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AYAKO FUJITANI
Hair: BLACK
Eyes: BROWN
Height: 5 ft 4 in (164 cm)
Weight: 105 lb (47 kg)
SPECIAL SKILLS
Aikido (Japanese Martial Art)
Fluent in English & Japanese
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
Tokyo! (2008) Dir: Michel Gondry Lead
Death of Domomata (2007) Dir: Shutaro Oku Supporting
Captain Tokio (2007) Dir: Kazushi Watanabe Supporting
Private Eye No. 5 Series (2006) Dir: Kazushi Watanabe Guest Lead
Ikusa (2006) Dir: Ryuichi Honda Supporting
Sansa (2003) Dir: Siegried French Production: Supporting
STAY FREE (2002) Dir: Kazushi Watanabe Lead
Shiki-jitsu (2000) Dir: Hideaki Anno Lead & Novel
The Patriot (2000) Dir: Dean Semler US Production
GAMERA 3 (1998) Dir: Shusuke Kaneko Supporting
GAMERA 2 (1995) Dir: Shusuke Kaneko Supporting
Musashi (1995) Dir: Sho Nobushi Lead
GAMERA (1993) Dir: Shusuke Kaneko Lead
THEATRICAL WORKS
Black Cat (2008)
Kung Fu John (2007)
ROPE (2006)
Hiking For Human Life (2005)
REGULAR PUBLICATIONS
“Giant Robot” (pop culture magazine)
“Roadshow” (movie magazine)
“Pee Wee” (fashion magazine)
“Eiga Hihou” (movie magazine)
“Re:S” (art magazine)
“Tokyo Calendar” (lifestyle magazine)
PUBLISHED NOVELS
“Touhimu”
“Yakeinu”
BIOGRAPHY
Ayako Fujitani was born and raised in Osaka, Japan.
Making her film debut at theage of 13, Ayako has been a popular actress in Japanesefilm, television, commercialsand theater for over a decade.
She spent her high school years in the US to perfect her English skills, where she alsobegan writing.
Ayako has since contributed essays, film critiques and short stories to a variety of publications, with her first novel later adapted into thefilm Shiki-jitsu, directed by Hideaki Anno (Evangelion), and starring Ayako oppositeShunji Iwai (New York, I LoveYou).
Michel Gondry hand-picked Ayako to star in his segment of Tokyo! (2008), which hasrecently given her greater international exposure.
Ayako currently resides in Los Angeles.
