# Kaho (actress)

Kaho Indō (夏帆, born June 30, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan), better known mononymously as Kaho, is a Japanese actress. Kaho has won multiple Japanese entertainment industry awards, including a Hochi Film Award, a Nikkan Sports Film Award, and a Japan Academy Prize.

## Career

Kaho was scouted in Omotesandō while still an elementary school student, and she began her career as a model for Japanese teen magazines. From 2004 to 2007, Kaho was the 11th Mitsui ReHouse Girl.
In 2007 Kaho won her first major acting prize, a Hochi Film Award in the Best New Artist category. In 2008 she won a Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer, received a Best New Talent award at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival for her performance in the film A Gentle Breeze in the Village, and was recognized as one of the Newcomers of the Year at the 31st Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Kaho played numerous TV and film roles throughout her teen years, but Mark Schilling of The Japan Times noted that she was often typecast as a "wide-eyed, pure-hearted innocent."
In 2016 Kaho was nominated for a 39th Japan Academy Prize in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in Our Little Sister, but did not win. In 2017 she played the role of K in the Sono Sion-directed Amazon Video drama Tokyo Vampire Hotel.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Gamera the Brave | Mai Nishio | |
| 2006 | Mobile Detective: The Movie | Rei Zenigata | Lead role |
| 2007 | A Gentle Breeze in the Village | Soyo Migita | Lead role |
| 2007 | Mobile Detective: The Movie 2 | Rei Zenigata | Lead role |
| 2008 | Sing, Salmon, Sing! | Kasumi | Lead role |
| 2008 | Tokyo Girl | Miho Fujisaki | Lead role |
| 2008 | Sand Chronicles | Young Anne Minase | Lead role |
| 2010 | Kinako | Kyoko Mochizuki | Lead role |
| 2012 | Beautiful World | Akane Sendō | |
| 2013 | Blindly in Love | Naoko Imai | |
| 2013 | Time Scoop Hunter | Hikari Hosono | |
| 2014 | Puzzle | Azusa Nakamura | Lead role |
| 2015 | Our Little Sister | Chika Kōda | Lead role |
| 2016 | Pink and Gray | Sari "Sally" Ishikawa | |
| 2016 | The Kodai Family | Jun saitō | |
| 2017 | Memoirs of a Murderer | Miharu Kishi | |
| 2017 | Foreboding | Etsuko Yamagiwa | Lead role |
| 2018 | The Many Faces of Ito | Miki Jinbo (D) | |
| 2018 | My Friend "A" | Miyoko Fujisawa | |
| 2018 | The Antique | Kinuko Goura | |
| 2019 | Blue Hour | Sunada | Lead role |
| 2019 | Journey of the Sky Goddess | Takako Kojima | Lead role |
| 2020 | Fictitious Girl's Diary | Takashi Sumida | |
| 2020 | A Beloved Wife | Yumi | |
| 2020 | Shape of Red | Tōko Muranushi | Lead role |
| 2020 | Mother | Aya Takahashi | |
| 2020 | State of Emergency | | Lead role, anthology film |
| 2022 | The Fish Tale | Momoko | |
| 2024 | Worlds Apart | Nana Daigo | |
| 2025 | BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues | Hama | |

### TV dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | My Life After Her Death | Yukari Ishii | |
| 2004 | Socrates in Love | | |
| 2004–05 | Keitai Deka Zenigata Rei | Rei Zenigata | Lead role |
| 2005 | The Queen's Classroom | Yu Kanda | |
| 2005 | Engine | | |
| 2006 | Primadam | | |
| 2006 | Adventures of the Super Monkey: Journey to the West | | |
| 2008 | 4 Shimai Tantei Dan | Yuriko Sasamoto | Lead role |
| 2009 | Ikemen Sobaya Tantei | Reina | Episode 5 |
| 2009 | Otomen | Ryo Miyakozuka | |
| 2010 | Veterinarian Dolittle | Yui Mishima | Episode 8 |
| 2011 | Kare, Otto, Otoko Tomodachi | Ikuko Inuyama | |
| 2011 | Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda | | |
| 2012 | Hitorishizuka | Shizuka Itō | Lead role; miniseries |
| 2012 | Lucky Seven | Shiori Mochizuki | |
| 2013 | Minna! ESPer Dayo! | Miyuki Hirano | |
| 2013 | Akuryo Byoutou | Runa Ogami | Lead role |
| 2014 | OL Kana no Ojisan Kansatsu Nikki | Kana Ito | Lead role |
| 2014 | Nobunaga Concerto | Yuki | |
| 2015 | To Give a Dream | Miiha | Miniseries |
| 2015 | Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai | Suzune | TV movie |
| 2016 | Love Song | Mami Nakamura | |
| 2016 | Kamoshirenai Joyū tachi | Herself | TV movie |
| 2016 | Kidnap Tour | Yūko | TV movie |
| 2017 | Heaven | Seiko Doizaki | Miniseries |
| 2017 | Fictitious Girl's Diary | Maki Fujikawa | |
| 2017 | Tokyo Vampire Hotel | K | Lead role; miniseries |
| 2017 | Prison Princesses | Shinobu Edogawa | |
| 2017 | Foreboding | Etsuko Yamagiwa | Lead role; miniseries |
| 2017 | The Many Faces of Ito | Miki Jinbo (D) | Miniseries |
| 2019 | Naoto Shibui's Holiday | Takada | |
| 2019 | The Great White Tower | Kyoko Zaizen | Miniseries |
| 2019 | Idaten | Rin Minobe | Taiga drama |
| 2019 | Jun'ichi | Tamaki | |
| 2019 | Afro Tanaka | Maki | Miniseries |
| 2019 | Nippon Noir: Detective Y's rebellion | Sara Fukami | |
| 2019 | Hitori Kyanpu de Kutte neru | Nanako | Lead role |
| 2022 | Lost Man Found | Mari Akutagawa | |
| 2022 | Silent | Nana Momomo | |
| 2022 | First Love | Tsunemi | |
| 2022 | Modern Love Tokyo | Mai | Lead role; episode 4 |
| 2025 | The Hot Spot | Yumi Isomura | |

### Advertising

* Asahi Breweries "Asahi Cocktail Partner: Colorful Time" national TV commercial, 2012
* Shiseido "Integrate" campaign, 2016

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 2007 | 32nd Hochi Film Award | Best New Artist | Won |
| 2008 | 21st Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Newcomer | Won |
| 2008 | 31st Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomers of the Year | Won |
| 2008 | 29th Yokohama Film Festival | Newcomers of the Year | Won |
| 2016 | 39th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 2020 | 34th Takasaki Film Festival | Best Actress | Won |
| 2023 | 16th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won |