Sawa Suzuki

Sawa Suzuki
鈴木 砂羽
Born	(1972-09-20) September 20, 1972 Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992 - present
Agent	Horipro
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse	Sumihiro Yoshikawa (2011 - 2015)

Sawa Yoshikawa (吉川 砂羽, Yoshikawa Sawa, born 20 September 1972, in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan), better known by her stage name Sawa Suzuki (鈴木 砂羽, Suzuki Sawa), is a Japanese actress represented by the talent agency Horipro.

Biography

After dropping out from Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College, Suzuki became a research student in Bungakuza.

In 1994, after her institute graduation, she starred in her debut film, Ai no Shinsekai, alongside Reiko Kataoka. The film's director, Kinema Junpo, won the 37th Blue Ribbon Rookie Award and Sponichi Newcomer Award in the Grand Prix of the Mainichi Film Award.

Suzuki married actor Sumihiro Yoshikawa on October 5, 2011, but they divorced in August 2015.

In 2012, she released her first essay, Joyū Geki-ba, from Wanibooks.

Filmography

TV series

NHK

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Aguri	Tatsuko
1999	Genroku Ryōran	Oden no Kata
	Suzuran	Ayame
2001	Hikari no Teikoku	Kaoru Yatabe
2002	Omiaihōrōki	Aoi Sakuragi
	Sakura	Natsuko
2003	Kaettekita Locker no Hanako-san	Kazumi Nishina
2004	Kekkon no Katachi	Kaoru Oba
	Shinsengumi!	Akari
2008	Dandan	Yoshiko Tajima
2009	Classic Mystery Meikyoku Tantei Amadeusu	Chikako Yosoji
2010	15-sai no Shigan-hei	Akiko Fujiyama
2011	Bitter Sugar	Natsu Igarashi
	Gō	Kyōgoku Tatsuko, then Juhō-in
2015	Mare	Haru Kuramoto
	Doraemon Haha ni Naru: Ōyama Nobuyo Monogatari	Nobuyo Ōyama	Lead role

Nippon TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Detective School Q	Shino Katagiri
2014	Ashita, Mama ga Inai	Kaori Sasaki

Tokyo Broadcasting System

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Kimi to Seatte Kara	Masumi Kimura
	Dear Woman	Sanae Shimabukuro
1997	Koi no Tamerai	Toshiko Sakaguchi
1998	Pu-Pu-Pu	Mutsumi Ichijo
2000	Kin'yōbi no Koibito-tachi e	Kimiko Enomoto
	Friends	Fumio Sakisaka
2001	Joshi Keimusho Higashi San-gōtō 3	Aya Nimi
2003	Suekko Chōnan Ane San'nin	Miki Kinoshita
2005	Namida Sō Sō Ko no Ai Ni Ikite	Toshiko Oda
2008	Miracle Voice	Yukari Anno
2009	Boku no Imōto	Shigeko Segawa
2012	Akujo ni Tsuite	Yoko Karasuma
	Sangaku Keiji Series	Miyuki Shomyo
2013	Otto no Kanojo	Hishiko Komatsubara
2014	Inpei Sōsa	Saeko Ryuzaki

Fuji Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Hanayome Kaizoe Hito ga Yuku		Kansai
1999	Ring: The Final Chapter	Kumiko Yagi
	Kyūmei Byōtō 24-ji	Yoshiko Kawakami
2000	Hikeshi-ya Komachi	Masako Oka	Kansai
2001	Watashi o Ryokan ni Tsuretette	Mariko
	Antique Bakery	Mieko Morooka
2002	Wedding Planner Sweet Delivery
2003	Ōoku	Omi
2005	Naniwa Kin'yūdō	Tamako Hashida
	Rikon Bengoshi	Misako Utsui
2007	Oniyome Nikki	Kumi Takaoka	Kansai
	Yama Onna Kabe Onna	Yuko Harada
2008	Murinaren Ai	Ritsuko Kubo	Kansai
2009	Real Clothes	Shinobu Hibiya	Kansai
	Team Batista no Eikō	Midori Ichinose	Kansai
2010	Wagaya no Rekishi	Maria Yame
	Joker Yurusa Rezaru Sōsa-kan	Narumi Hikawa
2011	Utsukushī Rinjin	Kana Seki	Kansai
2012	Hungry!	Yuki Shiroyama	Kansai

