Film In 2000, Nagasawa won the Grand Prix at the 5th
Toho Cinderella Audition, After winning the competition, Toho instructed director
Shusuke Kaneko to give her a role in his science fiction action film
Pyrokinesis. and a
Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress. .|left In 2007, she received a
Japan Academy Prize nomination in the Best Actress category for her performance in the 2006 film
Nada Sōsō (Tears for You). After a string of less notable films, including
Gunjo and
Magare Spoon!, she starred in the 2011 film adaptation of
Mitsurō Kubo's
manga Moteki. Her performance in
Moteki won Nagasawa a
Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress, and she was nominated for a
Japan Academy Award in the Best Actress category. That same year Nagasawa expanded into
voice acting by providing the voice of character "Umi Matsuzaki" in the
Studio Ghibli film
From Up on Poppy Hill. In 2016 she provided the voice for the character "Miki Okudera" in the international hit
Your Name. . Her live action films have also received international attention.
Kiyoku Yawaku (Beyond the Memories), a live action adaptation of
Ryo Ikuemi's manga series, was screened at the 17th annual Japanese Film Festival in
Melbourne, Australia in 2013.
Umimachi Diary (Our Little Sister), a live action adaptation of
Akimi Yoshida's manga, competed for the
Palme d'Or at the
2015 Cannes Film Festival. In 2017 Nagasawa starred in the
Kiyoshi Kurosawa film
Before We Vanish, which competed in the
Un Certain Regard category at the
2017 Cannes Film Festival. Her performance in
Before We Vanish also received recognition in Japan, winning a
Mainichi Film Award for Best Lead Actress, and earning a nomination for a
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. In 2018, she starred in
50 First Kisses, a Japanese remake of the 2004 American film
50 First Dates.
Television Nagasawa starred in many
Japanese television drama series. Early supporting roles in the 2002
NHK asadora Sakura and the 2005
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television live action
manga adaptation
Dragon Zakura led to more TV work, including a leading role in the 2007
Fuji TV series
Proposal Daisakusen (Operation Love). Her performance in
Proposal Daisakusen (Operation Love) received the most votes in the
Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress category. After her initial success in television, Nagasawa continued to perform in both supporting and leading television drama roles. In 2009 she played a supporting role in the
NHK taiga drama Tenchijin, and in 2010 she joined several other leading Japanese actors in the
Fuji TV 50th anniversary
mini-series Wagaya no Rekishi. In 2012 her performance in the
TV Asahi drama
Toshi densetsu no onna won the 73rd Television Drama Academy Best Actress Award. In 2013 she learned
Chinese to play a leading role in the
Taiwan Television adaptation of the
manga series
Chocolat. Nagasawa returned to
NHK in the 2016
taiga drama Sanada Maru. ==Stage==