Top 10 Actress in Japan

TOP TEN ACTRESS IN JAPAN

Japan may be a small country but a few years of his film industry has spawned some of the best actors and actresses. Here's Ten Japanese actress who is not only famous but also doubloon dinegerinya Western countries. Thanks to their extraordinary talents which subsequently inspired many film producers. Many Japanese actress who gets a place in the center of the Hollywood film industry America States and make them more famous names.




Masami Nagasawa :


Born on June 3, 1987, in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan Nagasawa Masamiadalah an actress working for Toho Entertainment. His father, Kazuaki Nagasawa is a former manager of J. League team, Júbilo Iwata. Masami Nagasawa entered the entertainment industry by winning a beauty contest at age 12. In 2000, Masami Nagasawa 5th audition for a total of 35 153 individuals from the Toho "Cinderella Contest". He became the youngest winner to win the contest. In the same year, Masami Nagasawa made ​​her debut in a film titled, Crossfire. Rather than pursue a career in acting, she became a professional model for the popular Japanese teen magazine, "Lemon Peach." As a model, she became very popular after appearing in CM Nabisco in 2002. This earned her the title "The Pretty Girl from the Nabisco CM." In 2003, he landed with the first lead role in a film titled Robokon. In this film, she plays the character of high school girls who are reluctant to join the National Robot Contest for Secondary School Students. For performance in Robokon, Masami Nagasawa Best Newcomer Award in the 27 th Academy Awards Japan. Another great film that he included:

     Ashura no Gotoku
     Crying Out ​​Love, In the Heart of the World
     Shinkokyu not Hitsuyou
     Godzilla: Final Wars
     touch
     rough



Kyoko Fukada :
 

Born on 2 November 1982, Kyoko Fukada is an actress, model and penyanyi.Sebagai an actress, she first appeared in 1997 in an NTV drama titled Five. Her character's name Yodobashi Sanae / Kanae him. In the same year, he appeared in another television drama, Sore Ga Kotae Da! diFujiTV. In the afternoon Kotae Ga Da! , Mizuno Kazune the name of his character. For the next two years, Kyoko Fukada appeared in several television dramas and established herself as an actress. Between 1997 and 1999, he appeared in a television drama following: Tengoku no Kiss, Heart, Oni no Sumika, Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake, and no Onna News. In 1999, Kyoko Fukada made ​​her debut in a film titled Ring 2. Ring 2 is a horror film. In Ring 2, Kyoko Fukada played the character he Kanae Sawaguchi. In the same year, he also appeared in another film titled Dolls which was released in 2002. At Dolls, Kyoko Fukada played the character Haruna, famous-pop star, which becomes damaged in a car accident. Talented Jpop singer, Kyoko Fukada made ​​the first single "Last Fruit" in 1999. He also released his first album "Dear" in the same year. For the Japanese, Kyoko Fukada is also known as Fukakyon. Kyoko Fukada to enjoy the pool and the red and blue is his favorite color.






Rinko Kikuchi:


This actress may not have too many hit films to its credit, but Rinko Kikuchi were among those lucky actresses who have worked with some of Japan's top film directors at a very young age. Rinko Kikuchi debuted in 1999 in a film titled Ikitai. The film was directed by famous Japanese director, Kaneto Shindo. In 2001, Rinko Kikuchi appeared in Kazuyoshi Komuri's critically acclaimed film, Sora no Ana who played in the famous Rotterdam Film Festival. In 2004, Rinko Kikuchi appeared in Cha no Aji, a film directed by famed director Katsuhito Ishii. The film was also selected for the Cannes Film Festival. her big break came in 2006 by Alejandro González Inarritu diBabel.Disutradarai, in the film, Rinko Kikuchi plays the character of a deaf-mute teenage girl named Chieko Wataya. For her performance in the film, he received numerous awards and nominations including a nomination for Best Supporting Actress Academy Awards. Rinko Kikuchi is one of eight Asian actor to receive nominations for Academy Awards in acting categories. He was also one of the five actresses to receive Academy Award nominations for playing the character terdiam.Lahir in Jan 6, 1981, Rinko Kikuchi is currently living in the center of his child Tokyodengan actor Federico Aletta. Rinko is a skilled fighter-sword, a motorcycle and rider to achieve.




    Keiko Kitagawa:

This girl looks innocent is established models, actresses and major commercial science diMeiji Universitasdi Tokyo. Keiko Kitagawa is not intended to enter the world of entertainment. He wanted to become a doctor. By the time he reached high school, he was not sure about his future career. At that time, a talent agent approached him. Initially, her parents did not agree but then gave their permission. In 2003, Keiko Kitagawa was chosen as Miss Seventeen 2003 and began his career as a model for the popular Japanese teen magazine Seventeen. He worked there from late 2003 until mid 2006 and stopped modeling when leaving the magazine. In the same year, he began his career acting in live action television series, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. Keiko Kitagawa plays the character of Rei Hino in the series. After Sailor Moon, Keiko Kitagawa worked in both Japan Hollywooddan film. Her major Hollywood films including, The Fast and The Furious sequel, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Born August 1986di pada22 HyogoPrefektur, Keiko Kitagawa was lucky survivors Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. He lost a lot of friends in the earthquake. When he was young he was hit by a car and had to stay in the hospital for a long time. A stay at home, Keiko Kitagawa enjoy watching DVDs, listening to music and reading books. He also likes to swim. He has a pet cat named Jill.



