# Asami Mizukawa

Asami Mizukawa (水川 あさみ, Mizukawa Asami, born July 24, 1983) is a Japanese actress. She grew up in Ibaraki, Osaka.
She made her debut in 1996 at age 13 in an advertisement for Asahi Kasei's "Hebel Haus". In 2000, she won the Grand Prix at the “3rd Miss Tokyo Walker” competition (the first winner was Chiaki Kuriyama) and gained the supporting role in the 2002 J-horror film Dark Water. She has since appeared in many films, television dramas, and commercials.

## Personal life

Mizukawa married fellow actor Masataka Kubota, their agencies jointly announced that two were engaged to be married. They registered their marriage on September 21, 2019.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Tokimeki Memorial | | |
| 1997 | Shanghai Mermaid Legend Murder Case | Yeung Lailei | |
| 2001 | Last Scene | | |
| 2001 | Go | Korean girl at train station | |
| 2001 | Hashire! Ichirō | Arisa Shimada | |
| 2002 | Dark Water | 16-year-old Ikuko Hamada | |
| 2003 | Saru | Ayako Iinuma | |
| 2003 | The Locker | Rieka Yajima | Lead role |
| 2004 | Pika**nchi Life is Hard Dakara Happy | Yayoi Kamogawa | |
| 2004 | 69 | Emi Nagayama | |
| 2004 | [Is A.] | Usagi | |
| 2004 | The Locker 2 | Rieka Yajima | |
| 2005 | Madamada Abunai Deka | Risa Yūki | |
| 2005 | Under The Same Moon | | Cameo appearance |
| 2005 | Nagurimono | a prostitute | |
| 2005 | Shinku | Miho Tuzuki | |
| 2005 | Pray | Maki | Lead role |
| 2005 | School Daze | Natsumi | |
| 2006 | Memories of Tomorrow | Keiko Ikuno | |
| 2008 | Chameleon | Keiko Koike | |
| 2010 | A Good Husband | Ranko Yoshizawa | |
| 2010 | Higanjima | Aoyama Rei | |
| 2010 | I am | | Lead role |
| 2011 | A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. and Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip | Saki Ooki | |
| 2013 | Bilocation | Shinobu Takamura | Lead role |
| 2014 | Close Range Love | | |
| 2014 | Fuku-chan of Fukufuku Flats | Chiho Sugiura | |
| 2016 | Black Widow Business | Mayumi Miyoshi | |
| 2018 | Roupeiro's Melancholy | | |
| 2020 | A Beloved Wife | Chika | Lead role |
| 2020 | Good-Bye | Kayo | |
| 2020 | Runway | Midori | Lead role |
| 2020 | Midnight Swan | | |
| 2020 | Underdog | | |
| 2023 | The Silent Service | Takako Hayami | |
| 2023 | Six Singing Women | | |

