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Ryōko Hirosue is a Actor Japonaise born on 18 july 1980 at Kōchi (Japon)

Ryōko Hirosue

Ryōko Hirosue
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Birth name Ryōko Hirosue
Nationality Japon
Birth 18 july 1980 (44 years) at Kōchi (Japon)

Ryōko Hirosue (広末 涼子, Hirosue Ryōko, born July 18, 1980) is a Japanese actress and singer, best known in the West for her roles in the Luc Besson-produced Wasabi and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures. She also starred in the 2008 comedy series Yasuko to Kenji.

Biography

On October 9, 2010 she married Jun Izutsu, a candle artist. They met in Haiti in March 2010 participating in earthquake relief efforts. She has two children. Her cousin is a former member of the House of Representatives in Japan.

Best films

Departures
Departures
(2008)
(Actress) Wasabi
Wasabi
(2001)
(Actress)

Usually with

Shunji Iwai
Shunji Iwai
(1 films)
Kazuaki Kiriya
Kazuaki Kiriya
(1 films)
Masatō Ibu
Masatō Ibu
(4 films)
Yōjirō Takita
Yōjirō Takita
(3 films)
Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ryōko Hirosue (14 films)

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Actress

Mixed Doubles
Mixed Doubles (2017)
, 1h59
Origin Japon
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Yui Aragaki, Eita, Ryōko Hirosue, Koji Seto, Mei Nagano, Kenichi Endō
Roles Yayoi Yoshioka
Rating64% 3.2481553.2481553.2481553.2481553.248155
Durant toute son enfance, Tamako Tomita (Yui Aragaki) a reçu de strictes leçons de ping-pong par sa mère. À l'époque, elle était reconnue comme une prodige du tennis de table. Après la mort de sa mère, elle a cependant retrouvé une vie ordinaire. Aujourd'hui, à 28 ans, elle travaille dans une entreprise et son petit-ami Akihiko Ejima (Kōji Seto) est membre du club de ping-pong de l'entreprise, mais il la quitte pour une nouvelle employée et membre du club Airi Ogasawara (Mei Nagano). Dévastée, Tamako retourne dans sa ville natale. Elle y retrouve le club de ping-pong autrefois géré par sa mère et aujourd'hui dans un état lamentable. Elle rencontre également Hisashi Hagiwara (Eita), un nouveau membre qui a été quitté par sa femme et sa fille. Pour se venger de son ex-petit ami et aider à faire revivre le club de sa mère, Tamako décide de participer à un tournoi de tennis de table en double mixte et fait équipe avec Hisashi Hagiwara.
Goemon
Goemon (2009)
, 2h8
Directed by Kazuaki Kiriya
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Yōsuke Eguchi, Takao Ōsawa, Ryōko Hirosue, Tetsuji Tamayama, Jun Kaname, Susumu Terajima
Roles Chacha Asai
Rating66% 3.301053.301053.301053.301053.30105
As a child, Ishikawa Goemon's (Yōsuke Eguchi) entire family was assassinated for political reasons. His mother (Ryo) sent Goemon away for safety minutes before he witnessed her death. Running away with his caretaker, they were attacked by bandits but he was saved by the great Nobunaga Oda (Hashinosuké Nakamura). Goemon followed Nobunaga and Hattori Hanzō (Susumu Terajima) was assigned to train him in the ways of the shinobi (ninja) along with his martial brother, Saizō (Takao Osawa).
Zero Focus
Zero Focus (2009)

