Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa
Born (1987-06-03) June 3, 1987
Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation
Years active 2000–present
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Parent(s) Kazuaki Nagasawa
Awards

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

Career

Film

Nagasawa entered the film industry in 2000 by 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 (l) at Japan Cuts 2012.

In 2007 Nagasawa 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.

Nagasawa's 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

Alongside her film career, Nagasawa has acted in many Japanese television drama series. Early supporting roles in the 2002 NHK asadora Sakura and the 2005 TBS 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

Nagasawa at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000CrossfireKaori Kurata
2001Nagori YukiNatsuho Mizuta
2003YomigaeriNaomi Morishita
Godzilla: Tokyo SOSShobijin
Robot ContestSatomi HazawaLead role
Like AsuraYōko Satomi
2004Crying Out Love in the Center of the WorldAki HiroseLead role
Breathe In, Breathe OutKanako Doi
Godzilla: Final WarsShobijin
2005TouchMinami AsakuraLead role
2006RoughAmi NinomiyaLead role
Tears for YouKaoruLead role
2007Say Hello for MeKarin Takigawa/Suzune MorikawaLead role
2008Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last PrincessPrincess Yuki
La Maison en Petits CubesNarrator
2009Cobalt BlueRyoko NakamuraLead role
Go Find a Psychic!Yone SakuraiLead role
2011Peak: The RescuersKumi Shiina
From Up on Poppy HillUmi Matsuzaki (voice)Lead role
MotekiMiyuki Matsuo
I WishMs. Mimura
2013Beyond the MemoriesKanna SetoLead role
The Last Chance: Diary of ComediansKumi
2014Wood Job!Naoki Ishii[24]
The Crossing Part 1Masako
2015Our Little SisterYoshino KōdaLead role
I Am a HeroYabu / Tsugumi Oda
2016Good Morning ShowKeiko Ogawa
Gold Medal ManMs. Sano
Your NameMiki Okudera (voice)
2017ReminiscenceMinako Shikata
GintamaTae Shimura
Before We VanishNarumi KaseLead role
2018The Lies She LovedYukari KawaharaLead role
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure IslandFiona (voice)
50 First KissesRui FujishimaLead role
Gintama 2Tae Shimura
BleachMasaki Kurosaki
2019Masquerade HotelNaomi Yamagishi
KingdomYang Duan He
The Confidence Man JPLead role

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2001Pure SoulSeta MaruYTC
2002SakuraKanako NumataNHKAsadora
2004True Horror StoryMorimoto MayuFuji TV
RunawayOnizuka SariTBS
Mystery TheaterTV AsahiGuest
2005Affectionate TimeMinagawa AsuzaFuji TV
Dragon ZakuraMizuno NaomiTBS
Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu MuikaYajima Maki
2006Komyo ga TsujiKorinNHKTaiga drama
Sailor Suit and Machine GunHoshi IzumiTBSLead role
2007Akechi MitsuhideHirokoFuji TV
Romeo and JulietKihira JulietNTV
The Reason Mama CooksKouda MiyukiFuji TVSpecial appearance
Proposal DaisakusenYoshida ReiLead role
Butterfly Stroke in Ganges RiverTakano TerukoTV AsahiLead role
20 Year Old LoverSawada YuriTBSLead role
2008Proposal Daikusen SPYoshida ReiFuji TVLead role
Last FriendsAida MichiruLead role
Galileo: Episode ZeroShionoya Akari
Fujiko F. Fujio no Parallel Space Nebumi CameraTakekoWowowLead role
2009TenchijinHatsuneNHKTaiga drama
Soka, Mo Kimi wa Inai no Ka YōkoTBS
My SisterSayaTBSLead role
2010Sotsu UtaHitomi TachibanaFuji TVLead role
Wagaya no RekishiYukari IchinoseFuji TV
GoldRikaFuji TV
2012BunshinWowowLead role
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii DetectiveTsukiko OtonashiTV AsahiLead role
High School Entrance ExamFuji TVLead role
2013I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective 2Tsukiko OtonashiTV AsahiLead role
ChocolatGala TVLead role
Summer NudeFuji TV
2014All About My SiblingsTakako YashiroFuji TV
2016Sanada MaruKiriNHKTaiga drama
2018The Confidence Man JPFuji TVLead role

