Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa is a Japanese actress signed with Toho Entertainment. Her nicknames include Maa-chan, Mas-san, and Gasaawaa.

Nagasawa is a graduate of Tokyo’s entertainment industry-focused Horikoshi High School. Her father is Kazuaki Nagasawa, a former member of the Japan national soccer team who was also the first manager of the professional team Júbilo Iwata.

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• Born: June 3, 1987 (age 25)
• Birthplace: Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture
• Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)
• Blood type: A
• Debuted: 2000
• Genre(s): TV drama, film, commercials

Filmography as actor

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• Kengo Kora and Aoi Nakamura join the cast of “Kiyoku Yawaku”
  
  On Saturday it was revealed that actor Kengo Kora will appear in Kiyoku Yawaku, the upcoming live-action adaptation of a popular manga by Ryo Kuemi. Kora will play Kazue Haruta, a childhood friend of the film’s protagonist Kanna (Masami Nagasawa). The role is significant to the plot because it’s a…

  2 months ago

• US Trailer for "I Wish" (Kiseki) [English-subtitled]
  
  Trailer for Magnolia’s US release of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 2011 film I Wish. Sibling comedy duo Maeda Maeda star as two brothers who were separated from each other after their parents got divorced. 12-year-old Koichi lives with his mother in Kagoshima and his younger brother Ryunosuke lives with their father far…

  1 year ago

• Trailer for "Love Strikes!" (Moteki) [English-subtitled]
  
  Trailer for Mitsuro Kubo’s Love Strikes!, which was released in Japan on September 23, 2011. Based on a manga by Mitsuro Kubo, the film stars Mirai Moriyama as a 31-year-old nerd named Yukiyo Fujimoto who who’s recently become attractive to women—a phenomenon known as “moteki”. As he searches for true…

  1 year ago

• Mao Inoue, Koki Mitani win awards in the 3rd Nippon Theater Staff Film Festival
  
  On Sunday, the awards for the 3rd Nippon Theater Staff Film Festival were presented to the winners at a ceremony in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The awards are voted on by cinema staff members from all over Japan. Mao Inoue took home the award for Best Actress for her performance in Izuru…

  1 year ago

• Full trailer for Hirokazu Kore-eda's "I Wish" (Kiseki)
  
  The official website for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s upcoming film I Wish (Kiseki) has been updated with a new full trailer. Plot: After his parents get divorced, Koichi (Koki Maeda) winds up living with his mother and grandparents in Kagoshima, while his brother Ryunosuke (Oshiro Maeda) lives with their father in Fukuoka.…

  2 years ago

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External Links

• Masami Nagasawa
at Wikipedia
• Moteki Strikes!: interview with actress Masami Nagasawa
at Asia Pacific Arts (August 9, 2012)
• Interview with Masami Nagasawa, Star of Moteki (Love Strikes)
by aliceinqueens (July 26, 2012)
• Actress Masami Nagasawa Takes a Leap
at COOL Magazine (July 19, 2012)