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Masami Nagasawa

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Masami Nagasawa
A mother searches for her missing son after a devastating calamity, only to realize that she has died and is now confined to a realm of restless spirits.
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She was born in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on June 3, 1987. Her father Nagasawa Kazuaki was a professional football player and on Japan's national team who later became a coach for Jubilo Iwata. She won the Toho Cinderella contest in 1999 and joined the entertainment business in 2000 with the film Crossfire. At twelve she was the youngest winner of the contest ever. She attended the celebrity mill Horikoshi High School of Tokyo. As with most Japanese celebrities the shorthaired Nagasawa has acted in a mixture of feature-length films and television serial, done adult gravure modelling and released the obligatory single, in this case Sailor Suit And Machine Gun in which she also acted in 2006. She had also immediately jumped into the product promotion game and promoted hot sauce among other products. She won the Best Supporting Actress Prize (again the youngest ever) at the 28th Japanese Academy Awards for Crying Out Love, In the Centre Of The World in 2005. Her role in the 2011 film Moteki heralded her arrival as an adult. She was connected to Arashi's Ninomiya Kazunari for several years. She was next romantically linked with Iseya Yusuke. They had met on the set of Onna Nobunaga in 2012. She went through an inexplicable slump around 2013, but made a comeback as a voice actress in the role of the sexy Miki in the pan-Asian hit Kimi No Na Wa. She became a spokeswoman for Taiwan Tourism in Japan for 2017 and 2018. Masami collects stickers.
BornJune 3, 1987
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      • 21 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Masami Nagasawa, Shun Oguri, Hirofumi Arai, Jirô Satô, Kankurô Nakamura, Yûya Yagira, Ken Yasuda, Tsuyoshi Muro, Masaki Okada, Akari Hayami, Masaki Suda, Nanao, Kanna Hashimoto, and Ryô Yoshizawa in Gintama Live Action the Movie (2017)
    Gintama Live Action the Movie
    6.1
    • Tae Shimura
    • 2017
    Mother (2020)
    Mother
    6.8
    • Akiko Misumi
    • 2020
    Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)
    Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
    7.2
    • Aki Hirose
    • 2004
    Before We Vanish (2017)
    Before We Vanish
    6.2
    • Narumi Kase
    • 2017

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    • Bunkamura Production 2025 (Odorufuufu)
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      • 2025



    • Masami Nagasawa in Dollhouse (2025)
      Dollhouse
      7.2
      • Yoshie
      • 2025
    • Noda Map seisankakukankei
      Video
      • 2025
    • Suomi no Hanashi wo Shiyou (2024)
      Suomi no Hanashi wo Shiyou
      5.7
      • Suomi
      • 2024
    • Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General (2024)
      Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General
      7.1
      • Youtanwa
      • 2024
    • Shigatsu ni nareba kanojo wa (2024)
      Shigatsu ni nareba kanojo wa
      6.2
      • Yayoi Sakamoto
      • 2024
    • The Parades (2024)
      The Parades
      6.6
      • Minako
      • 2024
    • Takao Osawa, Kento Yamazaki, Kanna Hashimoto, Ryô Yoshizawa, and Nana Seino in Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (2023)
      Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny
      6.8
      • Yang Duan He
      • 2023
    • Masami Nagasawa and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Do Unto Others (2023)
      Do Unto Others
      6.5
      • Hidemi Ôtomo
      • 2023
    • Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
      Shin Kamen Rider
      6.1
      • Sasori Augment-01
      • 2023
    • Elpis: Kibou, Aruiwa Wazawai (2022)
      Elpis: Kibou, Aruiwa Wazawai
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Ena Asakawa
      • 2022
    • Masaki Suda and Mieko Harada in A Hundred Flowers (2022)
      A Hundred Flowers
      6.6
      • Kaori
      • 2022
    • Shin Ultraman (2022)
      Shin Ultraman
      6.4
      • Hiroko Asami
      • 2022
    • Shun Oguri in Kamakuradono no 13-nin (2022)
      Kamakuradono no 13-nin
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Narration (voice)
      • 2022
    • Fumiyo Kohinata, Masami Nagasawa, and Masahiro Higashide in The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero (2022)
      The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero
      6.4
      • Dako
      • 2022
    • Takuya Kimura and Masami Nagasawa in Masquerade Night (2021)
      Masquerade Night
      6.2
      • Naomi Yamagishi
      • 2021

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      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • June 3, 1987
      • Iwata, Japan
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      • Kazuaki Nagasawa
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      A winner of the Toho Cinderella contest, which singles and promotes up and coming young talent.
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        She became famous for her legs.
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      • Gassaawa
      • Maachan
      • Massan

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