Aki Fukada

Aki Fukada
Native name	深田 あき
Romanized	Fukada Aki
Born	December 15, 1983 Tokyo, Japan
Portrays	Erika Ayuhara

Aki Fukada (深田 あき (ふかだ あき) , Fukada Aki, born December 15, 1983 in Tokyo, Japan) is a retired Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika, Hana Yori Dango, and Koizora.

She portrayed Erika Ayuhara in Hana Yori Dango, Hana Yori Dango Returns, and Hana Yori Dango Final.

Biography

Early life

She was born Akiko Fukada (深田 燁子 (ふかだ あきこ) , Fukada Akiko) on December 15, 1983 in Tokyo, Japan. She attended middle school overseas at Lycée Seijo in France. Fukada also attended Seijo University in Tokyo.

Career

Fukada began acting in 2003 with the stage production, Futari. She played Erika Ayuhara in Hana Yori Dango (2005), Hana Yori Dango Returns (2007), and Hana Yori Dango Final (2008). She has also appeared in Attention Please, Nodame Cantabile (both 2006), and Koizora (2007).

In 2008, Fukada left show business after marrying her husband.

Filmography

Television dramas

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi	Aiko
2005	Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika	Mika Kaneda	TV special
	Hana Yori Dango	Erika Ayuhara
2006	Attention Please
	Nodame Cantabile	Yuki Inoue
2007	Hana Yori Dango Returns	Erika Ayuhara
2008	Nodame Cantabile in Europe	Yuki Inoue

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Koizora	Saori Tahara
	Apartment 1303	Sayaka Midorikawa
2008	Hana Yori Dango Final	Erika Ayuhara

Notes

• She speaks English and French fluently.
• Emiko Matsuoka and her twin sister, Rinako Matsuoka also appeared in the Nodame Cantabile drama with Aki Fukada.

External links

• Aki Fukada on Japanese Wikipedia
• Aki Fukada at the Internet Movie Database
• Aki Fukada at the Anime News Network