Mami Kumagai

Mami Kumagai

Actor

Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
March 10, 1960

Biography

Mami Kumagai (熊谷 真実, Kumagai Mami, bor March 10, 1960) is a Japanese actress and talent. Born in Suginami, Tokyo, she lives in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. She is affiliated with Our Songs Creative. Kumagai made her drama debut in 1978 in the third episode of the TV drama Jūjiro Dainibu (Crossroads Part 2) starring Sonny Chiba. In 1979, she made her screen debut with Oretachi no Kōkyōgaku, and starred in the NHK TV series Mā-nēchan in the first half of the same year, winning the Élan d'Or Award for Newcomers. In 2016 she received the Kinokuniya Theater Award and Yomiuri Theater Award for her Komatsuza Theater performance in Manzana, Waga Machi (Manzana, My Town).

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Representative Works

Uneasy Encounters
Uneasy Encounters
8.0
/ Japanese
頭痛肩こり樋口一葉
頭痛肩こり樋口一葉
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Begging for Love
Begging for Love
7.0
/ Japanese
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
6.9
/ Japanese
Underdog: Part One
Underdog: Part One
7.2
/ Japanese
Burning Dog
Burning Dog
7.0
/ Japanese
Days with You
Days with You
7.1
/ Japanese
300 Million
300 Million
5.5
/ Japanese
Underdog: Part Two
Underdog: Part Two
7.0
/ Japanese
Ekeb of Dekye
Ekeb of Dekye
6.6
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Uneasy Encounters
1994Winner

Best Performance

Uneasy Encounters

頭痛肩こり樋口一葉
2022Nominee

Best Performance

頭痛肩こり樋口一葉

Begging for Love
1998Nominee

Best Performance

Begging for Love

Career Highlights

The Last Dance
1993Highlight

Best Performance

The Last Dance

Underdog: Part One
2020Highlight

Best Performance

Underdog: Part One