Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Reika Hashimoto (橋本麗香 Hashimoto Reika, born December 25, 1980, in Tokyo) is a model and actress of Japanese-Spanish heritage. She has been working as a model since she was 10, and her acting debut was in the 1999 movie Hakuchi (directed by Makoto Tezuka, opposite Tadanobu Asano), and has performed in several movies, on television, and has performed in many Chinese soap operas.