★ HOW OLD IS MASAMI NAGASAWA?
Masami Nagasawa is 39 years old, born June 3, 1987 in Japan · Gemini.
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About
Masami Nagasawa turned Japanese blockbuster cinema into a showcase for range—Godzilla sequels, Makoto Shinkai adaptations, and a string of festival-winning leads. Born June 3, 1987, she began acting at twelve and by her twenties had collected five Japan Academy Film Prizes and four Blue Ribbon Awards. A Gemini known for precision across genres, from the psychic orphan in Pyrokinesis (2000) to the lead in Before We Vanish (2017).
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Biography
Masami Nagasawa entered acting at twelve, playing a young psychic orphan in the science fiction film Pyrokinesis (2000). While in high school, she appeared as one of the Shobijin in Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), breaking through with a leading role in Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)—a performance that won her the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress and two Japan Academy Film Prize awards.
Her filmography deepened through the 2010s: Princess Yuki in Shinji Higuchi's Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess (2008), Umi Matsuzaki in Gorō Miyazaki's animated From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), and a second Blue Ribbon Award for Miyuki Matsuo in the romantic comedy Love Strikes! (2011). She supported Makoto Shinkai's Your Name (2016) before anchoring the science fiction drama Before We Vanish (2017), earning the Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress. Later credits include Yang Duan He in the 2019 action-adventure Kingdom (reprised in the 2023 film Kingdom: Flame of Destiny), Dako in The Confidence Man JP trilogy (2019–2022), Anna Kobayashi in Detective Chinatown 3 (2021), Hiroko Asami in Shin Ultraman (2022), and Scorpion-Aug in Shin Kamen Rider (2023).
Born in Japan on June 3, 1987, she is a Gemini, associated with adaptability and communication—traits her portfolio reflects across drama, action, comedy, and animation. As an actor, she balances mainstream commercial work with prestigious festival roles.
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Trivia
- Nagasawa won five Japan Academy Film Prizes and four Blue Ribbon Awards across her career.
- She appeared in two consecutive Godzilla sequels while still in high school, playing one of the Shobijin in both Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004).
- She earned a Bunshun Raspberry Award for her title role in Tears for You (2006), the same year she was nominated for Best Leading Actress at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
- She reprised her role as Yang Duan He in Kingdom: Flame of Destiny (2023), more than four years after the original Kingdom release.
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Numerology
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The Seeker
Analytical and private. Masami Nagasawa release rarely but deeply, and tend to reward fans with unusual artistic depth rather than constant output.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Kendall JennerPig · 1995
- Brian MayPig · 1947
- Caleb HearonPig · 1995
- Nick RobinsonPig · 1995
- Nicola PeltzPig · 1995
CHALLENGING
- Patrick MöllekenRooster · 1993
- Ewa Farna
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Frequently asked
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- Masami Nagasawa is a Gemini, born June 3, 1987.
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- Masami Nagasawa was born in 1987, the year of the Fire Rabbit.
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- Masami Nagasawa is a actor.
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