Masami Nagasawa

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Nagasawa began her acting career at age twelve, when she starred as a young psychic orphan in the science fiction film Pyrokinesis (2000). While in high school, she starred as one of the Shobijin in Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) and would gain recognition for her leading role in Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004), for which she won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress and two Japan Academy Film Prize awards.

In 2007, Nagasawa was nominated for the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Leading Actress and attained a Bunshun Raspberry Award for playing the title character in Tears for You (2006). Nagasawa's career progressed with her starring roles as Princess Yuki in Shinji Higuchi's Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess (2008), Umi Matsuzaki in Gorō Miyazaki's From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), and Miyuki Matsuo in the romantic comedy Love Strikes! (2011), for which she earned a second Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress.

After playing a supporting character in Makoto Shinkai's Your Name (2016), she portrayed the protagonist in the critically acclaimed science fiction drama Before We Vanish (2017), for which she won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress. In 2019, she starred in the crime mystery Masquerade Hotel and portrayed Yang Duan He in the action-adventure Kingdom, for which she was nominated for a Nikkan Sports Film Award; she later reprised the role of Yang Duan He in the 2023 film Kingdom: Flame of Destiny. Nagasawa has also played Dako in The Confidence Man JP film trilogy (2019-2022), Anna Kobayashi in Chen Sicheng's buddy-comedy Detective Chinatown 3 (2021), Hiroko Asami in Higuchi's critically acclaimed superhero film Shin Ultraman (2022), and Scorpion-Aug in Hideaki Anno's Shin Kamen Rider (2023).

Early life and background

Nagasawa was born on June 3, 1987,[1] in Iwata, Shizuoka.[2] She stated that during her childhood, her father, the former Júbilo Iwata manager Kazuaki Nagasawa,[3] "wasn't at home much because of work". She has an older brother who actress Yoshino Kimura described as "handsome" and Nagasawa described as "cool".[4]

Career

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Film

In 2000, Nagasawa won the Grand Prix at the 5th Toho Cinderella Audition,[5] prevailing 35,153 female competitors.[6] After winning the competition, Toho instructed director Shusuke Kaneko to give her a role in his science fiction action film Pyrokinesis.[6] She played Kurata, an orphan child who has psychic powers such as pyrokinesis and psychometry. At the wrap party for the film, Kaneko said she had "no experience and directing her was a pain in the ass".[6] Two years later she played minor roles in Nobuhiko Obayashi's Nagori Yuki[7] and Akihiko Shiota's Yomigaeri.[8]Template:Rp She also starring as one of the Shobijin in Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). Her first lead role in a film was in 2003's Robot Contest.

Nagasawa's performance in Crying Out Love in the Center of the World received both a Blue Ribbon Award[9] and a Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress.[10]

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Nagasawa at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival.

In 2007, she received a Japan Academy Prize nomination in the Best Actress category for her performance in the 2006 film Nada Sōsō (Tears for You).[11] After a string of less notable films, including Gunjo[12] and Magare Spoon!,[13] she starred in the 2011 film adaptation of Mitsurō Kubo's manga Moteki. Her performance in Moteki won Nagasawa a Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress,[14] and she was nominated for a Japan Academy Award in the Best Actress category.[15] That same year Nagasawa expanded into voice acting by providing the voice of character "Umi Matsuzaki" in the Studio Ghibli film From Up on Poppy Hill.[16] In 2016 she provided the voice for the character "Miki Okudera" in the international hit Your Name.[17]

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Nagasawa (second from right) at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Her live action films have also received international attention. Kiyoku Yawaku (Beyond the Memories), a live action adaptation of Ryo Ikuemi's manga series, was screened at the 17th annual Japanese Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia in 2013.[18] Umimachi Diary (Our Little Sister), a live action adaptation of Akimi Yoshida's manga, competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[19] In 2017 Nagasawa starred in the Kiyoshi Kurosawa film Before We Vanish, which competed in the Un Certain Regard category at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[20] Her performance in Before We Vanish also received recognition in Japan, winning a Mainichi Film Award for Best Lead Actress,[21] and earning a nomination for a Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.[22]

In 2018, she starred in 50 First Kisses, a Japanese remake of the 2004 American film 50 First Dates.[23][24]

