Hinako Saeki (佐伯 日菜子, Saeki Hinako) is a Japanese actress who was born on February 16, 1977 in Nara, Japan. Probably her best-known role was as Sadako Yamamura in Rasen, the 1998 sequel to the horror film Ring.

She has also appeared in a handful of other popular Japanese horror films including Uzumaki (2000) which was based on a Junji Ito manga of the same name, and Eko Eko Azaraku: Misa the Dark Angel (1998). In addition, she played a featured role as the character Colonel in Mamoru Oshii's Assault Girls (2009). She also portrayed in Ultraman X as the Underground Woman/Ryoko Mabuse.

She is also familiar in China for her role as Sadako in the sequel to the Hong Kong TV drama series, My Date with a Vampire II.

Personal life

She was previously married to football player Daisuke Oku, though that marriage ended in divorce. He died in a traffic collision on October 17, 2014.[1]

Filmography

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Films

• It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994)
• A Quiet Life (1995)
• Eko Eko Azaraku: Misa the Dark Angel (1998)
• Rasen (1998) as Sadako Yamamura
• Uzumaki (2000)
• Aesop's Game (2019)

Television

• Eko Eko Azarak (1997)[2]
• My Date with a Vampire II (2000) as Sadako
• Sand Whale and Me (2017) as KFC

References

External links

• Hinako Saeki's page on Ringworld
• Hinako Saeki's page on Snowblood Apple reviews
• Hinako Saeki's Official Site (Japanese Only)
• Hinako Saeki on Twitter
• Hinako Saeki on Facebook
• Hinako Saeki on Instagram

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