# Kasumi Arimura (有村 架純)
**Kasumi Arimura** (有村架純, born 1993) is a Japanese actress from Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, affiliated with the agency FLaMme, known for leading roles in film and television including the NHK morning drama *Hiyokko*, *Flying Colors*, *I Fell in Love Like a Flower Bouquet*, and the Netflix series *Beyond Goodbye*.[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) • [2](https://asianwiki.com/Kasumi_Arimura)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993, Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) |
| Agency | FLaMme[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) |
| Debut | First television appearance in the 2010 TV Asahi drama *Hagane no Onna* (Woman of Steel)[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) |
| Breakthrough | 2013 NHK morning drama *Amachan*, playing the heroine's mother as a young idol-era girl[3](https://tvfan.kyodo.co.jp/feature-interview/interview/1099441) |
| Major awards | Japan Academy Prize Excellent Lead Actress and Newcomer awards for *Flying Colors* (2015); Japan Academy Prize Best Actress for *I Fell in Love Like a Flower Bouquet* (2021)[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) |
| Signature roles | Tomoe Yukishiro in both *Rurouni Kenshin* Final Chapter films (2021); the title role in *Call Me Chihiro* (2023)[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kasumi_arimura) |
| International reach | The Netflix series *Beyond Goodbye* (*Sayonara no Tsuzuki*, 2024) has been distributed in more than 190 countries[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) |
## Early career and breakthrough
Arimura made her television debut in 2010 in the [TV Asahi](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-asahi) drama serial *Hagane no Onna* (Woman of Steel), followed by a [Tokyo DisneySea](https://www.edgepedia.org/tokyo-disneysea) commercial in 2011, and her first feature-film role came in 2011's *Gyaru Basara*.[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4134328) Her wider popularity came through the 2013 NHK morning drama *Amachan*, in which she played the heroine's mother as a young woman in 1980s idol styling.[3](https://tvfan.kyodo.co.jp/feature-interview/interview/1099441)
In 2015 she took her first leading film roles in *Strobe Edge* and *Flying Colors* (*Biri Gyaru*), in which she played student Sayaka Kudo.[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4134328) *Flying Colors* brought her the Japan Academy Prize for Excellent Lead Actress together with the Newcomer of the Year award, among other film honors.[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) • [6](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2070355/full/)
## Morning drama lead and 2017
**Hiyokko.** In 2017 Arimura played the heroine Minetani Mineko in the NHK serial morning drama *Hiyokko*, set from 1964 against Japan's high-growth era and following a farm girl from northern Ibaraki who moves to Tokyo through group employment and grows through encounters and partings.[7](https://deview.co.jp/News?DCMPAKEHO=ON&alternate=1790927086&am_article_id=2088513&guid=ON&uid=NULLGWDOCOMO) Unlike the usual audition process for morning-drama heroines, she received the role by direct offer, and she described initial surprise and anxiety at being chosen without an audition.[3](https://tvfan.kyodo.co.jp/feature-interview/interview/1099441) In the same year she appeared in the romance drama *Narratage*, directed by Isao Yukisada, as a former student who had an affair with her high-school teacher.[8](https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2138004/narratage-film-review-gloomy-teacher-student-school-romance-stars)
## Film work in the 2020s
Arimura played Tomoe Yukishiro in both final-chapter *Rurouni Kenshin* films released in 2021, *The Final* and *The Beginning*; on Rotten Tomatoes *The Final* holds a 100% critics score, the highest of her listed films.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kasumi_arimura) Also in 2021 she starred as Kinu Hachiya in *I Fell in Love Like a Flower Bouquet* (*Hanataba mitai na Koi o Shita*), for which she received the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actress.[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kasumi_arimura)
