Kumiko Aso

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. On 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 • Gosh!! (2025) • Seaside Serendipity (2025) Television • Shinsengumi! (2004), Oryō • Time Limit Investigator (2006–2019) • Kaiki Renai Sakusen (2015) • Dele (2018) • Idaten (2019), Kikue Tabata • MIU404 (2020), Yuzuru Kikyo • Omusubi (2024–25), Aiko Yoneda • Chosen Home (2025), Tomoe Kusunoki 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 ==References==