Kumiko Aso


Kumiko Hiramaru, better known by her stage name Kumiko Asō, 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 and Pulse. She played a leading role in the 2007 Iranian-Japanese film Hafez.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Films

Bad Guy Beach License to Live Dr. Akagi Second Chance Himawari Kaza Hana Ring 0: Birthday Pop Beat Killers Luxurious Bone Red Shadow Rush! Pulse Stereo Future Last Scene 11'9"01 September 11 Inochi Samurai Resurrection Slow Is Beautiful Iden & Tity Casshern Eiko Zebraman Aoi Kuruma Yajikita Hasami Otoko The Uchoten Hotel Hafez Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms Dororo Cafe Isobe Kodomo no Kodomo Romantic Prelude Beauty Instant Swamp Love Strikes! G'mor Evian! Love & Peace The Boy and the Beast The Actor Samurai's Promise Mirai, Kyūta's Mother Louder!: Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp Fly Me to the Saitama Birthday Wonderland, Midori State of Emergency Masquerade Night Tombi: Father and Son, Misako IchikawaYes I Can't Swim, MiyakoLonely Castle in the Mirror, Kokoro's mother Eternal New Mornings Takano Tofu Last Mile, Yuzuru KikyoGosh!!

Television

Shinsengumi!, OryōTime Limit Investigator Kaiki Renai Sakusen Dele Idaten, Kikue TabataMIU404, Yuzuru KikyoBullets, Bones and Blocked Noses Omusubi, Aiko YonedaChosen Home, Tomoe Kusunoki

Japanese dub

Awards