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Risa Niigaki

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Pop idol and former member of the phenomenally popular girl-band Morning Musume as well as Hello! Project, Risa has long also worked as a model, actress in TV, cinema and theatre. Joining Morning Musume in 2001, she rose to gain the title of sub-leader and eventually becoming the band leader before graduating at the conclusion of the Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 at the Budokan due to an ankle fracture following a hiatus in 2011. Risa married her Zettai Kareshi co-star Yoshikazu Kotani in 2016. Risa was born in Kanagawa in the Kanto area of Japan, but her grandparents are Okinawan.
BornOctober 20, 1988
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    • Known for

    Risa Niigaki in Black Film (2015)
    Black Film
    • Saori Nakazawa
    • 2015
    Risa Niigaki in Twilight File IX (2012)
    Twilight File IX
    • Actress
    • 2012
    Kêtai deka 3 the movie: Môningu musume. kyuushutsu daisakusen! - Pandora no hako no himitsu (2011)
    Kêtai deka 3 the movie: Môningu musume. kyuushutsu daisakusen! - Pandora no hako no himitsu
    5.0
    • Actress
    • 2011
    Risa Niigaki in Tobidase Shinsengumi! (2013)
    Tobidase Shinsengumi!
    • Noriko
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Actress

    • The Gun (2018)
      The Gun
      5.9
      • 2018
    • Romancing SaGa THE STAGE ~Roanne ga Moeru Hi~ (2017)
      Romancing SaGa THE STAGE ~Roanne ga Moeru Hi~
      Video
      • Sarah Carson
      • 2017
    • Risa Niigaki in Black Film (2015)
      Black Film
      • Saori Nakazawa
      • 2015
    • Risa Niigaki in Tobidase Shinsengumi! (2013)
      Tobidase Shinsengumi!
      • Noriko
      • 2013
    • Risa Niigaki in Twilight File IX (2012)
      Twilight File IX
      • 2012
    • Ayumi Ishida, Reina Tanaka, Saki Nakajima, Momoko Tsugunaga, Airi Suzuki, Sayumi Michishige, Erina Mano, Maasa Sudô, Ayaka Wada, Kanon Fukuda, Maimi Yajima, Meimi Tamura, and Mizuki Fukumura in Suugaku joshi gakuen (2012)
      Suugaku joshi gakuen
      6.5
      TV Series
      • (2012)
      • 2012
    • Kêtai deka 3 the movie: Môningu musume. kyuushutsu daisakusen! - Pandora no hako no himitsu (2011)
      Kêtai deka 3 the movie: Môningu musume. kyuushutsu daisakusen! - Pandora no hako no himitsu
      5.0
      • 2011
    • Risa Niigaki and Saki Nakajima in Scary True Stories: The Movie (2010)
      Scary True Stories: The Movie
      6.0
      • 2010
    • Erina Mano in Hanbun Esper (2010)
      Hanbun Esper
      TV Series
      • 2010
    • Hitmaker: Aku Yu monogatari (2008)
      Hitmaker: Aku Yu monogatari
      TV Movie
      • 2008
    • Gekijô ban Tottoko Hamutarô: Hamu hamu hamu~jya! Maboroshi no prinsesu (2002)
      Gekijô ban Tottoko Hamutarô: Hamu hamu hamu~jya! Maboroshi no prinsesu
      6.8
      • Niihamu (voice)
      • 2002
    • Makoto Ogawa, Ai Kago, Asami Konno, Risa Niigaki, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Natsumi Abe, Rika Ishikawa, Ai Takahashi, and Kei Yasuda in Tokkaekko (2002)
      Tokkaekko
      7.2
      • The Four Poor Sisters
      • 2002
    • Morning Musume: Shinshun! Love Stories
      TV Movie
      • 2002

    Soundtrack

    • Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ (1994)
      Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
      7.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Pea~ce! (LOVE IS ALIVE! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena Version)"
      • 2012
    • Japanorama (2002)
      Japanorama
      8.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Souda! We're Alive"
      • 2002

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Morning Musume
    • Born
      • October 20, 1988
      • Yokohama, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Yoshikazu KotaniJuly 11, 2016 - present

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    • Nicknames
      • Omame-Chan
      • Gaki-San
      • Risachii

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