TV Asahi

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Aibō	Miwako Kameyama (née: Okudera)	Pre season, Episode 1 to Season 7, Episode 9
2001	Koko Dake no Hanashi
2002	Tsūhanman	Gladys Sugawara
2003	Sky High	Hitomi Takimoto
2005	Haruka Seventeen	Eiko Takamura
2007	Otoko no Kosodate	Saeko Nakanishi
2009	Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi	Kabucho Ichinose
	My Girl	Yukari Hayashi
2010	Angel Bank: Tenshoku Dairinin	Wasa Okajima
2013	Otome-san	Miyuki Kajiwara

TV Tokyo

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Tamaru Onna
2006	Urami-ya Honpo	Miyuki Nanjo
2010	Majisuka Gakuen	Sachiko Maeda
	Samurai Code	Shoko Itakura
2012	Dakatsu Nogotoku	Tamaki Ishizawa

WOWOW

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Chōjin Utada	Ryoko Ohara
2010	Maboroshi Yoru	Kyoko Soga
2012	Bunshin	Shizue Ujiie

LaLa TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Watashitachi ga Propose sa Renai no ni wa, 101 no Riyū ga Atteda na	Machiko	Episode 9

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Hadashi no Picnic	Kiriko
1994	Ai no Shinsekai	Rei
1995	Teito Monogatari	Michiyo
	Gokudō no Tsuma-tachi Akaikizuna	Mayuko Hisamura
1997	Tokyo Biyori	Miyamoto
2000	Space Travelers	Kimiko Fukaura
2001	Colorful	Goto
	Rendan	Osawa no Tsuma
	Waterboys	Woman of butcher
2003	Shōwa Kayō Taizenshū	Midori Iwata
2004	Jump	Miyuki Amagasa
	Hirakata	Kyoko
2005	Itsuka dokusho suruhi	Chiyo Oba
	Summer of the Ubume	Ojun
	Scrap Heaven	Misa Aikawa
	Ai Shiteyo	Amane Etajima
2006	Rikidōzan	Mako Okiha
	Loft	Megumi Nonomura
	Oh! Oku	Yae
2007	Akai Bunka Jūtaku no Hatsune	Sawako
	Sidecar ni Inu	Ryoko Kondo
	Tsukigami	Chiyo Bessho
	Tōku no Sora ni Kieta	Sumi Tsuchida
	Hero	Misa Kurokawa
	Aozora no Roulette	Keiko Hagiwara
	Oriwon-za Kara no Jōtaijō
	Kansatsu Eien Ni Kimi o Mitsumete	Wakana Matsumoto
2008	Persona (2008 film)
	Koneko no Namida	Kayoko Morioka
	2008, Imadoki Japanese yo. Aitoheiwa to Rikai o Shinjiru Kai?	Chikako
	Shunshoku no Soup	Yuki Abe
	Aibō the Movie	Miwako Kameyama
	Children of the Dark	Mineko Kajikawa
	Dōsōkai	Eri Ishikawa
2009	Aibō Series Kanshiki Yonezawa Mamoru no Jiken-bo	Miwako Kameyama
	Mt. Tsurugidake	Sawa Uji
	Boku to Mama no Kiiroi Jitensha	Hiroko
	Naku Mon ka	Yuko Shimoigusa
2010	Rambling Heart	Yoko Natsume
	Hotel Chelsea	Tomoko Takagi
	Omae no Kāchan Bitch!	Fumie Yamada
	Soup Opera	Nanako
	Saiban-chō! Koko wa Chōeki 4-nen De dō Suka	Mitsuko Sudo
	Ghost: Mouichido Dakishimetai	Miharu Kamijo
2011	Mainichi Kaasan	Mugita
	Aoi Aoi Sora	Mako's mother
	Wasao	Naoko
	Switch o Osu Toki	Yoko Kogure
	Shiawase Kamon	Fumiko Matsumoto
2012	Yume Uru Futari
2015	Z Island	Sakura
2015	Ore Monogatari!! - My Love Story!!	Yuriko Gōda

External links

• Official profile (in Japanese)
• Sawa Suzuki on Instagram