Kumiko Asō

, better known by her stage name , 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. On 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 (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) 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) Masquerade Night (2021) Tombi: Father and Son (2022), Misako Ichikawa Yes I Can't Swim (2022), Miyako Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022), Kokoro's mother (voice) Eternal New Mornings (2023) Takano Tofu (2023) Last Mile (2024), Yuzuru Kikyo Gosh!! (2025) Seaside Serendipity (2025)

Television Shinsengumi! (2004), Oryō Time Limit Investigator (2006–2019) Kaiki Renai Sakusen (2015) Dele (2018) Idaten (2019), Kikue Tabata MIU404 (2020), Yuzuru Kikyo Omusubi (2024–25), Aiko Yoneda Chosen Home (2025), Tomoe Kusunoki

Japanese dub Migration, Pam Mallard

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 2007: 50th Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Actress 2007: Mainichi Film Awards - Best Actress