1. Minami Hamabe gained fame by playing Meiko Honma in the live-action version of the TV series Anohana, and later made her breakthrough playing the lead in the romance film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas ; with the latter earning her Newcomer of the Year at the 41st Japan Academy Prize.
Minami Hamabe's acting in Godzilla Minus One along with Shin Kamen Rider attained her international recognition and she won Best Supporting Actress at the 66th Blue Ribbon Awards.
Minami Hamabe was born on August 29,2000, in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Minami Hamabe started off her career by winning the New Generation Award at the 7th Toho Cinderella Audition.
Minami Hamabe has since starred in numerous films and dramas, with many of them being live-action adaptations of popular manga and video games.
Minami Hamabe gained widespread fame for her role in Japan for her role in the live-action film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, 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.
Minami Hamabe was awarded the Newcomer Of The Year Award at the 41st Japan Academy Film Prize, with the film itself being nominated for the Picture of the Year award at the same ceremony.
In 2019, Minami Hamabe starred in the film The Great War of Archimedes.
In 2020, Minami Hamabe co-starred with Ryusei Yokohama and Yukino Kishii in the live-action adaptation of the manga Cursed in Love.
Minami Hamabe appeared in the film Murders At The House of Death in 2020.
In December 2020, Minami Hamabe starred in the live-action film The Promised Neverland.
Minami Hamabe appeared alongside Sho Hirano in the SP drama Seito ga Jinsei wo Yarinaoseru Gakko.
Minami Hamabe again starred alongside Yukino Kishii in the film One Day, You Will Reach the Sea which was released in April 2022.
Minami Hamabe was chosen directly by NHK without audition as the 108th Asadora heroine by NHK whereby she starred alongside Ryunosuke Kamiki as the wife of Kamiki's character.
Minami Hamabe appeared in two major films in 2023: Hideaki Anno's live-action superhero film Shin Kamen Rider and played a similar character to that of Ranman in Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One.
Minami Hamabe is close friends with fellow actors Takumi Kitamura and Kanna Hashimoto.