AIKO TANAKA

Her sly jokes are casually tossed off, like it’s all just late-night bantz with a girlfriend, but it’s all so very clever and subtle: “People constantly ask me to give them a massage, and that’s racist, ’cos I’m Japanese, not Thai.” There’s craft behind her “I’m a poor artist” persona, but don’t be fooled – she’s a seasoned performer who has been modelling since she was three years old (she also appeared in The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift). One to watch. Good one: “I’ve been married twice… because I didn’t wanna pay rent. First guy I was married to he worked at Best Buy. Oh he’s such a catch, ’cause I needed a TV.” www.aikotanaka.com