Haruka Abe
Japanese actress
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::summary Japanese actress ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Haruka Abe |
| image | haruka abe 2016 2.jpg |
| alt | |
| caption | Abe in 2016 |
| native_name | 安部 春香 |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| birth_name | |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
| occupation | Actress |
| alma_mater | Rose Bruford College |
| years_active | 2006–present |
| :: |
| name = Haruka Abe | image = haruka abe 2016 2.jpg | alt = | caption = Abe in 2016 | native_name = 安部 春香 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Nerima, Tokyo, Japan | occupation = Actress | alma_mater = Rose Bruford College | years_active = 2006–present Haruka Abe (born 8 January 1988) is a Japanese actress based in London.
Life and career
Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Abe grew up in Tokyo, London and New York. As a child, she trained at Gekidan Himawari, a children’s drama school in Tokyo. She trained at Rose Bruford College in South East London.
She appeared in BBC's Ideal as Miko, and as Marti in Sleepydog's science-fiction TV series Slingers directed by Steve Barron. She also appeared in the video for Clean Bandit's song "Rather Be" which has gained over 800 million views on YouTube as of 2025.
In 2018, she became the new speaking voice of Noodle from the virtual band Gorillaz.
Filmography
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2011 | Ideal | Miko | |
| 2008 | The Things I Haven't Told You | Sarah Kells | Television film |
| 2009 | Casualty | Mika | |
| Slingers (Pilot) | Marti | ||
| Wire in the Blood | Japanese waitress | ||
| 2011 | My So Called Life Sentence | Danini | Television film |
| 2012 | My Phone Genie | Naoko | |
| 2014 | Doctors | Jenny | |
| Edge of Heaven | Tammy | ||
| 2015 | Cuffs | Mikki | |
| Cucumber | Anna | ||
| Cyberbully | Jennifer Li | ||
| 2017 | Emerald City | Po | |
| Zapped | Henchwoman | ||
| 2018 | Kiss Me First | Tippi | |
| Stath Lets Flats | Tomoko | ||
| 2019 | Silent Witness | Akito Emon | Two episodes ("To Brighton, To Brighton") |
| 2019 | Giri/Haji | Suzume | |
| 2020 | Avenue 5 | Aimi Ito | |
| :: |
Web series
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Song Machine | Noodle | Web series by Gorillaz |
| 8 episodes | |||
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Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mo Yin | Sarah | |
| 2007 | Encore | Echo | |
| 2009 | Shell Shock | Lady One | |
| Only Time | Li Jing | Short film | |
| Stray Balloon | Naomi | ||
| Slingers | Marti | Short film | |
| Aneurysm | Model | Short film | |
| We Have Already Begun to Die | She | ||
| 2010 | Stanley Pickle | Bluebell | |
| 8 Seconds | Yumiko | ||
| Bleach | Li | Short film | |
| 2011 | Yuki | Yuki | Short film |
| Secrecy | Chie Okumura | ||
| Fish | Sakura | ||
| Great News | |||
| Magnesium | Eve30 | ||
| 2012 | Choose | 4624 | Short film |
| The Outsider: A Looper's Story | Anna | Short film | |
| 47 Ronin | Mika's handmaiden | ||
| 2013 | About Time | Japanese girl | |
| Pulling Away | Alyx Castillo | Short film | |
| 2014 | Traces | The Searcher | Short film |
| The Knife That Killed Me | Serena | ||
| The Scopia Effect | Keiko | ||
| 2015 | After the World Ended | Sarama/ | |
| The Substitute | Seven | Short film | |
| Random 11 | Mitsuko Unagi | ||
| Tokyo 70 | Haruka | ||
| Kubrick's Coat | Ayame | Short film | |
| 2017 | The Distant Sea | Girl in the house | Short film |
| 2019 | Hafu | Misaki | Short film |
| Dead Unicorns | Haruka Satou | ||
| She's Just A Shadow | Tanya | ||
| 2021 | Cruella | Liberty woman | |
| Stagger | Eva | Short film | |
| Snake Eyes | Akiko | Also does own dub-over voice in Japanese version | |
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Music videos
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| Year | Song | Singer/Band | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Chaos Lives In Everything" | Dead & Control | Mimed to Office |
| 2014 | "Rather Be" | Clean Bandit | Mimed to Jess Glynne's vocals |
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Video games
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| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Late Shift | May-Ling | Full motion video |
| :: |
References
References
- Hernon, Matthew. (2017-03-05). "Actress Haruka Abe balances others' expectations and her own dreams".
- "The Japan Society - Haruka Abe – Interview with an Actress".
- "Haruka Abe". haruka4be.com.
- "Ideal: character guide". [[British Comedy Guide]].
- "Slingers". Sleepydog.
- (June 21, 2014). "Doors open for Japanese actress Haruka Abe in London".
- Hernon, Matthew. (March 5, 2017). "Actress Haruka Abe balances others' expectations and her own dreams".
- Clean Bandit. (5 December 2013). "Clean Bandit - Rather Be ft. Jess Glynne [Official Video]".
- "LEFT HAND HARUKA METHOD: The Haruka Kuroda Interview".
- Moore, Camille. (July 25, 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Haruka Abe - TVovermind".
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