Kumiko Aso Explained

Kumiko Asō
Native Name:	麻生 久美子
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	1978 6, df=yes
Birth Place:	Sanmu, Chiba, Japan
Children:	2
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1995–present

, better known by her stage name, is a Japanese actress. She is also a model and has participated in several commercials.

Career

In 1995, Asō made her film debut in Bad Guy Beach. With her role in the 1998 film Dr. Akagi, she received several major awards, including a Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress.

She has appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films such as License to Live^[1] and Pulse.^[2] She played a leading role in the 2007 Iranian-Japanese film Hafez.^[3]

Personal life

In December 2007, Asō married stylist Daisuke Iga. In 8 May 2012, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter,^[4] and her second child, a son, born on 15 November 2016.^[5]

Filmography

Films

• Bad Guy Beach (1995)
• License to Live (1998)
• Dr. Akagi (1998)
• Second Chance (1999)
• Himawari (2000)
• Kaza Hana (2000)
• (2000)
• Pop Beat Killers (2000)
• Luxurious Bone (2001)
• Red Shadow (2001)
• Rush! (2001)
• Pulse (2001)
• Stereo Future (2001)
• Last Scene (2002)
• 11'9"01 September 11 (2002)
• Inochi (2002)
• Samurai Resurrection (2003)
• Slow Is Beautiful (2003)
• Iden & Tity (2003)
• Casshern (2004)
• Eiko (2004)
• Zebraman (2004)
• Aoi Kuruma (2004)
• Yajikita (2005)
• Hasami Otoko (2005)
• The Uchoten Hotel (2006)
• Hafez (2007)
• Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2007)
• Dororo (2007)
• Cafe Isobe (2008)
• Kodomo no Kodomo (2008)
• Romantic Prelude (2009)
• Beauty (2009)^[6]
• Instant Swamp (2009)
• Love Strikes! (2011)
• G'mor Evian! (2012)
• Love & Peace (2015)
• The Boy and the Beast (2015) (voice)
• The Actor (2016)
• Samurai's Promise (2018)
• Mirai (2018), Kyūta's Mother (voice)
• Louder!: Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp (2018)
• Fly Me to the Saitama (2019)
• Birthday Wonderland (2019), Midori (voice)
• State of Emergency (2020)^[7]
• Masquerade Night (2021)^[8]
• Tombi: Father and Son (2022), Misako Ichikawa^[9]
• Yes I Can't Swim (2022), Miyako^[10]
• Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022), Kokoro's mother (voice)^[11]
• Eternal New Mornings (2023)^[12]
• Takano Tofu (2023)^[13]
• Last Mile (2024), Yuzuru Kikyo^[14]

Television

• Time Limit Investigator (2006)
• Time Limit Investigator, Season 2 (2007)
• Kaiki Renai Sakusen (2015)
• Dele (2018)
• Time Limit Investigator 2019 (2019)
• Idaten (2019), Kikue Tabata^[15]
• MIU404 (2020), Yuzuru Kikyo^[14]
• Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021)^[16]
• Omusubi (2024), Aiko Yoneda^[17]

Japanese dub

• Migration, Pam Mallard^[18]

Awards

• 1998: 23rd Hochi Film Award - Best Supporting Actress
• 1998: 1st International Communication Festa - Best Communication Person Award
• 1999: 22nd Japan Academy Prize - Best Supporting Actress
• 1999: 8th Japan Movie Critic Award - Rookie of the year
• 1999: 24th Osaka Film Festival - Rookie of the year
• 1999: 20th Yokohama Film Festival - Rookie of the year
• 2002: 11th Japan Movie Professional Award - Best Actress
• 2002: 16th Takasaki Film Festival - Best Actress Award
• 2007: 32nd Hochi Film Awards - Best Actress^{[19] [20]}
• 2007: 50th Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Actress^[21]
• 2007: Mainichi Film Awards - Best Actress^[22]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Midnight Eye review: License to Live. Midnight Eye. Tom. Mes. 15 August 2001.
2. Web site: Midnight Eye review: Pulse. Midnight Eye. Tom. Mes. 21 June 2001.
3. Web site: Variety Reviews - Hafez - Film Reviews. Variety. Russell. Edwards. 6 November 2007.
4. Web site: 2018-02-14 . 麻生久美子が第1子女児出産 . 2023-09-16 . ORICON NEWS.
5. Web site: 麻生久美子が第2子男児出産「ますます家の中がにぎやかに」 ｜最新ニュース｜eltha（エルザ） . 2023-09-16 . eltha . ja.
6. Web site: Beauty うつくしいもの. May 22, 2021. eiga.com.
7. Web site: 斎藤工＆ムロツヨシ＆夏帆らが参加、オムニバス映画『緊急事態宣言』配信. August 11, 2020. Cinema Cafe.
8. Web site: 木村拓哉『マスカレード・ナイト』、田中みな実、麻生久美子ら新キャスト10名発表. June 14, 2021. Crank-in!.
9. Web site: 阿部寛×北村匠海『とんび』、薬師丸ひろ子、杏ら父子を見守る豪華キャスト発表. October 19, 2021. Crank-in!.
10. Web site: はい、泳げません. March 1, 2022. eiga.com.
11. Web site: 「かがみの孤城」追加キャストに北村匠海、高山みなみ、梶裕貴、宮崎あおいら8人. September 20, 2022. Natalie.
12. Web site: 有り、触れた、未来. December 17, 2022. eiga.com.
13. Web site: 高野豆腐店の春. August 5, 2023. eiga.com.
14. Web site: 映画『ラストマイル』綾野剛&星野源ら『MIU404』"4機捜"メンバーも3年半ぶり再出動. April 19, 2024. Oricon.
15. Web site: いだてん〜東京オリムピック噺(ばなし)〜の出演者・キャスト一覧. April 19, 2024. The Television.
16. Web site: オダギリジョー脚本・演出のドラマ「オリバーな犬」NHKで放送、主演は池松壮亮. June 14, 2021. Natalie.
17. Web site: 橋本環奈主演・朝ドラ『おむすび』第2弾キャスト4人発表 ヒロイン両親役は北村有起哉&麻生久美子【4人の役柄紹介あり】. February 16, 2024. Oricon.
18. Web site: 堺雅人＆麻生久美子、イルミネーション新作「FLY!」でカモの夫婦に ヒコロヒーは"ワル"のハト役. December 19, 2023. eiga.com.
19. Web site: 32nd Hochi Movie Awards announced.
20. Web site: http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/2007/ . ja:報知映画賞ヒストリー . 27 January 2010 . ja . Cinema Hochi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090428181808/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/2007/ . 28 April 2009 .
21. Web site: 50th Blue Ribbon Awards: "Kisaragi" takes top prize.
22. Web site: Mainichi Film Awards: Suo on a streak. Tokyograph. 17 January 2008.