Minami Hamabe

Born on August 29, 2000, in Ishikawa, Japan, Minami Hamabe is an actress with 62 credits across film and TV. Her career goes back to Ace Attorney (2012), where she appeared as the young Chihiro Ayasato (Mia Fey), followed by the series The Hours of My Life (2014). She took on the role of Sakura Yamauchi in Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017), the same year she was named Best Newcomer at the Nikkan Sports Film Awards.

Among her best-known roles is Yumeko Jabami in Kakegurui (2018) and its 2019 film version. She also played Noriko Oishi in Godzilla Minus One (2023) and Ruriko Midorikawa in Shin Kamen Rider (2023), and lent her voice to Hello World (2019) and One Piece: Heart of Gold (2016). Next up is Godzilla Minus Zero, set to open in cinemas on November 3, 2026.

New & upcoming work

• Godzilla Minus Zero · 3 Nov 2026 · as Noriko Oishi

Frequent co-stars

• Yuma Yamoto · 3 films together: Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette, My Teacher, My Love
• Riko Fukumoto · 3 films together: Murders at the House of Death, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, My Teacher, My Love
• Takumi Kitamura · 3 films together: Hello World, Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, Until We Meet Again
• Yuki Yamada · 3 films together: Godzilla Minus One, Ajin: Demi-Human, My Little Monster
• Yuki Furukawa · 2 films together: My Little Monster, Murders at the House of Death
• Haruka Fukuhara · 2 films together: Hello World, Kakegurui: The Movie

Awards won

• Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer (2017)

Career at a glance

First credit: Sky Blue Story (2011) · Credits: 61

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

• Godzilla Minus One2023 · Noriko OishiReviewed

Other work

• Until We Meet Again2026 · Misora Shimizu
• Brothers in Arms2026 · Nene
• Pray Speak What Has Happened2025 · Juri Egashira
• Under Ninja2025 · Ayaka Noguchi
• Six Lying University Students2024 · Iori Shima
• Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version2024 · Ruriko Midorikawa
• What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister2024 · Risa Nishimura
• Alibi Breaker Special2024 · Mitani Tokino
• Silent Love2024 · Mika Jinnai
• 第74回NHK紅白歌合戦2023
• Ranman2023 · Makino Sueko
• Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug2023 · Ruriko Midorikawa
• Shin Kamen Rider × Crayon Shin-chan2023 · Ruriko Midorikawa (voice)
• Shin Kamen Rider2023 · Ruriko Midorikawa
• Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom2023 · Sarah (voice)
• One Day, You Will Reach the Sea2022 · Sumire Utsuki
• Doctor White2022 · Yukimura Byakuya / "Dr. White"
• New World Makers2021
• Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette2021 · Yumeko Jabami

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