Sei Ashina

Sei Ashina (born 22 November 1983 – died 14 September 2020) was a famous Japanese actress, model, and entertainer who had known for her work in Japanese movies and dramas such as The Tail of Happiness and Silk.

She was primarily a model who has started her career with modeling while she was in her teenage. Nowadays her death has become a sad topic for Tokyo town as she was much loved by her fans.

The news of her death has left all her family members, friends, relatives, and fans in a great shock as she was not in the age to leave the world. The police and the forensic reports have made it clear that the cause of her death is suicide. She was 36 years old when she was discovered dead in her Tokyo apartment^[1]Hollywood Reporter.

Wiki/Bio
Real Full Birth Name	Igarashi Aya.
Stage Name	Sei Ashina.
Profession	Actress and Model.
Famous for	her performance in projects such as The Tail of Happiness and Silk.
Age (How old, as of 2019)	36 years old.
Date of Birth	November 22, 1983.
Death Date	September 14, 2020.
Cause of Demise	Suicide.
Sun Sign (Zodiac Sign)	Sagittarius.
Birthplace	Fukushima City, Japan.
Nationality	Japanese.
Sexuality (Gay or Lesbian)	Straight.
Gender	Female.
Ethnicity	Asian.
Religion	Shinto.
Current Residence	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Career
Debut	TV Show: The Talk of Happiness (2002). Film: Silk (2007).
Various Shows & Films	1. The Talk of Happiness. 2. Stand Up. 3. Kamen Rider Hibiki. 4. Tsuba no Oreta Tenshitachi. 5. Silk. 6. Kamogawa Harumo: Battle League in Kyoto. 7. Elevator Trap. 8. Kamui. 9. Theseus no fune. 10. AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo. 11. AI Amok.
Wealth
Income Source	TV Shows, Films, Collaboration with other brands, etc.
Net worth (approx.)	$2 million US Dollars, as of 2020.
Personal Information
Marital Status	Unmarried.
Dating History?	never revealed by her.
Husband/Spouse Name	Not Yet.
Boyfriend	Name not available.
Eating Habits	Non-Vegetarian.
Smoke or Drink?	Yes (Occasionally).
Family
Parents	Father: Unknown. Mother: —
Siblings	Brother: one bro. Sister: —
Education
Highest Qualification	Graduate.
School	Local High School.
Alma Mater.	Elite College in Japan.
Physical Statistics & More
Height	Feet & Inches: 5′ 4″. Centimeters: 163 cm. Meters: 1.63 m.
Weight	Kilograms: 52 Kg. Pounds: 114 lbs.
Bra Size	32B.
Body Measurements (Breast-waist-hips)	32-24-33.
Shoe Size (UK)	5.
Eye Color	Brown.
Hair Color	Black.
Body Type	Banana.

Early Life & Parents

This late Japanese actress was born as Igarashi Aya on 22nd November 1983 in Fukushima City in Japan. She took birth into the traditional Japanese family. We don’t have much knowledge about her mother and father but we know that her dad is a traditional Japanese man.

There is not much information obtained about her siblings with whom she must have shared her childhood with. Sei Ashina has attended a local school in her native place to get high school done. After this, she got herself enrolled in an elite university from where got her graduation from an anonymous degree.

Love Story, Boyfriend & Partner

According to the sources, Sei Ashina was not dating anyone till this time. She was a very focused and dedicated actress who has done justice to her every acting project. She was full of life who wanted to earn her name and fame in the world of acting.

For instance, even if we believe that she was seeing someone so she must have kept it as a secret away from the attention of the media.

Body Measurements & More

This late model was having a height of 5 feet 5 inches and she weighed 55 kg (121 lb). Sei Ashina was blessed with dark brown eyes, black silky smooth hairs, and spotless fair skin. She was having an oval-shaped face and her smile was one of the best features.

She was very regular in her workouts and ate a very controlled diet with low calories and high in nutrition. The actress was among those who knew how to keep the physique maintained by keeping in view the easiest accessible ways that one can easily follow.

Modeling & Filmography

This actress started her career while getting into the modeling career when she was in her adolescent age. She worked with enthusiasm and was able to get a role in the series titled “The Talk of Happiness” in the year 2002 with TBS Television.

Furthermore, she rose to her fame with this project and was able to earn herself a place and a name in the Japanese acting world. For the time being of two years, she worked in three series which were named Stand Up in 2003, Kamen Rider Hibiki in 2005, and Tsuba no Oreta Tenshitachi in 2006.

Sei Ashina got her debut into the big silver screen in the year 2007 with the movie “Silk”. It was made on the novel of the same name. The novel was written by an Italian author Alessandro Baricco in the year 1996.

The film was made under the direction of Francois Girard which came out in the market on 14th September 2007. The budget under which the movie was made was US$ 20 million. In addition, the plot of the movie revolves around a married silkworm merchant who turns into a smuggler in the 19th century.

In this movie, she was given the lead role of “The Girl”. She worked along with Michael Pitt as Herve Joncour, Keira Knightley as Helene Joncour, Kenneth Welsh as Mayor Joncour, Martha Burns as Mme. Joncour, Alfred Molina as Baldabiou, Marc Fiori as M. Chabert, Alexander Brooks as M. Loiseau, Jun Kunimura as Umon, etc.

Her other movie work includes Kamogawa Harumo: Battle League in Kyoto, Elevator Trap, and Kamui in the year 2009.  Her most recent series project was Theseus no fune, AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo, and AI Amok in this year only.

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Some Lesser Known Facts about Sei Ashina

• If we talk about the social media presence of this late actress so she was nowhere to be found on any social platforms.
• We can say that she was an introvert and loved to keep her matters till herself and her family only rather than showing it off on social media.
• Sei is the third to join the list of the artist of the Japanese industry who has died in this year. The other two artists are Haruma Miura and Hana Kimura who left this world in May 2020.

• As there has been no suicide note that was found in her room it was considered to be a mysterious murder.
• Her brother was the first one who saw his lifeless sister as she was not responding to his messages and calls from last Sunday i.e. 13th September before she decided to over her life.