Manami Higa(比嘉 愛未, Higa Manami; born June 14, 1986) is a Japanese actress. Her mother was a model. She graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Central High School. She gained recognition as an actress when she was selected in an audition of 2,156 people to star in the NHK Asadora Dondo Hare in 2006.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2005Letters from Kanai NiraiMisaki Taira
2007The Prisoner
2012We Were There:Part 1Akiko Sengenji
We Were There:Part 2Akiko Sengenji
2013Tokyo Sky StoryHiromiLead role
Tobe! DakotaChiyoko MorimotoLead role
2016KanonAi KishimotoLead role
2017My TeacherSachiko Nakajima
2018Code Blue the MovieHaruka Saejima
2021Love and the Grand Tug-of-warAtsuko Arima
2022The Master Sake BrewersAsuka NagamineLead role
2023The Pearl LegacyHarumi ŌgameLead role
2025Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final MovieAmi Ikoma

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007Dondo HareNatsumi AsakuraLead role; Asadora
2008–2017Code BlueHaruka Saejima3 seasons
2009TenchijinKiku-himeTaiga drama
2012Morimura Seiichi no Shikai no FukuryūAki Yagiri
2013Bakken Record o KoeteHaruka KoutariLead role
2013Sousa Ikka Sawamura KeijiHatsumi Nagasawa
Yoidore KotōjiOryō
Nouhime 2: Sengoku no OnnatachiOichi no Kata
Sousa Ikka Sawamura Keiji 2Hatsumi Nagasawa
2014Matsumoto Seichō Drama Special: Shi no HassōAki Tsumura
Matsumoto Seichō Tsuyoki AriMotoko Miyahara
GTOHonami FujikawaSeason 2
2015Alone in LoveHaru EtōLead role
Samurai SenseiHaruka Saeki
2019Natsuzora: Natsu's SkyKōko MaejimaAsadora
2021Japan Sinks: People of HopeKaori Amami
2022Emergency Interrogation Room: New Year's SpecialAmi IkomaTelevision film
2022–2024She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to EatYuki NomotoLead role; 2 seasons
2023Ao Haru RideKaoru Ichijō

External links

  • (in Japanese)