Ayako Fujitani

Ayako Fujitani (藤谷 文子, Fujitani Ayako, born December 7 1979) is a Japanese writer and actress.[1]

Ayako Fujitani
藤谷 文子
Born
Ayako Faith Fujitani

(1979-12-07) December 7, 1979
Osaka, Japan
Other namesAyako Seagal
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Years active1995–present
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Children2
Parents

Early life

Ayako Fujitani was born in Osaka, Japan. She is the daughter of Steven Seagal by his first wife, aikido master Miyako Fujitani. As a teenager, she also resided in Los Angeles.

Career

Acting

Fujitani made her screen debut in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, after a chance meeting at a film festival with director Shusuke Kaneko. She worked again with him on an episode of Ultraman Max which he directed. Other film roles include parts in Sansa, the "Interior Design" segment of Tokyo!,[2] and Man from Reno.[3]

Writing

Fujitani wrote for the Japanese magazine Roadshow. She had published her coupled novellas Touhimu (Flee-Dream) and Yakeinu (Burnt Dog). Along with writer and director Hideaki Anno, Fujitani co-adapted her novella Touhimu (Flee-Dream) into the film Shiki-Jitsu in 2000. It was the first non-animated feature released by Studio Ghibli under the Studio Kajino label. She stars in the title role.

Fujitani has written both fiction and non-fiction, contributing essays and short stories to various national publications.[4]

In 2014, Fujitani co-wrote an Ermenegildo Zegna-commissioned short film with Park Chan-wook, Chung Chung-hoon and Michael Werwie that Park also directed, and that Clint Mansell scored entitled A Rose Reborn starring Jack Huston and Daniel Wu.[5]

Other pursuits

In 2006, she directed a short drama for TV Tokyo's Drama Factory program.[6]

Personal life

She has been married to screenwriter Javier Gullón since 2016. The couple have two daughters.[7]

References
  1. Ordona, Michael (March 19, 2009). "Ayako Fujitani". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  2. "Giant Turtles and Blown up Helicopters: The Story of Ayako Fujitani". 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30.
  3. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297858/
  4. Hernon, Matthew (November 4, 2013). "Renaissance Woman: Getting to know Ayako Fujitani". Tokyo Weekender. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  5. Akande, Zainab (October 23, 2014). "Watch: Park Chan-wook's Fashionista Thriller Starring Jack Huston and Jason Wu". IndieWire. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  6. "Ayako Fujitani". 11 November 2021.
  7. Ra'eesah Manack (November 7, 2018). "Ayako Fujitani". amomama.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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