Japanese dub

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Sing Ash [25]

Stage

  • Crazy Honey (2011, Parco Theater)

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Reff
2004 47th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress Crying Out Love in the Center of the World Won [2]
2005 28th Japan Academy 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 Prize Best Actress Tears for You Nominated [4]
2011 54th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress Moteki Won [7]
2012 35th Japan Academy Prize Best Actress Nominated [8]
VoCE Beauty Awards The Best Beauty of The Year Won [26]
New York Asian Film Festival Star Asia Rising Star Award Love Strikes Won [27]
Television Drama Academy Awards Best Actress Toshi Densetsu no Onna Won [19]
2018 72nd Mainichi Film Awards Best Lead Actress Before We Vanish Won [14]
41st Japan Academy Prize Best Actress Nominated [15]

References

  1. ↑ "長澤まさみ : 女性俳優 : 東宝芸能オフィシャルサイト". Toho Entertainment (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "ブルーリボン賞:２００４年・第４７回". allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Schilling, Mark (February 21, 2005). "Half A Confession tops 28th Japanese Academy Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "第30回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Masami Nagasawa to star in Fox-produced film". Tokyograph. August 15, 2008. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Magare Spoon World Premiere on Tokyo International Film Festival". Nippon Cinema. September 22, 2009. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Sono Sion's "Cold Fish" wins 54th Blue Ribbon Awards". Tokyograph. January 25, 2012. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "35th Japan Academy Prize winners announced". Tokyograph. January 6, 2012. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Nagasawa Masami and Okada Junichi to star in Studio Ghibli's "Kokuriko-zaka Kara"". Tokyohive.com. May 13, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ Schilling, Mark (August 31, 2016). "'Your Name.': Makoto Shinkai could be the next big name in anime". The Japan Times. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ Har, Garman (December 6, 2013). "HELLO ASIA! JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2013 REVIEW: BEYOND THE MEMORIES (潔く柔く) (JAPAN, 2013)". The AU Review. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ "The 2015 Official Selection". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015.
  13. ↑ Scott, A. O. (February 1, 2018). "Review: In 'Before We Vanish,' the Aliens Have a Lot of Questions". The New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  14. 1 2 "'Hanagatami' wins top prize at 72nd Mainichi Film Awards". Mainichi Shimbun. January 18, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  15. 1 2 "第41回 日本アカデミー賞 (41st Japan Academy Prize)". 日本アカデミ (Japan Academy) (in Japanese). March 2, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  16. ↑ Shoji, Kaori (January 4, 2018). "The tenacious trio set to rule Japanese cinema in 2018". The Japan Times. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  17. ↑ Marsh, James (June 13, 2018). "50 First Kisses film review: Masami Nagasawa, Takayuki Yamada in forgettable remake of Sandler/Barrymore romcom". South China Morning Post. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  18. 1 2 ""Proposal" sweeps Nikkan Sports spring drama GP". Tokyograph. July 19, 2007. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Kou Shibasaki leads star-studded cast in Koki Mitani drama". Tokyograph. September 10, 2009. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Best Actress". The Television Drama Academy Awards (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  21. ↑ Ichihara, Shoji (February 24, 2015). "Next stop Hollywood?". The Nation (Thailand Portal). Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  22. ↑ "長澤まさみ：「真田丸」きり役で"ウザい"から"ウザ可愛い"へ「すごい役をもらっちゃった」". MANTAN Web (in Japanese). December 10, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Tokyo's rich and famous seek comfort, security and anonymity". Japan Today. August 20, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  24. ↑ "マイア・ヒラサワ、映画『WOOD JOB！（ウッジョブ）～神去なあなあ日常～』主題歌担当" [Maia Hirasawa to sing main theme song for movie "Wood Job"]. Barks (in Japanese). Japan: Global Plus. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "CAST ｜ 映画『SING／シング』公式サイトブルーレイ&DVD8.2（wed）リリース". sing-movie.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  26. ↑ "Actress Masami Nagasawa wins beauty award". Japan Today. February 1, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Special Guest: Masami Nagasawa". Subway Cinema. May 29, 2012. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012.
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