Hikari Mitsushima is a Japanese film actress and singer.
Career
She began her music career in 1997 as a teenage idol singer in the J-popular groups Folder and Folder 5. Although she made her acting debut in 1997 with Rebirth of Mothra II, she did not start acting regularly until 2005. She appeared in manga-based thriller film and the well-received drama Love Exposure (2008), directed by Sion Sono.
She has won the following awards for her performances:
Fant-Asia Film Festival
2009 - Jury Prize: Best Female Performance - Love Exposure
Hochi Film 2009 - Best New Talent - Love Exposure, Pride, The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
International Drama Festival in Tokyo
2011 - Best Supporting Actress - Moteki, Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien
2014 - Best Actress - Woman
Kinema Junpo 2010 - Best Supporting Actress - Love Exposure, Pride, The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
Mainichi Film Concours
2010 - Sponichi Grand Prize: New Talent Award (shared with co-star Takahiro Nishijima) - Love Exposure
Yokohama Film Festival
2010 - Best New Talent - Love Exposure, Pride, The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
2011 - Best Actress - Love Vibes, Sawako Decides
She has won the following awards for her performances:
Fant-Asia Film Festival
2009 - Jury Prize: Best Female Performance - Love Exposure
Hochi Film 2009 - Best New Talent - Love Exposure, Pride, The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
International Drama Festival in Tokyo
2011 - Best Supporting Actress - Moteki, Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien
2014 - Best Actress - Woman
Kinema Junpo 2010 - Best Supporting Actress - Love Exposure, Pride, The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
Mainichi Film Concours
2010 - Sponichi Grand Prize: New Talent Award (shared with co-star Takahiro Nishijima) - Love Exposure
Yokohama Film Festival
2010 - Best New Talent - Love Exposure, Pride, The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
2011 - Best Actress - Love Vibes, Sawako Decides