SANAGOUMI Midori is an actor and voice actor who began studying filmmaking in 2020. Her short film Under the Bridge won the newly introduced Special Jury Award at the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival in collaboration with Amazon Prime, along with the Grand Prix at the 6th Iwatsuki Film Festiva
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