Rie Miyazawa
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Template:Nihongo is a Japanese actress and former idol singer.<ref>"Rie MIyazawa" Template:Webarchive Naver Template:In lang</ref><ref>"Activities of Rie Miyazawa" Naver Template:In lang</ref> She is regarded as one of Japan's top actresses, and her accolades include six Japan Academy Film Prizes and three Kinema Junpo Awards.
Miyazawa began her career as a child model, seeing wide exposure as the original face of Mitsui Rehouse. At age 16, she made her acting debut in the 1988 film Seven Day's War, winning the Japan Academy Award for Newcomer of the Year. Her short-lived music career began with the single "Dream Rush" in 1989, and the next year she performed at the prestigious Kōhaku Uta Gassen television special.
Miyazawa quickly rose to prominence as one of the top idols of the early Heisei period, attracting controversy for her 1991 nude photography book Santa Fe, which sold 1.5 million copies. Her personal struggles were further scrutinized, including a high-profile engagement to sumo wrestler Takanohana, a suicide attempt and battle with anorexia nervosa.<ref>「宮沢りえは彼女の"作品"だった」りえママの豪腕伝説 Cyzo, February 2009 Template:In lang</ref> By 1996, she went into hiatus and briefly resettled in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
She took on a few television drama roles in the late 1990s, and returned to the big screen in the Taiwanese films The Cabbie (2000) and Peony Pavilion (2001). She co-starred in the highly-acclaimed 2002 film The Twilight Samurai, which marked a full-fledged comeback for Miyazawa and remains as her most recognizable role both domestically and internationally. She saw further success in The Face of Jizo and Tony Takitani (2004), and received several accolades for Pale Moon (2014) and Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016).
Life and career
Miyazawa was born in Tokyo to a Dutch father and a Japanese mother Mitsuko Miyazawa.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Citation needed Since her debut at age 11 in an advertisement for Kit Kat, she has appeared many films, television shows, commercials, stage appearances and photo books to her credit. She starred in the children's comedy Bokura no Nanokakan Sensō (Seven Days' War) and the television drama Tokyo Elevator Girl. Miyazawa made her debut as a singer on September 15, 1989, with her album MU.Template:Citation needed
Miyazawa gained notoriety in 1991 with the publication of a fine art nude photography book, Santa Fe, and even more publicity in 1992 with her engagement to sumo star Takanohana. The engagement was called off in 1993. In September 1994 she cut her wrists with a broken glass in what she described as an "accident"<ref name= "Schilling-149">Template:Cite book</ref> and which some reports characterized as a suicide attempt.<ref name= "Schilling-149"/> Miyazawa continued to pursue her career as an actress, including a performance in Kon Ichikawa's movie 47 Ronin that year. But the following February she pulled out of the drama Kura and in November backed out of the musical Kyote.
In early 1996 Miyazawa moved to Coastal California, but by May she was back on TV reporting from the Cannes Film Festival and later that year she appeared in two TV dramas: Hanayome Kaizoebito and Kyosokyoku. In 1997 she made Mikeneko Homes (tasogare) Hoteru and also appeared on stage.
In 2001, Miyazawa won the Best Actress Award at the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival by portraying a Chinese Kunqu performer in the Hong Kong film Peony Pavilion, directed by Yonfan. Then in 2002, she starred alongside Hiroyuki Sanada in Tasogare Seibei (The Twilight Samurai), the year's hit movie that won numerous awards at home, including ones for the lead actors, and was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film. In 2003 she played the role of Oshino in the NHK TV series Musashi.Template:Citation needed
Tony Takitani (2004) — an adaptation of a short story by the bestselling author Haruki Murakami — received critical acclaim, with Miyazawa playing two roles alongside Issey Ogata. The film, which was entered at the Sundance Film Festival, has been described as "a perfectly controlled minimalist film masterpiece". In 2005, she starred as Tsubaki in Ashurajō no Hitomi (あしゅらじょう の ひとみ), which is a movie adaptation of a 16th-century play.Template:Citation needed
Most recently, Miyazawa received the 40th Japan Academy Prize for Best Actress for her performance in Her Love Boils Bathwater.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Personal life
On February 13, 2009, Miyazawa announced to the public that she was six months pregnant and would soon marry the father of the child who is reported to be Hiroyuki Nakatsu, an ex-pro surfer from Hawaii turned entrepreneur.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On May 20, 2009, in Tokyo she gave birth to a baby girl.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On March 23, 2016, Miyazawa announced that her divorce from Nakatsu has been finalized.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On March 16, 2018, she married Go Morita from the band V6.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Filmography
