Asami Mizukawa Explained

is a Japanese actress. She grew up in Ibaraki, Osaka.

She made her debut in 1996 at age 13 in an advertisement for Asahi Kasei's "Hebel Haus". In 2000, she won the Grand Prix at the “3rd Miss Tokyo Walker” competition (the first winner was Chiaki Kuriyama) and gained the supporting role in the 2002 J-horror film Dark Water. She has since appeared in many films, television dramas, and commercials.

Personal life

Mizukawa married fellow actor Masataka Kubota, their agencies jointly announced that two were engaged to be married.^[1] They registered their marriage on September 21, 2019.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1997	Tokimeki Memorial
	Shanghai Mermaid Legend Murder Case	Yeung Lailei
2001	Last Scene
	Go	Korean girl at train station
	Hashire! Ichirō	イチロー-->	Arisa Shimada
2002	Dark Water	16-year-old Ikuko Hamada
2003	Saru	Ayako Iinuma
	The Locker	Rieka Yajima	Lead role
2004	Pika**nchi Life is Hard Dakara Happy	Yayoi Kamogawa
	69	Emi Nagayama
	[Is A.] || Usagi ||   |||-| The Locker 2 || Rieka Yajima ||   |||-|rowspan=6|2005 || Madamada Abunai Deka || Risa Yūki ||   |||-| Under The Same Moon || || Cameo appearance |||-| Nagurimono || a prostitute ||   |||-| Shinku || Miho Tuzuki ||   |||-| Pray || Maki || Lead role |||-| School Daze || Natsumi ||   |||-| 2006 || Memories of Tomorrow||Keiko Ikuno|| |||-| 2008 || Chameleon || Keiko Koike || |||-|rowspan=3|2010 || A Good Husband || Ranko Yoshizawa || |||-| Higanjima || Aoyama Rei || |||-| I am ||   || Lead role |||-| 2011 || A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. and Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip || Saki Ooki || |||-| 2013 || Bilocation || Shinobu Takamura || Lead role ||[2] |-|rowspan=2|2014 || Close Range Love ||   || ||[3] |-| Fuku-chan of Fukufuku Flats || Chiho Sugiura || |||-| 2016 || Black Widow Business || Mayumi Miyoshi || |||-| 2018 || Roupeiro's Melancholy || || ||[4] |-|rowspan=5|2020 || A Beloved Wife || Chika || Lead role ||[5] |-| Good-Bye || Kayo || ||[6] |-| Runway || Midori || Lead role |||-| Midnight Swan || || |||-| Underdog || || || [7] |-|rowspan=2|2023 || The Silent Service || Takako Hayami || || [8] |-| Six Singing Women || || ||[9] |-|} Television drama Year Title Role Notes Ref 1997 Bayside Shakedown Middle school student [10] 1998 P.A. Private Actress   1999 Shōshimin Kēn Taeko Yamamoto Abunai Hōkago Fūka Ishii 2000 Hanamura Daisuke Eri Kuroda 2001 Sayonara Ozu Sensei Eri Shinoda 2002 The Long Love Letter Kaoru Ichinose 2003 Et Alors Noriko Sugi Stand Up!! Miyuki 2004 Mother and Lover Kei Nagano 2005 Kaze no Haruka Nanae Kiuchi Asadora [11] 2006 Saiyūki Rin Rin Team Medical Dragon Miki Satohara Nodame Cantabile Kiyora Miki 2007 Fūrin Kazan Hisa Saiyūki Rin Rin Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Kometen Kaede Kasugai Team Medical Dragon 2 Miki Satohara 2008 Nodame Cantabile in Europe Kiyora Miki Two-part drama Last Friends Eri Takigawa 33pun Tantei Rikako Mutō Yume o Kanaeru Zō Asuka Hoshino Lead role 2009 Kaettekosaserareta 33pun Tantei Rikako Mutō GodHand Teru Kozue Shinomiya Orthros no Inu Nagisa Hasebe 2011 Gō Taiga drama 2012 Echika Ameya Sarutobi Sansei Oichi 2013 3-in-1 House Share Shio Tsuyama Lead role 2014 Shitsuren Chocolatier Kaoruko Inoue 2016 Never Let Me Go Miwa