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Akiko Monou

Actor

Akiko Monou

Born April 2, 1976 in Kanagawa, Japan19 films

Akiko Monō ( Monō Akiko, born 2 April 1976 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese actress and model.

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Monō did spots for, amongst others, Nike, before Hiroyuki Nakano caught sight of her in a video clip and cast her in Samurai Fiction, her film debut. She has since worked with Nakano in his Stereo Future and the short film Slow is Beautiful.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Ramen Girl poster6.5The Ramen Girl2008Samurai Fiction poster6.7Samurai Fiction1998Tetsuo: The Bullet Man poster5.4Tetsuo: The Bullet Man2010

Filmography

19 films as actor
  1. TBAゼロ年代全景
  2. 2011Ugly
  3. 2011Dusk Dahlia由起子
  4. 2010Tetsuo: The Bullet ManYuriko
  5. 2008A Story of Anna
  6. 2008After School
  7. 2008The Ramen GirlMio
  8. 2007Konna otona no onnanokoMasami Ihara
  9. 2007Baumkuchen
  10. 2007United Red Army
  11. 2007Woman Transformation
  12. 2006Colors
  13. 2004No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2
  14. 2003Lost in TranslationP Chan
  15. 2003Kakuto
  16. 2003SHORT FILMS
  17. 2001Stereo FutureEri Momozaki
  18. 1998Samurai FictionNinja Akakage
  19. 1995The Miracle on a Christmas Night