No mention here of her current drama, Hammer Session, it's ongoing, started July 10th. From Dramawiki:
Two prisoners managed to escape after the police truck carrying them crashed. One of them ,is a gangster. The other called "Otowa YonKo" - our protagonist - is a con artist whose cheats money from criminals or terrorists. Accidentally, "Otowa Yonko" then becomes the new teacher for the nearby high school, under the new name "Hachisuka Goro", and according to a deal of "Hammer Session" with the headmaster.
Hayami Mokomichi as Hachisuka Goro
Shida Mirai as Tachibana Kaede
Higa Manami as Mizuki Ryoko
Ishiguro Hideo as Shiba Yuusei
Irie Jingi as Kai Tamotsu
Sano Kazuma as Fujii Keisuke
Takeuchi Toshi as Kurosawa Masamune
Suda Masaki Sakamoto Yohei

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Manami Higa to star in "Dondo Hare" sequel
Wed, December 15, 2010
NHK is reviving its 2007 morning drama series "Dondo Hare" with a sequel that will be aired as a special program next year. Production on the show was announced at a press conference on Wednesday, attended by the drama's lead actress, Manami Higa.

"Dondo Hare" averaged 19.4% ratings during its original broadcast run. Higa starred as a young woman named Natsumi who was raised in Yokohama but ends up becoming the head okami of a long-established inn in the Iwate prefecture.

The new drama takes place some time after the original story, though details have not yet been revealed. NHK plans to broadcast the show on its satellite channel BS Premium, which begins operation in April 2011.

Cool. I thought she didn't have a forum. Just finished Code Blue and I have turned on substalker mode. Haha!

Found her video blogs and I am now smitten. Hudathunk that Saejima would be played by someone as bubbly as her.

Hai Sai? I sigh...

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She's in Saru Lock the movie. That makes 2 Manamis. Unless there are more Manamis. Hrm, substalker mode only takes you so far...

^^ I really enjoyed both seasons of Code Blue but actually think this drama of hers is even better, Majo Saiban.

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hitomi #1 wrote:

^^ I really enjoyed both seasons of Code Blue but actually think this drama of hers is even better, Majo Saiban.

Thanks! I'll be sure to check that one out!

So many dramas, so little time!

hitomi #1 wrote:

^^ I really enjoyed both seasons of Code Blue but actually think this drama of hers is even better, Majo Saiban.

She drew my attention in this.. cause me to watch code blue that I tried to avoid due certain actor in it

Higa Manami gets first starring role on the big screen
August 15, 2011


Actress Higa Manami is set to take on her first starring movie role in �gTobe! Dakota,�h directed by Aburatani Seiji. The film is based on a true story about an incident involving a British plane that had to make an emergency landing in Japan just after World War II.

In January 1946, a British military transport plane headed from Shanghai to Tokyo was forced to make an emergency landing on Sado Island in the Niigata prefecture. Because of the war, the people of Sado had been subjected to propaganda about the British and American soldiers, so the arrival of the plane was unwelcome. In the end, it took 40 days before the plane could take off again.

Higa plays the part of a woman named Hattori Chiyoko, the daughter of the family that ran the Hattori Ryokan where 5 of the plane�fs 8 crew members stayed. Chiyoko, who had just returned home from the volunteer corps, worked hard to take care of the 5 guests, from making meals and doing laundry to providing them mental comfort with records of British songs. She even bought English conversation books on her own in order to speak with them.

Producers plan to shoot the entire movie on Sado Island, starting in January. The release date is tentatively set for September 2012. It is also said that the movie may be screened at film festivals in other countries.

Source:
Sponichi Annex

Manami Higa to be heroine in upcoming 'GTO' drama

Manami Higa has been chosen to play the heroine in the new "GTO" drama series (directed by Iizuka Ken), which stars EXILE's AKIRA.

This is the new season of the "GTO" drama that is based on Fujisawa Tohru's popular manga.

It revolves around high school teacher Onizuka Eikichi (AKIRA), who used to be a delinquent, tackling his students' problems with his unprecedented ways. The new series will be set in Onizuka's hometown Shonan.

In the drama, Higa plays a class teacher at Meishu Shonan High School where Onizuka transfers as her assistant class teacher. In order to play the role, Higa cut her hair 30 cm shorter, which is said to be her first time in 16 years.

