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Biography

is a Japanese actress and J-pop|pop star , best known in Western countries|the West for her roles in the Luc Besson -produced Wasabi (film)|Wasabi and the Academy Award -winning Japanese film Departures (film)|Departures . She also starred in a comedy series Yasuko to Kenji in 2008.

Early life

Hirosue was born in Kochi, Kochi|Kochi , Japan. She joined the "P& G" cosmetic model competition at the age of 14 and made her television debut the following year singing on the program, TK Music Camp . She made her television drama debut and is well known for her work as a spokesmodel for NTT DoCoMo . She studied in Waseda University but did not graduate.

Career

1995-2000

Hirosue made her television debut in 1995 at the age of 15 in Fuji Television|Fuji TV's . She was also named "Best Newcomer" at the 10th Television Drama Academy Awards the same year when she starred in Fuji TV's comedy series, Shota no Sushi . In 1997, she appeared in the finalé of medical drama, Hoshi no Kinka and the special episode of Odoru Daisousasen before making her breakthrough performance in Fuji TV's comedy series, Beach Boys, where she was awarded "Best Supporting Actress" at the 14th Television Drama Academy Awards. Hirosue also made her film debut in the same year when she appeared in 20-seki Nostalgia which won her critical acclaim. She was awarded the Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award at the Mainichi Film Awards , Best New Talent at the Yokohama Film Festival and perhaps most importantly, the Newcomer of the Year award at the 21st Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japanese Academy Awards .

In 1998, Hirosue reprised her role in the special episode of Beach Boys while also appearing in four other television dramas in the same year. In 1999, she returned to the big screen in Poppoya and Himitsu . Her performances in both films won her much praise from award-giving bodies of Japan and she received two nominations at the 23rd Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actress (for Himitsu ) and Best Supporting Actress (for Poppoya ). Her international profile also increased when she received the Best Actress prize for her performance in Himitsu at the 30th Catalonian International Film Festival .

She returned prominently to television in 2000 playing Yuki Katase in the drama, Summer Snow , which won 5 awards at the 26th Television Drama Academy Awards including "Best Supporting Actress" and "Best Drama" before showing off her comedic chops in Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS 's Oyaji . The latter role again won her "Best Supporting Actress" at the 27th awards ceremony.

2001-2005

In 2001, Hirosue made her international film debut in Luc Besson 's Wasabi (film)|Wasabi . Not being able to speak French for her role, she had to learn her lines phonetically. She also reunited for the fourth time on television with her frequent co-star, Yutaka Takenouchi (they starred together in Long Vacation , Beach Boys and Seikimatsu no Uta ), in Fuji TV's romantic comedy series, Dekichatta Kekkon , starring as an expectant couple who did not know each other well before their one-night stand leading to the planning of a shotgun wedding . The series also starred Hiroshi Abe (actor)|Hiroshi Abe who won Best Supporting Actor at the 30th Television Drama Academy Awards.

In 2002, Hirosue appeared in the film, Renai Shashin , and the low-rated television drama, Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu before capping the year in the family drama series, Otousan . She reunited with her Summer Snow lead co-star, Tsuyoshi Domoto , in 2003's romance series, Moto Kare . Her portrayal as the initially flippant ex-girlfriend, Makoto Saeki, won her "Best Supporting Actress" yet again at the 38th Television Drama Academy Awards.

In 2004, Hirosue married Takahiro Okazawa (????) on January 17, 2004 and gave birth to her son on 10 April 2004. They later divorced in March 2008. Her marriage and new motherhood decreased her workload when she only made one appearance in 2004 in the film, Hana and Alice , and in 2005's Fuji TV's romance drama, Slow Dance.

2006-present

Hirosue returned to film and television in 2006 by appearing in three television dramas, a TV movie and a film. In 2007, she co-starred for the third time with Hiroshi Abe (actor)|Hiroshi Abe (her fellow actor in Dekichatta Kekkon and Haruka naru Yakusoku ) in the film, Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust . She also appeared in two TV movies, Mama ga Ryori wo Tsukuru Wake , aired by Fuji Television|Fuji TV and Long Wedding Road! which was broadcast by Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS . Hirosue also made a guest appearance in the third episode of detective-mystery series, Galileo (Japanese television drama)|Galileo .

