Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa (長澤 まさみ, Nagasawa Masami, born June 3, 1987) is a Japanese actress and model. She won several awards, including a Japan Academy Prize, a Mainichi Film Award and a Blue Ribbon Award.

Masami Nagasawa
Nagasawa in 2015
Born (1987-06-03) June 3, 1987
Iwata, Japan
Occupation
Years active2000–present
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Parent(s)Kazuaki Nagasawa
Awards
Japanese name
Kanji長澤 まさみ
Hiraganaながさわ まさみ

Career

Film

Nagasawa entered the film industry, winning the 5th "Toho Cinderella" competition, in which she competed with thousands of other 6th graders to appear in a Toho film.[1] Many of her early roles were in Toho films, including Crossfire, Yomigaeri, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., Godzilla: Final Wars, and Crying Out Love in the Center of the World. Nagasawa's performance in Crying Out Love in the Center of the World received both a Blue Ribbon Award[2] and a Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress.[3]

Nagasawa (left) at Japan Cuts 2012.

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).[4] After a string of less notable films, including Gunjo[5] and Magare Spoon!,[6] 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,[7] and she was nominated for a Japan Academy Award in the Best Actress category.[8] 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.[9] In 2016 she provided the voice for the character "Miki Okudera" in the international hit Your Name.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] Her performance in Before We Vanish also received recognition in Japan, winning a Mainichi Film Award for Best Lead Actress,[14] and earning a nomination for a Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.[15]

In 2018, she starred in 50 First Kisses, a Japanese remake of the 2004 American film 50 First Dates.[16][17]

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.[18]

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.[19] In 2012 her performance in the TV Asahi drama Toshi densetsu no onna won the 73rd Television Drama Academy Best Actress Award.[20] In 2013 she learned Chinese to play a leading role in the Taiwan Television adaptation of the manga series Chocolat.[21] Nagasawa returned to NHK in the 2016 taiga drama Sanada Maru.[22]

Personal life

Nagasawa lives in Meguro, Tokyo.[23]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref(s)
2000PyrokinesisKaori KurataShusuke Kaneko
2001Nagori YukiNatsuho MizutaNobuhiko Obayashi
2003YomigaeriNaomi MorishitaAkihiko Shiota
Godzilla: Tokyo SOSShobijinMasaaki Tezuka
Robot ContestSatomi HazawaTomoyuki FurumayaLead role
Like AsuraYōko SatomiYoshimitsu Morita
2004Crying Out Love in the Center of the WorldAki HiroseIsao YukisadaLead role
Breathe In, Breathe OutKanako DoiTetsuo Shinohara
Godzilla: Final WarsShobijinRyuhei Kitamura
2005TouchMinami AsakuraIsshin InudoLead role
2006RoughAmi NinomiyaKentarō ŌtaniLead role
Tears for YouKaoruNobuhiro DoiLead role
2007Say Hello for MeKarin Takigawa/Suzune MorikawaYūichirō HirakawaLead role
2008Hidden Fortress: The Last PrincessPrincess YukiShinji Higuchi
La Maison en Petits CubesNarratorKunio Katō
2009Cobalt BlueRyoko NakamuraYŌsuke NakagawaLead role
Go Find a Psychic!Yone SakuraiKatsuyuki MotohiroLead role
2011Peak: The RescuersKumi ShiinaOsamu Katayama
From Up on Poppy HillUmi Matsuzaki (voice)Gorō MiyazakiLead role
MotekiMiyuki MatsuoHitoshi Ōne
I WishMs. MimuraHirokazu Kore-eda
2013Beyond the MemoriesKanna SetoTakehiko ShinjōLead role
The Last Chance: Diary of ComediansKumiTeruyoshi Uchimura
2014Wood Job!Naoki IshiiShinobu Yaguchi[24]
The Crossing Part 1MasakoJohn WooChinese-Hong Kong film
2015Our Little SisterYoshino KōdaHirokazu Kore-edaLead role
I Am a HeroYabu / Tsugumi OdaShinsuke Sato
2016Good Morning ShowKeiko OgawaRyoichi Kimizuka
Gold Medal ManMs. SanoTeruyoshi Uchimura
Your NameMiki Okudera (voice)Makoto Shinkai
2017ReminiscenceMinako ShikataYasuo Furuhata
GintamaTae ShimuraYūichi Fukuda
Before We VanishNarumi KaseKiyoshi KurosawaLead role
2018The Lies She LovedYukari KawaharaKazuhito NakaeLead role
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure IslandFiona (voice)Kazuaki Imai
50 First KissesRui FujishimaYūichi FukudaLead role
Gintama 2Tae ShimuraYūichi Fukuda
BleachMasaki KurosakiShinsuke Sato
2019Masquerade HotelNaomi YamagishiMasayuki Suzuki
KingdomYang Duan HeShinsuke Sato
The Confidence Man JP: The MovieDarkoAkira TanakaLead role
2020The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the PrincessDarkoAkira TanakaLead role
MotherAkiko MisumiTatsushi ŌmoriLead role
2021Shin UltramanShinji Higuchi
Detective Chinatown 3Anna KobayashiChen SichengChinese film
Under the Open SkyYoshizawaMiwa Nishikawa[25]
Masquerade NightNaomi YamagishiMasayuki Suzuki[26]
2022The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the HeroDarkoAkira TanakaLead role[27]

