Hinako Saeki
Hinako Saeki is a Japanese actress who was born on February 16, 1977, in Nara, Japan. Probably her best-known role was as Sadako Yamamura in Spiral, the 1998 sequel to the horror film Ring. She has also appeared in a handful of other popular Japanese horror films including Uzumaki (2000) which was based on a Junji Ito manga of the same name, and Eko Eko Azaraku: Misa the Dark Angel (1998).
Hinako Saeki
- Name
- Hinako Saeki
- Born
- 16 February 1977
- Birthplace
- Yamatokoriyama, Nara, Japan
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
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Hinako Saeki is a Japanese actress who was born on February 16, 1977, in Nara, Japan. Probably her best-known role was as Sadako Yamamura in Spiral, the 1998 sequel to the horror film Ring. She has also appeared in a handful of other popular Japanese horror films including Uzumaki (2000) which was based on a Junji Ito manga of the same name, and Eko Eko Azaraku: Misa the Dark Angel (1998).
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In addition, she played a featured role as the character Colonel in Mamoru Oshii's Assault Girls (2009). She is also familiar in China for her role as Sadako in the sequel to the Hong Kong TV drama series, My Date with a Vampire II.
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• Name — Hinako Saeki • Born — 16 February 1977 • Birthplace — Yamatokoriyama, Nara, Japan • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1994–present • Website — http: www.nifty.com/hinako/
Personal life
Personal life
She was previously married to football player Daisuke Oku, though that marriage ended in divorce. He died in a traffic collision on October 17, 2014.
Television
Television
• Eko Eko Azarak (1997) • My Date with a Vampire II (2000) as Sadako • Sand Whale and Me (2017) as KFC
Films
• It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994) • A Quiet Life (1995) • Eko Eko Azaraku: Misa the Dark Angel (1998) • Spiral (1998) as Sadako Yamamura • Uzumaki (2000) • Assault Girls(2009) • Aesop's Game (2019) • Kamaishi Ramen Monogatari (2023) • Nightmare Resort (2023) • Confetti (2024) • Stigmatized Properties: Possession (2025)
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