Akiko Monou

Akiko Monou (桃�"� 亜希子 Monō Akiko, born 2 April 1976 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese actress and model.

Monou did spots for, amongst others, Nike, before Hiroyuki Nakano caught sight of her in a video clip and cast her in Samurai Fiction, her film debut. She has since worked with Nakano in his Stereo Future and the short film Slow is Beautiful.

Filmography

# Lost in Translation (2003)# Slow Is Beautiful (2003)# Kakuto (2003)# Return (2001)# Family Portrait (2001)# Stereo Future (2001)# SF: Samurai Fiction (1998)

External links

* Akiko Monou's IMDb Listing
* Akiko Monou's JMDb Listing (in Japanese)