Directed by Isshin Inudo
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Ryōko Hirosue, Miki Nakatani, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Takeshi Kaga, Tetta Sugimoto, Tae Kimura
Roles Sadako Ubara
Rating62% 3.1423.1423.1423.1423.142
La vie semble être rose pour Sadako alors qu'elle a hâte de commencer une nouvelle vie avec son nouveau mari Kenichi. Juste après leur lune de miel, Kenichi part à Kanezawa pour ce qu'il promet d'être un bref voyage d'affaires. Cependant, il finit par disparaître sans un mot. Inquiète, Sadako se rend à Kanazawa pour enquêter sur la disparition de son mari, rencontrant la riche mondaine Sachiko et la réceptionniste Hisako en cours de route. Bientôt, Sadako se rend compte à quel point elle sait peu de choses sur son mari et ce que ces deux femmes ont à voir avec sa disparition.
Villon's Wife
Villon's Wife (2009)
, 1h54
Directed by Kichitarō Negishi
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Takako Matsu, Tadanobu Asano, Masatō Ibu, Ryōko Hirosue, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Shinichi Tsutsumi
Roles Akiko
Rating69% 3.4814753.4814753.4814753.4814753.481475
Sachi est la femme du romancier Otani, qui, dans le Japon de l'après-guerre, passe ses journées à boire, à s'endetter et à chercher l'inspiration auprès d'autres femmes. Lors d'une visite de Miyo et Kichizo, les propriétaires de la taverne fréquentée par Otani, Sachi apprend que son mari a accumulé de fortes dettes et qu'il leur a volé de l'argent. Pour rembourser sa dette, Sachi devient serveuse au bar, où sa beauté attire de nouveaux clients. En travaillant au bar, elle rencontre un jeune ouvrier, Okada, qui tombe amoureux d'elle. Bien que de plus en plus épanouie par sa nouvelle indépendance, Sachi conserve sa fidélité à son mari.
Villon's Wife
Villon's Wife (2009)
, 1h54
Directed by Kichitarō Negishi
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Takako Matsu, Tadanobu Asano, Shigeru Muroi, Masatō Ibu, Ryōko Hirosue, Satoshi Tsumabuki
Roles Akiko
Rating69% 3.4814753.4814753.4814753.4814753.481475
Sachi is the long-suffering wife of popular novelist Otani in post-World War II Japan. Brilliant but self-destructive, Otani spends his days drinking, running up debts, and looking for inspiration with other women. A visit from Miyo and Kichizo, the owners of the tavern which Otani frequents, informs Sachi that her husband has run up a fortune in debts and has stolen money from them. To pay off the debt, Sachi becomes a waitress at the bar, where her beauty and warmth bring in new customers. While working at the bar, she meets a young laborer, Okada, who falls in love with her. Also on hand are Sachi's old boyfriend, Tsuji, and her husband's mistress, Akiko. Though increasingly empowered by her new independence, Sachi retains her allegiance to her husband.
Departures
Departures (2008)
, 2h11
Directed by Yōjirō Takita
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films
Actors Masahiro Motoki, Ryōko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tōru Minegishi
Roles Mika Kobayashi
Rating79% 3.998223.998223.998223.998223.99822
Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) loses his job as a cellist when his orchestra is disbanded. He and his wife Mika (Ryōko Hirosue) move from Tokyo to his hometown in Yamagata, where they live in his childhood home that was left to him when his mother died two years earlier. It is fronted by a coffee shop that Daigo's father had operated before he ran off with a waitress when Daigo was six; since then the two have had no contact. Daigo feels hatred towards his father and guilt for not taking better care of his mother. He still keeps a "letter-stone"—a stone which is said to convey meaning through its texture—which his father had given him many years before.
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (2007)
, 1h56
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Time travel films, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroshi Abe, Ryōko Hirosue, Kazue Fukiishi, Yuko Ito, Masatō Ibu
Roles Mayumi Tanaka
Rating66% 3.338243.338243.338243.338243.33824
When inventor Mariko Tanaka (Hiroko Yakushimaru), who works for Hitachi appliances, accidentally re-engineers a washing machine for time travel, the Japanese government then convinces her to go back in time to prevent the passage of a fictitious law that would prevent the usage of real estate as collateral for loans, which was a major cause of the bursting of the Japanese asset price bubble. However, when contact is lost after she goes back in time, the government then sends Isao Shimokawaji (Hiroshi Abe), who works for the Finance Ministry's Emergency Response Bureau to convince Mariko's estranged daughter Mayumi (Ryoko Hirosue), to go back in time to investigate (other ministry officials tried to use the time machine but all they ended up with were faded socks).
Hana and Alice
Hana and Alice (2004)
, 2h15
Directed by Shunji Iwai
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Anne Suzuki, Yu Aoi, Tomohiro Kaku, Hiroshi Abe, Takao Ōsawa, Tae Kimura
Roles Editor
Rating71% 3.595043.595043.595043.595043.59504
When Alice develops a crush on a stranger at the train station, she offers her best friend, Hana, the stranger's "half brother," Masashi. Hana declines, but after watching Masashi from a distance, she develops feelings for him. She stalks him by traveling on his regular train throughout the winter.
Wasabi
Wasabi (2001)
, 1h34
Directed by Gérard Krawczyk
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Jean Reno, Ryōko Hirosue, Michel Muller (humoriste), Carole Bouquet, Ludovic Berthillot, Christian Sinniger
Roles Yumi Yoshimido
Rating66% 3.3005453.3005453.3005453.3005453.300545
A woman (later revealed to be a transvestite), dancing provocatively to the enjoyment of other nightclub patrons, is abruptly hit in the face by Hubert Florentini (Reno), a commisaire of the French Police. Florentini drags her out of the club in handcuffs, assaulting other patrons who come too close to free the captive woman or attempt to hinder his exit. Unfortunately, one of these patrons includes the chief's son.
Secret
Secret (1999)

