Riho Yoshioka

is a Japanese actress. She first attracted attention after landing a role in a television series, Here Comes Asa on NHK in 2016. She received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 2018.

She won the Newcomer of the Year Award at the 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize for her role in the 2019 film Mienai Mokugeki-sha and Parallel World Love Story.

Personal life

Her special skills are calligraphy and alto saxophone. She holds an 8th dan rank in calligraphy, which she began at age 7 after being invited by a friend. She continued to practice seriously throughout middle and high school, and went on to university with the aim of becoming a professional calligrapher. Inspired by the movie Swing Girls, she joined the brass band club during her school years and played the alto saxophone.

Her hobbies include playing with cats and watching Shinpa theater performances. While she loves all living creatures, she is particularly fond of cats, even writing in her blog 'I am severely cat-dependent'. Her family keeps five cats and one dog at her family home in Kyoto.

She is a gummy candy enthusiast and is an honorary member of the Japan Gummy Association.

Filmography

Television

Films

Video games Year Title RoleNotes 2026 Professor Layton and the New World of Steam Elinora Allinston, Elida Allinston (voice)

Dubbing Transformers One (Elita)

Others 68th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (2017), judge 62nd Japan Record Awards (2020), host

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result20177th Confidence Award Drama PrizesBest NewcomerQuartet 201842nd Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHerself 202062nd Blue Ribbon AwardsBest ActressBlind 43rd Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearBlind and Parallel World Love Story 202235th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest ActressAnime Supremacy! 202344th Yokohama Film FestivalBest Actress 46th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Actress 36th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressG-Men and others 202449th Hochi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressFaceless 202579th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting Performance 67th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting ActressFaceless, Maru, and At the Bench 48th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressFaceless