# Mugi Kadowaki

Mugi Kadowaki (門脇 麦, Kadowaki Mugi, born 10 August 1992) is a Japanese actress.

## Biography

In 2011, Kadowaki debuted in the television drama Misaki Number One!!. At the time of her debut she was signed to Blooming Agency.
In 2013, Kadowaki became a hot topic because of a commercial for "Chocola BB Fe Charge (Eisai)", and appeared in the film School Girl Complex Hōsōbu Hen with Aoi Morikawa. In 2014, she appeared in the film Love's Whirlpool as a college student. The same year, Kadowaki earned her first main role in a drama in NTV's Sailor-fuku to Uchūbito (Alien)〜Chikyū ni Nokotta Saigo no 11-ri〜.
Her special skill was classical ballet, which she had studied for twelve years. During her second year in high school, she realized she had to abandon ballet. She did take advantage of her skills, and appeared in a commercial for Tokyo Gas as a ballerina.

## Filmography
### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2013 | Yae's Sakura | Yamamoto Hisae | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 2015 | Mare | Minori Teraoka | NHK | Asadora |
| 2018 | Kiss that Kills | Saiko Satō | NTV | |
| 2020–21 | Awaiting Kirin | Koma | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 2021 | Sekai wo Kaeta Onnanoko | Gabrielle (voice) | NHK | Short drama |
| 2022 | Don't Call It Mystery | Raika | Fuji TV | |
| 2023 | Nagatan to Ao to: Ichika no Ryōrichō | Ichika Kuwanoki | WOWOW | Lead role |
| 2025 | Himitsu – Top Secret | Yukiko Miyoshi | Fuji TV, Kansai TV | |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2013 | School Girl Complex Hōsōbu Hen | Chiyuki Mitsuzuka | Yūichi Onuma | Lead role |
| 2014 | Love's Whirlpool | College student | Daisuke Miura | |
| 2015 | Again | Nami Sha | Sumio Ōmori | |
| 2016 | Double Life | Tama | Yoshiyuki Kishi | Lead role |
| 2016 | Wolf Girl and Black Prince | Ayumi Sanda | Ryūichi Hiroki | |
| 2016 | 14 That Night | Takashi's sister | Shin Adachi | |
| 2017 | Hanagatami | Chitose | Nobuhiko Obayashi | |
| 2017 | Miracles of the Namiya General Store | Seri | Ryūichi Hiroki | |
| 2017 | Close-Knit | Yuka | Naoko Ogigami | |
| 2017 | Her Sketchbook | Mami Konuma | Masaya Ozaki | Lead role |
| 2017 | Le coeur régulier | Hiromi | Vanja d'Alcantara | |
| 2018 | It's Boring Here, Pick Me Up | I | Ryūichi Hiroki | |
| 2018 | Dare to Stop Us | Megumi | Kazuya Shiraishi | Lead role |
| 2019 | Chiwawa | Miki | Ken Ninomiya | Lead role |
| 2019 | Farewell Song | Haru | Akihiko Shiota | Lead role |
| 2019 | Samurai Marathon | Yui | Bernard Rose | |
| 2021 | Aristocrats | Hanako | Yukiko Sode | Lead role |
| 2021 | Asakusa Kid | Chiharu | Hitori Gekidan | |
| 2021 | Your Turn to Kill: The Movie | The mysterious woman | Noriyoshi Sakuma | |
| 2022 | The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn | Kanae | Ryuhei Kitamura | |
| 2023 | The Dry Spell | Yuki Koide | Masaya Takahashi | |
| 2023 | Fly On | | Takuya Katō | Lead role |
| 2023 | Old Fox | Yang Jun-Mei | Hsiao Ya-chuan | |
| 2024 | Dare to Stop Us 2 | | Jun'ichi Inoue | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
| 2018 | 42nd Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Won |
| 2018 | 31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actress | Dare to Stop Us | Nominated |
| 2019 | 73rd Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actress | Dare to Stop Us | Nominated |
| 2019 | 61st Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Dare to Stop Us | Won |
| 2019 | 28th Tokyo Sports Film Awards | Best Actress | Dare to Stop Us | Nominated |
| 2019 | Elle Cinema Awards 2019 | Elle Best Actress | Farewell Song and Chiwawa | Won |
| 2020 | 41st Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actress | Farewell Song | Won |
| 2022 | 76th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actress | Aristocrats | Nominated |