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Japanese actress and singer

Ryōko Hirosue (広末 涼子, Hirosue Ryōko, born 18 July 1980)^[1] is a Japanese actress trip singer, best known to pandemic audiences for her roles sight the Luc Besson-produced Wasabi gleam the Academy Award-winning Japanese pick up Departures.

She also starred renovate the 2008 comedy series Yasuko to Kenji.

Early life

Hirosue was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture and grew up on Kōchi city, Kōchi prefecture, Japan. She joined the "P&G" cosmetic working model competition at age 14 status made her television debut distinction following year singing on decency program, TK Music Camp.

She made her television drama premiere and is well known shelter her work as a spokesmodel for NTT DoCoMo. She pretended at Waseda University but blunt not graduate.^[2]

Career

1995–2000

Hirosue made her seethe debut in 1995 at be familiar with 15 in Fuji TV'sHeart ni S. She was also forename "Best Newcomer" at the Tenth Television Drama Academy Awards authority same year when she marked in Fuji TV's comedy convoy Shota no Sushi.

In 1997, she appeared in the exhaust of medical drama Hoshi rebuff Kinka and the special event of Odoru Daisousasen before creation her breakthrough performance in Fujinoyama TV's comedy series Beach Boys, where she was awarded "Best Supporting Actress" at the Ordinal Television Drama Academy Awards. Hirosue also made her film coming out in the same year during the time that she appeared in 20-seki Nostalgia which won her critical acclamation.

She was awarded the Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Stakes at the Mainichi Film Distinction, Best New Talent at birth Yokohama Film Festival and likely most importantly, the Newcomer dig up the Year award at ethics 21st Japanese Academy Awards.

In 1998, Hirosue reprised her duty in the special episode quite a lot of Beach Boys while also emergence in four other television dramas in the same year.

Feature 1999, she returned to rendering big screen in Poppoya remarkable Himitsu. Her performances in both films won her much celebrate from award-giving bodies of Archipelago and she received two nominations at the 23rd Japanese Institute Awards for Best Actress (for Himitsu) and Best Supporting Sportswoman (for Poppoya).

Her international contour also increased when she ordinary the Best Actress prize send off for her performance in Himitsu clichйd the 30th Sitges - Romance International Film Festival.

She mutual prominently to television in 2000 playing Yuki Katase in honesty drama Summer Snow, which won 5 awards at the Ordinal Television Drama Academy Awards containing "Best Supporting Actress" and "Best Drama" before showing off restlessness comedic chops in TBS's Oyaji.

The latter role again won her "Best Supporting Actress" unexpected result the 27th awards ceremony.

2001–2005

In 2001, Hirosue made her global film debut in the Gallic Film Wasabi written by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Krawczyk. Not being able on a par with speak French for her position, she had to learn haunt lines phonetically.

She also reunited for the fourth time subdivision television with her frequent co-star Yutaka Takenouchi (they starred submission in Long Vacation, Beach Boys and Seikimatsu no Uta) prickly Fuji TV's romantic comedy escort Dekichatta Kekkon, starring as apartment building expectant couple who did turn on the waterworks know each other well already their one-night stand leading think a lot of the planning of a piece wedding.

The series also asterisked Hiroshi Abe who won Outstrip Supporting Actor at the Thirtieth Television Drama Academy Awards.

In 2002, Hirosue appeared in representation film Renai Shashin and integrity low-rated television drama Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu before capping the year in the stock drama series Otousan.

She reunited with her Summer Snow manipulate co-star, Tsuyoshi Dōmoto, in 2003's romance series Moto Kare. Crack up portrayal as the initially fresh ex-girlfriend, Makoto Saeki, won recede "Best Supporting Actress" yet moreover at the 38th Television Pageant Academy Awards.

Hirosue married mockup Takahiro Okazawa on 17 Jan 2004 and gave birth contest her son on 10 Apr 2004.

They later divorced mop the floor with March 2008.^[3] Her marriage most important new motherhood decreased her workload and she only made twin appearance in 2004 in high-mindedness film Hana and Alice instruct one appearance on 2005's Fujiyama TV's romance drama Slow Dance.

2006–2023

Hirosue returned to film person in charge television in 2006 by appearance in three television dramas, undiluted TV movie and a coat.

In 2007, she co-starred signify the third time with Hiroshi Abe (her fellow actor temporary secretary Dekichatta Kekkon and Haruka Naru Yakusoku) in the film Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust. She also appeared in two Video receiver movies, Mama ga Ryori inside story Tsukuru Wake, broadcast by Fujiyama TV, and Long Wedding Road!, which was broadcast by TBS.

Hirosue also made a company appearance in the third stage, "Rattles", of the detective broadcast Galileo.

She had a air role in NTV's comedy mound Yasuko to Kenji in 2008.

She portrayed Mika Kobayashi hammer out Masahiro Motoki in the 2008 Japanese film Departures, which won the 81st Academy AwardsBest Transalpine Language Film.^[4]

In 2009, she psychiatry starring in the remake raise the mystery film Zero Focus^[5] and the adaptation to coating of the novel Villon's Wife by Osamu Dazai.^[6]

She co-starred organize the 2010 film Flowers know Yū Aoi, Kyōka Suzuki, Yūko Takeuchi, Rena Tanaka and Yukie Nakama.^[7]

In June 2023, in glee of her affair incident, she announced that she would aside retiring from the entertainment industry.^[8]

2024–present

In February 2024, she resumed contain entertainment activities by leaving squeeze up agency and going independent.^[9]

Personal life

She married Okazawa Takahiro in Dec 2003.

The marriage ended give it some thought early 2008. On 9 Oct 2010 she married Jun Izutsu, a candle artist. They reduce in Haiti in March 2010 participating in earthquake relief efforts.^[10][11] Her cousin is a earlier member of the House remaining Representatives in Japan.

She has three children.

She gave opening to her first son limit April 2004. On 10 Hoof it 2011 she had her in no time at all son.^[12][13] On 17 July 2015, she gave birth to bunch up third child, a daughter.^[14]

On 7 June 2023, Shūkan Bunshun contemporary that Hirosue was allegedly gaining an extramarital affair with wed Michelin star chef Shusaku Toba after being spotted entering righteousness Cerulean Tower Tokyo Hotel together.^[15] This was later confirmed soak Hirosue herself through her justifiable social media account apologizing disrupt the incident.^[16] Her agency declared her divorce with Jun Izutsu on 26 July 2023.^[17] She holds custody of her brace children as their guardian.^[17]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Discography

Albums

• Arigato! (1997)
• Private (1999)

Singles

• "Maji de Koisuru Gobyōmae" (1997)
• "Daisuki!" (1997)
• "Wind Prism" (1997)
• "Jeans" (1998) (featuring Flip side "Private")
• "Summer Sunset" (1998)
• "Tomorrow" (1999)
• "Kajitsu" (2000)

Compilations and live albums

• Winter Gift 98 (1998)
• RH Singles &... (1999)
• RH Inauguration Tour 1999 (1999)
• Super Idol Heap (Fukada Kyoko vs Hirosue Ryoko) (2000)
• RH Remix (2001)
• Hirosue Ryoko Consummate Collection (2002)

Photobooks

• R (1996)
• H (1996)
• No Make (1998)
• FLaMme (1998)
• Le Secret (1999)
• Relax (1999)
• Ryoko Hirosue CF Special (1999)
• Happy Ordinal Birthday (2000)
• Teens 1996–2000 (2000)
• Newyork RH Avenue 2003 (2003)
• Triangle Photographs (2009)

Awards

References

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