Rie Miyazawa
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1973-04-06 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 宮沢 りえ · ریه میازاوا
Biography
Rie Miyazawa is a Japanese actress and former teen idol. She is regarded as one of Japan's top actresses, and her accolades include six Japan Academy Film Prizes and three Kinema Junpo Awards
Miyazawa began her career as a child model, seeing wide exposure as the original face of Mitsui Rehouse, and made her acting debut in the 1988 film Seven Day's War, for which she won the Japan Academy Award for Newcomer of the Year at age sixteen. Her short-lived music career began with the single "Dream Rush" in 1989, and the next year she performed at the prestigious Kōhaku Uta Gassen television special.
Miyazawa quickly rose to prominence as one of the top idols of the early Heisei period, attracting controversy for her 1991 nude photography book Santa Fe, which moved 1.5 million copies. Her personal struggles were further scrutinized, including a high-profile engagement to sumo wrestler Takanohana, a suicide attempt and battle with anorexia nervosa. By 1996, she went into hiatus and briefly resettled in San Diego.
She took on a few television drama roles in the late 1990s, and returned to the big screen in the Taiwanese films The Cabbie (2000) and Peony Pavilion (2001). She co-starred in the highly-acclaimed 2002 film The Twilight Samurai, which marked a full-fledged comeback for Miyazawa and remains as her most recognizable role both domestically and internationally. She saw further success in The Face of Jizo and Tony Takitani (2004), and received several accolades for Pale Moon (2014) and Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016).
Known For
TV Shows (31)
The Naked Director
2019
as Etsuko Takamiya
SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Bistro Guest
Princess Go
2011
as Chacha/Yododono
The 13 Lords of the Shogun
2022
as Maki no kata
Musashi
2003
as Oshino
Genroku Ryoran
1999
as Aguri
Human Specimens
2025
as Rumi Ichinose
Blackboard
2012
as Hisako Shirahama / Shirahama Hisako
Guilty Flag
2021
Queen of Mars
2025
Tears of a Swan
1989
as Mika Hazuki
Phoenix: Eden17
2023
as Romi (voice)
Asura
2025
as Tsunako
あてなよる
2015
Food Fight
2000
as Miyazono Saeka
Precious Time
1998
as Lisa Takimura
Concerto
1996
Gu Gu the Cat
2014
as Asako Kojima
FM999: 999 WOMEN'S SONGS
2021
as Eve (The First Woman)
Tokyo Elevator Girl
1992
一番大切な人は誰ですか？
2004
as Nakamichi Toko
Romance
1999
Leaders
2014
いつも誰かに恋してるッ
1990
North Light
2020
神様のボート
2013
as 노지마 요코
いつか誰かと朝帰りッ
1990
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
2005
Matrilineal Family
2021
as Fumino Hamada
Ashiato Hime
2017
結婚式場 花嫁介添人がゆく
1994
Movies (52)
The Twilight Samurai
2002
as Tomoe Iinuma
Her Love Boils Bathwater
2016
as Futaba Kono
Gelatin Silver, Love
2009
as Assasin
Kiki's Delivery Service
2014
as Kokiri
Peony Pavilion
2001
as Cui Hua
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
as Kido Kubo
Last Man -FIRST LOVE-
2025
47 Ronin
1994
as Karu
Seven Days War
2019
as Hitomi Nakayama (voice)
Numb
2026
Hana
2006
as Osae
Basara: The Princess Goh
1992
as Princess Goh
The Face of Jizo
2004
as Mitsue Fukuyoshi
No Longer Human
2019
as Michiko Tsushima
Tony Takitani
2004
as Konuma Eiko / Hisako
Ashura
2005
as Tsubaki
リア王
2025
Erotic Liaisons
1992
as Rie
Saiyūki
1993
as 三藏法师
The After-Dinner Mysteries
2013
as Miho Kumazawa
Pale Moon
2014
as Rika Umezawa
Too Young To Die!
2016
as Adult Hiromi Tezuka
Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso
2002
as Fumiyo Yoshinaga
The Cabbie
2000
as Chuang Ching-wen
Pieta in the Toilet
2015
as Takuto's Mother
Seven Days War
1988
as Hitomi Nakayama
I Am Makimoto
2022
as Miharu Imae
The Tale of Himeji Castle
1995
The Kiss of an Invisible Man
2004
The Book of the Dead
2005
as Iratsume of Fujiwara (voice)
Oshare dorobō
1989
The Moon
2023
as Yoko
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
1995
Utsutsu
2002
as Ikuko Obara
The Miracle on a Christmas Night
1995
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower
2023
as Romi (voice)
昭和から騒ぎ
2025
The Invitation from Cinema Orion
2007
as Toyo Toyota
Youth Peony Lantern
1993
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
1992
What Did You Eat Yesterday? New Year's Special 2020
2020
Don't Steal My Heart
1992
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
Defeat the Devil!
1990
as Maki Hoshigawa
Sunny Home
2005
as Self
オーランド
2024
Dreaming Awake
2008
The Sunday Runoff
2022
MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming
2010
Independence of Japan
2020
Who Do I Choose?
1989
as Namiko
疾走する蜷川幸雄80歳 〜生きる覚悟〜
2016
About Rie Miyazawa
Rie Miyazawa is a Japanese actress and former teen idol. She is regarded as one of Japan's top actresses, and her accolades include six Japan Academy Film Prizes and three Kinema Junpo Awards Miyazawa began her career as a child model, seeing wide exposure as the original face of Mitsui Rehouse, and made her acting debut in the 1988 film Seven Day's War, for which she won the Japan Academy Award for Newcomer of the Year at age sixteen. Her short-lived music career began with the single "Dream Rush" in 1989, and the next year she performed at t… With 83 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Rie Miyazawa has appeared in 52 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rie Miyazawa Movies
- The Twilight Samurai (2002) — as Tomoe Iinuma
- Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016) — as Futaba Kono
- Gelatin Silver, Love (2009) — as Assasin
- Kiki's Delivery Service (2014) — as Kokiri
- Peony Pavilion (2001) — as Cui Hua
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