is a Japanese actress.
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. 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), Shoplifters (2018) and Look Back (2026). She won the best newcomer award at the Hochi Film Award in 2018 for Shino Can't Say Her Name, directed by Hiroaki Yuasa. 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, which was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. Her performance in the film garnered praise from such reviewers as those in The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and the South China Morning Post.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2016After the StormAju2017The Third MurderYuka ShigemoriThe Light DancesNagisaLead role; short film2018ShopliftersSayaka ShibataMy Friend "A"Yui ShiraishiThe Cat in Their ArmsCaliby / Hono NakayamaShino Can't Say Her NameKayo OkazakiLead role2019Strawberry SongA girl affected by the disaster2020True MothersHikari Katakura#HandballStriveKurosawaUnder the StarsMah-chan2021Child of Kamiari MonthKanna (voice)Lead roleDIVOC-12Lead role; "Yen" segment99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The MovieEri Nagumo2022Pure JapaneseAyumiTo Me, the One Who Loved YouShiori Satō (voice)To Every You I've Loved BeforeShiori Satō (voice)2023In Love and Deep WaterShiori Hagiwara2024HappinessYuma YamagishiLead role 2025Farewell, Saranghae, FarewellHitomiLead role; short filmVanishing WorldAmaneLead role2026Kingdom 5: The Clash of SoulsXiangLook BackKyomotoLead roleBye Bye Love: Detective Is in the BarAkemi
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2012Going My HomeMoe Tsuboi2016Daddy Sister13-year-old Tamaki MizutaAsadora2018An Invisible CradleChie NakamotoEpisode 22020KotonohaKaori ItōLead role; TV movie2021Welcome Home, MonetMichi Nagaura Asadora2022If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student.Mai Niijima2023The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko HouseRyōkoMy Worst FriendHotaru KasamatsuLead role2024House of NinjasNagi TawaraSomeone in This TownMaki MochizukiMiniseries2025Mr. Mikami's ClassroomAoi TominagaDoctor PriceAki Yonaga2026RebootTsubasa AdachiRock Paper LandmineKazahi KodaLead role
Stage YearTitleRoleNotes 2018La StradaGelsomina
Music videos YearSongArtist 2018Mizuiro no HibiShishamo2020CanaryKenshi Yonezu2022Koi-kaze ni NoseteVaundy
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWork(s)Result 201843rd Hochi Film AwardsBest New ArtistShino Can't Say Her Name202045th Hochi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressTrue Mothers33rd Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressTrue Mothers and Under the StarsBest Newcomer202142nd Yokohama Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress75th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressTrue Mothers63rd Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting Actress94th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest Supporting Actress44th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the Year15th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress202225th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand PrixBest Supporting ActressWelcome Home, Monet
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