Rie Miyazawa
Biography
Rie Miyazawa is a Japanese actress. She was born on April 6, 1973, in Tokyo, Japan. Miyazawa began her acting career with the 1988 film Seven Day's War, for which she won the Japan Academy Award for Newcomer of the Year. She is known for her work in the film industry, with a total of 83 acting credits. Miyazawa is also recognized as one of Japan's top actresses, having received six Japan Academy Film Prizes and three Kinema Junpo Awards.
Career overview
Rie Miyazawa is a Japanese actress who began her acting career in the 1988 film Seven Day's War. This marked her debut in the film industry, and she was recognized for her performance at a young age. She won the Japan Academy Award for Newcomer of the Year at the age of sixteen for her role in this film.
Miyazawa's career progressed rapidly, and she became one of the top idols of the early Heisei period. Her success in the film industry led to her being regarded as one of Japan's top actresses. Throughout her career, she has been recognized with numerous accolades, including six Japan Academy Film Prizes and three Kinema Junpo Awards.
Rie Miyazawa has had a long and distinguished career in Japanese cinema, with over 80 acting credits to her name. Her early success and continued recognition in the industry have cemented her status as a prominent figure in Japanese entertainment.
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- Numb (2026)
- Human Specimens (2025) as Rumi Ichinose
- Asura (2025) as Tsunako
- Queen of Mars (2025)
- Last Man -FIRST LOVE- (2025)
- リア王 (2025)
- 昭和から騒ぎ (2025)
- オーランド (2024)
- Phoenix: Eden17 (2023) as Romi (voice)
- PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower (2023) as Romi (voice)
- The Moon (2023) as Yoko
- The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022) as Maki no kata
- The Sunday Runoff (2022)
- I Am Makimoto (2022) as Miharu Imae
- Guilty Flag (2021)
- FM999: 999 WOMEN'S SONGS (2021) as Eve (The First Woman)
- Matrilineal Family (2021) as Fumino Hamada
- North Light (2020)
- What Did You Eat Yesterday? New Year's Special 2020 (2020)
- Independence of Japan (2020)
- The Naked Director (2019) as Etsuko Takamiya
- Seven Days War (2019) as Hitomi Nakayama (voice)
- No Longer Human (2019) as Michiko Tsushima
- Ashiato Hime (2017)
- Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016) as Futaba Kono
- Too Young To Die! (2016) as Adult Hiromi Tezuka
- 疾走する蜷川幸雄80歳 〜生きる覚悟〜 (2016)
- あてなよる (2015)
- Pieta in the Toilet (2015) as Takuto's Mother
- Gu Gu the Cat (2014) as Asako Kojima
- Kiki's Delivery Service (2014) as Kokiri
- Leaders (2014)
- Pale Moon (2014) as Rika Umezawa
- The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) as Miho Kumazawa
- 神様のボート (2013) as 노지마 요코
- Blackboard (2012) as Hisako Shirahama
- Blackboard (2012) as Shirahama Hisako
- Princess Go (2011)
- Princess Go (2011) as Chacha/Yododono
- MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming (2010)
- Gelatin Silver, Love (2009) as Assasin
- Dreaming Awake (2008)
- The Invitation from Cinema Orion (2007) as Toyo Toyota
- Hana (2006) as Osae
- Ashura (2005) as Tsubaki
- Natsumeke no Shokutaku (2005)
- Sunny Home (2005) as Self
- The Book of the Dead (2005) as Iratsume of Fujiwara (voice)
- 一番大切な人は誰ですか？ (2004) as Nakamichi Toko
- Tony Takitani (2004) as Konuma Eiko / Hisako
- The Face of Jizo (2004) as Mitsue Fukuyoshi
- The Kiss of an Invisible Man (2004)
- Musashi (2003) as Oshino
- The Twilight Samurai (2002) as Tomoe Iinuma
- Utsutsu (2002) as Ikuko Obara
- Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso (2002) as Fumiyo Yoshinaga
- Peony Pavilion (2001) as Cui Hua
- Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project (2001) as Kido Kubo
- Food Fight (2000) as Miyazono Saeka
- The Cabbie (2000) as Chuang Ching-wen
- Genroku Ryoran (1999) as Aguri
- Romance (1999)
- Precious Time (1998) as Lisa Takimura
- Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (1998)
- SMAP×SMAP (1996) as Bistro Guest
- Concerto (1996)
- The Tale of Himeji Castle (1995)
- The Miracle on a Christmas Night (1995)
- Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu (1995)
- 結婚式場 花嫁介添人がゆく (1994)
- 47 Ronin (1994) as Karu
- Saiyūki (1993) as 三藏法师
- Youth Peony Lantern (1993)
- Tokyo Elevator Girl (1992)
- Basara: The Princess Goh (1992) as Princess Goh
- Erotic Liaisons (1992) as Rie
- Don't Steal My Heart (1992)
- Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 (1992)
- いつも誰かに恋してるッ (1990)
- いつか誰かと朝帰りッ (1990)
- Defeat the Devil! (1990) as Maki Hoshigawa
- Tears of a Swan (1989) as Mika Hazuki
- Oshare dorobō (1989)
- Who Do I Choose? (1989) as Namiko
- Seven Days War (1988) as Hitomi Nakayama