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Rie Miyazawa

Rie Miyazawa

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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Asura

Asura

2025

as Tsunako

Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower

Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower

2023

as Romi (voice)

The Moon

The Moon

2023

as Yoko

Phoenix: Eden17

Phoenix: Eden17

2023

as Romi (voice)

I Am Makimoto

I Am Makimoto

2022

as Miharu Imae

The 13 Lords of the Shogun

The 13 Lords of the Shogun

2022

as Maki no kata

The Sunday Runoff

The Sunday Runoff

2022

Guilty Flag

Guilty Flag

2021

FM999: 999 WOMEN'S SONGS

FM999: 999 WOMEN'S SONGS

2021

as Eve (The First Woman)

Byplayers ~Meiwakiyaku no Mori no 100-nichikan~

Byplayers ~Meiwakiyaku no Mori no 100-nichikan~

2021

North Light

North Light

2020

Seven Days War

Seven Days War

2019

as Hitomi Nakayama (voice)

No Longer Human

No Longer Human

2019

as Michiko Tsushima

The Naked Director

The Naked Director

2019

as Etsuko Takamiya

Ashiato Hime

Ashiato Hime

2017

Her Love Boils Bathwater

Her Love Boils Bathwater

2016

as Futaba Kono

Too Young To Die!

Too Young To Die!

2016

as Adult Hiromi Tezuka

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疾走する蜷川幸雄80歳 〜生きる覚悟〜

2016

Pieta in the Toilet

Pieta in the Toilet

2015

as Takuto's Mother

Pale Moon

Pale Moon

2014

as Rika Umezawa

Gu Gu the Cat

Gu Gu the Cat

2014

as Asako Kojima

Leaders

Leaders

2014

Kiki's Delivery Service

Kiki's Delivery Service

2014

as Kokiri

The After-Dinner Mysteries

The After-Dinner Mysteries

2013

as Miho Kumazawa

神様のボート

神様のボート

2013

as 노지마 요코

Blackboard

Blackboard

2012

as Hisako Shirahama

Blackboard

Blackboard

2012

as Shirahama Hisako

Princess Go

Princess Go

2011

Princess Go

Princess Go

2011

as Chacha/Yododono

MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming

MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming

2010

Oceans

Oceans

2010

as Narrator (voice)

Gelatin Silver, Love

Gelatin Silver, Love

2009

as Assasin

Dreaming Awake

Dreaming Awake

2008

The Invitation from Cinema Orion

The Invitation from Cinema Orion

2007

as Toyo Toyota

Hana

Hana

2006

as Osae

The Book of the Dead

The Book of the Dead

2005

as Iratsume of Fujiwara (voice)

Ashura

Ashura

2005

as Tsubaki

Tony Takitani

Tony Takitani

2005

as Konuma Eiko / Hisako

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?

2004

as Nakamichi Toko

The Face of Jizo

The Face of Jizo

2004

as Mitsue Fukuyoshi

Musashi

Musashi

2003

as Oshino

The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

2002

as Tomoe Iinuma

Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso

Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso

2002

as Fumiyo Yoshinaga

Utsutsu

Utsutsu

2002

as Ikuko Obara

Peony Pavilion

Peony Pavilion

2001

as Cui Hua

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

2001

as Kido Kubo

The Cabbie

The Cabbie

2000

as Chuang Ching-wen

Food Fight

Food Fight

2000

as Miyazono Saeka

Romance

Romance

1999

Genroku Ryoran

Genroku Ryoran

1999

as Aguri

Precious Time

Precious Time

1998

as Lisa Takimura

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

1998

Concerto

Concerto

1996

SMAP×SMAP

SMAP×SMAP

1996

as Bistro Guest

聖夜の奇跡 あなたの好きな愛はどれ?

聖夜の奇跡 あなたの好きな愛はどれ?

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

1994

as Karu

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

Erotic Liaisons

Erotic Liaisons

1992

as Rie

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

1992

as Princess Goh

Tokyo Elevator Girl

Tokyo Elevator Girl

1992

同屋三分亲

同屋三分亲

1990

梦中情人

梦中情人

1990

Defeat the Devil!

Defeat the Devil!

1990

as Maki Hoshigawa

Why Do I Choose?

Why Do I Choose?

1989

青春オーロラ・スピン スワンの涙

青春オーロラ・スピン スワンの涙

1989

as Haduki Mika

Seven Days War

Seven Days War

1988

as Hitomi Nakayama

Asura

Asura