She had a supporting role in Nippon Television|NTV 's comedy series, Yasuko to Kenji in 2008.

She portrayed Mika Kobayashi opposite Masahiro Motoki in the 2008 Japanese film Departures (film)|Departures , which won the 81st Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film .

In 2009, she is starring in the remake of the mystery film Zero Focus and the adaptation to film of the novel '' Villon's Wife by Osamu Dazai|Osamu Dasai .

On October 9, 2010 she married Jun Izutsu, a candle artist. They met in Haiti in March 2010 participating in earthquake relief efforts. On November 22, 2010 she announced that she is pregnant with her second child.

Filmography

Television

Years	Drama	Cast as
2010	Ryomaden
2009	Triangle
2008	Yasuko to Kenji
2006	Ai to shi wo mitsumete
2005	Slow Dance
2003	Moto Kare
2003	Ushinawareta Yakusoku
2002	Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu
2002	Otousan
2001	Dekichatta Kekkon / Shotgun Marriage
2000	Oyaji
2000	Summer Snow
1999	Lipstick
1998	Seikimatsu no uta: Konoyo no hate de ai o utau shoujo
	Sekai de ichiban papa ga suki
	Seija no koushin
1997	Beach Boys
1997	Boku ga boku de aru tame ni
1996	Konna watashi ni dare ga shita
	Shota no sushi
	Long Vacation
	Maho no kimochi / Mokuyou no kaidan
1995	Sashow taeko saigo no jiken
1995	Heart ni S
Miracle World - 10th Anniversary

Cinema

# Kagi Dorobo no Method (2012)
# Flowers (2010)
# Zero Focus (2009 film)|Zero Focus (Remake) (2009)
# '' Villon's Wife (2009)
# Goemon (film)|Goemon (2009)
# Departures (film)|Departures (2008)
# Koneko no Namida (2007)
# Little DJ (2007)
# Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (2007)
# Presents ~Aikagi~ (2006)
# Hana and Alice (2004)
# Collage of Our Life (2003)
# "Arita" from Jam Films (2002)
# Wasabi (film)|Wasabi (2001)
# Poppoya (1999)
# Himitsu (1999)
# 20th Century Nostalgia (1997)

Discography

Albums

# Private (2/17/1999)
# ARIGATO! (11/19/1997)

Singles

# (11/8/2000)
# (2/3/1999)
# (10/7/1998)
# summer sunset (5/13/1998)
# (10/15/1997)
# (6/25/1997)
# (4/15/1997)

Compilations and live albums

# Hirosue Ryoko Perfect Collection (2/27/2002)
# RH Remix (8/29/2001)
# Super Idol Series (Fukada Kyoko vs Hirosue Ryoko) (6/1/2000)
# RH Singles & amp;... (11/25/1999)
# RH Debut Tour 1999 (5/26/1999)
# Winter Gift 98 (10/31/1998)

Photobooks

# TRIANGLE PHOTOGRAPHS (3/3/2009)
# NEWYORK RH Avenue 2003 (2003)
# Happy 20th Birthday (7/10/2000)
# teens 1996-2000 (7/10/2000)
# Le Secret (1999)
# Ryoko Hirosue CF Special (6/10/1999)
# relax (3/20/1999)
# FLaMme (12/1/1998)
# No Make (4/24/1998)
# H (9/30/1996)
# R (9/30/1996)

Awards

Years	Awards
1998 Awards of the Japanese Academy : Won Newcomer of the Year Mainichi Film Concours : Won Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award Yokohama Film Festival : Won Best New Talent Osaka Film Festival: Won Best New Talent
1999 Nikkan Sports Film Awards : Won Best New Talent
2000 Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival : Won Best Actress Awards of the Japanese Academy : Nominated Best Actress Awards of the Japanese Academy : Nominated Best Supporting Actress
2008 Awards of the Japanese Academy : Nominated Best Actress Yokohama Film Festival : Won Best Supporting Actress
2009 Awards of the Japanese Academy : Nominated Best Actress

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