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Kumiko Hiramaru (平丸 久美子, Hiramaru Kumiko, born 17 June 1978 in Sanmu, Chiba, Japan), better known by her stage name Kumiko Asō (麻生 久美子, Asō Kumiko), is a Japanese actress. She is also a model and has participated in several commercials.

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Kumiko Asō
麻生 久美子
Born	Kumiko Hiramaru (平丸 久美子) (1978-06-17) 17 June 1978 (age 44) Sanmu, Chiba, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995 - present
Known for	Dr. Akagi, Pulse
Children	2

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 2012, she gave birth to their first child.[4]

Filmography

Films

• Bad Guy Beach (1995)
• License to Live (1998)
• Dr. Akagi (1998)
• Second Chance (1999)
• Himawari (2000)
• Kaza Hana (2000)
• Ring 0: Birthday (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)[5]
• 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) (voice)
• Louder!: Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp (2018)
• Tonde Saitama (2019)
• Birthday Wonderland (2019), Midori (voice)
• State of Emergency (2020)[6]
• Masquerade Night (2021)[7]
• Tombi: Father and Son (2022), Misako Ichikawa[8]
• Yes I Can't Swim (2022), Miyako[9]
• Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022), Kokoro's mother (voice)[10]

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
• Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021)[11]

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[12][13]
• 2007: 50th Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Actress[14]
• 2007: Mainichi Film Awards - Best Actress[15]

References

External links

• Kumiko Asô at IMDb
• 麻生久美子 at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)

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