Sei Ashina

Japanese actress (1983–2020)

Sei Ashina
芦名星
Born	Aya Igarashi (五十嵐彩) (1983-11-22)22 November 1983 Fukushima, Japan
Died	14 September 2020(2020-09-14) (aged 36) Shinjuku, Tokyo
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–2020
Agent	Horipro
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Website	www.horipro.co.jp/ashinasei/

Aya Igarashi (五十嵐彩, Igarashi Aya, November 22, 1983 – September 14, 2020^[1]), known professionally as Sei Ashina (芦名星, Ashina Sei), was a Japanese actress.^[2]

Career

She was born Igarashi Aya,^[3] and assumed the stage name Sei Ashina. Prior to her acting career, Ashina was a model.^[4]^[1] She made her acting debut in the 2002 Tokyo Broadcasting System Television series The Tail of Happiness (しあわせのシッポ),^[4]^[1] modeling that year in magazines including Shogakukan's CanCam and Shueisha's Pinky, and was best known for starring as Hime in Kamen Rider Hibiki.^[5] She was also known for her role as The Girl, an unnamed concubine, in Silk (2007).^[6]

Ashina died on September 14, 2020, at age 36. Her body was found at her home in Shinjuku in a suspected suicide.^[7]^[4]

Filmography

Movies

Sekai no Owari (2004)
Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki (2005) - Hime (姫)
Silk (2007) - The Girl
Tatoe Sekai ga Owattemo (2007)
Mayu-Kokoro no Hoshi- (2007)
Kamui Gaiden (2009)
NANASE: The Psychic Wanderers (2010)
Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Engima (2011)
Killing For The Prosecution (2018)
Impossibility Defense (2018)
Perfect World (2018)
AI Amok (2020)

Television

Stand Up!! (2003)
Dollhouse (ドールハウス) (2004)
Kamen Rider Hibiki (2005)
Broccoli (ブロッコリー) (2006)
Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi (2007)
Swan no Baka (2007)
Giragira (2008)
Bloody Monday (ブラッディ・マンデイ) (2008)
Saru Lock (2009)
Untouchable (2009)
Bloody Monday 2 (2010)
Watashi wa Shadow (2011)
Nobunaga no Chef (2013)
Nobunaga no Chef 2 (2014)
The Emperor's Cook (2015)
Specialist (2016)^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Schilling, Mark (15 September 2020). "Japanese Actress Ashina Sei Dies at 36". Variety. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ 芦名星 (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
^ 【ヒューマン】ミステリアス女優・芦名星、フジ系ドラマ初主演 (in Japanese). Sankei Digital Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c Evans, Greg (15 September 2020). "Sei Ashina Dies: 'Silk' Actress Was 36". Deadline. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ TV 仮面ライダー響鬼（ヒビキ）. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
^ 映画シルク. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
^ "Actress Sei Ashina found dead in suspected suicide". The Japan Times. Tokyo. Kyodo. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ 草なぎ剛主演、連ドラ版『スペシャリスト』に夏菜＆和田正人が新加入 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-04-12.