Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Asō
Kumiko Asō
麻生久美子
Born	Kumiko Hiramaru (平丸久美子); 17 June 1978 (age 46); Sanmu, Chiba, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Known for	Dr. Akagi; Pulse;
Spouse	Daisuke Iga (m. 2007)
Children	2

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.

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)
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)^[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]
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses: The Movie (2025)^[15]

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^[16]
MIU404 (2020), Yuzuru Kikyo^[14]
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021)^[17]
Omusubi (2024), Aiko Yoneda^[18]

Japanese dub

Migration, Pam Mallard^[19]

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^[20]^[21]
2007: 50th Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Actress^[22]
2007: Mainichi Film Awards - Best Actress^[23]

References

^ Mes, Tom (15 August 2001). "Midnight Eye review: License to Live". Midnight Eye.
^ Mes, Tom (21 June 2001). "Midnight Eye review: Pulse". Midnight Eye.
^ Edwards, Russell (6 November 2007). "Variety Reviews - Hafez - Film Reviews". Variety.
^ "麻生久美子が第1子女児出産". ORICON NEWS. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "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）". eltha (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Beauty うつくしいもの". eiga.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "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". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "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". Crank-in!. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "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". Crank-in!. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "はい、泳げません". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ "「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". Natalie. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "有り、触れた、未来". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "高野豆腐店の春". eiga.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "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". Oricon. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ "THE オリバーな犬、(Gosh!!)このヤロウ MOVIE". Teiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "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". The Television. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ "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". Natalie. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "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】". Oricon. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ "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". eiga.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ "32nd Hochi Movie Awards announced".
^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
^ "50th Blue Ribbon Awards: "Kisaragi" takes top prize".
^ "Mainichi Film Awards: Suo on a streak". Tokyograph. 17 January 2008.

External links

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

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[1] Mes, Tom (15 August 2001). "Midnight Eye review: License to Live". Midnight Eye.

[2] Mes, Tom (21 June 2001). "Midnight Eye review: Pulse". Midnight Eye.

[3] Edwards, Russell (6 November 2007). "Variety Reviews - Hafez - Film Reviews". Variety.

[4] "麻生久美子が第1子女児出産". ORICON NEWS. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[5] "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）". eltha (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[6] "Beauty うつくしいもの". eiga.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[7] "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". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[8] "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". Crank-in!. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[9] "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". Crank-in!. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[10] "はい、泳げません". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[11] "「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". Natalie. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[12] "有り、触れた、未来". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[13] "高野豆腐店の春". eiga.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[MIU404-14] "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". Oricon. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[15] "THE オリバーな犬、(Gosh!!)このヤロウ MOVIE". Teiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 November 2024.

[16] "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". The Television. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[17] "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". Natalie. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[18] "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】". Oricon. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[19] "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". eiga.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[hochi-award-20] "32nd Hochi Movie Awards announced".

[21] 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

[Blue_Ribbon-22] "50th Blue Ribbon Awards: "Kisaragi" takes top prize".

[mainichi-award-23] "Mainichi Film Awards: Suo on a streak". Tokyograph. 17 January 2008.

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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 46) Sanmu, Chiba, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Known for	Dr. Akagi Pulse
Spouse	Daisuke Iga (m. 2007)
Children	2