Nagasawa Masami Profile

Masami Nagasawa Profile

Name: 長澤まさみ (ながさわ まさみ)
Name (romaji): Nagasawa Masami
Profession: Actress
Birthdate: 1987-Jun-03
Birthplace: Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
Height: 168cm
Weight: 43kg
Star sign: Gemini
Blood type: A
Talent agency: Toho Entertainment

Born on June 3 1987, at Iwata in Shizuoka, Masami Nagasawa is a Japanese actress working for Toho Entertainment. Her father, Kazuaki Nagasawa is the former manager of the J. League team, Júbilo Iwata. Masami Nagasawa entered into the entertainment industry through winning a beauty contest at the age of 12. In 2000, Masami Nagasawa auditioned in the 5th Toho “Cinderella Contest.” She became the youngest winner to win that contest out of total 35,153 individuals. That same year, Masami Nagasawa made her debut in a movie titled, Crossfire. Instead of pursuing a career in acting, she became a professional model for the popular Japanese teen magazine, “Peach Lemon.” As a model, she became very popular after appearing in the Nabisco CM in 2002. This earned her the title of “The Pretty Gril from the Nabisco CM.” In 2003, she landed with her first lead role in a movie titled Robokon. In this movie, she played the character of high school girl who reluctantly joins the National Robot Contest for High School Students. For her performance in Robokon, Masami Nagasawa received the Best New Comer Award in the 27th Japanese Academy Awards. Her other major movies include:

• Ashura no Gotoku
• Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World
• Shinkokyu no Hitsuyou
• Godzilla: Final Wars
• Touch
• Rough