Ayame Koike
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is a Japanese actress. She is represented by the Office JR talent agency.

Koike made her acting debut in the Japanese television drama Botan to Bara as Rika Nojima in 2004. In 2007, Koike appeared in NHK Educational TV
NHK Educational TV
is the second television service of NHK . It is a sister service of NHK General TV, showing programs of a more educational, cultural or intellectual nature, periodically also showing anime...

's as Hikari Tsukishima, the only female in the detective group. 2007 was also the year Koike made her first appearance in films starring in Sakuran
Sakuran
, is a manga series created by Moyoco Anno. The manga is about a girl, Kiyoha who becomes a tayu or oiran courtesan.- Plot :...

and Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi
Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi
is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Takashi Yamazaki. It is a sequel to Always Sanchōme no Yūhi ....

. In Sakuran, Koike played the part of the young Kiyoha, the main character of the story. In Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi, Koike played as Mika Suzuki, a relative that moves in to live with the Suzuki family at the beginning of the movie after her father's business ended in failure. In 2010, Koike played Mizuki Tsuji in the stage production Alice in Deadly School. Koike will be starring in the upcoming theatrical adaptation of Byakuyako
Byakuyako
is a Japanese drama, broadcast from January 12, 2006 to March 23, 2006. It is based on novel written by Higashino Keigo.-Summary:Byakuyako is a sad story about the promise between a girl and a boy. When they were young, their parents did sick things to them...

, set to be released in 2011.

Koike was one of three receivers of the Judges' Special Acting Award at the 17th Japan Movie Critics Awards in 2008. Koike and the other two receivers of the award, Kenta Suga and Kazuki Koshimizu, were granted the award in recognition of their performance in Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi.

Koike released her first photobook on February 13, 2009. Koike commented on one photo where she holds a scarf up to her mouth, stating that she liked it because the look of her gaze staring straight at the camera made her look like an adult. Her mother was reported as being quite shocked about how mature Koike looked in the photographs. Koike's first idol DVD named was released in 2009 and her second DVD named was released in 2010.

Koike is one of eleven girls in the girl group Tokyo Cheer Cheer Party.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2007 Sakuran
Sakuran
, is a manga series created by Moyoco Anno. The manga is about a girl, Kiyoha who becomes a tayu or oiran courtesan.- Plot :...

Kiyoha (Young)
2007 Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi
Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi
is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Takashi Yamazaki. It is a sequel to Always Sanchōme no Yūhi ....

Mika Suzuki Japan Movie Critics Award for Judges' Special Acting Award
2011 Byakuyako
Byakuyako
is a Japanese drama, broadcast from January 12, 2006 to March 23, 2006. It is based on novel written by Higashino Keigo.-Summary:Byakuyako is a sad story about the promise between a girl and a boy. When they were young, their parents did sick things to them...


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