The Beauty Who Starred Alongside The Beast - Godzilla Minus One Actress Minami Hamabe

There has been a lot of talk about about what an amazing film Godzilla Minus One truly is, and how the dramatic story featured in it has surprised both fans and critics alike, yet very little has been said about the actors themselves.

Today I wanted to do a feature on Japanese actress Minami Hamabe who plays Noriko Oishi in Godzilla Minus One. 

I honestly believe that Ms. Hamabe gave a stellar performance and I thought that film fans here in America would like to learn more about her.

I found this biography on the Japanese website My Drama List that is couple of years old that mentions her prior film Shin Kamen Rider but not Godzilla Minus One, however it does give some background on her prior work.

Hamabe Minami, born in Ishikawa, is a Japanese actress, model and a former child actress managed by Toho Entertainment. Hamabe won the New Generation Award at the 7th Toho Cinderella Audition. She is known for her beautiful eyes. She has since starred in numerous films and dramas, with many of them being live-action themed. She gained widespread fame in Japan for her role in the Japanese live-action film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, which has also gained fame in many Asian countries. Which tells the story of a terminally ill girl's relationship with her introvert male classmate who happens to find out about her illness by accident. The film was the 5th highest-grossing film in Japan in 2017. Minami was awarded the Newcomer Of The Year Award at the 41st Japan Academy Film Prize. The film itself was nominated for the Picture of the Year award at the same ceremony.

Despite her young age, Minami has starred in a couple of films that has grossed over 1 billion yen in Japan.

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In 2019, Minami starred in the film The Great War of Archimedes. The film grossed over 1.9 billion yen in Japan is amongst the highest-grossing film of 2019 in Japan.

In 2020, Minami starred in the live-action film The Promised Neverland. The film has since grossed over 2.1 billion yen in Japan, making it amongst the highest-grossing film of 2020 and 2021 in Japan.

Minami also appeared in the film Murders At The House of Death in 2020. The film has grossed over 1 billion yen and is the 20th highest-grossing film in Japan for the year 2020.

She is scheduled to star in the live-action Shin Kamen Rider film in 2022.

Minami has a Pomeranian pet dog she affectionately calls "Popu-chan". She is close friends with fellow actors Takumi Kitamura and Kanna Hashimoto.

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