Sakai 2017 Fugitive Boys Natsumi Tachibana 2018 Double Fantasy Natsu Lead role [12] Segodon Taiga drama [13] 2022 Don't Call It Mystery Yoshikazu Miyoshi Special appearance [14] 2023 Boogie Woogie Tsuya Hanada Asadora [15] 2024 Laughing Matryoshka Kanae Michiue Lead role [16] Web series Year Title Role Notes Ref 2016 Tōkyō Joshi Zukan Aya Tokyo Women's Guidebook; re-released in 2018 as Tokyo Girl with English subtitles [17] 2022 Modern Love Tokyo Mari Lead role; episode 1 [18] 2024 The Silent Service Takako Hayami [19] Other work Stage 2005 Music video 2004 EXILE - "Heart of Gold" Commercials Asahi Kasei - Hebel Haus (1996) 123 Commercial TV stations - Atlanta Olympic (1996) Nissan - Ichiro's Nissan (1999) NTT West - Area Plus (1999) Yotsuya Gakuin - Boat Version (2000) Fujiya - Look Chocolate (2000) Sega - Phantasy Star Online (2000) Eisai - Chocola BB Pure (2000–2002) Kadokawa Shoten - Weekly "The Television" (2001) Coca-Cola - Sōken Bicha (2002) Mos Burger - Vegetable Tsukune Burger (2002) NTT docomo Kyūshū - FOMA (2003–2004) NHK - Sports Campaign (2004) P&G - Pantene (2003-ongoing) Kanebo - T'Estimo (2007) Casio - Exilim (2007-ongoing) Yuna Ito - "Heart" (2007) Ito En -　Tennen Bikō Jasmine Tea (2007-ongoing) Subaru - Stella (2007) Nippon Oil - New Slogan Announcement Version (2008-ongoing) Sharp - Sharp Naruhodo Gekijō (2008-ongoing) Toyota - Zanka Settei Type Plan (2009) Ito En - Tea's Tea Bergamot and Orange Black Tea (2009) Nippon Oil - Ene-Farm (2009) Meiji Seika - Meiji Sweets Gum (2009) Toyota - 20 Years Later : Live Action Doraemon : Shizuka (2011) Wolt - Who's Wolt? (2021) Awards Year Award Category Nominated work(s) Result Ref 2020 45th Hochi Film Awards Best Actress A Beloved Wife [20] 2021 75th Mainichi Film Awards Best Actress [21] 63rd Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress [22] 42nd Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress A Beloved Wife and Runway [23] 94th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Actress [24] External links Asami Mizukawa official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-09-22 . 窪田正孝＆水川あさみが結婚 正式発表「にぎやかで面白い家庭を」【コメント全文】 . 2023-07-21 . ORICON NEWS . 2020-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200503143244/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2144980/full/ . live .
2. Web site: Asami Mizukawa To Star In Upcoming Horror "Bilocation". Japanverse. 2013-06-24. 2020-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103102603/http://japanverse.com/2013/06/asami-mizukawa-to-star-in-upcoming-horror-bilocation/. dead.
3. Web site: 近キョリ恋愛. February 24, 2023. eiga.com. February 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230224121016/https://eiga.com/movie/80316/. live.
4. Web site: 白石隼也と水川あさみが共演、井上尚登の小説「ホペイロの憂鬱」映画化. May 7, 2021. Natalie. May 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508034158/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/252751. live.
5. Web site: 水川あさみがスクリーンで輝く『喜劇 愛妻物語』『ミッドナイトスワン』『滑走路』での存在感. May 7, 2021. Real Sound. January 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127133745/https://realsound.jp/movie/2020/11/post-656062.html. live.
6. Web site: グッドバイ 嘘からはじまる人生喜劇. May 7, 2021. eiga.com. May 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508034157/https://eiga.com/movie/91790/. live.
