1. Aoi Miyazaki is known for her roles in Nana and Virgin Snow.
11 Facts About Aoi Miyazaki
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Aoi Miyazaki made her film debut in Ano Natsu no Hi at the age of 14.
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Also at the age of 14, Aoi Miyazaki began to draw international attention for her role as the survivor of a traumatic bus hijack in Shinji Aoyama's Eureka.
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Aoi Miyazaki made her musical debut in The Little Prince in 2003.
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Later, Aoi Miyazaki won Best Actress award in the Cinemanila International Film Festival for her performance in Harmful Insect.
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Aoi Miyazaki won the Galaxy Individual Award for her performance in the NHK drama Atsuhime in 2008.
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Aoi Miyazaki has appeared in commercials for major corporations including Aflac, Tokyo Metro, NTT DoCoMo and Olympus.
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In recent years, Aoi Miyazaki has taken a more prominent position in humanitarian activism projects.
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Aoi Miyazaki travelled with her older brother and fellow actor, Masaru Miyazaki, to Bangladesh in 2005 to experience poverty firsthand, and they highlighted the problems then found in their 2006 photobook Tarinai Peace.
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Aoi Miyazaki took part in the Gold Ribbon Walking event in Roppongi, Tokyo in 2008 to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer.
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Aoi Miyazaki married actor Sosuke Takaoka, her partner since she was fifteen, on 15 June 2007.