Mayuko Iwasa (岩佐 真悠子, Iwasa Mayuko, born February 24, 1987 in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japanese former entertainer, model, and actress. She is represented by Platinum Production. Among numerous other television and film appearances, she played the lead role in the film adaptation of Kaoruko Himeno's novel Junan (受難, Passion).
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Mayuko Iwasa | |
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岩佐 真悠子 | |
Born | (1987-02-24) February 24, 1987 (age 35) Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
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Years active | 2004–2020 |
Agent | Platinum Production |
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Iwasa was Miss Magazine 2003. She was awarded the Graph Prize, the 42nd Golden Arrow Awards (2004) in March 2005.
In June 2005, Iwasa recorded a duet with Naoya Ogawa called "Katte ni Shinryakusha" (An Invader in My Own Way), which was used as an ending song of Sgt. Frog. The two appeared on Music Station and Pop Jam. Iwasa was in the drama Gal Circle as Rika, a ganguro girl who scams her friends for money. In 2013 she played the lead role in Junan (受難, Passion), the film adaptation of Kaoruko Himeno's novel about a woman who grows a talking face near her genitals after asking God for help.[1]
On October 1, 2020, she announced her decision to retire from the entertainment industry and take a new career of nursing care.[2]
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2006 | Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi's Written Challenge | Sonoko Suzuki | YTV |
Sengoku Jieitai | Osen | NTV | |
2007 | Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi Returns! Showdown with the Black Organization | Sonoko Suzuki | NTV |
2008 | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP | Hibari Hanayashiki | Fuji TV |
Freshman Director | TBS | ||
Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | Supēsu Porisu | |
2005 | Sayonara Midori-chan[6] | |
Einstein Girl | Einstein Girl | |
Ganbatte Ikimasshoi (TV series) | Taeko "Dakko" Kikuchi (unknown episodes) | |
Seishun no mon: Chikuhō hen (mini TV series) | Female Student of Tagawa Chugaku | |
2006 | Detective Conan | Sonoko Suzuki |
Sugar & Spice | Yoko | |
Gal Circle (TV series) | Rika | |
Nodame Cantabile | Reina Ishikawa | |
2007 | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e | Hanayashiki Hibari |
Hell Girl | Natsuko Yuki | |
Liar Game | Ishida Rie | |
2008 | Kuchisake-Onna 2 The Scissors Massacre | Yukie Sawada |
2009 | Mei-chan no Shitsuji | Ryuonji Izumi |
2010 | Troubleman | Ogi Makiko |
2011 | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e | Hanayashiki Hibari |
2013 | The Cult | Mayuko Iwasa (herself) |
009-1: The End of the Beginning | Mylene Hoffman | |
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