Mayuko Iwasa (岩佐 真悠子, Iwasa Mayuko, born February 24, 1987 in Nerima, Tokyo) is a former Japanese entertainer, model, and actress. She is formerly represented by Platinum Production. Among numerous other television and film appearances, she played the lead role in the film adaptation of Kaoruko Himeno's novel Junan (受難, Passion).
Mayuko Iwasa | |
|---|---|
岩佐 真悠子 | |
| Born | February 24, 1987 Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2004–2020 |
| Agent | Platinum Production |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Career edit
Iwasa was Miss Magazine 2003. She was awarded the Graph Prize, the 42nd Golden Arrow Awards (2004) in March 2005.
In June 2005, Iwasa recorded a duet with Naoya Ogawa called "Katte ni Shinryakusha" (An Invader in My Own Way), which was used as an ending song of Sgt. Frog. The two appeared on Music Station and Pop Jam. Iwasa was in the drama Gal Circle as Rika, a ganguro girl who scams her friends for money. In 2013 she played the lead role in Junan (受難, Passion), the film adaptation of Kaoruko Himeno's novel about a woman who grows a talking face near her genitals after asking God for help.[1]
On October 1, 2020, she announced her decision to retire from the entertainment industry and take a new career of nursing care.[2]
Filmography edit
Films edit
- Sayonara Midori-chan (2004)
- Space Police (2004)
- Shibuya Kaidan: Sa-chan no Toshi Densetsu (2004)
- Chicken Deka (2004)
- Umeku Haisuikan (2004)
- Omoi no Iro (2004)
- Swing Girls (2004) - Chie
- Einstein Girl (2005)
- Space Police (2005)
- Sugar and Spice: Fumi zekka | Shuga & Supaisu Fumi Zekka (2006) - Yoko
- Carved 2 | Kuchisake-onna 2 (2008) - Yukie Sawada
- Kujira: Gokudo no Shokutaku (2009)
- Beautiful Female Panther: Body Sniper | Utsukushiki mehyo: Body sniper (2010)
- Tensou Sentai Goseiger Returns! The Last Epic (2011)
- Koitani Bashi: La Vallee de l'amour (2011)[3]
- MILOCRORZE - A Love Story (2012) - Yukine
- Actress (2012) - Akari Hazuki
- Shinobido (2012)
- Junan (受難, Passion) (2013) - Francesco[1]
- 009-1: The End of the Beginning (2013)
- Cult (カルト, Karuto) (2013) - Mayuko Iwasa[4]
- Her Granddaughter (2015)[5]
TV Movies edit
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi's Written Challenge | Sonoko Suzuki | YTV |
| Sengoku Jieitai | Osen | NTV | |
| 2007 | Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi Returns! Showdown with the Black Organization | Sonoko Suzuki | NTV |
| 2008 | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP | Hibari Hanayashiki | Fuji TV |
| Freshman Director | TBS |
Television dramas edit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Supēsu Porisu | |
| 2005 | Sayonara Midori-chan[6] | |
| Einstein Girl | Einstein Girl | |
| Ganbatte Ikimasshoi (TV series) | Taeko "Dakko" Kikuchi (unknown episodes) | |
| Seishun no mon: Chikuhō hen (mini TV series) | Female Student of Tagawa Chugaku | |
| 2006 | Detective Conan | Sonoko Suzuki |
| Sugar & Spice | Yoko | |
| Gal Circle (TV series) | Rika | |
| Nodame Cantabile | Reina Ishikawa | |
| 2007 | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e | Hanayashiki Hibari |
| Hell Girl | Natsuko Yuki | |
| Liar Game | Ishida Rie | |
| 2008 | Kuchisake-Onna 2 The Scissors Massacre | Yukie Sawada |
| 2009 | Mei-chan no Shitsuji | Ryuonji Izumi |
| 2010 | Troubleman | Ogi Makiko |
| 2011 | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e | Hanayashiki Hibari |
| 2013 | The Cult | Mayuko Iwasa (herself) |
| 009-1: The End of the Beginning | Mylene Hoffman |
References edit
- ^ a b 映画『受難』の予告編公開、女性器から罵倒する人面瘡＆岩佐真悠子の全裸疾走も. Cinra.net (in Japanese). October 18, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Mayuko Iwasa announces retirement from the entertainment world Thank you for 17 years "I would like to be involved in nursing care work in the future"". Oricon. October 2020.
- ^ "恋谷橋". eiga.com. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ 入来茉里、苦手なホラーも「現実と非現実が混ざった感じで、楽しかった!」. Oricon News (in Japanese). July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ 榮倉奈々×豊川悦司のラブストーリー、向井理ら新キャスト発表. Modelpress (in Japanese). June 6, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ Sayonara Midori-chan at IMDB.com
External links edit
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Mayuko Iwasa at IMDb
- Mayuko Iwasa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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