Sei Ashina

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.[3]

Sei Ashina
芦名 星
Born	Aya Igarashi (五十嵐 彩) 22 November 1983 Fukushima, Japan
Died	14 September 2020 (aged 36) Shinjuku, Tokyo
Cause of death	Suicide[1][2]
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–2020
Agent	Horipro
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Website	www.horipro.co.jp/ashinasei/

Career

She was born Igarashi Aya,[4] and assumed the stage name Sei Ashina. Prior to her acting career, Ashina was a model.[2][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),[2][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]

On September 14, 2020, Ashina, at age 36, was found dead at her home in Shinjuku by her family[7] after failing to answer calls and messages.[2]

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 Hōkai (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

1. Schilling, Mark (15 September 2020). "Japanese Actress Ashina Sei Dies at 36". Variety. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
2. Evans, Greg (15 September 2020). "Sei Ashina Dies: 'Silk' Actress Was 36". Deadline. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
3. 芦名星 (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
4. 【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.
5. TV 仮面ライダー響鬼（ヒビキ）. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
6. 映画 シルク. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
7. "Actress Sei Ashina found dead in suspected suicide". The Japan Times. Tokyo. Kyodo. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
8. 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.

External links

• HORIPRO SQUARE Talent Profile (in Japanese)
• Sei Ashina at IMDb