, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress. She is also a model and has participated in several commercials.

Career

In 1995, Asō made her film debut in ''Bad Guy Beach''. With her role in the 1998 film ''

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'', she received several major awards, including a Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress. She has appeared in

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's films such as ''License to Live'' and ''

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''. She played a leading role in the 2007 Iranian-Japanese film ''Hafez''.

Personal life

In December 2007, Asō married stylist Daisuke Iga. In 2012, she gave birth to their first child.

Filmography

Films

* ''Bad Guy Beach'' (1995) * ''License to Live'' (1998) * ''

'' (1998) * ''Second Chance'' (1999) * ''Himawari'' (2000) * ''Kaza Hana'' (2000) * '' Ring 0: Birthday'' (2000) * ''Pop Beat Killers'' (2000) * ''Luxurious Bone'' (2001) * '' Red Shadow'' (2001) * ''Rush!'' (2001) * ''

'' (2001) * ''Stereo Future'' (2001) * ''Last Scene'' (2002) * '' 11'9"01 September 11'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''Samurai Resurrection'' (2003) * ''Slow Is Beautiful'' (2003) * ''Iden & Tity'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''Eiko'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''Aoi Kuruma'' (2004) * '' Yajikita'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' The Uchoten Hotel'' (2006) * ''Hafez'' (2007) * ''

Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms is a one-volume manga written and illustrated by Fumiyo Kōno. The two connected stories were first published in Japan by Futabasha in '' Weekly Manga Action'' in 2003 and 2004, then collected in a single ''tankōbon'' volume in 2004. The s ...

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Cafe Isobe'' (2008) * ''

Kodomo no Kodomo is a manga series by Akira Sasō, published in '' Manga Action'' in 2004 before being compiled in three volumes in 2005. It follows an 11-year-old girl named Haruna who becomes pregnant and gives birth with the support of her classmates. A ...

'' (2008) * ''Romantic Prelude'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''Instant Swamp'' (2009) * ''Love Strikes!'' (2011) * ''G'mor Evian!'' (2012) * '' Love & Peace'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) (voice) * ''The Actor'' (2016) * ''Samurai's Promise'' (2018) * '' Mirai'' (2018) (voice) * ''Louder!: Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2019) * '' Birthday Wonderland'' (2019), Midori (voice) * ''State of Emergency'' (2020) * ''

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'' (2021) * ''Tombi: Father and Son'' (2022), Misako Ichikawa * ''Yes I Can't Swim'' (2022), Miyako * ''

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'' (2022), Kokoro's mother (voice) * ''Eternal New Mornings'' (2023)

Television

* ''Time Limit Investigator'' (2006) * ''Time Limit Investigator, Season 2'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''Dele'' (2018) * ''Time Limit Investigator 2019'' (2019) * '' Idaten'' (2019), Kikue Tabata * ''Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses'' (2021)

Awards

* 1998: 23rd

Hochi Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded by the ''Hochi Shimbun , previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day. It is an affiliate newspaper of ''Yomiuri Shimbun''. ...

- Best Supporting Actress * 1998: 1st International Communication Festa - Best Communication Person Award * 1999: 22nd Japan Academy Prize - Best Supporting Actress * 1999: 8th Japan Movie Critic Award - Rookie of the year * 1999: 24th Osaka Film Festival - Rookie of the year * 1999: 20th Yokohama Film Festival - Rookie of the year * 2002: 11th Japan Movie Professional Award - Best Actress * 2002: 16th

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Film Festival - Best Actress Award * 2007: 32nd Hochi Film Awards - Best Actress * 2007: 50th Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Actress * 2007:

Mainichi Film Awards The are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. It is the first film festival in Japan. History The origins of the contest date back to 193 ...

- Best Actress

References

External links

* * 1978 births Living people People from Sanmu Japanese actresses Actors from Chiba Prefecture {{Japan-actor-stub