Kumiko Aso

Template:Short description Template:BLP sources Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Template:Nihongo, better known by her stage name Template:Nihongo, 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 Dr. Akagi, she received several major awards, including a Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress.

She has appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films such as License to Live<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Pulse.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She played a leading role in the 2007 Iranian-Japanese film Hafez.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

In December 2007, Asō married stylist Daisuke Iga. In 8 May 2012, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and her second child, a son, born on 15 November 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Films

• Bad Guy Beach (1995)
• License to Live (1998)
• Dr. Akagi (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)
• Pulse (2001)
• Stereo Future (2001)
• Last Scene (2002)
• 11'9"01 September 11 (2002)
• Inochi (2002)
• Samurai Resurrection (2003)
• Slow Is Beautiful (2003)
• Iden & Tity (2003)
• Casshern (2004)
• Eiko (2004)
• Zebraman (2004)
• Aoi Kuruma (2004)
• Yajikita (2005)
• Hasami Otoko (2005)
• The Uchoten Hotel (2006)
• Hafez (2007)
• Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2007)
• Dororo (2007)
• Cafe Isobe (2008)
• Kodomo no Kodomo (2008)
• Romantic Prelude (2009)
• Beauty (2009)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Instant Swamp (2009)
• Love Strikes! (2011)
• G'mor Evian! (2012)
• Love & Peace (2015)
• The Boy and the Beast (2015) (voice)
• The Actor (2016)
• Samurai's Promise (2018)
• Mirai (2018), Kyūta's Mother (voice)
• Louder!: Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp (2018)
• Fly Me to the Saitama (2019)
• Birthday Wonderland (2019), Midori (voice)
• State of Emergency (2020)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Masquerade Night (2021)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Tombi: Father and Son (2022), Misako Ichikawa<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Yes I Can't Swim (2022), Miyako<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022), Kokoro's mother (voice)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Eternal New Mornings (2023)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Takano Tofu (2023)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Last Mile (2024), Yuzuru Kikyo<ref name=MIU404>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Gosh!! (2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Seaside Serendipity (2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Television

• Shinsengumi! (2004), Oryō<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Time Limit Investigator (2006–2019)
• Kaiki Renai Sakusen (2015)
• Dele (2018)
• Idaten (2019), Kikue Tabata<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• MIU404 (2020), Yuzuru Kikyo<ref name=MIU404/>
• Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Omusubi (2024–25), Aiko Yoneda<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Chosen Home (2025), Tomoe Kusunoki<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Japanese dub

• Migration, Pam Mallard<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Awards

• 1998: 23rd Hochi Film Award - 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2002: 11th Japan Movie Professional Award - Best Actress
• 2002: 16th Takasaki Film Festival - Best Actress Award
• 2007: 32nd Hochi Film Awards - Best Actress<ref name="hochi-award">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2007: 50th Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Actress<ref name="Blue Ribbon">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2007: Mainichi Film Awards - Best Actress<ref name="mainichi-award">Template:Cite web</ref>

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