is a Japanese actress. Kaho has won multiple Japanese entertainment industry awards, including a Hochi Film Award, a Nikkan Sports Film Award, and a Japan Academy Prize.
Career
Kaho was scouted in Omotesandō while still an elementary school student, and she began her career as a model for Japanese teen magazines. From 2004 to 2007, Kaho was the 11th Mitsui ReHouse Girl.
In 2007, Kaho won her first major acting prize, a Hochi Film Award in the Best New Artist category. In 2008 she won a Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer, received a Best New Talent award at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival for her performance in the film A Gentle Breeze in the Village, and was recognized as one of the Newcomers of the Year at the 31st Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Kaho played numerous TV and film roles throughout her teen years, but Mark Schilling of The Japan Times noted that she was often typecast as a "wide-eyed, pure-hearted innocent."
In 2016, Kaho was nominated for a 39th Japan Academy Prize in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in Our Little Sister, but did not win. In 2017 she played the role of K in the Sono Sion-directed Amazon Video drama Tokyo Vampire Hotel.
Personal life On September 15, 2026, Kaho announced her marriage to film director and musician Sora Hokimoto of the band Bialystocks.
Filmography
Film Year Title RoleNotes2006Gamera the BraveMai NishioMobile Detective: The MovieRei ZenigataLead role2007A Gentle Breeze in the VillageSoyo MigitaLead roleMobile Detective: The Movie 2Rei ZenigataLead role2008Sing, Salmon, Sing!KasumiLead roleTokyo GirlMiho FujisakiLead roleSand ChroniclesYoung Anne MinaseLead role2010KinakoKyoko MochizukiLead role2012Beautiful World Akane Sendō2013Blindly in Love Naoko ImaiTime Scoop Hunter Hikari Hosono2014PuzzleAzusa NakamuraLead role2015Our Little SisterChika KōdaLead role2016Pink and GraySari "Sally" IshikawaThe Kodai FamilyJun saitō2017Memoirs of a MurdererMiharu KishiForebodingEtsuko YamagiwaLead role2018The Many Faces of ItoMiki Jinbo (D)My Friend "A"Miyoko FujisawaThe Antique Kinuko Goura2019Blue Hour SunadaLead roleJourney of the Sky Goddess Takako KojimaLead role2020Fictitious Girl's Diary Takashi SumidaA Beloved Wife YumiShape of Red Tōko MuranushiLead roleMother Aya TakahashiState of Emergency Lead role, anthology film2022The Fish TaleMomoko2024Worlds ApartNana Daigo2025BAUS: The Ship's Voyage ContinuesHama2026Unchained
TV dramas Year Title RoleNotes2004My Life After Her DeathYukari IshiiSocrates in Love2004–05Keitai Deka Zenigata ReiRei ZenigataLead role 2005The Queen's ClassroomYu KandaEngine2006PrimadamAdventures of the Super Monkey: Journey to the West 20084 Shimai Tantei Dan Yuriko SasamotoLead role2009Ikemen Sobaya Tantei ReinaEpisode 5Otomen Ryo Miyakozuka 2010Veterinarian Dolittle Yui MishimaEpisode 82011Kare, Otto, Otoko Tomodachi Ikuko InuyamaDiplomat Kosaku Kuroda2012HitorishizukaShizuka ItōLead role; miniseries Lucky Seven Shiori Mochizuki2013Minna! ESPer Dayo! Miyuki HiranoAkuryo Byoutou Runa OgamiLead role 2014OL Kana no Ojisan Kansatsu NikkiKana ItoLead roleNobunaga ConcertoYuki2015To Give a Dream MiihaMiniseries Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante NaranaiSuzuneTV movie2016Love SongMami NakamuraKamoshirenai Joyū tachi HerselfTV movieKidnap Tour YūkoTV movie2017HeavenSeiko DoizakiMiniseries Fictitious Girl's DiaryMaki FujikawaTokyo Vampire HotelKLead role; miniseriesPrison PrincessesShinobu EdogawaForebodingEtsuko YamagiwaLead role; miniseries The Many Faces of ItoMiki Jinbo (D)Miniseries 2019 Naoto Shibui's HolidayTakadaThe Great White TowerKyoko ZaizenMiniseries IdatenRin MinobeTaiga dramaJun'ichiTamakiAfro TanakaMakiMiniseriesNippon Noir: Detective Y's rebellionSara FukamiHitori Kyanpu de Kutte neruNanakoLead role 2022Lost Man FoundMari AkutagawaSilentNana MomomoFirst LoveTsunemiModern Love TokyoMaiLead role; episode 42025The Hot SpotYumi IsomuraBeauty Salon in PrisonNatsu KomatsubaraThen You Try Making It!Ayumi YamagishiLead role2026Until the T-shirt DriesAzusa2027Mawaru SwanKana KitazawaAsadora
Advertising Asahi Breweries "Asahi Cocktail Partner: Colorful Time" national TV commercial, 2012 Shiseido "Integrate" campaign, 2016
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result200732nd Hochi Film AwardBest New Artist200821st Nikkan Sports Film AwardBest Newcomer31st Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomers of the Year29th Yokohama Film FestivalNewcomers of the Year201639th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting Actress202316th Tokyo Drama AwardsBest Supporting Actress202650th Elan d'or AwardsElan d'or Award
References
External links
Kaho (actress) Official profile