AOI OKUYAMA

Date of Birth: February 23, 1999
Place of Birth: Hokkaido, Japan
Nationality / Ethnicity: Japanese
Height: 162cm
Weight: 45kg
Languages: Japanese, English
Hobbies: Watching films, reading, making pizza, ball games
Skills: Reciting spells from Harry Potter
Qualifications: EIKEN Grade Pre-2
Education / Training: Graduated from the International Liberal Arts Course, Hokkaido Chitose High School
Graduated from UPS Academy

PROFILE

Aiming to appear in the Harry Potter film series, she decided to become an actor and enrolled at the acting school UPS Academy.

While still a student, she auditioned for the original BBC and Netflix drama series Giri/Haji. She won the role of Taki, the daughter of the protagonist Kenzo, and took part in filming in the United Kingdom and Japan.

FILM

2025 Crosspoint — Risako Ohara / Dir. Donie Ordiales 2024 The Beautiful Game — Mika / Dir. Thea Sharrock

TELEVISION / SERIES

2026 CUT: The Edited World — Sara Hoshino / TV Asahi 2026 Unlock — Sakura / BUMP 2025 Scoop no Tamago — Hinako Shinoda (Lead) / TBS 2025 Happiness Comes to Those Who Eat and Sleep — Chiharu Tomozawa / NHK 2023 Ya Boy Kongming! — Fuyumi / Fuji Television 2021 Cold Case 3 — Takako Katsuragi / WOWOW 2019 The Cook of Yumeshokudo — Tanaka / NHK Giri/Haji — Taki / Netflix and BBC

THEATER

SAHARA, UPS Academy production — Hazuki / Kei, Dir. Satoshi Nikaido 2018 A Midsummer Night's Dream, UPS Academy production — Puck, Dir. Daigo Tanji

COMMERCIALS

Amazon.com Amazon Prime — Ramen Programmer IKEA — IKEA 365+

OTHER

Netflix drama series Giri/Haji The Japan Times — January 15, 2020 SPUR magazine — February 2020

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