Akiko Iwase
| Akiko Iwase | |
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| File:Akikoiwase.jpgFile:Akikoiwase.jpg | |
| Born | Tochigi, Japan |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress, Scriptwriter |
| 📆 Years active | 2000–present |
Akiko Iwase (岩瀬晶子 Akiko Iwase) is a Japanese actress, scriptwriter, and producer. She has appeared in international films such as "Earthquake Bird" and "Minamata".
Career[edit]
Akiko Iwase was born and raised in Tochigi, Japan.
After high school, she went on to higher education in the U.S. and graduated from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. After graduating from college, Akiko returned to Japan and started her acting career in Tokyo. She has been acting on stage, on film, and on TV ever since.
In 2008, she started her own theater company called "Bion" in which she plays the role of an actor, scriptwriter, and producer. Since its establishment, "Bion" performs once or twice a year regularly.[1]. In 2017, she was awarded as both the Best Actor and the Best Scriptwriter at Kamome Short Play Festival which is a national competition for short plays in Japan[2].
Akiko's first appearance in an international film was "The Forest" (2016) directed by Jason Zada followed by a Netflix movie "Earthquake Bird" (2019) directed by Wash Westmoreland, produced by Ridley Scott[3]. Then she participated in "Minamata (film)"(2020) directed by Andrew Levitas[4]. She attended its world premiere at Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020 along with its lead actor Johnny Depp , Bill Nighy, and Hiroyuki Sanada[5]
As a scriptwriter, she has written many plays as well as TV dramas such as a popular Japanese detective series called"Keishicho sosa ikka kyu gakari" and "Tokuso 9"[6]. She has also written and produced a medium-length film titled "Lunar Maria" in 2021.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2010 | Too Early to Go Home (下校するにはまだ早い) |
Yoko Mejiro | Tetsuo Shinohara (篠原哲雄) |
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| Keseran Pasaran (ケセランパサラン) |
Yasuko Kato | Toshihiro Goto (五藤利弘) |
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| 2012 | Blue Sky White Cloud (青いソラ白い雲) |
Soma | Shusuke Kaneko (金子修介) |
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| 2013 | A Sparkle of Life (燦々-さんさん-) |
Shoko Tsurumoto | Bunji Sotoyama (外山文治) |
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| 2016 | The Forest |
Head Teacher | Jason Zada |
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| 2019 | Earthquake Bird |
Ms. Kato | Wash Westmoreland |
Executive Producer Ridley Scott | |
| Kinjiro Ninomiya (二宮金次郎) |
Yoshi Ninomiya | Sho Igarashi (五十嵐匠) |
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| 2020 | Minamata (film) |
Masako Matsumura | Andrew Levitas |
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| 2021 | When you wish upon a bloom (ほうきに願いを) |
Eriko Suzuki | Toshihiro Goto (五藤利弘) |
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| Lunar Maria (月の海) |
Shizuko Yuzuki | Koji Hagiuda (萩生田宏治) |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Keishicho sosa ikka kyu gakari Season 12 (警視庁捜査一課9係) |
Akiko Takei | Episode 6 | |
| 2018 | Iryu sosa Season 5 (遺留捜査 ) |
Kasumi Ohtake | Episode 3 | |
| 2021 | Iryu sosa Season 6 (遺留捜査) |
Kimiko Nishino | Episode 10 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "人気ドラマの脚本も執筆する役者・脚本家の岩瀬晶子が 手掛ける劇団「日穏-bion-（びおん）」の10周年記念公演 | Confetti[カンフェティ] Webインタビュー）". www.confetti-web.com.
- ↑ "全国＆海外から演劇集団が集結！横浜から世界に羽ばたく短編演劇を！「第2回 神奈川かもめ短編演劇祭」レポート – マグカル – マグカル". マグカル | 神奈川県発、アート・カルチャーメディア「マグカル」。ミュージカル・音楽・演劇・映画など県内のアート情報を発信します。.
- ↑ "Earthquake Bird". November 8, 2019 – via IMDb.
- ↑ "Minamata". March 13, 2020 – via IMDb.
- ↑ "Minamata". www.berlinale.de.
- ↑ "笑って泣けて、暖かい気持ちに！ 日穏-bion-『明日花（あしたばな）』が再演！ 岩瀬晶子・内浦純一・たんじだいごにインタビュー | エントレ｜演劇動画ニュース".
External links[edit]
- Akiko Iwase on IMDb
- Akiko Iwase - Agent: CAMINO REAL
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