Film
- Seven Days' War (1988), Hitomi Nakayama<ref name=SDW/>
- Who Do I Choose? (1989)
- Basara: The Princess Goh (1992)
- Erotic Liaisons (1992)
- Kin chan no Cinema Jack II : Light of Firefly (1994)
- 47 Ronin (1994)
- Tenshu monogatari (1995)
- The Cabbie (2000)
- Peony Pavilion (2001)
- Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project (2001)
- Utsutsu (2002)
- The Twilight Samurai (2002)<ref name=NHKa>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Face of Jizo (2004)
- Tony Takitani (2004)
- Ashurajō no Hitomi (2005)
- The Book of the Dead (2005), Lady (voice)
- Hana (2006)
- The Invitation from Cinema Orion (2007)
- Dreaming Awake (2008)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Haha Shan no Komoriuta (2009)
- Gelatin Silver Love (2009)
- Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
- Pale Moon (2014), Rika Umezawa<ref name=NHKa/>
- Too Young to Die! (2016)
- Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016)<ref name=NHKa/>
- No Longer Human (2019)
- Seven Days War (2019), Hitomi Nakayama (voice)<ref name=SDW>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Independence of Japan (2020), Masako Shirasu<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sunday Runoff (2022), Yumi Kawashima<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- I Am Makimoto (2022), Miharu Imae<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Moon (2023), Yoko Dojima<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Phoenix Reminiscence of Flower (2023), Romi (voice)<ref name="Phoenix">Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Last Man: The Blind Profiler – First Love (2025), Nagisa Ivanova<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Numb (TBA), Aki<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Television
- Kasuga no Tsubone (1989), young Ohatsu<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Taiheiki (1991), Fujiyasha<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Tokyo Elevator Girl (1992)
- Kita no Kuni kara: Himitsu (1995)
- Concerto (1996)
- Kita no Kuni kara: Jidai (1998)
- Genroku Ryōran (1999), Yōzen-in<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Kita no Kuni kara: Yuigon (2002)
- Gō (2011), Yodo-dono<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Gu-Gu Datte Neko de Aru (2014)
- Sherlock Holmes (2014 puppetry in which she voices Irene Adler)
- North Light (2020), Yukari Murakami<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Naked Director Season 2 (2021), Ms. Takamiya<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022), Lady Maki<ref name=NHKa/>
- Phoenix: Eden17 (2023), Romi (voice)<ref name="Phoenix"/>
- Asura (2025), Tsunako<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Human Specimens (2025), Rumi Ichinose<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Queen of Mars (2025), Takima Suzuki<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Japanese dub
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002), Madellaine
- Oceans (2009), Narrator
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart position | Sales |
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| MU |
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3 |
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| Chepop |
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8 |
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| Rosee |
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85 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN <ref name="sales" /> | |||
| "Dream Rush" (ドリーム ラッシュ, Dorīmu Rasshu) | 1989 | 2 | MU |
| "No Titlist" | 1990 | 1 | |
| "Game" | 5 | Chepop | |
| "Sweet X'mas Kiss" | 1991 | 25 | Non-album singles |
| "Kokoro Kara Suki" (心から好き, "I Love You From My Heart") | 1992 | 21 | |
| "Akai Hana" (赤い花, "Red Flower") | 1993 | 31 | Rosee |
| "Boyfriend" (ボーイフレンド, Bōifurendo) | 72 |
Stage
- Gypsy (1991)
- Kaijin Bessō (1994)
- Tenshu monogatari (1994, 1996)
- Furu-amerika ni Sode wa Nurasaji (1994)
- Tezuka's Ancestor Dr. Ryoan (1998)
- Rainbow Parakeet (2000)
- The Tale of Genji (2000)
- The Kiss of an Invisible Man (2004)
- Rope (2006–07)
- Dorakuru－God Fearing Dracul (2007)
- A Doll's House (2008)
- Piper (2009)
- The Character (2010)
Awards
- A Doll's House
- Yomiuri Theater Award—Best Actress
- Rope
- The 41st Kinokuniya Stage Award—Individual Award
- Art Encouragement Prize for 2004—from Agency for Cultural Affairs
- The Face of Jizō
- Blue Ribbon Award—Best Actress
- Kinema Junpo Awards—Best Actress
- Yamaji Fumiko Award—Best Actress
- The Kiss of an Invisible Man
- Yomiuri Theater Award—Best Actress
- Twilight Samurai
- Japan Academy Award—Best Actress
- Blue Ribbon Award—Best Supporting Actress
- Nikkan Sports Movie Award—Best Actress
- Kinema Junpo Awards—Best Actress
- Mainichi Film Concours—Best Supporting Actress
- Hochi Film Award—Best Actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Utsutsu
- Kinema Junpo Awards—Best Actress
- Blue Ribbon Award—Best Supporting Actress
- Peony Pavilion
- Moscow International Film Festival—Best Actress
- Seven Days' War
- Japan Academy Award—Best New Actor
- Nikkan Sports Movie Award—Best New Talent
- Who Do I Choose?
- Nikkan Sports Film Award—Best New Talent