Aju Makita
蒔田 彩珠
Born (2002-08-07) August 7, 2002 (age 21)
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Websitewww.stardust.co.jp/talent/section2/makitaaju/

Aju Makita (蒔田 彩珠, Makita Aju, born 7 August 2002) is a Japanese actress.[1]

Early life

Makita is the youngest of three siblings and has two older brothers.

Career

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Makita made her acting debut at age 7.[2] In 2012, she appeared in the TV drama Going My Home directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and has since acted in his films After the Storm (2016), The Third Murder (2017), and Shoplifters (2018).[3] She won the best newcomer award at the Hochi Film Award in 2018 for Shino Can't Say Her Name, directed by Hiroaki Yuasa.[2][4] She then won the 2020 Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Hochi Film Award for best supporting actress for her role as a pregnant teenager in Naomi Kawase's True Mothers,[5][6] which was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.[7] Her performance in the film garnered praise from such reviewers as those in The Guardian,[8] the Los Angeles Times,[9] The Hollywood Reporter,[10] and the South China Morning Post.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
2016 After the Storm Aju Hirokazu Kore-eda [1]
2017 The Third Murder Yuka Shigemori Hirokazu Kore-eda [3]
The Light Dances Nagisa Hajime Izuki Lead role; short film [12]
2018 Shoplifters Sayaka Shibata Hirokazu Kore-eda [13]
My Friend "A" Yui Shiraishi Takahisa Zeze [1]
The Cat in Their Arms Isshin Inudo [14]
Shino Can't Say Her Name Kayo Okazaki Hiroaki Yuasa Lead role [15]
2019 Strawberry Song Shintarō Sugawara [16]
2020 True Mothers Hikari Katakura Naomi Kawase [17][8]
#HandballStrive Kurosawa Daigo Matsui [18]
Under the Stars Mah-chan Tatsushi Ōmori [19]
2021 Child of Kamiari Month Kanna (voice) Takana Shirai Lead role [20]
DIVOC-12 Shinpei Yamasaki Lead role; "Yen" segment [21]
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie Eri Nagumo Hisashi Kimura [22]
2022 Pure Japanese Ayumi Daishi Matsunaga [23]
To Me, the One Who Loved You Shiori Satō (voice) Ken'ichi Kasai [24]
To Every You I've Loved Before Shiori Satō (voice) Jun Matsumoto [25]
2023 In Love and Deep Water Shiori Hagiwara Yūsuke Taki [26]
2024 Happiness Yuma Yamagishi Tetsuo Shinohara Lead role [27]

Series

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2012 Going My Home Moe Tsuboi Fuji TV [1]
2016 Daddy Sister 13-year-old Tamaki Mizuta NHK Asadora [1]
2018 An Invisible Cradle Chie Nakamoto NHK Episode 2 [1]
2020 Kotonoha Kaori Itō FOD Lead role; TV movie [28]
2021 Welcome Home, Monet Michi Nagaura NHK Asadora [29][30]
2022 If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student. Mai Niijima TBS [31]
2023 The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House Ryōko Netflix [32]
My Worst Friend Hotaru Kasamatsu NHK Lead role [33]
2024 House of Ninjas Nagi Tawara Netflix [34]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 La Strada Gelsomina [35]

Music videos

Year Song Artist Ref.
2018 Mizuiro no Hibi Shishamo [1]
2020 Canary Kenshi Yonezu [36]
2022 Koi-kaze ni Nosete Vaundy [37]

Awards

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2018 43rd Hochi Film Awards Best New Artist Shino Can't Say Her Name Won [4]
2020 45th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress True Mothers Won [38]
33rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting Actress True Mothers and Under the Stars Nominated [39]
[40]
Best Newcomer Nominated
2021 42nd Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Won [41]
75th Mainichi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress True Mothers Won [42]
63rd Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [43]
94th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [44]
44th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Won [45]
15th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [46]
2022 25th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Supporting Actress Welcome Home, Monet Won [47]

References

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