Hikari Mitsushima

• Name — Hikari Mitsushima • Native Name — 満島 ひかり • Born — 30 November 1985 • Birthplace — Kagoshima, Japan • Relatives — Shinnosuke Mitsushima (brother) • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1997–present

Mitsushima was born in Kagoshima on 30 November 1985 and grew up in Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture. Her younger siblings are actor Shinnosuke Mitsushima, professional basketball player Kotaro Mitsushima, and her younger sister model Minami Mitsushima. Her grandfather was an American national of Italian descent.

She is a graduate of Okinawa Actors School. She began her music career in 1997 as a teenage 'idol singer' in the J-pop groups Folder and Folder 5. She made her acting debut in the same year, starring as Shiori Uchiura / Little Girl in the kaiju film Rebirth of Mothra II. Her first television appearance came in 2005, when she played Elly in Ultraman Max. Her film career recommenced as Sayu Yagami in 2006's manga-adaptation thriller film Death Note, and in 2008 she starred as Yōko Ozawa in Love Exposure, a comedy-dramaart film directed by Sion Sono. Her performance in Love Exposure brought her critical attention and won her and her team several awards. Since then, Mitsushima has had starring roles in numerous films and television dramas including 2010's Sawako Decides, written and directed by Yuya Ishii. Mitsushima has made occasional vocal contributions to Japanese pop singles. She featured as a vocalist in the fictional band SRM on Stephanie's "Pride ~A Part of Me~", the title song for the 2009 Japanese drama film Pride. In 2017, she provided lead vocals for fictional band Doughnuts Hole's "Otona no Okite", the theme song for television drama Quartet, in which she starred as Suzume Sebuki. In the same year, she appeared as a featured vocalist in Mondo Grosso's song "Labyrinth" and starred as a dancer in the music video (over 35million views on YouTube, As of 2023 2).

Mitsushima announced via fax through her agency that she has registered her marriage with film director Yuya Ishii on October 25, 2010. They later divorced in early 2016 citing differing lifestyle choices as the cause. In May 2016, it was revealed that she briefly dated actor Kento Nagayama. Mitsushima announced her second marriage to model Keisuke Asano, as well as her first pregnancy, on March 30, 2026.

• Cocoon (2025) as Mayu

• Ultraman Max (2005–2006) as Elly • Dandori Musume (2006) as Ulala • Beni no monshō (2006) as Ayako (2006) • Burokkorii (2007) • Kaette kita jikō keisatsu (2007) as Mitsuyo • Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) as Yuka Sawada • Kekkon sagishi (2007) • Shakin Kanojo (2008) • Hitomi (2008) as Junko • Make The Last Wish (2008) • Uramiya honpo reboot (2009) • IRIS (2009) /dubbed for Kim So-yeon/ • Bloody Monday (2010) as Risa Kurano / Lisa • Tsuki no Koibito ~Moon Lovers~ (2010) as Anzai Rina • Moteki (2010) as Nakashiba Itsuka • Dazai Osamu tanpen shōsetsu shū 3 (2010) • Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien (2011, TV Movie) as Yoshiki Mari • Sunshine (2011) • Soredemo, Ikite yuku (2011) as Futaba • Kaitakushatachi (2012) • Woman (2013) as Koharu • Wakamono Tachi (2014) as Hikari • Saving My Stupid Youth (2014) as Lisa • Dokonjō Gaeru (2015) as Pyonkichi (voice) • Totto TV (2016) as Tetsuko Kuroyanagi • Kidnap Tour (2016) • Quartet (2017) as Suzume • Kangoku no Ohimesama (2017) as Futaba Wakai • 10 Count to the Future (2022) as Aoi Orihara • First Love (2022) as Yae Noguchi