Ai Yoshikawa

Ai Yoshikawa
吉川 愛
Born (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999
Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Other namesRiko Yoshida
OccupationActress
Years active2005–2016, 2017–present
AgentKen-On

Ai Yoshikawa (吉川 愛よしかわ あい, Yoshikawa Ai; born 28 October 1999)[2] is a Japanese actress. While working as a child actor she was represented by Moon the Child Agency. Her representative works includes the television series Oh! My Girl!!, Hanayome to Papa and Yamada Taro Monogatari.[3] She is represented by Ken-On. She formerly used the stage name Riko Yoshida (吉田 里琴).[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Boy Meets Ghost young Seiko Katori [5]
2007 Sakuran Nihohi [6]
2008 Kurosagi Momoka Okugawa [5]
Ano Sora o Oboeteru Erika Fukuzawa [7]
2012 Akko-chan: The Movie 10-years old Akko [8]
2013 Roommate young Harumi Hagio [5]
2018 Rainbow Days Anna Kobayakawa [9]
2019 12 Suicidal Teens Mai [10]
Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy Ruri [11]
Rolling Marbles Ai Lead role [12]
2020 Kotera-san Climbs! Rino Kurata [13]
2021 Honey Lemon Soda Uka Ishimori [14]
2022 Alivehoon Natsumi Mutō [15]
2026 The Ogre's Bride Yuzu Shinonome Lead role [16]
Survey Regarding Mouth Anne [17]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Shinigami no Ballad Daniel [18]
Hanayome to Papa young Aiko [18]
Yamada Taro Monogatari Yamada Itsuko [18]
Hotaru no Hikari Season 1 young Hotaru Episode 1 [19]
Wachigaiya Itosato Oito [18]
2008 Osen Yuri Episode 5 [20]
Tomorrow young Nanami Tanaka Episode 1 [21]
Seigi no Mikata young Makiko Nakata Episode 1 [22]
Oh! My Girl!! Anne Sakurai [18]
2009 Mei-chan no Shitsuji Mamahara Miruku [18]
Mito Kōmon Season 40 Osato Episode 10 [18]
Gyne Yumi Tokumoto [18]
Clouds Over the Hill young Masaoka Ritsu Episode 1 [23]
2010 Hagane no Onna Season 1 Marii Kikuta [18]
Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso Kikuta Sayo Episode 2 [18]
Perfect Report Rena Suzuki Episode 5 [18]
2011 Hagane no Onna Season 2 Marii Kikuta [18]
Mito Kōmon Season 43 Osato Episode 7 [18]
Kyoto Chiken no Onna Season 7 Aoi Okazaki Episode 7 [18]
2012 Beautiful Rain Nako Matsuyama [24]
Resident – 5-nin no Kenshui Maya Saito Episode 3 [18]
Legal High Season 1 Mei Yasunaga Episode 8 [25]
Family Song Haruna Episode 4 [26]
2013 Midnight Ferris Wheel Shiho Murata [27]
Katei Kyoushi ga Toku! Eri Matsuo [18]
Amachan Takahata Alisa Asadora [28]
Sennyu Tantei Tokage Kanon Shida Episode 2 [29]
Umi no Ue no Shinryojo Miwa Shirai Episode 8 [30]
2014 Hanasaku Ashita middle school Asa Hanasaku [31]
Sanbiki no Ossan Miwa Aragaki Episode 4 [32]
Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu Hina Sugamura Episode 10 [33]
Tōkyō Tokkyo Kyoka Kyoku Ayako Sasayama Episode 1 [18]
White Lab - Keishichō Tokubetsu Kagaku Sōsahan Yui Makino Episode 4 [34]
Mahō Danshi Cherrys Yuki Tenpouji [35]
Alumni: Three Times in Love young Akehi [36]
Last Doctor Mayuko Yamashita Episode 8 [37]
2015–16 Minami-kun no Koibito Horikiri Asuka [38]
2015 Utsukushiki Wana Miu Kashiwagi [39]
Transit Girls Mirai Kadowaki [40]
Tales of the Unusual: Fall 2015 Hazuki Hatsuno Short drama [41]
2016 Kensatsu Jimukan Kuro Yuri Sayaka Kurosaka TV movie [42]
2017 My Lover's Secret Karin Uranishi [43]
2019 Idaten: The Epic Marathon to Tokyo Atsuko Tabata Taiga drama [44]
Sherlock: Untold Stories Ayaka Takato Episode 6 [45]
2020 An Incurable Case of Love Yuika Sakai [46]
2021 Ochoyan Mari Uno Asadora [47]
Influence Satoko Hino Miniseries [48]
Colorful Love Wako Machida Lead role [49]
Komi Can't Communicate Rumiko Manbagi [50]
2022 Hiru Zōka [51]
Tomorrow, I Will Be Someone's Girlfriend Yuki Lead role [52]
Love Dissonance Sae Izumi [53]
Blue Box Briefing Sanada Episode 2 [54]
2023 Fixer Yuri Numata [55]
Cinderella of Midsummer Airi Takigawa [56]
2024 A Suffocatingly Lonely Death Kanon Hasumi [57]
My Undead Yokai Girlfriend Izzy [58]
My Diary Mahiru Shiraishi [59]
2025 Pararescue Jumper Yuuna Nogi [60]
2026 Tokyo MPD PR Unit 2 Kumazaki Kokone [61]

Japanese dub

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Raya and the Last Dragon Raya [62]
2025 Jurassic World Rebirth Teresa Delgado [63]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2022 45th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Honey Lemon Soda Won [64]
2024 27th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Supporting Actress Mars and Cinderella of Midsummer Won [65]

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