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Manami Higa

Acting Born Jun 14, 1986 Okinawa, Japan 67 credits

Biography

Manami Higa is a Japanese actress. Her mother was a model. Higa graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Central High School. She was selected from an audition of 2,156 people to star in the NHK Asadora Dondo Hare, which marked her break as an actress.

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Known for

First Cry

as Aki Mitsui

Golden SixTONES

2025

99.9 Criminal Lawyer

as Sakura Sasano（笹野 桜）

GTO

as Honami Fujikawa
Film

Saru Lock: The Movie

as Mayumi Shinozaki

Hancho

as Saori Yuki

Code Blue

as Saejima Haruka

Document 72 Hours

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Frequent co-stars

Kazue Fukiishi 1 shared title
Anne Suzuki 1 shared title
Mikako Ichikawa 1 shared title
Riisa Naka 1 shared title
Ryo Katsuji 1 shared title
Tomoko Tabata 1 shared title
Shizuka Ishibashi 1 shared title
Rina Kawaei 1 shared title
Tsuyoshi Muro 1 shared title
Aoi Yamada 1 shared title

Career timeline

First CryTatsuki: Too Kind for School
Golden SixTONESEmergency Interrogation Room: The FinalHoso Kyoku SenkyoNiko TamaForest
Occupation of the New AirportSky CastleThe Sound of Vietnam大川と小川の休日捜査
Ao Haru RideCaptured HospitalPolice and Prosecutor, Sometimes JudgeThe Pearl Legacy
She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to EatLove DissonanceMaster Sake Brewers
One Half of a Married CoupleMy Fair PrinceDoctors~The Strongest Doctor~2021 New Year SPPromise of Death
Rent a Person Who Does NothingPolice and ProsecutorLove and the Grand Tug-of-war
Two WeeksBanjō no alpha: Yakusoku no shōgi
Code Blue: The Movieバカボンのパパよりバカなパパ越後純情刑事・早乙女真子
My TeacherThe Best Skilled Surgeon 2017Honjitsu wa, Ohigara mo Yoku
99.9 Criminal LawyerKanon石川五右衛門
Samurai SenseiLove: Redux
Over the Lover's MemoryDelivery of DeathTsuyoki ariShunichi Doba Suspense Obsession ~First Investigation Division/Keiji Sawamura 2死の発送
Fly, Dakota, Fly!Shunichi Doba Suspense Deviation ~First Investigation Division/Keiji Sawamura~
GTOFlat Out Tokyo GirlWe Were There: True LoveWe Were There: First Love
DOCTORS: The Ultimate SurgeonMarumo's StoryThe Best Skilled Surgeon
Saru Lock: The MovieHammer Session!Kyukei no Koya
Heart of a SamuraiHanchoThe Witch TrialLove Call Center
Code Blue
Dondo HareNew Year's Card from the Sparkling SeaPrisoner/TerroristContents of the Desk
Document 72 Hours
Letters from Kanai Nirai

Full filmography

  • First Cry (2026) as Aki Mitsui
  • Tatsuki: Too Kind for School (2026) as Yu Fujinaga
  • Golden SixTONES (2025)
  • Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final (2025)
  • Hoso Kyoku Senkyo (2025) as Yuko Musashi
  • Niko Tama (2025) as Takano Yuko
  • Forest (2025) as Kaede Ikushima
  • ベトナムのひびき (2025) as 森岡優子
  • Occupation of the New Airport (2024) as Musashi Yuko
  • Sky Castle (2024)
  • The Sound of Vietnam (2024) as Yuko Morioka
  • 大川と小川の休日捜査 (2024)
  • Ao Haru Ride (2023) as Ichijo Kaoru
  • Captured Hospital (2023) as Yuko Musashi
  • Police and Prosecutor, Sometimes Judge (2023)
  • The Pearl Legacy (2023) as Harumi
  • She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat (2022) as Yuki Nomoto
  • Love Dissonance (2022) as Manami Usui
  • Master Sake Brewers (2022)
  • One Half of a Married Couple (2021) as Nakayama Aya
  • My Fair Prince (2021) as Hidaka Izumi
  • Doctors~The Strongest Doctor~2021 New Year SP (2021) as Sachi Miyabe
  • Promise of Death (2021) as Kinuko Sara
  • Rent a Person Who Does Nothing (2020) as Moriyama Saki
  • Police and Prosecutor (2020) as Minami Nakaido
  • Love and the Grand Tug-of-war (2020)
  • Two Weeks (2019) as Sumire Aoyagi
  • Banjō no alpha: Yakusoku no shōgi (2019) as Saito Keiko [Akiba's girlfriend]
  • Code Blue: The Movie (2018) as Haruka Saejima
  • バカボンのパパよりバカなパパ (2018) as 아카츠카 마치코
  • 越後純情刑事・早乙女真子 (2018)
  • My Teacher (2017) as Sachiko Nakajima
  • The Best Skilled Surgeon 2017 (2017) as Maria Sena
  • Honjitsu wa, Ohigara mo Yoku (2017) as Kotoha Ninomiya
  • 99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016) as Sakura Sasano（笹野 桜）
  • Kanon (2016) as Ai Kishimoto
  • 石川五右衛門 (2016) as 챠챠
  • Samurai Sensei (2015) as 佐伯晴香
  • Love: Redux (2015)
  • Over the Lover's Memory (2014) as Haruka Kotari
  • Delivery of Death (2014) as Aki Tsumura
  • Tsuyoki ari (2014)
  • Shunichi Doba Suspense Obsession ~First Investigation Division/Keiji Sawamura 2 (2014)
  • 死の発送 (2014)
  • Fly, Dakota, Fly! (2013) as Chiyoko Hattori
  • Shunichi Doba Suspense Deviation ~First Investigation Division/Keiji Sawamura~ (2013) as Nagasawa Hatsumi
  • GTO (2012) as Honami Fujikawa
  • Flat Out Tokyo Girl (2012) as Hanako Serizawa
  • We Were There: True Love (2012) as Akiko Sengenji
  • We Were There: First Love (2012) as Akiko Sengenji
  • DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon (2011) as Sachi Miyabe
  • Marumo's Story (2011) as Aya Hatanaka
  • The Best Skilled Surgeon (2011) as Maria Sena
  • Saru Lock: The Movie (2010) as Mayumi Shinozaki
  • Hammer Session! (2010) as Kaede Tachibana
  • Kyukei no Koya (2010)
  • Heart of a Samurai (2009)
  • Hancho (2009) as Saori Yuki
  • The Witch Trial (2009) as Kaori Motomiya
  • Love Call Center (2009)
  • Code Blue (2008) as Saejima Haruka
  • Dondo Hare (2007) as Asakura Natsumi
  • New Year's Card from the Sparkling Sea (2007)
  • Prisoner/Terrorist (2007) as Girl
  • Contents of the Desk (2007)
  • Document 72 Hours (2006) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Letters from Kanai Nirai (2005) as Misaki Taira