Toho Cinderella is one of the biggest events in The Japanese showbiz industry, and since 1984, the actress selection conference has been held irregularly, hosted by Japan's largest Toho Corporation.
Although it has a history of many years, it has only been held 8 times so far, and the last one was in 2016. This year, it will be re-held after six years, and at the same time, the men's selection meeting TOHO NEW FACE will be added.
Many well-known Japanese actresses such as Masami Nagasawa, Miwa Hamibaki, and Moein Kamishishi, etc. are all toho Cinderella debut, which makes people look forward to what surprises this year's candidates will bring.
What is Toho Cinderella?
People who pay attention to the Japanese art world should have heard of Toho Cinderella, which is an actress selection conference held by Toho Co., Ltd., and the winners will receive rich prize money and training opportunities to become famous, and many popular actresses have made their debut.
The first selection was held in 1984 and has been held for 8 times so far, the last time was in 2016, and this year is finally back after a gap of six years.
New male selection
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of Toho, and the 9th Toho Cinderella Selection Conference has finally been re-held.
This time, not only women can participate, but also add male selection TOHO NEW FACE, so that men who are interested in acting can also debut through the talent show.
The first Toho Cinderella: Yasuko Sawaguchi
When Toho Cinderella was first held, the response was enthusiastic, and Yasuko Sawaguchi defeated more than 30,000 participants to become the first Toho Cinderella.
Peugeot's appearance has been known as the last beauty of the Showa era since childhood, and her beauty is still the same at the age of 57.
With good looks and strength, he performed films such as "Criminal Story 3 Poetry of the Tide" and "Godzilla" after his debut, and won the Best Newcomer Award at the Japan Film Awards at a young age.
The 4th Toho Cinderella: Nobo MaFan
Noba Mafan, who has the deep facial features of a mixed race, is the winner of the fourth Toho Cinderella.
He has performed many classic Japanese dramas including: "Summer Island", "Pregnancy Riot", "Domestic Wife Mita", and this year's Japanese drama "Marriage Detective Detective" also participated in the performance.
After marrying the male star Water Sword Star, he gave birth to two daughters, and the family of four lived a happy life.
The 5th Toho Cinderella: Masami Nagasawa
Masami Nagasawa, who has the title of National Goddess of Japan, and Beauty Maiden, the fifth Toho Cinderella Champion, debuted.
A number of well-known works such as "Marriage Proposal", "Last Friends", "Call for Love in the Center of the World", and last year, she won the Japan Academy Award for the Oscars for the movies "Credit Fraudster JP: Princess" and "Mother and Child Love".
The 7th Toho Cinderella: Kami-Shiraishi Song
Kami Shiraishi Mengge and sister Kami Shiraishi Mengyin are popular sisters in the Japanese showbiz industry, and the two participated in the 7th Toho Cinderella Selection Conference together, when only 10-year-old Mengge knocked down her sister and became the youngest champion in history.
Her performances include: Solomon's Perjury, Blues of Stepmother and Daughter, and the new edition of Kaneda's Juvenile Affair Book 2022.
Not only acting, but also having a good singing voice, in 2017 under the name Adieu for singer activities and albums.
Although Kamaishi did not win the Winner Award in Toho Cinderella, she also received the Censor's Special Award, the first time that the sisters won the award at the same time.
She is widely known for dubbing the heroine of the anime "Your Name", and then collaborated with Ken Sato on the Japanese drama "Love Can Last Forever" and became popular, and won the Best Actress Award at the Japanese Drama Academy Awards.
Recently, she won the Best Actress award at this year's Japanese Drama Academy Awards for "Come Come Everybody", and is a hot Japanese actress of the new generation.
The 7th Toho Cinderella: Miwa Hamabata
The sweet-looking Miha Hamabe is known as the successor of Yuki Niigaki and runs with the Kami-Shiraishi sisters in the 7th Toho Cinderella and receives the New Generation Award.
At the age of 21 this year, she has a number of masterpieces, such as: the movie "I want to eat your pancreas", the Japanese drama "The Abyss of Wild Gambling", "Our Love Is Not Normal", "My Daughter Can't Have a Boyfriend", "Doctor White" and other works.
The 7th Toho Cinderella: Yamazaki Cabbage
The 7th Toho Cinderella is really talented, and Yamazaki Andei and Kami Shiraishi also received the Censor's Special Award.
She is a 171 cm tall long-legged beauty who has participated in several Japanese drama performances in Japan and has performed well in "Listen to the Words of the Gods".
Earlier, she rushed out of Japan to enter Hollywood, performing in the live-action movie of the popular game Monster Hunter, and was the only Japanese actress in the movie.
The 8th Toho Cinderella: Reiko Fukumoto
Air-sensitive beauty Reiko Fukumoto was the winner of the first Toho Cinderella award in 2016 and became the exclusive model of the women's magazine Seventeen after her debut.
Her eye-catching and fresh performance in last year's hit Japanese BL drama "The Vanishing First Love" was impressive.