Television

Nagasawa starred in many Japanese television drama series. Early supporting roles in the 2002 NHK asadora Sakura and the 2005 Tokyo Broadcasting System Television live action manga adaptation Dragon Zakura led to more TV work, including a leading role in the 2007 Fuji TV series Proposal Daisakusen (Operation Love). Her performance in Proposal Daisakusen (Operation Love) received the most votes in the Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress category.[25]

After her initial success in television, Nagasawa continued to perform in both supporting and leading television drama roles. In 2009 she played a supporting role in the NHK taiga drama Tenchijin, and in 2010 she joined several other leading Japanese actors in the Fuji TV 50th anniversary mini-series Wagaya no Rekishi.[26] In 2012 her performance in the TV Asahi drama Toshi densetsu no onna won the 73rd Television Drama Academy Best Actress Award.[27] In 2013 she learned Chinese to play a leading role in the Taiwan Television adaptation of the manga series Chocolat.[28] Nagasawa returned to NHK in the 2016 taiga drama Sanada Maru.[29]

Stage

Nagasawa appeared with Jun Matsumoto and Eita Nagayama in Hideki Noda's Script error: No such module "Nihongo".. Performances were at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, in Kitakyushu and Osaka, as well as Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, under the name of "Love in action", running from July 11 until November 2, 2024.[30][31][32][33]

Personal life

Nagasawa lives in Meguro, Tokyo.[34]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2000 Pyrokinesis Kaori Kurata Acting debut [8]Template:Rp
2002 Nagori Yuki Maho Mizuta [7]
2003 Yomigaeri Naomi Morishita [8]Template:Rp
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. Mana, one of the Shobijin [35]
Robot Contest Satomi Hazawa Lead role [36]
Like Asura Yōko Satomi [37]
2004 Crying Out Love in the Center of the World Aki Hirose Lead role [38]
Breathe In, Breathe Out Kanako Doi [39]
Godzilla: Final Wars One of the Shobijin [40]
2005 Touch Minami Asakura Lead role [41]
2006 Rough Ami Ninomiya Lead role [38]
Tears for You Kaoru Lead role [38]
2007 Say Hello for Me Karin Takigawa/Suzune Morikawa Lead role [42]
2008 Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess Princess Yuki [43]
La Maison en Petits Cubes Narrator [44]
2009 Cobalt Blue Ryoko Nakamura Lead role [45]
Go Find a Psychic! Yone Sakurai Lead role [46]
2010 Sunshine Ahead Churashima Okinawa Ambassador [47]
2011 Gaku: Minna no Yama Kumi Shiina [48]
From Up on Poppy Hill Umi Matsuzaki (voice) Lead role [49]
Love Strikes! Miyuki Matsuo [38][50]
I Wish Kōchi Mimura [51]
2012 Japan's Wildlife: The Untold Story Narrator [52]
2013 Beyond the Memories Kanna Seto Lead role [38]
The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians Kumi [53]
2014 Wood Job! Naoki Ishii [54]
The Crossing Part 1 Masako Shimura Chinese-Hong Kong film [55]
2015 Our Little Sister Yoshino Kōda Lead role [38]
The Crossing Part 2 Masako Shimura Chinese-Hong Kong film [56]
I Am a Hero Yabu / Tsugumi Oda [57]
2016 Good Morning Show Keiko Ogawa [58]
Gold Medal Man Ms. Sano, teacher [59]
Your Name Miki Okudera (voice) [60]
2017 Reminiscence Minako Shikata [61]
Gintama Tae Shimura [38]
Before We Vanish Narumi Kase Lead role [62]
2018 Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island Fiona (voice) Guest appearance [63]
The Lies She Loved Yukari Kawahara Lead role [38]
50 First Kisses Rui Fujishima Lead role [38]
Gintama 2 Tae Shimura [38]
Bleach Masaki Kurosaki [64]
2019 Masquerade Hotel Naomi Yamagishi [38]
Kingdom Yang Duan He [38]
The Confidence Man JP: The Movie Dako Lead role [38]
2020 The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess Darko Lead role [38]
Mother Akiko Misumi Lead role [38]
2021 Detective Chinatown 3 Anna Kobayashi Chinese film [65]
Under the Open Sky Yoshizawa [66]
Masquerade Night Naomi Yamagishi [67]
2022 The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero Darko Lead role [68]
Shin Ultraman Hiroko Asami [69]
A Hundred Flowers Kaori Kasai [70]
2023 Shin Kamen Rider Scorpion Augment-01 [71]
Do Unto Others Hidemi Ōtomo [72]
Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny Yang Duan He [73]
2024 The Parades Minako Lead role [74]
April Come She Will Yayoi Sakamoto [75]
Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General Yang Duan He [76]
All About Suomi Suomi Lead role [77]
2025 Dollhouse Yoshie Suzuki Lead role [78]
Hokusai's Daughter Katsushika Ōi Lead role [79]

