Suzu Hirose
Japanese actress and model (born 1998)
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Suzu Hirose (広瀬 すず, Hirose Suzu; born 19 June 1998) is a Japanese actress and model.
- Actress
- model
Suzu Hirose | |
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広瀬 すず | |
Hirose at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 19 June 1998 Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan |
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| Years active | 2012–present[1] |
| Agent | Foster |
| Known for | |
| Relatives | Alice Hirose (older sister) |
Biography
Hirose was born on June 19, 1998, in the city of Shimizu (now part of Shizuoka City), Shizuoka Prefecture. She is the youngest of three siblings, with an older brother and an older sister, actress Alice Hirose.[2]
Career
Hirose debuted as a model for Japanese fashion magazine Seventeen, alongside her sister Alice.[3] She gained fame when she starred with a group of actresses as the eponymous sister in the award-winning film Our Little Sister. The film won the Picture of the Year award at the 39th Japan Academy Film Prize. Her role for the film garnered her the Newcomer of the Year award in the same ceremony. The film was also selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5]
In 2017, Hirose appeared in the film The Third Murder which was a massive success. She won the Best Supporting Actress award in the 41st Japan Academy Film Prize for her role and the film was also awarded the Picture of the Year award in the same ceremony. The film was also screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.
She was selected to play the main lead in the live-action trilogy films Chihayafuru, which received box-office successes. She was nominated twice for the Outstanding Performance By An Actress in a Leading Role awards in the Japan Academy Film Prize for her roles in Chihayafuru Part 1 in the 40th Japan Academy Film Prize and Not Quite Dead Yet in the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize.
Hirose played the heroine for the NHK's 100th Asadora, Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky.[6] She has appeared in multiple commercials since 2013 and regularly tops various polls for celebrities with the most endorsements. Hirose appeared in a number of television dramas such as Kaitō Yamaneko (2016) and Nemesis (2021).
She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award in the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for her role in the film A Morning of Farewell.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Apology King | Tsugumi | [7] | |
| 2014 | Hōkago Tachi: Lolita Nante | Rinko | [8] | |
| Crows Explode | Mie Uchida | [9] | ||
| 2015 | Our Little Sister | Suzu Asano | Lead role | [10] |
| The Boy and the Beast | Kaede (voice) | [11] | ||
| 2016 | Chihayafuru Part 1 | Chihaya Ayase | Lead role | [12][13] |
| Chihayafuru Part 2 | Chihaya Ayase | Lead role | [14] | |
| Rage | Izumi Komiyama | [15] | ||
| Your Lie in April | Kaori Miyazono | Lead role | [16] | |
| 2017 | Let's Go, Jets! | Hikari Tomonaga | Lead role | [17] |
| My Teacher | Hibiki Shimada | Lead role | [18] | |
| Fireworks | Nazuna Oikawa (voice) | Lead role | [19] | |
| The Third Murder | Sakie Yamanaka | [20] | ||
| 2018 | Laplace's Witch | Madoka Uhara | [21] | |
| Chihayafuru Part 3 | Chihaya Ayase | Lead role | [22] | |
| Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Together | Nami Abe (young) | Lead role | [23] | |
| 2019 | Lupin III: The First | Laetitia (voice) | [24] | |
| 2020 | Last Letter | Misaki Tōno / Ayumi Tōno | [25] | |
| Not Quite Dead Yet | Nanase | Lead role | [26] | |
| The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms | transformed Diaochan | Cameo | [27] | |
| 2021 | A Morning of Farewell | Mayo Hoshino | [28] | |
| 2022 | Wandering | Sarasa Kanai | Lead role | [29] |
| 2023 | Nemesis: The Mystery of the Golden Spiral | Anna Mikami | Lead role | [30] |
| The Water Flows to the Sea | Chisa Sakaki | Lead role | [31] | |
| Kyrie | Itsuko "Ikko" Ichijō | [32] | ||
| 2024 | At the Bench | Lead role; anthology film | [33] | |
| 2025 | Unreachable | Misaki | Lead role | [34] |
| Hero's Island | Yamako | [35] | ||
| Yasuko, Songs of Days Past | Yasuko Hasegawa | Lead role | [36] | |
| A Pale View of Hills | Etsuko | Lead role; British-Japanese film | [37] | |
| 2026 | You, Like a Star | Akimi Inoue | Lead role | [38] |
| 2027 | All That Exists | Riho Tsuchiya | [39] | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ghostly Girl | Asuka Yuzuki | [40] | |
| Take Five | Rui Sasahara (Girlhood) | [41] | ||
| Gekiryū: Watashi o Oboete Imasuka? | Takako Midōhara (Junior High School) | [42] | ||
| 2014 | Bitter Blood | Shinobu Sahara | [43] | |
| Fathers | Shinobu Koizumi | Episode 3 | [44] | |
| The Man of the Tokyo Olympics | Wada Mary Mariko | Television film | [45] | |
| 2015 | The Girl's Speech | Tsubame Haruna | Lead role | [46] |
| 2016 | The Mysterious Thief Yamaneko | Mao Takasugi | [47][48] | |
