Ai Iinuma (born August 5, 2003) is a Japanese television actress. She rose to attention after winning the nationwide TBS Television actress discovery and training audition in September 2021, beating roughly 9,000 candidates. She has since appeared in several television dramas, including the lead role in her debut series and a role in the Sunday drama Vivant.
Early career
In September 2021, Iinuma won the TBS Star Training Project, an audition aimed at discovering new actresses. She was cast in the lead role of her debut drama, This First Love is Fiction, which aired in the network's late-night programming block known as Yoruobi Drama. Her first prime-time drama series, Atom's Last Shot, aired from October to December 2022. She also appeared in an issue of the magazine Weekly Playboy in April 2022.
Vivant and later activities
In 2023 Iinuma played Riho Ota, also known as Blue Walker, a skilled hacker and an important character in the Sunday drama Vivant. Her performance drew recognition from viewers, although she did not return for the show's second season. In 2025 it was reported that her contract with Tanabe Agency would expire, and in April 2026 she announced that she had joined a new agency, Tsukimi Co., Ltd.