Masami Nagasawa

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

Masami Nagasawa (長澤 まさみ, Nagasawa Masami, born June 3, 1987) is a Japanese actress.

Career

Nagasawa starred in a movie called Gunjo, based on a novel by Ayako Miyagi and directed by Yosuke Nakagawa. It is the second Japanese movie produced by 20th Century Fox. Filming finished on August 5, 2008 and includes her first actual love scene. It was to be released in spring 2009, although Fox aimed to have it premier at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.^[1][2]

She and Odagiri Joe starred in the TBS drama, Boku no Imoto. They played siblings.^[3]

On October 20, 2009, Nagasawa starred in a movie titled Magare! Spoon. It premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival. In the film, she plays a clumsy assistant director of a TV show about the paranormal, unaware that the cafe she is stranded at on Christmas Eve is the location for an annual gathering of men with psychic powers.^[4][5]

To celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2010, Fuji TV announced a major television drama special: Wagaya no Rekishi. The story takes place between 1945 and 1964, chronicling the lives of the seven members of the fictional Yame family. Nagasawa is among the cast members. The drama will air on three consecutive nights during spring 2010.^[6]

Filmography

Nagasawa at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Films

• Crossfire (2000)
• Nagori Yuki (2001)
• Yomigaeri (2003)
• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
• Robokon (2003)
• Ashura no Gotoku (2003), Yōko Satomi
• Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004), as Aki Hirose
• Shinkokyu no Hitsuyou (2004), as Kanako Doi
• Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
• Touch (2005)
• Rough (2006)
• Nada Sousou (2006)
• Sono Toki wa Kare ni Yoroshiku (2007)
• Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess (2008)
• Detroit Metal City (2008) voice over
• La Maison En Petits Cubes (2008) narration
• Gunjo (2009)
• Magare! Spoon (2009)
• Peak: The Rescuers (2011)
• From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) voice
• Moteki (2011), as Miyuki Matsuo
• Beyond the Memories (2013)
• Bokutachi no Kokan Nikki/The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013), as Kumi
• Wood Job! (2014), as Naoki Ishii^[7]
• The Crossing Part 1 (2014), as Masako
• Our Little Sister (2015), as Yoshino Kōda
• I Am a Hero (2015), as Yabu / Tsugumi Oda
• Good Morning Show (2016), as Keiko Ogawa
• Gold Medal Man (2016)
• Your Name (2016), as Miki Okudera (voice)
• Tsuioku (2017)
• Gin Tama (2017), as Tae Shimura

Television

• Tenchijin (2009)
• Soka, Mo Kimi wa Inai no Ka (2009)
• Boku no Imouto (2009)
• Sotsu Uta (2010)
• Wagaya no Rekishi (2010)
• Gold (2010)
• Bunshin (2012)
• Toshi Densetsu no Onna (2012)
• Koukou Nyuushi (2012)
• Toshi Densetsu no Onna2 (2013)
• Chocolat (2013)
• Summer Nude (2013)
• All About My Siblings as Takako Yashiro (2014)
• Sanada Maru as Kiri (2016)

Stage

• Crazy Honey (2011, Parco Theater)

Discography

Singles

• "Sailor Suit and Machine Gun" (2006, Victor Entertainment)

Awards

• 2005: 28th Japan Academy Prize: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World^[8]
• 2007: Japan Dental Association: Best Smile of the Year^[9]
• 2007: 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Actress for Operation Love/Proposal Daisakusen ^[10]
• 2011: 54th Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Moteki ^[11]
• 2012: 35th Japan Academy Prize: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - nominee ^[12]
• 2012: VoCE Beauty Awards: 2012 The Best Beauty of The Year ^[13]
• 2012: New York Asian Film Festival: Star Asia Rising Star Award for Love Strikes ^[14]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Masami Nagasawa.

• Profile on Toho Entertainment (Japanese)
• Masami Nagasawa at the Internet Movie Database
• Masami Nagasawa at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)