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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Pulse.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She played a leading role in the 2007 Iranian-Japanese film Hafez.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and her second child, a son, born on 15 November 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=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)
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• 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)
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• Masquerade Night (2021)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Tombi: Father and Son (2022), Misako Ichikawa<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Yes I Can't Swim (2022), Miyako<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022), Kokoro's mother (voice)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Eternal New Mornings (2023)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Takano Tofu (2023)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Last Mile (2024), Yuzuru Kikyo<ref name=MIU404>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Gosh!! (2025)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Seaside Serendipity (2025)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Television

• Shinsengumi! (2004), Oryō<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Time Limit Investigator (2006–2019)
• Kaiki Renai Sakusen (2015)
• Dele (2018)
• Idaten (2019), Kikue Tabata<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• MIU404 (2020), Yuzuru Kikyo<ref name=MIU404/>
• Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Omusubi (2024–25), Aiko Yoneda<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Chosen Home (2025), Tomoe Kusunoki<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Japanese dub

• Migration, Pam Mallard<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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
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• 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">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 2007: 50th Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Actress<ref name="Blue Ribbon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 2007: Mainichi Film Awards - Best Actress<ref name="mainichi-award">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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