is a Japanese former

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, model, and actress. She is represented by

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. Among numerous other television and film appearances, she played the lead role in the film adaptation of

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's novel '.

Career

Iwasa was ''Miss Magazine 2003''. She was awarded the ''Graph Prize, the 42nd Golden Arrow Awards (2004)'' in March 2005. In June 2005, Iwasa recorded a duet with Naoya Ogawa called "Katte ni Shinryakusha" (An Invader in My Own Way), which was used as an ending song of ''

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''. The two appeared on

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and Pop Jam. Iwasa was in the drama ''

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'' as Rika, a ''

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'' girl who scams her friends for money. In 2013 she played the lead role in ', the film adaptation of

's novel about a woman who grows a talking face near her genitals after asking God for help. On October 1, 2020, she announced her decision to retire from the entertainment industry and take a new career of nursing care.

Filmography

Films

*''Sayonara Midori-chan'' (2004) *''Space Police'' (2004) *''Shibuya Kaidan: Sa-chan no Toshi Densetsu'' (2004) *''Chicken Deka'' (2004) *''Umeku Haisuikan'' (2004) *''Omoi no Iro'' (2004) *Swing Girls (2004) - Chie *Einstein Girl (2005) *Space Police (2005) *Sugar and Spice: Fumi zekka , Shuga & Supaisu Fumi Zekka (2006) - Yoko *Carved 2 , Kuchisake-onna 2 (2008) - Yukie Sawada *Kujira: Gokudo no Shokutaku (2009) *Beautiful Female Panther: Body Sniper , Utsukushiki mehyo: Body sniper (2010) *''Tensou Sentai Goseiger Returns! The Last Epic'' (2011) *'' Koitani Bashi: La Vallee de l'amour'' (2011) *''MILOCRORZE - A Love Story'' (2012) - Yukine *''Actress'' (2012) - Akari Hazuki *''Shinobido'' (2012) *' (2013) - Francesco *''009-1: The End of the Beginning'' (2013) *' (2013) - Mayuko Iwasa *'' Her Granddaughter'' (2015)

TV Movies

Television dramas

References

External links

Official site
* * 1987 births Living people People from Nerima Japanese gravure models Japanese voice actresses Japanese television personalities {{Model-stub