# Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Hiramaru (平丸 久美子, Hiramaru Kumiko, born 17 June 1978 in Sanmu, Chiba, Japan), better known by her stage name Kumiko Asō (麻生 久美子, Asō Kumiko), 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. In 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
* Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses: The Movie (2025)
* Seaside Serendipity (2025)

### Television

* Time Limit Investigator (2006)
* Time Limit Investigator, Season 2 (2007)
* Kaiki Renai Sakusen (2015)
* Dele (2018)
* Time Limit Investigator 2019 (2019)
* Idaten (2019), Kikue Tabata
* MIU404 (2020), Yuzuru Kikyo
* Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021)
* Omusubi (2024–25), Aiko Yoneda

### 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