is a Japanese actress under Watanabe Entertainment.
Biography Ai Mikami was born in Tokyo, Japan, on October 26, 2000. She has an older brother six years her senior. She trained in ballet from three until eighteen years old.
Mikami is good friends with fellow actress Yuumi Kawai, as both of them attended Nihon University College of Art together.
Career Mikami's parents, who were avid theatergoers, took her to a performance during her sophomore year of junior high school, where she fell in love with the industry and developed an interest in its backstage operations. She became involved with the drama club in high school and discovered the depth of backstage and directing work. From her experience with her drama club, she decided to either become a "director or learn how to act". This prompted her to enroll at Watanabe Entertainment training school, which ultimately led to her debut as an actress.
On August 31, 2019, she made her television debut as an actress in the seventh episode of the Saturday drama Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room on Nippon Television.
She had her first regular role in a TBS television drama Love Lasts Forever which aired from January 14 to March 17, 2020. On October 9 of the same year, she made her film debut in the movie Star Child.
She attracted much attention for her role as a high school girl with a complex about her appearance in the NHK television drama Beautiful Country that aired from April 12 to May 31, 2021. On December 10 of the same year, she appeared in her first leading role in a film co-starring with in the movie Shodo.
She marked her first lead role in a television drama co-starring with Taiki Sato in the MBS/TBS drama Liar, which aired from February to April 6, 2022.
On May 10, 2024, She starred in the film Undead Lovers. On June 30 of the same year, she made her first appearance in NHK's Taiga drama Dear Radiance, in which she portrayed the role of Fujiwara no Michinaga's daughter, Fujiwara no Akiko. On August 29, Mikami had her first lead role in a Netflix teen drama series, Chastity High.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2020Under the StarsSanae2021A True Happy EndingMaiCharacterAya YamashiroPretendersFuko SendoImpulseAiLead role2022Offbeat CopsNoriko Naruse2023The Legend and ButterflyKitsunoYokoLisa Onoda2024Remembering All the NightsSummerUndead LoversRino HasebeLead role2025KokuhoFujikomaBlank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's JourneyKitami2026All You Need Is KillRita (voice)Lead roleThe Honest Realtor: The MovieHaruka Yukino
Television drama Year Title Role Notes 2019Miss Jikocho: Professor Tenno's Survey FileAikaEpisode 32020Love Lasts ForeverTakatsu WakanaNogizaka Cinemas: Story of 46Maya ShinozakiEpisode 52021Girl Gun LadyRei KitamotoBeautiful CountryRinLemmings in the Miniature GardenMieko Shiraishi2022There's a Song I Want to Play for YouAya NakaoEpisode 3More Than WordsMichiru SasakiI Can't Live Without ScreamingManaLiarMisao NaritaLead roleIs Love Sustainable?Young Yoko SawadaDouble-edged AxeYoko Shibasaki2023Learn the Meaning of Giving Up!Hiyori KusakabeLead roleYu Yu HakushoYukina2024Chastity HighIchika ArisawaLead roleWhen Spring ComesMinako OsariRe:Revenge - In the End of DesireSaya KinoshitaGameJuri KatsuragiLead roleDear RadianceFujiwara no AkikoTaiga dramaMonthly Matsuzaka ToriSayaEpisode 1My DiaryAiri Hasegawa2025119 Emergency CallSara NiijimaThe Honest Realtor: Minerva Special Haruka YukinoTelevision film2026The Scent of the WindRin IchinoseLead role; AsadoraViral HitAki Yashio
Music video appearances Year Song Artist Notes 2019TsubasaSajiOne in a Million -Kiseki ni Yoru-Generations from Exile Tribe2020SamidareSoushi SakiyamaFind Fuse in Youth albumHeavenSoushi SakiyamaFind Fuse in Youth album2021UndulationSoushi SakiyamaFind Fuse in Youth albumYellowBack Number2022CharacterRyokuoushoku Shakai2023FoolHitsujibungaku
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work(s) Result202649th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearKokuho
References
External links
at Watanabe Entertainment Official profile at NHK