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Nozomi Sasaki

ActorBorn February 8, 1988 (37 years)
Nozomi Sasaki (佐々木 希, Sasaki Nozomi, February 8, 1988), previously known simply as Nozomi, is a Japanese actress and model. She has the same maiden name. Her real name is Nozomi Watabe (渡部 希). She is from Akita City, Akita Prefecture. Her husband is comedian and television presenter Ken Watabe, part of the duo Un-Jash.

In the past fifteen years Nozomi Sasaki has gone from an unknown quantity to something of a phenomenon thanks to her physical attributes and talent. She has leveraged the adoring looks of the fans, commentators and advertisers to a career in big screen films, TV serials, endless number of commercial work, Public relations assignments, photo books, music albums and adult (gravure) and fashion modelling. Sasaki was born in the northern prefecture of Akita and proudly carried the local dialect 'akitaben' as she began modelling at the age of fourteen and all the way through her becoming a popular name. Speaking of which, she has often chosen to stylize her name simply as Nozomi. She is often featured within or on the cover of magazines with fans praising her slim build, legs, eyes and smile. After dating several celebrities, including a member of the boy band Arashi, Nozomi Sasaki announced her engagement to comedian Watabe Ken on NTV's live variety program Gyoretsu No Dekiru Horitsu Sodanjo on April 9 of 2017. The couple had been dating for two years. They subsequently married in April 2017. She gave birth to a boy in September 2018. Subsequently multiple reports emerged of his cheating during their courtship and subsequently. She is signed to the Top Coat Group agency.

Known For

  • My Rainy Days
  • Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
  • We Were There
  • My Life Changed When I Went to a Sex Parlor
  • The Furthest End Awaits
  • The Many Faces of Ito
  • Afro Tanaka
  • Les Misérables - Shōjo Cosette
  • The Handsome Suit
  • The Many Faces of Ito
  • Fukuyadou Honpo: Kyoto Love Story
  • My Korean Teacher
  • Enishi: The Bride of Izumo
  • Princess Lover!
  • Lost and Found
  • Last Cop: The Movie
  • Desperate Sunflowers the Movie
  • The Last Cop (JP)
  • The Weather Girl Knows
  • Paikaji nankai sakusen
  • You Are Tender When It Rains
  • Black Suit Story
  • Mr. Straightforward
  • Red Shoes

Filmography

2025
A Girl & Her Guard Dog · as Kaori Sekiya
2025
Hell For You (TV Series) · as Sachiko Tachibana / Sachiko Bando
2022
Red Shoes · as Tanigawa Yuka
2022
Involvement in Family Affairs (TV Series) · as Izumi Tachibana
2021
Rika · as Naomi Umemoto
2021
2021
NIZI Village Clinic (TV Series) · as Saori Asagi
2019
Meiji Tokyo Renka (TV Series) · as Fumi
2018
The Many Faces of Ito · as Tomomi Shimabara
2017
You Are Tender When It Rains (TV Series) · as Aya Tachiki
2017
The Many Faces of Ito (TV Series) · as Tomomi Shimabara
2017
Tokyo Ghoul · as Kaya Irimi
2017
Last Cop: The Movie · as Yui Suzuki
2017
Small Giants (TV Series) · as Arisa Yamamoto
2017
The Supporting Actors (TV Series) · as Cast
2016
My Korean Teacher · as Sakura
2016
2016
Kanon · as Akane Kishimoto
2016
Desperate Sunflowers the Movie · as Marina Kamiya
2016
The Unbroken (TV Series) · as Cast
2015
Enishi: The Bride of Izumo · as Maki Iizuka
2015
Ju-on: The Final Curse · as Yui Shono
2015
The Last Cop (JP) (TV Series) · as Yui Suzuki
2015
I'm Home (TV Series) · as Mari Nishizawa
2015
Scapegoat (TV Series) · as 三崎麻由
2015
Lost and Found · as Nanami Kiyokawa
2014
2014
Black Suit Story (TV Series)
2014
The Furthest End Awaits · as Eriko Yamazaki
2014
2014
First Class (TV Series) · as Yoshiko Suzuki
2014
Mitsuwano · as Riko Kikuzuki
2013
2013
Clinic on the Sea (TV Series) · as Shirai Aki
2013
The Sango Rangers · as Risa Shimabukuro
2013
2013
The Weather Girl Knows (TV Series) · as Akane Hashimoto
2013
The Knife and the Sword (TV Series) · as Karen
2012
2012
2012
2012
Afro Tanaka · as Aya
2012
The Holy Monsters (TV Series)
2010
Dohyo Girl! (TV Series)
2010
Shiki (TV Series) · as Kunihiro - Ritsuko
2010
Death Game Park (TV Series) · as Layla
2010
Daimajin Kanon (TV Series) · as Tamakko (voice) / Kazahana (voice)
2010
Mr. Straightforward (TV Series) · as Yukie Kayashima
2009
My Rainy Days · as Rio Ozawa
2009
A Certain Scientific Railgun (TV Series) · as Misaka Imouto
2009
Princess Lover! (TV Series) · as Kaneko Ayano
2009
Drops of God (TV Series) · as Sara
2008
2008
A Certain Magical Index (TV Series) · as Misaka Imouto
2008
2007
Les Misérables - Shōjo Cosette (TV Series) · as Charlotte
2006
We Were There (TV Series) · as Nanami Takahashi
2000
Ring 0: Birthday · as Cast

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