Asuka Kawazu

Asuka Kawazu
川津 明日香
Born	(2000-02-12) February 12, 2000 (age 24)[1] Tokyo,[1] Japan
Occupations	Actress model gravure idol
Years active	2014–present
Agent	Asia Promotion
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Website	Official profile

Asuka Kawazu (川津 明日香, Kawazu Asuka, born February 12, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress, fashion model and gravure idol. She is represented by the agency Asia Promotion.

Biography

In 2014, Kawazu won the title of Miss Seventeen 2014 and first started her career as an exclusive model for the Japanese Seventeen magazine.^[2]

She made her acting debut in the 2016 live-action film Defying Kurosaki-kun.^[3]

She starred as the female lead in the 2020 tokusatsu drama Kamen Rider Saber.^[4]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Defying Kurosaki-kun	Takako Kurusu
2017	My Brother Loves Me Too Much	Aika Kirino
2020	Kamen Rider Saber Theatrical Short Story: The Phoenix Swordsman and the Book of Ruin	Mei Sudo
2021	Between Us	Hikari Mashiba		[5]
	Saber + Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki	Mei Sudo		[6]
2022	Once Hit the Bottom			[7]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2015	Defying Kurosaki-kun	Takako Kurusu	NTV
2016	Tower of Sand	Narumi Hashiguchi	TBS
2017	My Brother Loves Me Too Much	Aika Kirino	NTV
2018	Saki: Achiga-hen episode of side-A	Yuka Tatsumi	MBS
2019	Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom	Reina Kageyama in the fake video	NTV	Final episode
2020	My Housekeeper Nagisa-san	Aki Hibino	TBS	Episode 2
	Kamen Rider Saber	Mei Sudo	EX
2022	Motokare Retry	Mitsu Haneki	MBS	[8]
	I Will Be Your Bloom	Ririka	TBS	[9]
2023	Akai Ringo	Yu Minase	ABC	[10]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2019	Renai Drama na Koi ga Shitai Season 3	Asuka	AbemaTV
2020	My Subordinate Haruto-kun	Aki Hibino	Paravi	Episode 7
	Kamen Rider Saber Spin-off: Swordsman History	Mei Sudo	Telasa	Episodes 3 and 4
2021	Kamen Rider Saber × Ghost		Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club
	Kamen Rider Specter × Blades
2022	Fukumen D	Mizuho Hashimoto	AbemaTV	[11]

References

1. "Official profile at Asia Promotion" (in Japanese). Asia Promotion. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
2. "未来の北川景子・木村カエラ 「ミスセブンティーン2014」に3名が決定" (in Japanese). Modelpress. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
3. "スカウト８社の逸材！　川津明日香「黒崎くんの－」で女優デビュー" (in Japanese). Sankei News. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
4. "令和第2弾は「仮面ライダーセイバー」！10人以上のライダー登場、主演は内藤秀一郎" (in Japanese). Natalie. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
5. "「藍に響け」に永瀬莉子、板垣瑞生、小西桜子、山之内すずら8名！特報も到着" (in Japanese). Natalie. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
6. "セイバー＋ゼンカイジャー スーパーヒーロー戦記" (in Japanese). Eiga.com. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
7. "映画『今はちょっと、ついてないだけ』音尾琢真・団長安田・高橋和也らキャスト発表". Oricon. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
8. "鈴木仁＆川津明日香『モトカレ←リトライ』大人で甘いラブショット公開". ドワンゴジェイピーnews. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
9. "川津明日香『君の花になる』に出演決定 8LOOMと同じ事務所のタレント役". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
10. "小宮璃央＆川津明日香＆新條由芽、性描写"過激すぎてBANされた"原作に挑戦「衝撃のエロエモ作品を楽しみに」【あらすじあり】". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
11. "関口メンディー主演『覆面D』きょう放送スタート 川津明日香＆鶴嶋乃愛ら共演キャストを紹介". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

External links

• Asuka Kawazu official profile Archived 2021-01-16 at the Wayback Machine at Asia Promotion (in Japanese)
• Asuka Kawazu at IMDb
• Asuka Kawazu on Instagram
• Asuka Kawazu on Twitter