| 2018 | Anone | Harika Tsujisawa | Lead role | [49] |
| We Are Rockets! | Hikari Tomonaga | Special appearance | [50] | |
| 2019 | Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky | Natsu Okuhara | Lead role; Asadora | [51] |
| 2021 | Air Girl | Komari Sano | Lead role; television film | [52] |
| Ann's Lyrics: Ann Sakuragi's Haiku Lessons | Ann Sakuragi | Lead role; miniseries | [53] | |
| Okehazama | Nōhime | Television film | [54][55] | |
| Nemesis | Anna Mikami | Lead role | [56] | |
| 2022 | Umeko: The Face of Female Education | Tsuda Umeko | Lead role; television film | [57] |
| 2023 | Hold My Hand at Twilight | Soramame Asagi | Lead role | [58] |
| 2025 | Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? | Komugi Yamashita | Lead role | [59] |
| Asura | Sakiko | Lead role | [60] | |
| Chihayafuru: Full Circle | Chihaya Ayase | [61] | ||
| 2026 | Human Vapor | Streamer | [62] | |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mohaya Kami Dane | 17 April–18 September | [63] | |
| 2018 | 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | Red team host | [64] | |
| 2019 | 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | Judge | [65] | |
Web drama
Radio drama
- Very Merry Christmas (Tokyo FM, 15 December 2013), Kairi
Radio show
Music video appearances
Stage
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | |||||
| 2019 | A Night at the Kabuki | Q: A Night at the Kabuki | Juliet of Minamoto | Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre | October 8–15
November 9–December 11 |
[77][78] |
| 2022 | July 29–September 11 | [79][80][81] | ||||
| Sadler’s Wells Theatre | 22–24 September | |||||
| Shin Kabuki-za Theatre, Osaka | 7–16 October | |||||
| National Theater, Taipei | 25–30 October | |||||
Bibliography
Magazine
- Seventeen, Shueisha 1967-, as an exclusive model (October 2012 – November 2018)[3]
- B.L.T., Tokyo News Service 1997-, "Zenzen, Hajimetedesu" (June 2014 – May 2016)
- CM Now, Genkosha 1931-, "Arisuzu" (July/August 2014 – July/August 2017)
- Grand Jump, Shueisha 1967-, "1 piece" (21 January 2015 – 1 April 2015)
- Nikkei Entertainment!, Nikkei BP 1997-, "Makezugirai" (April 2017 – July 2018)[82]
Photobook
- Hirose Suzu 1st Photobook "Suzu" (31 March 2014), Tokyo News Service, ISBN 978-4863363915[83]
- 17-sai no Suzubon (19 March 2016), Shueisha, ISBN 978-4087807776[84]
- Suzu Hirose in Natsuzora Photobook (1 April 2019), Tokyo News Service, ISBN 978-4863369184[85]
- Leisure Treasure (19 February 2022), Kodansha, ISBN 978-4065194003[86]
Book cover
- Suitei Osananajimi Part 1 (24 May 2013)
- Suitei Osananajimi Part 2 (25 June 2013)
Discography
Audio
- Hatsukoi / Kazemachi de Aimasho (24 June 2015)[87]
- Rōei Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (6 April 2016)[88]
- Ruriiro no Chikyuu / Fireworks OST (9 August 2017)[89]
Record jacket
- Ai no Uta Bitter Sweet Tracks 2 → mixed by Q;indivi+ / Ai no Uta J-POP NON STOP MIX 2 → mixed by DJ FUMI★YEAH! (24 December 2014)[90]
- back number - "Heroine" (21 January 2015)[91]
- Naoto Inti Raymi - Itsuka Kitto (8 April 2015)[92]
Advertisements
TV commercial
- Benesse Corporation - Shinken Seminar Kōkō Kōza (2012 - 2013)
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation - FLET'S Hikari Ninen Wari (2013)[93]
- Otsuka Foods - Match/Match Pink (2014)[94]
- Lotte
- Recruit Marketing Partners
- SoftBank
- Line Corporation - LINE PLAY (2014)[104]
- Shizuoka Ichigo Kyōgikai - Shizuoka Strawberry "Benihoppe" (2014)[105]
- JR East - JR SkiSki (2014 - 2015)[106]
- Myojo Foods
- Tokyo Gas
- Shiseido
- Katakura Industries - Cocoon City (2015)[114]
- Fujifilm
- Senju Pharmaceutical - Mytear CL (2015 - 2020)[119]
- Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (2015)[120]
- Universal Studios Japan
- Universal Surprise Halloween (2015)[121]
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (2016)[122]
- Leopalace21 (2015 - 2016)[123]
- Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS - DC Card (2016 - 2018)[124]
- GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Japan - Contac (2016 - 2020)[125]
- Square Enix - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (2016 - 2017)[126]
- Suzuki - Suzuki Wagon R (2017 - 2019)[127]
- Stripe International - Earth Music&Ecology (2017 - 2020)[128]
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical - Five Mini (2017)[129]
- Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games - Recruit Volunteers (2018)[130]
- Japanese Red Cross Society - Blood Donation at Twenty (2018)[131]
- The Pokémon Company - Pokémon Trading Card Game (2018)[132]
- Toshiba Lifestyle (2018 - 2019)[133]
- Asahi Soft Drinks
- Mitsuya Cider (2019)[134]
- Mitsuya Lemonade (2019)[135]
- Plant Time Soy Milk Tea (2020)[136]
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - #Genkini Itadakimasu Project (2020)[137]
- AGC (2021)[138]
- Ajinomoto Frozen Food - Gyoza★ (2021)[139]
- Mitsui Fudosan - Be The Change (2021)[140]
- Air Jordan (Japan) Tokyo Fearless Ones (2021) [141]