Directed by Yōjirō Takita
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Ryōko Hirosue, Kaoru Kobayashi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yuriko Ishida, Hideaki Itō, Tomoe Shinohara
Roles Monami Sugita / Naoko Sugita
Rating67% 3.3929053.3929053.3929053.3929053.392905
Heisuke Sugita (杉田 平介, Sugita Heisuke), a humble 39-year-old man, enjoys the smaller pleasures in life. He is devastated when his wife and daughter are involved in a bus accident. Naoko Sugita (杉田 直子 Sugita Naoko), his wife, dies and his 11-year-old daughter Monami Sugita (杉田 藻奈美 Sugita Monami) is badly injured. Monami makes a miraculous recovery—albeit, with one small twist—her personality and memories are that of her mother Naoko's, rather than her own. Both Heisuke and Naoko conclude that her spirit is possessing Monami's body. Unable to explain what has happened, they decide to keep the matter a secret while Naoko lives as Monami from then on.
Railroad Man
Railroad Man (1999)
, 1h52
Directed by Yasuo Furuhata
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Ken Takakura, Shinobu Ōtake, Ryōko Hirosue, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masanobu Ando, Tomoko Naraoka
Roles Yukiko Sato
Rating70% 3.5410553.5410553.5410553.5410553.541055
A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.
Secret
Secret (1999)
, 1h59
Directed by Yōjirō Takita
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Ryōko Hirosue, Kaoru Kobayashi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yuriko Ishida, Hideaki Itō, Tomoe Shinohara
Roles Monami Sugita / Naoko Sugita
Rating67% 3.3929053.3929053.3929053.3929053.392905
Naoko Sugita et Heisuke Sugita forment un couple modèle, uni depuis plusieurs années par un amour solide et profond. Ensemble, ils ont une fille de 16 ans, Monami. Sensible à la crise que traverse sa fille, Naoko décide de partir quelques jours en tête-à-tête avec elle. Mais sur le trajet, au détour d’un virage, leur voiture quitte la route enneigée. Aussitôt appelé au chevet de sa famille, Heisuke doit affronter l’indicible, sa femme et sa fille ont toutes deux sombré dans un profond coma. Naoko ne reprend conscience que quelques instants, le temps de serrer une dernière fois la main de sa fille. Au moment même où celle-ci ouvre enfin les yeux, Naoko s’éteint. Déchiré entre la douleur d’avoir perdu sa femme et la joie de retrouver sa fille, Heisuke s’aperçoit que l’esprit de sa femme semble s’être glissé dans le corps de sa fille.