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.
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Born | Kumiko Hiramaru (平丸 久美子) (1978-06-17) 17 June 1978 (age 46)
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Occupation | Actress |
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Years active | 1995–present |
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Children | 2 |
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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]
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]
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[15]
- MIU404 (2020), Yuzuru Kikyo[14]
- Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021)[16]
- Omusubi (2024), Aiko Yoneda[17]
- 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[19][20]
- 2007: 50th Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Actress[21]
- 2007: Mainichi Film Awards - Best Actress[22]
"麻生久美子が第1子女児出産". ORICON NEWS. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023. "高野豆腐店の春". eiga.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023. 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.