- Weathernews app (2023)[142][143]
Ambassador
- Haruta Inc. - Haruta Image Girl (2013)[144]
- Japan Fire and Crisis Management Association - Zenkoku Kasai Yobō Undō (2014-2015)
- 93rd All Japan High School Soccer Tournament - 10th Cheergirl (2014)[145]
- Cocoon City - First Image Character (2015 - 2016)[114]
- Japan Industrial Safety & Health Association - National Safety Week, Heat Stroke Prevention (2015)[146]
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - Nantokashinakya! Project (2015)[147]
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Voting at 18 Years Old Image Character (2015)[148]
- Kimono Yamato - Image Character (2015)[149]
- B.League - Special Booster (2016)[150]
- Crocs Japan - Global Ambassador (2019)[151]
- Louis Vuitton - Ambassador (2020)
- Air Jordan (Japan) - Face of the Brand (2021) [152]
Exhibitions
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The 7th Tama Cinema Forum | Best Rising Actress | Our Little Sister and The Boy and the Beast | Won | [155] |
| The 28th Tokyo International Film Festival | Arigato Award | Herself | Won | [156] | |
| The 40th Hochi Film Awards | Best New Artist | Our Little Sister | Won | [157] | |
| The 28th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | [158] | ||
| 2016 | The 37th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Newcomer | Won | [159] | |
| The 89th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best New Actress | Won | [160] | ||
| The 39th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Won | [161] | ||
| The 25th Tokyo Sports Film Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Won | [162] | ||
| The 29th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Rage | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | The 59th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| The 40th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actress | Chihayafuru | Nominated | [163] | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rage | Nominated | [163] | ||
| The 26th Tokyo Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | [164] | ||
| The 41st Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Won | [165] | |
| The 30th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actress | Let's Go, Jets! | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | The Third Murder | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | The 72nd Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| The 12th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| The 41st Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | Won | [166] | ||
| The 27th Tokyo Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | [167] | ||
| Best Actress | Let's Go, Jets! | Nominated | |||
| The 60th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | The Third Murder, My Teacher | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | VoCE Best Cosmetics Awards 2019 | Most Beautiful Face | Herself | Won | [168] |
| 2020 | The 54th Kinokuniya Theater Awards | Individual Award | Q: A Night at the Kabuki | Won | [169] |
| Wowow Theatrical Awards 2019 | Rookie of the Year | Won | [170] | ||
| The 28th Hashida Awards | Rookie Award | Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky | Won | [171] | |
| 2021 | The 44th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actress | Not Quite Dead Yet | Nominated | [172] |
| The 25th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actress in Spring Drama | Nemesis | Won | [173] | |
| 2022 | The 45th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | A Morning of Farewell | Nominated | [174] |
| The 35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actress | Wandering | Nominated | [175] | |
| The 14th Tama Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | [176] | ||
| Elle Cinema Awards 2022 | Best Actress | Won | [177] | ||
| 2023 | The 65th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [178] | |
| The 46th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actress | Nominated | [179] | ||
| 2024 | The 78th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kyrie | Won | [180] |
| The 66th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [181] | ||
| 2025 | 2025 International Streaming Festival - Global OTT Awards | Best Lead Actor (Female) | Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? | Nominated | [182] |
| The 17th Tama Film Awards | Best Actress | A Pale View of Hills | Won | [183] | |
| The 38th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actress | A Pale View of Hills, Yasuko, Songs of Days Past and Unreachable | Won | [184] | |
| 2026 | The 68th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Won | [185] | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hero's Island | Nominated | [186] | ||
| The 47th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actress | A Pale View of Hills and Yasuko, Songs of Days Past | Won | [187] | |
| The 49th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actress | A Pale View of Hills | Nominated | [188] | |