Minami Hamabe

Minami Hamabe is a highly acclaimed Japanese actress born on August 29, 2000, in Ishikawa Prefecture. She began her career in the entertainment industry at the age of 11 after winning the New Generation Award at the prestigious 7th Toho Cinderella Audition in 2011. She quickly rose to national fame with her breakout role as Sakura Yamauchi in the emotional 2017 romance film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, which won her the Newcomer of the Year award at the Japan Academy Film Prize.