is an Australian-born Japanese actress, known for her role as
Ran Mori
The manga series ''Case Closed'', known as in Japan, features a large number of recurring fictional characters created by Gosho Aoyama. The series takes place in modern-day Japan and follows an amateur detective Jimmy Kudo (Japanese name: Shini ...
in
''Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge!'', Minami Maho in ''
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became ...
,'' Haru/Harumi in ''
125 Years Memory,'' and
Yukio
Yukio is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yukio can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*幸夫, "happiness, man"
*幸生, "happiness, live"
*幸男, "happiness, man"
*幸雄, ...
in ''
Deadpool 2
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''. She plays Mitsuki in the
Apple TV+
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series ''
Invasion
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'' (2021). In 2014, she won the
Japan Academy Film Prize
The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ...
for Newcomer of the Year.
Early life
Kutsuna was born on 22 December 1992 in
Killarney Heights
Killarney Heights is a suburb of Northern Sydney, situated on Middle Harbour, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Killarney Heights is 12 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of ...
, Sydney. She lived in Australia until the age of 14 before moving to Japan to pursue a career as a model and actress.
Career
In 2006, Kutsuna won the Judge's Prize at the 2006
Japan Bishōjo Contest
The is a beauty contest and audition contest name that has been held every year since 1987 in Oscar Promotion, and is the sister pageant of the ''Japan Beautiful Girl Contest''. When a bishōjo wins the Japanese Girl pageant, the first runner-up b ...
.
In 2009, she had her first major starring role. She played the part of Tsugumi Nitobe in ''7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe (70 000 People Detective Nitobe)'', an ordinary college student who has 70,000 friends on the Internet and solves difficult cases by using their brains.
In 2011, she was cast to play Ran Mori in a special drama for the live-action of ''
Detective Conan
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective fiction, detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' ...
'', a popular
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
series written by
Gosho Aoyama
is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga series ''Detective Conan'' (1994–present), also known as ''Case Closed'' in some English-speaking countries. As of 2017, his various manga series had a combined 250 million copies in print wo ...
.
[High School Debut star replaces Shun Oguri in 3rd live-action special; Beck's Kutsuna plays Ran]
''Anime News Network''. Retrieved 8 February 2011. She replaced
Tomoka Kurokawa
, is a Japanese actress. She graduated from Horikoshi High School on February 18, 2008. She began attending Asia University in April 2008.
Filmography Drama
*''Don't Forget Me , Dai Renai: Boku o Wasureru Kimi to'' (TBS / 2018) - Yuzuka Sawada ...
, who played Ran in the previous specials in 2006 and 2007.
In 2012, she was named Best New Actress of 2011 by film magazine ''Kinema Junpo''.
In 2015, she appeared in two leading roles as Haru/Harumi in the Japanese-Turkish co-production
125 Years Memory.
She played mutant
Yukio
Yukio is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yukio can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*幸夫, "happiness, man"
*幸生, "happiness, live"
*幸男, "happiness, man"
*幸雄, ...
in the 2018 film ''
Deadpool 2
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''.
In 2022, it was revealed that she will appear in
Hideo Kojima
is a Japanese video game designer, director, producer and writer. He is regarded as an auteur of video games. He developed a strong passion for action/adventure cinema and literature during his childhood and adolescence. In 1986, he was hired ...
's
Death Stranding
''Death Stranding'' is a 2019 action game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It is the first game from director Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions after their split from Kona ...
2.
Personal life
In 2011, together with actresses
Mayuko Kawakita
is a Japanese-American
actress and model, known for her role as Rena on '' Fashion Story: Model'', Nippon Television variety show ''Hirunandesu!'', and ''Sekai no Hatemade Itte Q!''. She is the 2003 winner of the Japan Bishōjo Contest which i ...
and
Riko Narumi
is a Japanese actress and model.
Filmography
Films
Television
Photobooks
* ''12sai'' (Littele More, 28 June 2005)
* ''14sai no Koibana'' (Shufunotomo, 23 March 2007)
* ''Natural Pure'' (Kadokawa Media House, 12 June 2007)
* ''Rico Days'' ...
, Kutsuna graduated from
Horikoshi High School
is a private high school in Nakano, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Nakano City.[Oscar Promotion
is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo. It was founded in 1970 and manages talents in a variety of fields including modelling and acting. The company has a large roster of talents, making it one of the largest talent ag ...]
.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Commercials
2008
* NTT東日本 DENPO115
*
Pocky
is a Japanese sweet snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico food company. Pocky was first sold in 1966, and was invented by Yoshiaki Koma. It consists of coated biscuit sticks. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoeic word , which is suppos ...
2008–2010 (第50 – 51代 ''Pocky Princess'')
* Aera Home クラージュ
* TAKARATOMY Hi-kara
2010
*
MOS Burger
, doing business as (which stands for "Mountain Ocean Sun"), is an international fast-food restaurant chain (fast-casual) from Japan. Its headquarters are in the ThinkPark Tower in Ōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo. At one time its headquarters wer ...
* KYOTO KIMONO YUZEN
2011
* SUNTORY Oolong Tea Premium Clear
* dip はたらくスマイルプロジェクト (星野夏子 役)
2012
* Aera Home「環境設計の家」
* DAIHATSU Campaign (ダイハツ キャンペーン)
* カリエ Noz BEASHOW
*
EPSON
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(セイコーエプソン カラリオ)
2013
*
Pokka
is a corporation headquartered in Japan, which sells canned or bottled coffee, flavored tea and an assortment of other beverages.
Pokka is owned by Sapporo Holdings, Japan's fourth largest brewer by volume and makers of Yebisu and Sleeman.
His ...
「ヒラメキ宣言」
*
Pokka
is a corporation headquartered in Japan, which sells canned or bottled coffee, flavored tea and an assortment of other beverages.
Pokka is owned by Sapporo Holdings, Japan's fourth largest brewer by volume and makers of Yebisu and Sleeman.
His ...
キレートレモン
* LION デンタークリアMAXライオン
2014
* ゲオホールディングス 2nd STREET / JUMBLE STORE
* MOSDO!
*
Pokka
is a corporation headquartered in Japan, which sells canned or bottled coffee, flavored tea and an assortment of other beverages.
Pokka is owned by Sapporo Holdings, Japan's fourth largest brewer by volume and makers of Yebisu and Sleeman.
His ...
企業
*
Hay Day (Supercell ヘイ・デイ)
Promotional videos
* 11 December 2008
ORANGE RANGE
are a 5-member Japanese rock band, based in Okinawa, Japan. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The band left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, S ...
''Oshare Banchou feat. Soy Sauce'' 「おしゃれ番長 feat.ソイソース / 中華料理 篇」
* 17 June 2009 ASIA ENGINEER「僕にできる事のすべて」
エイジア エンジニア / 僕にできる事のすべて
Accolades
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
21st-century Australian actresses
Horikoshi High School alumni
Actresses from Sydney
Actresses from Tokyo
Australian female models
Models from Sydney
Australian people of Japanese descent
Australian emigrants to Japan
Japanese idols
Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
21st-century Japanese actresses
Australian actresses of Asian descent