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Rie Miyazawa

Acting 53 years old Tokyo, Japan ★ 2.1
Born: April 6, 1973

Biography

Rie Miyazawa is a Japanese actress and former teen idol. She is regarded as one of Japan's top actresses, and her accolades include six Japan Academy Film Prizes and three Kinema Junpo Awards

Miyazawa began her career as a child model, seeing wide exposure as the original face of Mitsui Rehouse, and made her acting debut in the 1988 film Seven Day's War, for which she won the Japan Academy Award for Newcomer of the Year at age sixteen. Her short-lived music career began with the single "Dream Rush" in 1989, and the next year she performed at the prestigious Kōhaku Uta Gassen television special.

Miyazawa quickly rose to prominence as one of the top idols of the early Heisei period, attracting controversy for her 1991 nude photography book Santa Fe, which moved 1.5 million copies. Her personal struggles were further scrutinized, including a high-profile engagement to sumo wrestler Takanohana, a suicide attempt and battle with anorexia nervosa. By 1996, she went into hiatus and briefly resettled in San Diego.

She took on a few television drama roles in the late 1990s, and returned to the big screen in the Taiwanese films The Cabbie (2000) and Peony Pavilion (2001). She co-starred in the highly-acclaimed 2002 film The Twilight Samurai, which marked a full-fledged comeback for Miyazawa and remains as her most recognizable role both domestically and internationally. She saw further success in The Face of Jizo and Tony Takitani (2004), and received several accolades for Pale Moon (2014) and Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016).

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Known For

SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP Bistro Guest 1996
The Naked Director
The Naked Director Etsuko Takamiya 2019
The 13 Lords of the Shogun
The 13 Lords of the Shogun Maki no kata 2022
Guilty Flag
Guilty Flag 2021
Musashi
Musashi Oshino 2003

Filmography

Acting Credits (85)

Numb
Numb 2026
Last Man -FIRST LOVE-
Last Man -FIRST LOVE- 2025
Human Specimens
Human Specimens Rumi Ichinose 2025
Queen of Mars
Queen of Mars 2025
リア王
リア王 2025
昭和から騒ぎ
昭和から騒ぎ 2025
Asura
Asura Tsunako 2025
オーランド
オーランド 2024
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower Romi (voice) 2023
The Moon
The Moon Yoko 2023
Phoenix: Eden17
Phoenix: Eden17 Romi (voice) 2023
I Am Makimoto
I Am Makimoto Miharu Imae 2022
The 13 Lords of the Shogun
The 13 Lords of the Shogun Maki no kata 2022
The Sunday Runoff
The Sunday Runoff 2022
Guilty Flag
Guilty Flag 2021
FM999: 999 WOMEN'S SONGS
FM999: 999 WOMEN'S SONGS Eve (The First Woman) 2021
Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors
Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors 2021
Independence of Japan
Independence of Japan 2020
North Light
North Light 2020
What Did You Eat Yesterday? New Year's Special 2020
What Did You Eat Yesterday? New Year's Special 2020 2020
Seven Days War
Seven Days War Hitomi Nakayama (voice) 2019
No Longer Human
No Longer Human Michiko Tsushima 2019
The Naked Director
The Naked Director Etsuko Takamiya 2019
Ashiato Hime
Ashiato Hime 2017
Her Love Boils Bathwater
Her Love Boils Bathwater Futaba Kono 2016
Too Young To Die!
Too Young To Die! Adult Hiromi Tezuka 2016
疾走する蜷川幸雄80歳 〜生きる覚悟〜
疾走する蜷川幸雄80歳 〜生きる覚悟〜 2016
あてなよる
あてなよる 2015
Pieta in the Toilet
Pieta in the Toilet Takuto's Mother 2015
Pale Moon
Pale Moon Rika Umezawa 2014
Gu Gu the Cat
Gu Gu the Cat Asako Kojima 2014
Leaders
Leaders 2014
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service Kokiri 2014
The After-Dinner Mysteries
The After-Dinner Mysteries Miho Kumazawa 2013
神様のボート
神様のボート 노지마 요코 2013
Blackboard
Blackboard Hisako Shirahama 2012
Blackboard
Blackboard Shirahama Hisako 2012
Princess Go
Princess Go 2011
Princess Go
Princess Go Chacha/Yododono 2011
MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming
MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming 2010
Gelatin Silver, Love
Gelatin Silver, Love Assasin 2009
Dreaming Awake
Dreaming Awake 2008
The Invitation from Cinema Orion
The Invitation from Cinema Orion Toyo Toyota 2007
Hana
Hana Osae 2006
The Book of the Dead
The Book of the Dead Iratsume of Fujiwara (voice) 2005
Ashura
Ashura Tsubaki 2005
Sunny Home
Sunny Home Self 2005
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
Natsumeke no Shokutaku 2005
一番大切な人は誰ですか？
一番大切な人は誰ですか？ Nakamichi Toko 2004
Tony Takitani
Tony Takitani Konuma Eiko / Hisako 2004
The Face of Jizo
The Face of Jizo Mitsue Fukuyoshi 2004
The Kiss of an Invisible Man
The Kiss of an Invisible Man 2004
Musashi
Musashi Oshino 2003
The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai Tomoe Iinuma 2002
Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso
Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso Fumiyo Yoshinaga 2002
Utsutsu
Utsutsu Ikuko Obara 2002
Peony Pavilion
Peony Pavilion Cui Hua 2001
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project Kido Kubo 2001
The Cabbie
The Cabbie Chuang Ching-wen 2000
Food Fight
Food Fight Miyazono Saeka 2000
Romance
Romance 1999
Genroku Ryoran
Genroku Ryoran Aguri 1999
Precious Time
Precious Time Lisa Takimura 1998
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel 1998
Concerto
Concerto 1996
SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP Bistro Guest 1996
The Miracle on a Christmas Night
The Miracle on a Christmas Night 1995
The Tale of Himeji Castle
The Tale of Himeji Castle 1995
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu 1995
47 Ronin
47 Ronin Karu 1994
結婚式場 花嫁介添人がゆく
結婚式場 花嫁介添人がゆく 1994
Youth Peony Lantern
Youth Peony Lantern 1993
Saiyūki
Saiyūki 三藏法师 1993
Erotic Liaisons
Erotic Liaisons Rie 1992
Don't Steal My Heart
Don't Steal My Heart 1992
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 1992
Basara: The Princess Goh
Basara: The Princess Goh Princess Goh 1992
Tokyo Elevator Girl
Tokyo Elevator Girl 1992
いつか誰かと朝帰りッ
いつか誰かと朝帰りッ 1990
いつも誰かに恋してるッ
いつも誰かに恋してるッ 1990
Defeat the Devil!
Defeat the Devil! Maki Hoshigawa 1990
Who Do I Choose?
Who Do I Choose? Namiko 1989
Oshare dorobō
Oshare dorobō 1989
Tears of a Swan
Tears of a Swan Mika Hazuki 1989
Seven Days War
Seven Days War Hitomi Nakayama 1988

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