Haruka Ayase
Encyclopedia
, born in Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 24, 1985, is a Japanese
actress.
audition. She first achieved widespread recognition for her starring roles in the short film Justice; in 2004 she rose to stardom as Aki in the TV series Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World
.
On March 24, 2006 she released her first single, titled , the lyrics of which were written by Kaori Mochida
from Every Little Thing and Takeshi Kobayashi. Kobayashi, the producer of the single, also composed and arranged the music.
She has also released two photo books: Birth in 2001 and Heroine in 2004.
Ekiden
tournament. When she was a high school student in Hiroshima, she moved to Tokyo
and entered Horikoshi High School
. In 2003 she entered Teikyo University
Junior College in 2003, and later dropped out.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
actress.
Career
In 1999, she successfully passed a HoriproHoripro
is a large Japanese talent agency. It was founded in 1963 as Hori Productions and changed to its present name in 1990.In 1989, Horipro purchased the publishing assets of famed rock band, KISS. Next, the company moved on to invest in more catalogs. A year later, Horipro Entertainment Group opened...
audition. She first achieved widespread recognition for her starring roles in the short film Justice; in 2004 she rose to stardom as Aki in the TV series Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World
Socrates in Love
Socrates in Love, also known as is a Japanese novel written by Kyoichi Katayama. It was published by Shogakukan in April 2001. The novel and the manga adaptation are published in the United States by VIZ Media under the title Socrates in Love...
.
On March 24, 2006 she released her first single, titled , the lyrics of which were written by Kaori Mochida
Kaori Mochida
is the female lead singer of Japanese pop group Every Little Thing.- Biography :Kaori Mochida was a child actress, appearing in children's magazines and TV spots. Using the stage name of she sang with a girl band called , a group similar to Morning Musume. They changed their name to...
from Every Little Thing and Takeshi Kobayashi. Kobayashi, the producer of the single, also composed and arranged the music.
She has also released two photo books: Birth in 2001 and Heroine in 2004.
Personal life
Ayase excels in many sports. As a junior high school student she took part in a Chūgoku regionChugoku region
The , also known as the , is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. It has a population of about 7.8 million.- History :...
Ekiden
Ekiden
is a term referring to a long-distance relay running race, typically on roads. The Japanese term originally referred to a post-horse or stagecoach which transmitted communication by stages.-History:...
tournament. When she was a high school student in Hiroshima, she moved to Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
and entered Horikoshi High School
Horikoshi High School
is a Japanese private high school founded in 1923. The school is famous for being attended by many Japanese celebrities. It offers them lenient attendance requirements.- Notable students :* Yumi Adachi* Risa Ai* Jin Akanishi * Yū Aoi...
. In 2003 she entered Teikyo University
Teikyo University
is a private university headquartered in the Itabashi ward of Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1931 as Teikyo Commercial High School by Lee. It became Teikyo University in 1966...
Junior College in 2003, and later dropped out.
Dramas
| Year | Drama | Role | Broadcasting Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kindaichi Shonen no Jikembo II SP | Tomoko Ninomiya | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2001 | Cosmo Angel (コスモ・エンジェル) | Haruka | Tokai TV |
| Kaze no Bon kara | Aki Sugimura | NHK NHK NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.... |
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| 2003 | Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi | Misaki Onose | Fuji TV |
| 2003 | Boku no Ikiru Michi Boku no Ikiru Michi -Awards:6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix*Won: Best Supporting Actress - Akiko Yada... |
Megumi Sugita | Fuji TV Fuji Television is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the .... |
| 2003 | Blackjack ni Yoroshiku | Risako Tsubaki | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2003 | Otoko yu (男湯) | Mina Matsuura | Fuji TV |
| 2004 | Koufuku no Ouji | Mayu Mitsuishi | NTV Nippon Television is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,... |
| 2004 | Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi | Chisato Nakamura | Fuji TV |
| 2004 | Kyokugensuiri Colosseum | Ami Shinozaki | NTV Nippon Television is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,... |
| 2004 | Fuyuzora ni Tsuki wa Kagayaku | Hanako Imamiya | Fuji TV Fuji Television is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the .... |
| 2004 | Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no you ni... | Saho Makino | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2004 | Crying Out love, In the Center of the World Socrates in Love Socrates in Love, also known as is a Japanese novel written by Kyoichi Katayama. It was published by Shogakukan in April 2001. The novel and the manga adaptation are published in the United States by VIZ Media under the title Socrates in Love... |
Aki Hirose | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2004 | Ai kurushii | Michiru Majiba | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2005 | Akai Unmei | Naoko Shimazaki | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2006 | Satomi Hakkenden | Hamaji | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2006 | Byakuyakou | Yukiho Karasawa | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2006 | Hero SP | Ririko Izumitani | Fuji TV Fuji Television is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the .... |