### Television drama

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Bayside Shakedown | Middle school student | |
| 1998 | P.A. Private Actress | | |
| 1999 | Shōshimin Kēn | Taeko Yamamoto | |
| 1999 | Abunai Hōkago | Fūka Ishii | |
| 2000 | Hanamura Daisuke | Eri Kuroda | |
| 2001 | Sayonara Ozu Sensei | Eri Shinoda | |
| 2002 | The Long Love Letter | Kaoru Ichinose | |
| 2003 | Et Alors | Noriko Sugi | |
| 2003 | Stand Up!! | Miyuki | |
| 2004 | Mother and Lover | Kei Nagano | |
| 2005 | Kaze no Haruka | Nanae Kiuchi | Asadora |
| 2006 | Saiyūki | Rin Rin | |
| 2006 | Team Medical Dragon | Miki Satohara | |
| 2006 | Nodame Cantabile | Kiyora Miki | |
| 2007 | Fūrin Kazan | Hisa | Taiga drama |
| 2007 | Saiyūki | Rin Rin | |
| 2007 | Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Kometen | Kaede Kasugai | |
| 2007 | Team Medical Dragon 2 | Miki Satohara | |
| 2008 | Nodame Cantabile in Europe | Kiyora Miki | Two-part drama |
| 2008 | Last Friends | Eri Takigawa | |
| 2008 | 33pun Tantei | Rikako Mutō | |
| 2008 | Yume o Kanaeru Zō | Asuka Hoshino | Lead role |
| 2009 | Kaettekosaserareta 33pun Tantei | Rikako Mutō | |
| 2009 | GodHand Teru | Kozue Shinomiya | |
| 2009 | Orthros no Inu | Nagisa Hasebe | |
| 2011 | Gō | Hatsu | Taiga drama |
| 2012 | Tsumi to Batsu: A Falsified Romance | Echika Ameya | |
| 2012 | Sarutobi Sansei | Oichi | |
| 2013 | 3-in-1 House Share | Shio Tsuyama | Lead role |
| 2014 | Shitsuren Chocolatier | Kaoruko Inoue | |
| 2016 | Never Let Me Go | Miwa Sakai | |
| 2017 | Fugitive Boys | Natsumi Tachibana | |
| 2018 | Double Fantasy | Natsu | Lead role |
| 2018 | Segodon | Oryō | Taiga drama |
| 2022 | Don't Call It Mystery | Yoshikazu Miyoshi | Special appearance |
| 2023 | Boogie Woogie | Tsuya Hanada | Asadora |
| 2024 | Laughing Matryoshka | Kanae Michiue | Lead role |

### Other television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
| 2020 | Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020 | Herself | Guest studio commentator for episodes 39 and 40 | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Tōkyō Joshi Zukan | Aya | Tokyo Women's Guidebook; re-released in 2018 as Tokyo Girl with English subtitles |
| 2022 | Modern Love Tokyo | Mari | Lead role; episode 1 |
| 2024 | The Silent Service | Takako Hayami | |

## Other work
### Stage

* 2005 Soldier's Mind (歩兵の本領, Hohei no Honryō)

### Music video

* 2004 EXILE - "Heart of Gold"

### Commercials

* Asahi Kasei - Hebel Haus (1996)
* 123 Commercial TV stations - Atlanta Olympic (1996)
* Nissan - Ichiro's Nissan (1999)
* NTT West - Area Plus (1999)
* Yotsuya Gakuin - Boat Version (2000)
* Fujiya - Look Chocolate (2000)
* Sega - Phantasy Star Online (2000)
* Eisai - Chocola BB Pure (2000–2002)
* Kadokawa Shoten - Weekly "The Television" (2001)
* Coca-Cola - Sōken Bicha (2002)
* Mos Burger - Vegetable Tsukune Burger (2002)
* NTT docomo Kyūshū - FOMA (2003–2004)
* NHK - Sports Campaign (2004)
* P&G - Pantene (2003-ongoing)
* Kanebo - T'Estimo (2007)
* Casio - Exilim (2007-ongoing)
* Yuna Ito - "Heart" (2007)
* Ito En -　Tennen Bikō Jasmine Tea (2007-ongoing)
* Subaru - Stella (2007)
* Nippon Oil - New Slogan Announcement Version (2008-ongoing)
* Sharp - Sharp Naruhodo Gekijō (2008-ongoing)
* Toyota - Zanka Settei Type Plan (2009)
* Ito En - Tea's Tea Bergamot and Orange Black Tea (2009)
* Nippon Oil - Ene-Farm (2009)
* Meiji Seika - Meiji Sweets Gum (2009)
* Toyota - 20 Years Later : Live Action Doraemon : Shizuka (2011)
* Wolt - Who's Wolt? (2021)

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work(s) | Result |
| 2020 | 45th Hochi Film Awards | Best Actress | A Beloved Wife | Won |
| 2021 | 75th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actress | A Beloved Wife | Won |
| 2021 | 63rd Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | A Beloved Wife | Nominated |
| 2021 | 42nd Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actress | A Beloved Wife and Runway | Won |
| 2021 | 94th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Actress | A Beloved Wife and Runway | Won |