is a Japanese actress and model from Fukuoka. Imada began her acting and modelling career in 2015 after being labelled “Prettiest Girl in Fukuoka” by a local advertising agency. Her acting big break was in 2018 when she was cast as Airi Maya for notable Japanese drama series Boys Over Flowers Season 2. Biography Imada was born on March 5, 1997, in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. She is the eldest of three sisters.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes2015The Edge of SinSatomi Sugimoto2017Comeback NightHong Kong filmDouble MintsBus Jack ReturnsSanae ShiratoriKalanchoe no HanaTsukino IchinoseLead role; short filmDemekinAki2019You Shine in the Moonlit NightRiko HirabayashiMy Hero Academia: Heroes RisingSlice (voice)2020Stolen Identity 2Ryōko NiwaWotakoi: Love Is Hard for OtakuYūki Morita2021Tokyo RevengersHinata Tachibana2023As Long as We Both Shall LiveMiyo SaimoriTokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 1Hinata TachibanaTokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 2Hinata Tachibana2024Doctor-X: The MovieMasako OhmaAt the Bench Lead role; anthology film2025Trillion Game: The MovieKirika KokuryuThe Last Man: The Movie – First LoveYūki Agatsuma2026The Swan and the BatMirei ShiraishiLead role
Television drama Year Title RoleNotes2015Watashi wa Chichi ga Kirai DesuCM talentKowabonKaori (voice)Episode 82017Fugitive BoysMami HoshinoDetective YugamiIkumi MoriEpisode 2The Public EnemyRiko2018KiokuHana AdachiBoys Over Flowers Season 2Airi MayaHonkowa: True Horror Stories: Summer 2018Yuko FujimotoShort dramaSuitsSari Tanimoto2019Mr. Hiiragi's HomeroomYuzuki Suwa Don't You Think Girls Who Talk in Hakata Dialect Are Cute?HerselfSingle-episode drama2019–21Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko DaimonMasako OhmaSeasons 6 and 72020Hanzawa Naoki: Episode 0Hitomi HamamuraTelevision filmHanzawa NaokiHitomi HamamuraSeason 2Daddy is My ClassmateHiroko Yamamoto2021Love DeeplyAika MiyamaeWelcome Home, MonetRiko Marianna JinnoAsadora2022Bad Girl: Glass Ceiling CrushersMaririn TanakaLead role2023The Last Man: The Blind ProfilerYūki AgatsumaTrillion GameKirika Kokuryu2025AnpanNobu AsadaLead role; Asadora2026Merry Berry LoveKarin ShirahamaLead role; South Korean-Japanese drama
Video games Professor Layton and The New World of Steam (2026), Luke Triton
Other television World Baseball Entertainment Tamacchi! (2018–19, Fuji TV) Imada Mio no Prefere (2018–19, TV Aichi) 76th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (2025, NHK), as a host
Web series #Koe Dake Tenshi (January – March 2018, AbemaTV), Megumi
Commercials Marinoa City (2013–2015) Hiraki (2014–2016) Fukuoka Prefecture, Yanagawa Tourism idols "Sagemon Girls" (2016) Toogakuen High School (2017) Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd - Yofuku no Aoyama (2017) Shionogi Health Care - Sedes (2017) McDonald's (2017) Asahi Wonda (2017) Kyushu Electrical Safety Inspection Association (2017) Dai-ichi Life - Just (2018) SoftBank - Cyber Sunday (2018) Kosé - Beauty Calendar (2022) Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (2026) Hankyu Hanshin Holdings - Toward Cities of Human Connections
Music videos Yoshitaka Taira – Hataraku Hitotachi (2015) The Love – Hajimari no Uta (February 28, 2016) Generations from Exile Tribe – Namida (June 4, 2016) Maco – Sweet Memory (November 9, 2017) Vaundy – Hashire Sakamoto (March 1, 2025)
Dubbing Live-action Men in Black: International, Molly Wright / Agent M (Tessa Thompson) Animation Lightyear, Izzy Hawthorne
Awards and nominations YearAssociationAwardNominee/WorkResult2018Yahoo! Search AwardsActress CategoryHerself#MVI – Most Valuable Instagrammer in JapanTrend Category202245th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearTokyo Revengers202448th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHerself
References
External links Official Website Mio Imada on YouTube