Hanae Kan (韓 英恵, Kan Hanae, born November 7, 1990)[1] is a South Korean[2] actress based in Japan. Kan made her film debut in 2001 in Pistol Opera. She has also starred in Nobody Knows, Dead Run, Memo, and Asia no Junshin.[1]

Hanae Kan
韓 英恵
Born (1990-11-07) November 7, 1990 (age 33)[1]
Other namesHan Young-hye (한영혜)
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2001-present
AgentDogSugar
Height161[1] cm (5 ft 3 in)
Korean name
Hangul
한영혜
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHan Yeong-hye
McCune–ReischauerHan Yŏnghye
Websitewww.dogsugar.co.jp/hanae-kan.html

Early life edit

Kan was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan to a Korean father and a Japanese mother.[2] Her father is a Korean immigrant, while her mother is a second-generation Korean-Japanese.[2] She is fluent in Japanese and Korean.[3]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s).
2001 Pistol Opera Kayoko Debut acting role [1]
2004 Nobody Knows Saki Mizuguchi [1]
2005 Dead Run Eri Lead role [4]
2006 Nightmare Detective Yuko Kikugawa
2008 Nightmare Detective 2 Yuko Kikugawa
2010 Villain Tanimoto [5]
2012 11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate Makiko [6]
2013 Petal Dance Kyoko [7]
2015 Their Distance Han Suna [8][9]
West North West Kei Lead role [10]
2016 Bitter Honey Maruko Maruta [11]
Yamato (California) Sakura Lead role [12][13]
2017 Love and Other Cults Reika [14]
2018 The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine Tamae Tokachigawa [15]
2019 A Banana? At This Time of Night? Yoshie Izumi [16]
One Night Maki Ushiku [17]
2021 We Made a Beautiful Bouquet [18]
2022 My Small Land

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "韓英恵のプロフィール" [Hanae Kan's profile]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "<在日社会>在日コリアン10代が台頭". Toyo Keizai (in Japanese). July 30, 2004. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Ikegami, Ai. "Interview 韓英恵" [Interview with Hanae Kan]. Wani Books (in Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Hartzheim, Bryan (January 26, 2006). "Column: Letter from Japan (#4)". University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "悪人". Yahoo! Movie. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "11・25自決の日 三島由紀夫と若者たち". eiga.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  7. ^ Schilling, Mark (April 19, 2013). "'Petaru Dansu (Petal Dance)'". The Japan Times. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  8. ^ Schilling, Mark (December 30, 2015). "'Their Distance' explores the pain of being young and in love". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (March 15, 2016). "'Their Distance': Filmart/Hong Kong Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  10. ^ Chang, Justin (October 5, 2015). "Busan Film Review: 'West North West'". Variety. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  11. ^ Schilling, Mark (March 20, 2016). "'Bitter Honey': Fishing for the love of a writer". The Japan Times. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  12. ^ Schilling, Mark (April 4, 2018). "'Yamato (California)': Hanae Kan does well as an aspiring rapper that's straight outta Japan". The Japan Times. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  13. ^ Tsui, Clarence (January 27, 2017). "'Yamato (California)': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  14. ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (March 14, 2017). "'Love and Other Cults': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  15. ^ Schilling, Mark (July 10, 2018). "'The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine': A sumo subplot stands out in a crowded film". The Japan Times. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  16. ^ "「こんな夜更けにバナナかよ 愛しき実話」のスタッフ・キャスト". Eeiga DB. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  17. ^ "「ひとよ」のスタッフ・キャスト". Eeiga DB. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  18. ^ "清原果耶&オダギリジョーら『花束みたいな恋をした』追加キャスト発表". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved October 12, 2020.