| 2006 | Tatta Hitotsu no Koi Tatta Hitotsu no Koi Tatta Hitotsu no Koi or also sometimes known as "Just One Love"is a Japanese drama series, produced and aired in 2006 by NTV. It is a 10-episode drama series that was aired from October 14, 2006 through December 16, 2006.-Synopsis:... |
Nao Tsukioka | NTV Nippon Television is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,... |
| 2007 | Hotaru no Hikari | Hotaru Amemiya | NTV Nippon Television is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,... |
| 2008 | Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi | Michiko Fujiwara | Fuji TV |
| 2008 | ROOKIES | Kyoko Mikoshiba | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2009 | Kurobe no Taiyou | Sachie Takiyama | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2009 | MR. BRAIN | Kazune Yuri | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2009 | Jin | Saki Tachibana | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| 2010 | Hotaru no Hikari 2 | Hotaru Amemiya | NTV Nippon Television is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,... |
| 2011 | Jin 2 | Saki Tachibana | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
Movies
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Justice | Hoshi |
| 2004 | Amemasu no Kawa | Sayuri Takakura |
| 2005 | New Horizon | Sayako |
| 2005 | Sengoku Jieitai 1549 | Nohime |
| 2006 | Taberuki shinai | Nao |
| 2007 | HERO | Ririko Izumitani |
| 2008 | Cyborg She Cyborg She is a 2008 Japanese film by South Korean director & writer Kwak Jae-yong starring Haruka Ayase and Keisuke Koide.- Story :It is November 22, 2007. Jirou Kitamura is spending his 20th birthday alone. As he buys a birthday present for himself, he spies a 'cute girl'... (also "My Girlfriend is A Cyborg") |
The Girlfriend |
| 2008 | ICHI Ichi (2008 film) Ichi is a 2008 action film directed by Fumihiko Sori, starring Takao Osawa, Haruka Ayase, Shido Nakamura, and Yosuke Kubozuka. It was released by Warner Bros. Japan on October 25, 2008.-Plot:... |
Ichi |
| 2008 | The Magic Hour The Magic Hour (film) is a 2008 Japanese film written and directed by Koki Mitani.In photography and cinematography, the magic hour is only a moment and the most beautiful time of the day, when afterglow of a sunset lights up around... |
Natsuko Shikama |
| 2008 | Happy Flight Happy Flight is a Japanese comedy film directed by Shinobu Yaguchi about pilots and flight attendants. All Nippon Airways backed the creation of the film. The airline sponsored a giveaway of Happy Flight DVDs and other items to certain members of ANA's mileage club.... |
Etsuko Saitō |
| 2009 | Oppai Volleyball | Mikako Terashima |
| 2009 | Rookies Rookies Rookies may refer to:* The Rookies is an American television drama.* Rookies is a Japanese baseball manga and television drama.* Rookies is an American television series currently airing on A&E Network.... |
Kyoko Mikoshiba |
| 2009 | Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror is a 2009 Japanese CG animated film directed by Shinsuke Sato. It was nominated for the award for Excellent Animation of the Year at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize.-Plot:... |
voice-acting |
| 2010 | The Incite Mill The Incite Mill is a 2010 Japanese psychological thriller directed by Hideo Nakata. The movie is based on Yonezawa Honobu's novel "The Incite Mill".-Plot:Ten people are promised a dream job that pays 112,000 Yen per hour, no experience or qualifications necessary... |
Shoko Suwana |
Singles
| Year | Single | JP Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
Album | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "" (Period) | 8 | TBA | 28,224 |
| 2006 | "days" (Kōsaten Days) | 8 | TBA | 18,688 |
| 2007 | "" (Hikōkigumo) | 23 | TBA | 10,352 |
| 2010 | "" (Māgaretto) | ? | TBA | ? |
Awards
- Nikkan Sports Drama Awards
- 2004, Best Supporting Actress: Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebuSocrates in LoveSocrates in Love, also known as is a Japanese novel written by Kyoichi Katayama. It was published by Shogakukan in April 2001. The novel and the manga adaptation are published in the United States by VIZ Media under the title Socrates in Love...
(Second) - 2007, Best Actress for Summer: Hotaru no Hikari (Winner)
- 2004, Best Supporting Actress: Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebu
- Television Drama Academy Awards
- 2004, Best Supporting Actress: Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebuSocrates in LoveSocrates in Love, also known as is a Japanese novel written by Kyoichi Katayama. It was published by Shogakukan in April 2001. The novel and the manga adaptation are published in the United States by VIZ Media under the title Socrates in Love...
(Winner) - 2006, Best Supporting Actress: Byakuyakou (Winner)
- 2004, Best Supporting Actress: Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebu
- Nikkan Sports Film AwardNikkan Sports Film AwardThe are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the Nikkan Sports.- Categories :*Best Picture*Best Director*Best Foreign Picture*Best Actor*Best Actress*Best Supporting Actor*Best Supporting Actress*New Artist Award*Special Award...
- 2008, Best Actress: Cyborg SheCyborg Sheis a 2008 Japanese film by South Korean director & writer Kwak Jae-yong starring Haruka Ayase and Keisuke Koide.- Story :It is November 22, 2007. Jirou Kitamura is spending his 20th birthday alone. As he buys a birthday present for himself, he spies a 'cute girl'...
, ICHIIchi (2008 film)Ichi is a 2008 action film directed by Fumihiko Sori, starring Takao Osawa, Haruka Ayase, Shido Nakamura, and Yosuke Kubozuka. It was released by Warner Bros. Japan on October 25, 2008.-Plot:...
, Happy FlightHappy Flightis a Japanese comedy film directed by Shinobu Yaguchi about pilots and flight attendants. All Nippon Airways backed the creation of the film. The airline sponsored a giveaway of Happy Flight DVDs and other items to certain members of ANA's mileage club....
(Winner)
- 2008, Best Actress: Cyborg She