Aju Makita

Aju Makita
蒔田 彩珠
Born (2002-08-07) August 7, 2002
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Websitewww.stardust.co.jp/talent/section2/makitaaju/

Aju Makita (蒔田 彩珠, Makita Aju; born 7 August 2002) is a Japanese actress.[1]

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.[1] 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).[2][3] She won the best newcomer award at the Hochi Film Award in 2018 for Shino Can't Say Her Name, directed by Hiroaki Yuasa.[1][4] 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,[5][6] which was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.[7] Her performance in the film garnered praise from such reviewers as those in The Guardian,[8] the Los Angeles Times,[9] The Hollywood Reporter,[10] and the South China Morning Post.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 After the Storm Aju [12]
2017 The Third Murder Yuka Shigemori [3]
The Light Dances Nagisa Lead role; short film [13]
2018 Shoplifters Sayaka Shibata [14]
My Friend "A" Yui Shiraishi [15]
The Cat in Their Arms Caliby / Hono Nakayama [16]
Shino Can't Say Her Name Kayo Okazaki Lead role [17]
2019 Strawberry Song A girl affected by the disaster [18]
2020 True Mothers Hikari Katakura [19][8]
#HandballStrive Kurosawa [20]
Under the Stars Mah-chan [21]
2021 Child of Kamiari Month Kanna (voice) Lead role [22]
DIVOC-12 Lead role; "Yen" segment [23]
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie Eri Nagumo [24]
2022 Pure Japanese Ayumi [25]
To Me, the One Who Loved You Shiori Satō (voice) [26]
To Every You I've Loved Before Shiori Satō (voice) [27]
2023 In Love and Deep Water Shiori Hagiwara [28]
2024 Happiness Yuma Yamagishi Lead role [29]
2025 Farewell, Saranghae, Farewell Hitomi Lead role; short film [30]
Vanishing World Amane Lead role [31]
2026 Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls Xiang [32]
Look Back Kyomoto Lead role [2]
Bye Bye Love: Detective Is in the Bar Akemi [33]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Going My Home Moe Tsuboi [34]
2016 Daddy Sister 13-year-old Tamaki Mizuta Asadora [35]
2018 An Invisible Cradle Chie Nakamoto Episode 2 [36]
2020 Kotonoha Kaori Itō Lead role; TV movie [37]
2021 Welcome Home, Monet Michi Nagaura Asadora [38][39]
2022 If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student. Mai Niijima [40]
2023 The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House Ryōko [41]
My Worst Friend Hotaru Kasamatsu Lead role [42]
2024 House of Ninjas Nagi Tawara [43]
Someone in This Town Maki Mochizuki Miniseries [44]
2025 Mr. Mikami's Classroom Aoi Tominaga [45]
Doctor Price Aki Yonaga [46]
2026 Reboot Tsubasa Adachi [47]
Rock Paper Landmine Kazahi Koda Lead role [48]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 La Strada Gelsomina [49]

Music videos

Year Song Artist Ref.
2018 Mizuiro no Hibi Shishamo
2020 Canary Kenshi Yonezu [50]
2022 Koi-kaze ni Nosete Vaundy [51]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2018 43rd Hochi Film Awards Best New Artist Shino Can't Say Her Name Won [4]
2020 45th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress True Mothers Won [52]
33rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting Actress True Mothers and Under the Stars Nominated [53]
[54]
Best Newcomer Nominated
2021 42nd Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Won [55]
75th Mainichi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress True Mothers Won [56]
63rd Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [57]
94th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [58]
44th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Won [59]
15th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [60]
2022 25th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Supporting Actress Welcome Home, Monet Won [61]

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  4. 1 2 "南沙良＆蒔田彩珠「報知映画賞」で快挙「たくさんの奇跡を運んでくれた」 - モデルプレス". モデルプレス (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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