Dubbing

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2016 Sing Ash 2017 Japanese dub [80]
2021 Sing 2 Ash 2022 Japanese dub [81]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2001 Pure Soul Maru Seta
2002 Sakura Kanako Numata Asadora
2004 True Horror Story Mayu Morimoto
Runaway Onizuka Sari
Mystery Theater: Satsujin Stunt Hitomi Takamizawa Guest
2005 Affectionate Time Azusa Minagawa
Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika Maki Yajima TV movie
2005–2021 Dragon Sakura Naomi Mizuno 2 seasons [82]
2006 Kōmyō ga Tsuji Korin Taiga drama [83]
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Hoshi Izumi Lead role
2007 Akechi Mitsuhide Tsumaki Hiroko TV movie
Romeo and Juliet Juliet Kihira
The Reason Mama Cooks Miyuki Kouda Special appearance
Proposal Daisakusen Rei Yoshida Lead role [38]
Butterfly Stroke in Ganges River Teruko Takano Lead role
20 Year Old Lover Sawada Yuri Lead role
2008 Proposal Daikusen SP Rei Yoshida Lead role
Last Friends Michiru Aida Lead role [38]
Galileo: Episode Zero Akari Shionoya
Fujiko F. Fujio no Parallel Space Nebumi Camera Takeko Lead role
2009 Tenchijin Hatsune Taiga drama [83]
Soka, Mo Kimi wa Inai no Ka Yōko TV movie
My Sister Saya Lead role
2010 Sotsu Uta Hitomi Tachibana Lead role
Wagaya no Rekishi Yukari Ichinose Mini-series [84]
Gold Rika [85]
2012 Bunshin Mariko/Futaba/Akiko Lead role; miniseries [86]
High School Entrance Exam Kyōko Haruyama Lead role [87]
2012–2013 I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective Tsukiko Otonashi Lead role; 2 seasons [38]
2013 Chocolat Chie Tatsumi Lead role [38]
Summer Nude Kasumi Ichikura [38]
2014 All About My Siblings Takako Yashiro [88]
2016 Sanada Maru Kiri Taiga drama [83]
2018 The Confidence Man JP Dako Lead role [89]
2022 The 13 Lords of the Shogun Narrator Taiga drama [90]
Elpis Ena Asakawa Lead role [91]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2024 Sei sankaku kankei (Love in Action) [30][32]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2004 25th Yokohama Film Festival Best New Talent Like Asura, Robot Contest Won [92]
27th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Robot Contest Won [5]
2005 29th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Won [93]
47th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress Crying Out Love in the Center of the World Won [9]
28th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actress Won [10]
Popularity Award Winner Won
2007 4th Bunshun Raspberry Awards Best Actress Tears for You Won [94]
30th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Nominated [11]
11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress Proposal Daisakusen Nominated [25]
2012 54th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress Love Strikes! Won [14]
35th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Nominated [15]
11th New York Asian Film Festival Star Asia Rising Star Award Won [95]
VoCE Beauty Awards The Best Beauty of The Year Won [96]
2018 72nd Mainichi Film Awards Best Actress Before We Vanish Won [21]
41st Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Nominated [22]
2019 44th Hochi Film Awards Best Actress Masquerade Hotel, The Confidence Man JP: The Movie Won [97]
32nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Masquerade Hotel, Kingdom Nominated
2020 62nd Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress The Confidence Man JP: The Movie Won [98]
Best Supporting Actress Masquerade Hotel, Kingdom Nominated
43rd Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actress Kingdom Won [99]
45th Hochi Film Awards Best Actress Mother, The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess Nominated [100]
33rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actress Won [101]
2021 63rd Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress Won [102]
75th Mainichi Film Awards Best Actress Mother Nominated [103]
44th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Won [104]
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The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess Nominated
46th Hochi Film Awards Best Actress Masquerade Night Nominated [106]
2025 67th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress All About Suomi Nominated [107]

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