Ai Hashimoto is a Japanese actress, fashion model and singer.
Hashimoto was born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, the second of three daughters. In 2008, Hashimoto won the HUAHUA audition held by Newcome; her mother had chosen Hashimoto for the audition because she had the strongest facial complexion out of the three sisters.
In 2009, Hashimoto was selected as the youngest "Miss Seventeen" by fashion magazine Seventeen, alongside Emi Kudo, Arisa Takada and Alice Hirose, out of 5,267 applicants. The same year, she debuted as an actress in the movie Give and Go, portraying a deaf girl who is absorbed in basketball.
Hashimoto appeared in Confessions in 2010 and starred in The Kirishima Thing in 2012, for which she won new face awards from the Japan Academy and Kinema Junpo. She also appeared as Sadako in Sadako 3D.
In 2024, Hashimoto was appointed Jury member at the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival for its section 'International competition'.
| Date of Birth | 12th January 1996 |
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| Age | 28 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Country | Japan |
| Current City | Kumamoto |
| Birth Place | Kumamoto |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Instruments | voice |
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| Occupation | model, actor, fashion model, singer |
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