Additionally, other new cast members playing the students have also been announced. It includes Matsuoka Mayu, Sexy Zone's Kikuchi Fuma, Miyoshi Ayaka, Ryusei Ryo, Koshiba Fuka, and more. Familiar cast members from previous season like Yamamoto Yusuke, Tayama Ryosei, Shirota Yu, and Kuroki Hitomi will also appear in the new series.

The new "GTO" drama series will begin airing on KTV/Fuji TV starting in July (every Tuesday at 10:00 pm).

Source: Cinematoday

Manami Higa to star in new WOWOW drama

Higa Manami will be starring in the new WOWOW drama "Honjitsu wa, Ohigara mo yoku" which will be shown from 14 January 2017 in the Saturdays 10pm timeslot. The drama which is based on the 2010 novel "Anmaku no Gerunika" by Harada Maha that was one of the nominees for the 155th Naoki Award and had sold more than 300,000 copies to date, features Higa as the lead character Ninomiya Konoha who has no particular dream nor goal in life and unwittingly enters the world of speech writing after attending her childhood friend Imakawa Atsushi's (Watanabe Dai) wedding. There, she meets the legendary speech writer Kudo Kumi (Hasegawa Kyoko) and is so impressed by her ability to write good speeches. As such, she becomes a student of Kumi and later becomes the speech writer for Atsushi who decides to stand for election.

Higa commented that Kotoha is almost like a replica of herself as they are both frank and clumsy so she felt comfortable playing the character. Although everyone has been using words since they were young, this is a drama which re-emphasizes the importance of words and its ability to bring warmth and gentleness to people's hearts.

Co-stars also include Ishibashi Renji, Yachigusa Kaoru, Hayami Mokomichi and Funakoshi Eiichiro.

Source: Eiga.com

Manami Higa to star in TV Tokyo New Year drama Special

Higa Manami will be appearing in the upcoming TV Tokyo drama SP "Tsuri baka nisshi Shinnyuu shain Hamasaki Densuke" which will be shown during New Year 2017. She will play the role of Yajima Aki who Hama-chan (Hamada Gaku) used to like when he was a student and is the daughter of a family operating boat trips who has a son. As this is the first time that Higa will be playing a mother, she commented that she is prepared for such a role to come her way anytime so she views this as a welcome challenge in her career.

Besides Hamada, Nishida Toshiyuki, Hirose Arisu and Fukikoshi Mitsuru who had been announced earlier to be part of the cast, Aki's husband Yajima Kenji will be played by Arakawa Yoshiyoshi while Aki's father Iwata Genzo will be played by Ogura Hisahiro. Takeuchi Riki will also be appearing in the drama.

As part of the filming, Higa visited Ise Shima for the first time and said that the atmosphere here felt different from her hometown in Okinawa. Since this is a port town, it offers a brilliant view of the sea and there are lots of delicious seafood such as sea bream which are available here.

Source: Oricon

Manami Higa to star in TV Tokyo 2021 Summer drama

Manami Higa will star in the TV Tokyo 2021 Summer drama "Nibun no Ichi Fufu".

Manami plays Aya Nakayama a housewife that has been married for two years. One day she sees a message from an unknown woman on her husbands cellphone*. She wonders if her husband is having an affair and begins to find evidence that maybe he is.

The drama begins the end of May, 2021.

*See the post under JDorama cliches for October 25, 2017.

Well, Manami's keeping busy. (Actually, Kyoko Fukuda was originally cast to star but when she decided to drop out for awhile it was offered to Manami.)

Manami Higa to star in Fuji TV Summer 2021 drama

Manami Higa will star in the Fuji TV Summer 2021 drama "Oshi no Oujisama".

Manami plays Izumi Hidaka the CEO of a start-up game company. She developed a game called "Love My Pegasus" which became hugely popular. Since then, she has become obsessed with the character Kento-sama from the game. She created Kento-sama as her idea of the ideal man.

One night, a man named Wataru Igarashi (played by Keisuke Watanabe) appears in front of her. He looks exactly like the character Kento-sama. He is on the run from a debt collector. But Izumi is disappointed with Wataru. He is the exact opposite of Kento-sama, rude, crude, and lazy. Izumi decides she is going to make Wataru into her ideal man.

The drama airs in July, 2021.

Manami Higa to star in NHK Fall 2022 drama

Manami Higa will star in the Fall 2022 NHK drama "Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna".

Manami plays Yuki Nomoto who loves cooking but, living by herself, doesn't cook for herself. Then she finds out her next door neighbor, Totoko Kasuga, played by Emi Nishino, loves to eat. Nomoto starts cooking for her and the two become friends.

The drama airs beginning November 29th, 2022.