is a Japanese actress represented by the talent agency Top Coat.
Life and career Fuka Koshiba was born on April 16, 1997 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. In an interview with Sports Nippon, she stated that her mother chose her given name after being inspired by Chiharu Matsuyama's song "Ōzora to Daichi no Naka de," combining the kanji characters for "wind" and "flower" to form "Fuka."
Koshiba began taking gymnastics lessons in her early elementary years before turning to figure skating in the third grade. She trained and competed for several years, reaching the Japan Skating Federation's Grade 7 proficiency level and placing eighth at a Western Japan sectional event. She was also selected for a organized by the Japan Skating Federation. In addition to singles skating, she competed in ice dancing and won the novice division at the .
Her interest in the entertainment industry began after seeing Olympic skater Mao Asada appear in a television commercial. Motivated by this, she auditioned for the 2011 Aeon × Oscar Promotion Girls Audition, performing a skating-inspired dance routine, and won the Grand Prix award. Although she initially intended to continue skating, she later decided to focus on acting after realizing that balancing both activities would be difficult.
In 2012, she debuted in the drama Iki mo Dekinai Natsu.
In 2014, Koshiba played her first leading role in Kiki's Delivery Service. She was awarded the Best Newcomer Award at the 57th Blue Ribbon Awards and 24th Japanese Movie Critics Awards for her acting in this film.
In 2023, Koshiba portrayed the character of Ranna Akamatsu in the cooking drama Fermat's Cuisine, starring Fumiya Takahashi and Jun Shison, and based on the manga series by .
On December 27, 2024, she announced that she left Oscar Promotion at the end of the year, and transferred to Top Coat starting 2025.
Filmography
TV series Year Title Role Notes 2012 Iki mo Dekinai Natsu Mao Tanizaki 2013 Skate Kutsu no Yakusoku: Nagoya Joshi Figure Monogatari Yoko Mizumoto 2014 Great Teacher Onizuka Tsugumi Naruse 2016 Here Comes Asa! Chiyo Shirooka Asadora 2019 Tokusatsu GaGaGa Kano Nakamura Lead role Pallarel Tokyo Mika Kuraishi Lead role 2020 Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi Ichigo Kobayashi 2020–22 Yokai Housemate Mio Meguro Lead role; 2 seasons2021 Mocomi Mokomi Shimizu Lead role 2022 Medium Makoto Chiwasaki Miniseries InvertMakoto Chiwasaki Miniseries 2023 Born to Be on Air! Minare Koda Lead role Fermat's Cuisine Ranna Akamatsu 2024 Ōoku: The Palace Isonomiya Tomoko Lead role 2025 Unbound Hananoi Taiga drama The 19th Medical Chart Takino Marry My Husband Misa Kanbe Lead role
Films Year Title Role Notes 2014 Kiki's Delivery Service Kiki Lead role 2015 Girls Step Aimi Katase 2017 Tenshi no Iru Toshokan Sakura Yoshii Lead role 2018 Bunbuku Chagama Kawashima 2022 Yokai Housemate: Is He Prince Charming? Mio Meguro Lead role Sadako DX Ayaka Ichijō Lead role 2024 The Dancing Okami Yuka Higuchi Lead role 2026 Chimney Town: Frozen in Time Nagi (voice)
Dubbing Live-action The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as Clara Stahlbaum (Mackenzie Foy) Twisters as Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones)
Animation The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim as Héra
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result 201557th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest NewcomerKiki's Delivery Service202448th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHerself
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