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Sawa Suzuki
鈴木 砂羽
Born (1972-09-20) September 20, 1972 (age 51)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActress
Years active1992 - present
AgentMonday
Spouse
Sumihiro Yoshikawa
(m. 2011; div. 2015)

Sawa Yoshikawa (吉川 砂羽, Yoshikawa Sawa, born 20 September 1972, in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan),[1][2] better known by her stage name Sawa Suzuki (鈴木 砂羽, Suzuki Sawa), is a Japanese actress represented by the talent agency Monday.

Biography[edit]

After dropping out of the Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College,[2] Suzuki became a research student at Bungakuza.[2][3]

In 1994, after her institute graduation, she starred in her debut film, Ai no Shinsekai,[2] alongside Reiko Kataoka. The film's director, Kinema Junpo, won the 37th Blue Ribbon Rookie Award and the Sponichi Newcomer Award in the Grand Prix of the Mainichi Film Award.

Suzuki married the actor Sumihiro Yoshikawa on October 5, 2011,[4] but they divorced in August 2015.[5]

In 2012, she released her first essay, Joyū Geki-ba, from Wanibooks.[6]

Filmography[edit]

TV series[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Doraemon Haha ni Naru: Ōyama Nobuyo Monogatari Nobuyo Ōyama Lead role [7]

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Old Car [8]
2025 Godmother: Life of Ayako Koshino Junko Koshino [9]

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