Miho Nakayama:

The most interesting thing about Miho Nakayama is that unlike other actors and actresses he began his career as a singer. He is a J-Pop singer didirikan.Miho Nakayama is one of the (pop idols) some of the 80s Adirou. Of singing, he turned to acting. Pada1 born in March 1970, at Koganei, Tokyo, Miho Nakayama is a brother J-Pop singer famous Shinobu Nakayama. She began her career singing in the J-pop atas21 June 1985, the age of 15 with a single C. In the same year, she appeared in a teen movie, Be-bop High School. In five years time, Miho Nakayama released 17 music albums. Then in the late '90s, he began writing his own songs and try other musical genres such as jazz and Latin music. At this time, Miho Nakayama released 23 albums. Miho Nakayama also starred in a video game titled Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School. In this game, his character is a high school student who is trying to cover up his true identity. As an actress, she got a big break in 1995. He plays a dual role Hiroko Watanabe and Itsuki Fujii in the film Love Letter. Directed by Shunji Iwai, the film is great commercial success and won him numerous awards including the prestigious Blue Ribbon Awards.


Meiko Kaji:

Have you seen Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill (Vol 1 & 2)? This is a film about a woman who takes revenge on some people who have harmed it. Famous Japanese actress, Meiko Kaji was the first woman to introduce and popularize this character. Originally named Masako Ota, Meiko Kaji diTokyopada born March 24, 1947. In the mid sixties, Meiko joined Nikkatsu Studio, the most prominent and oldest Japanese Movie studio which was founded in 1912. During this time, he worked in a small role. In Nikkatsu, her main job Alleycat Rock, five-part film series about a rogue group of women. In the 70s, Nikkatsu went into producing a soft romantic porno movie, but Meiko Kaji did not want part of it and join the Toei Studio, a rival of Nikkatsu in 1972. This is the most prominent time in Meiko Kaji's career. Along with the director, Shunya Ito, Meiko Kaji made ​​four Female Prisoner Scorpion series. In this film, she played the character of Nami Matsushima, aka Sasori, aka Matsuscorpion, a female prisoner who unjustly humiliated, tortured by prison officials, and then he goes and takes revenge by killing them. Meiko Kaji character makes are very popular in Japan.


Matsushima Nanako:

Nanako Matsushima is a Japanese model and actress founded. He began his career as a model. Pada13 born in October 1973, Nanako Matsushima dalamJepangdan well known in Western countries for his role in the hit horror film Ring, but Nanako Matsushima is mainly known for her roles in television drama. One interesting thing about the modeling career is that, unlike other models that start as 'girls' campaign or the poster girl swimwear, Matsushima Nanako 18 year model for a pharmaceutical company, Asahi Kasei. For several years he fought for his model.beruntung changed after he landed the lead role in the 1996 NHK morning drama Himawari (Sunflower). The drama was very successful and Nanako luck changed forever. In the same year, he worked in the Ring. The film became popular in both Japan and the United States. Nanako also plays the main character in the 1997 drama, A Love Story. In the drama series, he worked with Hiroyuki Sanada, who also worked with him in the Ring. After his appearance in the popular Fuji TV drama series in 1998, Professor Onizuka, Nanako Matsushima became the highest paid actress in Japan. After this drama series, all the drama series she appeared in the highly successful. Pada21 February 2001, Nanako Matsushima married Takashi Sorimachi, co-star in the Great Teacher Onizuka.


Rie Miyazawa:

Actress, model and singer Rie Miyazawa is a Japanese media darling of the 80s. Born padaApril 6, 1973, He was raised by a single mother who is very ambitious. His father was a Dutchman that he did not know. At age eleven, Miyazawa made ​​her first appearance in an advertisement for Kit Kat. From an early age, Rie Miyazawa media attention to the exceptional beauty. At age 12, he became 'Bishojo,' beautiful young teenage girl who used to promote products. He appeared in many television commercials and even a famous Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Rie Miyazawa became one of the most popular face on Japanese television. At that time, he was 18, he was earning 400 million yen per year of product support. His mother set up his own body to control the daughter of his career. In 1988, Miyazawa Rie makes film debut in Bokura no Senso Nanokakan (our Seven Days War). For performance, he received an Academy Award for Best Newcomer Japan next year. For the next several years, he remained very successful in both television and film.Pada 1991, he made a big splash in the Japanese media with the publication of nude photos of Santa Fe. The book sold more than 1.5 million copies in 3 months and start a new trend.


Norika Fujiwara:

Born on June 28.1971, Norika Fujiwara is a Japanese beauty queen, model and aktris.Dia Miss Japan won the pageant in 1992. Norika Fujiwara began as a model for studying in high school and continued modeling through his university years. After winning the Miss Japan contest, he went keTokyo. In the 90-anJepang, Norika Fujiwara dominate both print and electronic media. Not a day will go by the Japanese people will see his face in magazines and on television commercials. his most famous advertisement for the company's J-Phone, but there are a variety of products which saw a huge boost in sales after Norika Fujiwara passed by. Because it looks good, he also appeared in many television dramas with popular actors like Takahashi Katsunori and Inagaki Goro. The most successful television drama encompasses Okuman-choja, Kekon Suru Hoho (How to Marry a Millionaire), a Naomi. In 2000, Norika Fujiwara worked diHong Kongfilm China Strike Force game. In 2002, Norika Fujiwara works as a main character in a video game called Project Minerva (PS2). He plays the central character of the game Alicia. In 2001, Norika Fujiwara voted as Princess Fiona in the hit animated film Shrek. He also worked in film sequel, Shrek 2 in 2004.

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