Nagasawa Masami

Profile

* Name: 長澤まさみ (ながさわ まさみ)
* Name (romaji): Nagasawa Masami
* Profession: Actress
* Birthdate: 1987-June-03
* Birthplace: Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
* Height: 168cm
* Weight: 43kg
* Star sign: Gemini
* Blood type: A
* Talent agency: Toho Entertainment (http://www.toho-ent.co.jp)

TV Shows

* Tenchijin (NHK, 2009)
* Fujiko F. Fujio no Parallel Space Nebumi Camera (WOWOW, 2008)
* Last Friends (Fuji TV, 2008)
* Proposal Daisakusen SP (Fuji TV, 2008)
* Hatachi no Koibito (TBS, 2007)
* Ganges Gawa de Butterfly (TV Asahi, 2007)
* Proposal Daisakusen (Fuji TV, 2007)
* Mama ga Ryori wo Tsukuru Wake (Fuji TV, 2007, guest)
* Romeo and Juliet (NTV, 2007)
* Akechi Mitsuhide (Fuji TV, 2007)
* Sailor Fuku to Kikanju (TBS, 2006)
* Komyo ga Tsuji (NHK, 2006)
* Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika (TBS, 2005)
* Dragon Zakura (TBS, 2005)
* Yasashii Jikan (Fuji TV, 2005)
* Doyo Wide Gekijo Satsujin Stunt (TV Asahi, 2004)
* Tobosha as Onizuka Sari (TBS, 2004)
* Hontoni Atta Kowai Hanashi Ushiro no Onna (Fuji TV, 2004)
* Sakura (NHK, 2002)
* Pure Soul (YTV, 2001)


Movies

* Kakushi Toride no San Akunin / The Last Princess (http://www.kakushi-toride.jp/index.html) (2008)
* Sono Toki wa Kare ni Yoroshiku / That Time I Said Hi to My Boyfriend (http://www.sonokare.com/) (2007)
* Nada Sou Sou (http://www.nada-so.jp/) as Kaoru (2006)
* Rough (http://www.rough-movie.jp/) (2006)
* Touch (http://touch.yahoo.co.jp/) (2005)
* Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu (http://aiosakebu.yahoo.co.jp/movie/) (2004)
* Shinkokyuu no Hitsuyou (http://shinkokyu.jp/) (2004)
* Godzilla Final Wars (2004)
* Godzilla vs. Mothra vs. Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
* Ashura no Gotoku (2003)
* Robot Contest (http://www.toho.co.jp/movie-press/robocon_press/) (2003)
* Yomigaeri (2003)
* Nagoriyuki (2001)
* Crossfire (2000)