7. Web site: 『アンダードッグ』石崎ひゅーいの主題歌入り本予告、水川あさみ＆瀧内公美らも登場. October 1, 2020. Cinema Cafe. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028202323/https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2020/10/01/69240.html. live.
8. Web site: 映画「沈黙の艦隊」に玉木宏・上戸彩・中村倫也・江口洋介ら出演、ティザー映像も. May 17, 2023. Natalie. May 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230516235531/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/524816. live.
9. Web site: 唄う六人の女. July 28, 2023. eiga.com.
10. Web site: 「踊る大捜査線」シリーズ15年の歴史…伊藤英明や稲垣吾郎など意外なあの人たちがゲスト出演していた. May 9, 2021. Cinematoday. May 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509012229/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0045879. live.
11. Web site: 水川あさみ. May 7, 2021. NHK. May 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524090053/https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/jinbutsu/detail.cgi?das_id=D0009070852_00000. live.
12. Web site: 水川あさみ、濃密な官能シーンに挑む！村山由佳「ダブル・ファンタジー」ドラマ化に主演. May 7, 2021. eiga.com. May 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142438/https://eiga.com/news/20180222/2/. live.
13. Web site: 「西郷どん」に水川あさみ、柏木由紀、迫田孝也、田上晃吉ら出演. May 7, 2021. Natalie. May 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142823/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/286431. live.
14. Web site: 水川あさみが「ミステリと言う勿れ」出演、幼い久能整に大きな影響を与える. February 21, 2022. Natalie. February 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220221125543/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/466526. live.
15. Web site: 柳葉敏郎、水川あさみら2023年後期朝ドラ『ブギウギ』キャストに発表 脚本に櫻井剛も参加. February 2, 2023. Crank-in!. February 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230202082813/https://www.crank-in.net/news/122028/1. live.
16. Web site: 3 May 2024 . 水川あさみ、新聞記者役でTBS金曜ドラマ主演 櫻井翔が政治家役に初挑戦、玉山鉄二は謎めいた秘書に . https://web.archive.org/web/20240503044255/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2325460/full/ . 3 May 2024 . 3 May 2024 . Oricon . Japanese.
17. Sucre (2018). Asami Mizukawa - Profile. Retrieved on 2018-06-15 from http://am-sucre.com/profile/ .
18. Web site: 水川あさみ、池松壮亮、黒沢清が参加「モダンラブ・東京」Prime Videoで配信. July 30, 2022. Natalie. July 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220730013614/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/471799. live.
19. Web site: 大沢たかお主演「沈黙の艦隊」ドラマ版、Prime Videoで世界独占配信. December 14, 2023. Natalie.
20. Web site: 【報知映画賞】水川あさみ、初の主演女優賞 37歳ついに来た！デビュー22年…「浮ついて飛び上がりました」. December 2, 2020. Sports Hochi. December 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201201190637/https://hochi.news/articles/20201201-OHT1T50233.html. live.
21. Web site: 毎日映画コンクール大賞は『MOTHER マザー』に決定　主演賞は森山未來＆水川あさみ. January 22, 2021. Crank-in!. January 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128041104/https://www.crank-in.net/news/85376/1. live.
22. Web site: 嵐・二宮和也主演の「浅田家!」が最多5部門でノミネート「第63回ブルーリボン賞」各部門候補を発表. January 4, 2021. The Chunichi Shimbun. January 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210103235511/https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/179957/. live.
23. Web site: 第42回ヨコハマ映画祭. December 5, 2020. Yokohama Film Festival. December 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201205011231/http://yokohama-eigasai.o.oo7.jp/42-2020/42_2020_shou.html. live.
24. Web site: 水川あさみ、対照的な"妻"役で主演女優賞 「自身はどちら？」と質問も＜第94回キネマ旬報ベスト・テン＞. February 4, 2021. Model Press. July 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230721214210/https://mdpr.jp/cinema/detail/2424003. live.