Masami Nagasawa

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

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

Career

Nagasawa was chosen to star 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.

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

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.

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.

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
• 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)
• Tsuioku (2017)

Television

Year	Japanese Title	Title	English Title	Role	Network	Notes	With
2001	君が僕を忘れても	Kimi ga Boku wo Wasuretemo	Pure Soul	Seta Maru	YTC	Supporting Role	None
2002	さくら	Sakura	Cherry Blossom		NHK
2004	ほんとにあった怖い話	Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Ushiro no Onna	True Horror Story	Morimoto Mayu	Fuji TV
	逃亡者	Tobosha	Runaway	Onizuka Sari	TBS	Main Cast
	土曜ワイド劇場	Doyo Wide Gekijo	Mystery Theater		TV Asahi	Guest
2005	優しい時間	Yasahii Jikan	Affectionate Time	Minagawa Asuza	Fuji TV	Lead Role	Kazunari Ninomiya
	ドラゴン桜	Duragon Zakura	Dragon Zakura	Mizuno Naomi	TBS	Main Cast	Tomohisa Yamashita
	広島・昭和２０年８月６日	Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika	Hiroshima, August 6, 1945	Yajima Maki		Lead Role	None
2006	こうみょうがつじ	Komyo ga Tsuji		Korin	NHK	Guest
	セーラー服と機関銃	Sailor Fuku to Kikanju	Sailor Suit and Machine Gun	Hoshi Izumi	TBS	Lead Role	Shinichi Tsutsumi
2007	明智光秀	Akechi Mitsuhide		Hiroko	Fuji TV		Toshiaki Karasawa
	ロミオとジュリエット	Romeo to Juliet	Romeo and Juliet	Kihira Juliet	Nippon TV		Hideaki Takizawa
	ママが料理をつくる理由	Mama ga Ryori wo Tsukuru Wake	The Reason Mama Cooks	Kouda Miyuki	Fuji TV	Cameo	None
	プロポーズ大作戦	Proposal Daisakusen	Operation of Love	Yoshida Rei		Lead Role	Tomohisa Yamashita
	ガンジス河でバタフライ	Ganges Gawa de Butterfly	Butterfly Stroke in Ganges River	Takano Teruko	TV Asahi		Takashi Tsukamoto
	ハタチの恋人	Hatachi no Koibito	20 Year Old Lover	Sawada Yuri	TBS		Sanma Akashiya
2008	プロポーズ大作戦 SP	Proposal Daikusen SP	Operation Love SP	Yoshida Rei	Fuji TV		Tomohisa Yamashita
	ラスト・フレンズ		Last Friends	Aida Michiru			Nishikido Ryo
	ガリレオΦ（エピソードゼロ		Galileo: Episode Zero	Shionoya Akari		Supporting Role	None
	値ぶみカメラ	Fujiko F. Fujio no Parallel Space Nebumi Camera				Lead Role	Kane Kosugi

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

External links

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