Name : Hashimoto Manami 橋本愛実 (はしもと まなみ)
Born August 8, 1984 in Yamagata prefecture,
She is an actress and gravure idol. Manami Hashimoto won Japan’s National Beauty Contest in 1997
which helped jump start her career onto the small screen.
Her role as Uehara Mao on Shimokita Glory Days, a late-night Japanese comedy-romance drama, has brought her to the spotlight after being under the radar for years. Since then, she has roles in various TV dramas in Japan.