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref(s)
2001Pure SoulMaru SetaYTC
2002SakuraKanako NumataNHKAsadora
2004True Horror StoryMayu MorimotoFuji TV
RunawayOnizuka SariTBS
Mystery Theater: Satsujin StuntHitomi TakamizawaTV AsahiGuest
2005Affectionate TimeAzusa MinagawaFuji TV
Dragon ZakuraNaomi MizunoTBS
Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu MuikaMaki YajimaTBS
2006Kōmyō ga TsujiKorinNHKTaiga drama[28]
Sailor Suit and Machine GunHoshi IzumiTBSLead role
2007Akechi MitsuhideTsumaki HirokoFuji TVTV movie
Romeo and JulietJuliet KihiraNTV
The Reason Mama CooksMiyuki KoudaFuji TVSpecial appearance
Proposal DaisakusenRei YoshidaFuji TVLead role
Butterfly Stroke in Ganges RiverTeruko TakanoTV AsahiLead role
20 Year Old LoverSawada YuriTBSLead role
2008Proposal Daikusen SPRei YoshidaFuji TVLead role
Last FriendsMichiru AidaFuji TVLead role
Galileo: Episode ZeroAkari ShionoyaFuji TV
Fujiko F. Fujio no Parallel Space Nebumi CameraTakekoWowowLead role
2009TenchijinHatsuneNHKTaiga drama[28]
Soka, Mo Kimi wa Inai no Ka YōkoTBSTV movie
My SisterSayaTBSLead role
2010Sotsu UtaHitomi TachibanaFuji TVLead role
Wagaya no RekishiYukari IchinoseFuji TVMini-series
GoldRikaFuji TV
2012BunshinMariko/Futaba/AkikoWowowLead role
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii DetectiveTsukiko OtonashiTV AsahiLead role
High School Entrance ExamKyōko HaruyamaFuji TVLead role
2013I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective 2Tsukiko OtonashiTV AsahiLead role
ChocolatChie TatsumiGala TVLead role
Summer NudeKasumi IchikuraFuji TV
2014All About My SiblingsTakako YashiroFuji TV
2016Sanada MaruKiriNHKTaiga drama[28]
2018The Confidence Man JPDarkoFuji TVLead role

Japanese dub
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2017 Sing Ash [29]

Stage
  • Crazy Honey (2011, Parco Theater)

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Reff
2004 25th Yokohama Film Festival Best New Talent Like Asura, Robot Contest Won [30]
2005 29th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won [31]
47th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress Crying Out Love in the Center of the World Won [2]
28th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actress Won [3]
Popularity Award Winner Won
2007 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress Proposal Daisakusen Nominated [18]
30th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Tears for You Nominated [4]
2012 54th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress Moteki Won [7]
35th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Nominated [8]
VoCE Beauty Awards The Best Beauty of The Year Won [32]
11th New York Asian Film Festival Star Asia Rising Star Award Love Strikes Won [33]
Television Drama Academy Awards Best Actress Toshi Densetsu no Onna Won [19]
2018 72nd Mainichi Film Awards Best Actress Before We Vanish Won [14]
41st Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Nominated [15]
2019 44th Hochi Film Awards Best Actress Masquerade Hotel, The Confidence Man JP: The Movie Won
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
Best Supporting Actress Masquerade Hotel, Kingdom Nominated
43rd Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actress Kingdom Won
45th Hochi Film Awards Best Actress Mother, The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess Nominated [34]
33rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actress Won [35]
2021 63rd Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress Pending [36]
75th Mainichi Film Awards Best Actress Mother Nominated [37]
44th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Pending [38]
The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess Pending

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