Акико Хинагата

Akiko Hinagata is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol. She made her acting debut in 1992 in the TBS drama Obenkyō. In 1994, she was chosen Fuji Television Visual Queen. Two years later, Hinagata received the Golden Arrow Graph prize. In 1997 she was awarded a Special Prize at the 10th annual Japan Glasses Best Dressed Awards. She appeared on the Fuji TV program Iron Chef as a judge in Battle Banana. Hinagata has appeared in at least 25 television roles, including the Fuji Television production Ring: Kanzenban.