* In 2000, she auditioned in the 5th (Year 2000) Toho "Cinderella" Contest at the age of 12, and emerged as the youngest winner ever out of a total contestant pool of 35,153 individuals. This marked the beginning of her career in the entertainment industry. She made her debut in the movie, Crossfire, released in the same year. In the following year, she appear to have commented, "I did wonder if it's true that becoming a "Cinderella" mean that I will immediately become a famous actress". Afterwards, she became a professional model for the popular teen magazine, Peach Lemon.
* In 2002, her appearance in the Nabisco CM earned her the title of "The Pretty Girl from the Nabisco CM" in magazines and TV shows, as her name was not yet well-known at the time.
* In 2003, she had her very first leading role in the movie, Robokon. This is a movie about a high school girl who reluctantly participates in the National Robot Contest for High School Students. Masami was awarded the Best Newcomer prize in the 27th Japanese Academy Awards for her excellent performance in this movie. Later, she commented that it was this movie that first brought out her acting skills, and that it remains one of her favourite works to this day.
* She co-starred with Chihiro Otsuka, the Judges' Special Award winner from the 5th Toho "Cinderella" Contest, in the 27th movie of the Godzilla Series, Godzilla: Tokyo SOS in 2003 and the last movie of the series Godzilla: Final Wars in 2004. The two actresses also sang the track, The Song of Mothra, which was later released as part of the Godzilla: Tokyo SOS sound track CD.
* In 2004, Masami starred as the heroine of the story, a teenage girl who died of leukemia, in the big hit movie, Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World. The movie was a box office success in Japan, earning 8500 million Yen in total. Her outstanding performance in this movie earned her numerous awards including the Best Supporting Actress Prize (the youngest ever) in the 28th Japanese Academy Awards. It was in this movie that she decided to shave off all her hair to accommodate her role as a leukemia patient.
* Since then, she has also starred in other movies including, Shinkokyu no Hitsuyou (2004), Touch (2005), Rough (2006), Nada Sousou (2006), and her most recent movie, Sono toki wa kare ni yoroshiku (2007).
* Masami has also been actively involved in dramas and other TV shows. In 2005, she starred as a student along with several others in the all popular high school inspiration drama, Dragon Zakura. In 2006, she starred as a female ninja in her first NHK Taiga Drama, Komyo ga Tsuji, which was immediately followed by her appearance as the female protagonist in the drama remake of the 1981 big hit movie, Sailor Fuku to Kikanjuu (starring Hiroko Yakushimaru). Her first single was subsequently released under the name Hoshi Izumi (name of the female protagonist from the drama). In April 2007, she co-starred with Tomohisa Yamashita for the second time in the fantasy love comedy, Proposal Daisakusen (first time was in Dragon Zakura). She spent nearly one month in India filming for her latest SP drama, Butterfly Stroke in Ganges River, based on Takano Teruko's original travel biography.
* For three consecutive years since 2005, she has been the cover girl for Toho Calendar, which has a history of over 50 years.
* In March 2006, she was voted the Most Popular Actress in Oricon Style. She was also said to be the "top amongst young female movie actresses" according to the movie magazine, Kinema Junpo.
* Sanma-san accidentally revealed on a Fuji TV show that he and Nagasawa will star together in a TBS drama series in late 2007, although TBS are yet to officially announce it.¨
* In Summer 2007, Masami was ranked 9th in 2007 Most Influential People In Japan, the order is as follow:Kimura Takuya, Kitano Takeshi, Suzuki Ichiro, Matsui Hideki, Mino Monta, Akashiya Sanma, Katori Shingo, Matsuzaka Daisuke, Nagasawa Masami, Nakai Masahiro, according to magazine Flash. She is also the only female on the ranking.

Awards

* (2003) 8th Nifty Movie Awards (aka Nihon Internet Movie Award):'Best Newcomer'(Actor Field) Prize in Robokon&Yomigaeri.
* (2004) 25th Yokohama Movie Awards:'Best Newcomer' Prize in Robokon&Ashura no Gotoku.
* (2004) 27th Japanese Academy Awards:'Best Newcomer' Prize in Robokon.
* (2004) 17th Nikkan Sports Movie Awards:'Best Newcomer' Prize in Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World.
* (2004) 1st Platinum Film Actress Award in Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World.
* (2005) 47th Blue Ribbon Awards:'Best Supporting Actress' Prize in Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World.
* (2005) 29th Élan d'or Awards:'Best Newcomer' Prize in Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World.
* (2005) 28th Japanese Academy Awards:'Best Supporting Actress' Prize in Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World.
* (2006) Bushun Raspberry Awards (for the worst movies of the year): 'Worst Actress' Award in Nada Sousou.
* (2007) 18th Nihon Jewelry Best Dresser Age Under 20
* (2007) 30th Japanese Academy Awards:nominated as the 'Best Actress' in Nada sousou
* (2007) 4th Cotton USA Award in Japan
* (2007) In June, she was announced as the "Woman Most Men Want To Marry". This was a survey done by Oricon and was released under the title "June Brides".
* (2007) For the Award Most Influential People In Japan, Masami ranks 9th as the only female among its Top 10.
* (2007) November 8th, the Japan Dental Association announced Masami as one of its 2007 Best Smile of the Year awards recipient.
* (2008) Video Research Ltd. TV commercial data for 2007 revealed that for the Kanzai region of Japan, Masami overtook Yukie Nakama to be "CM Queen" by just a couple hours. In Nagoya, Masami took the 2nd place.