Her later films include *Prior Convictions* (2022), *Phases of the Moon* (2022), in which she played Ruri Masaki, and *[Call Me Chihiro](https://www.edgepedia.org/call-me-chihiro)* (2023), in which she played the title character, a former sex worker working in a seaside town's bento shop.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kasumi_arimura) • [9](https://en.friday.news/article/13331) In 2023 she appeared in the NHK taiga drama *What Will You Do, Ieyasu?* as Sena.[10](https://www.archytele.com/person/kasumi-arimura/movies-and-tv-shows)
## Television and streaming
Arimura has worked with the director Hirokazu Koreeda on the television series *A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura* (2020), in which she played a dramatized version of herself enjoying a rare holiday; the eight-part series screened at the 2020 [BFI London Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/bfi-london-film-festival), and reviewers noted her naturalistic performance and comic ease with her own screen persona.[11](https://insessionfilm.com/movie-review-a-day-off-of-kasumi-arimura/) • [12](https://screenqueens.wordpress.com/2020/10/15/lff-2020-review-a-day-off-of-kasumi-arimura/)
Her 2024 television work includes the TBS drama *The Beginning of the Sea* (*Umi no Hajimari*), as Yayoi Momose, and the Netflix series *Beyond Goodbye* (*Sayonara no Tsuzuki*), as Saeko Sugawara; the latter has been distributed in more than 190 countries.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4134328) • [1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) In 2022 she starred in the TBS legal drama *ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me?* as Shoko Ishida.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4134328)
## Recent and upcoming work
Arimura's scheduled projects include the films *Satoko Always* (*Satoko wa Itsumo*), opening in Japan on September 18, 2026, and *Magical Secret Tour*, released June 19, 2026, and a stage production of *Q* (*キュー*) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse from November 15, 2026, and at Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka in December 2026.[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/) She also appears as the new image character for [Tokyo Metro](https://www.edgepedia.org/tokyo-metro)'s "Find my Tokyo." campaign and in commercials for Mynavi, Nissan Note, Kao Primavista, Ito En, and KDDI's au series, among others.[1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/)
## Personal background
Arimura's older sister is Airi Arimura.[13](https://www.allcinema.net/person/pdf/869247) Her listed height is 1.60 m, and her hobbies include cooking, tea ceremony, and sports.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4134328) • [1](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/)
## References
1. [有村架純 | FLaMme official website](https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/kasumi_arimura/)
2. [Kasumi Arimura, AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/Kasumi_Arimura)
3. [「本当に私でいいのかな…」有村架純（谷田部みね子）憧れの"朝ドラヒロイン"直接オファーに驚きと不安, エンタメOVO](https://tvfan.kyodo.co.jp/feature-interview/interview/1099441)
4. [Kasumi Arimura Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kasumi_arimura)
5. [Kasumi Arimura, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4134328)
6. [有村架純が語るデビュー当時といま, ORICON NEWS](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2070355/full/)
7. [朝ドラ『ひよっこ』放送開始直前 有村架純、ヒロイン「谷田部みね子」を語る, Deview](https://deview.co.jp/News?DCMPAKEHO=ON&alternate=1790927086&am_article_id=2088513&guid=ON&uid=NULLGWDOCOMO)
8. [Narratage film review, South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2138004/narratage-film-review-gloomy-teacher-student-school-romance-stars)
9. [Kasumi Arimura's "Girlish" is not the same as "Girlish", FRIDAY DIGITAL](https://en.friday.news/article/13331)
10. [Kasumi Arimura: movies and TV shows, Archytele](https://www.archytele.com/person/kasumi-arimura/movies-and-tv-shows)
11. [Movie Review (LFF): 'A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura', InSession Film](https://insessionfilm.com/movie-review-a-day-off-of-kasumi-arimura/)
12. [LFF '20 — 'A Day Off Of Kasumi Arimura', Screen Queens](https://screenqueens.wordpress.com/2020/10/15/lff-2020-review-a-day-off-of-kasumi-arimura/)
13. [有村架純, allcinema](https://www.allcinema.net/person/pdf/869247)
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