREET / JUMBLE STORE MOSDO![37] Pokka 企業 Hay Day (Supercell ヘイ・デイ)[38][39]

Promotional videos

• 11 December 2008 ORANGE RANGE Oshare Banchou feat. Soy Sauce 「おしゃれ番長 feat.ソイソース / 中華料理 篇」^[40]
• 17 June 2009 ASIA ENGINEER「僕にできる事のすべて」^[41]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Notable Works	Result	Ref.
2006	11th Japan Bishōjo Contest	Special Jury Prize	Herself	Won
2010	2nd TAMA Cinema Awards	Best Rising Actress	BECK & Looking up at the Half-Moon	Won	[42]
	7th Beauty Week Award	The Best of Beauty	Herself	Won	[43]
2011	85th Kinema Junpo Award	Best New Actress	My Back Pages	Won	[44]
	9th Clarino Beautiful Legs Award	Teen Category	Herself	Won	[45]
	2nd Japan Wedding Best Dresser Award	Best Wedding Dresser Award	Herself (with Ayame Goriki)	Won	[46]
2012	66th Mainichi Film Awards	Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award	My Back Pages	Won	[47]
	54th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actress	—	Nominated	[48][49]
	Japan Natto Cooperative Society	Natto Queen	Herself	Won	[50]
2013	77th Television Drama Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress	—	Nominated	[51]
2014	37th Japan Academy Prize	Newcomer of the Year	Unforgiven & Before The Vigil	Won	[52][53]
2021	Forbes JAPAN 2021	30 Under 30 JAPAN - Entertainment	Herself	Included	[54][55]
2023	Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Sanctuary	Pending	[56]

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2. McWhertor, Michael (1 November 2022). "Kojima reveals the next famous face coming to his unannounced game". Polygon. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
3. 成海璃子、忽那汐里、河北麻友子が堀越卒業 [Riko Narumi, Shiori Kutsuna, Mayuko Kawakita graduate from Horikoshi]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 19 February 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
4. Shiori Kutsuna drops out of college for the sake of her career. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
5. (in Japanese) Guardian Angel Official Homepage.
6. Pocky Princess' Shiori Kutsuna to star in Beck live-action film. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
7. Detective Conan Manga Gets New Live-Action TV Special. Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
8. Shun Oguri, Beck's Shiori Kutsuna stars in story by Galactic Railroad's Miyazawa. Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
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32. (in Japanese) 视频: dip.03.15 上戸彩 菊川怜 忽那汐里 CM スマイルプロジェクト はたらく笑.
33. いいな CM Calie BEASHOW by Noz 忽那汐里 河北麻友子.
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36. (in Japanese) ライオン、ハミガキ「デンタークリアMAXライオン」を一新、忽那汐里出演TVCMとメイキングを公開. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
37. マツコ「ミスド×モス」の「モスド」CMで忽那との10年契約に色気 : 映画ニュース. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
38. (in Japanese) 【動画】指先に気持ちイイ♪人気の農ゲー『ヘイ・デイ』いよいよCM放送開始. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
39. (in Japanese) 噂の農ゲー!!　新感覚農業ゲーム「ヘイ・デイ」日本初CMに忽那汐里が出演. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
40. ORANGE RANGE – Oshare Banchou feat. SOY SAUCE. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
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44. “Ichimai no Hagaki” tops Kinema Junpo’s “Best Ten” list. Tokograph. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
45. Winners of 9th Clarino Beautiful Legs Awards announced. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
46. Kutsuna Shiori & Gouriki Ayame's first wedding dress experience. Tokyohive. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
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50. Strine-speaking, Sydney-born star made Japan’s queen of natto fermented beans. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
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External links

• Shioli Kutsuna on Instagram
• Shioli Kutsuna at IMDb
• Shioli Kutsuna at Anime News Network's encyclopedia