Hikari Mitsushima

満島ひかり

Hikari Mitsushima is a Japanese actress and singer. She came to note as a pop singer but went on to star in films. She began her music career in 1997 as a teenage idol singer in the J-pop groups Folder and Folder 5. Although she made her acting debut in 1997 with Rebirth of Mothra II, she did not start acting regularly until 2005. She appeared in manga-based thriller film Death Note (2006) and the well-received Love Exposure (2008), a comedy-drama/art film directed by Sion Sono. Her performance in the latter brought her critical attention and won her several awards. Since then she has had sta…