, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress. She is also a model and has participated in several commercials.
Career
In 1995, Asō made her film debut in Bad Guy Beach. With her role in the 1998 film Dr. Akagi, she received several major awards, including a Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress.
She has appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films such as License to Live and Pulse. She played a leading role in the 2007 Iranian-Japanese film Hafez.
Personal life
In December 2007, Asō married stylist Daisuke Iga. In 8 May 2012, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter, and her second child, a son, born on 15 November 2016.
Filmography
Films
Bad Guy Beach (1995) License to Live (1998) Dr. Akagi (1998) Second Chance (1999) Himawari (2000) Kaza Hana (2000) Ring 0: Birthday (2000) Pop Beat Killers (2000) Luxurious Bone (2001) Red Shadow (2001) Rush! (2001) Pulse (2001) Stereo Future (2001) Last Scene (2002) 11'9"01 September 11 (2002) Inochi (2002) Samurai Resurrection (2003) Slow Is Beautiful (2003) Iden & Tity (2003) Casshern (2004) Eiko (2004) Zebraman (2004) Aoi Kuruma (2004) Yajikita (2005) Hasami Otoko (2005) The Uchoten Hotel (2006) Hafez (2007) Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2007) Dororo (2007) Cafe Isobe (2008) Kodomo no Kodomo (2008) Romantic Prelude (2009) Beauty (2009) Instant Swamp (2009) Love Strikes! (2011) G'mor Evian! (2012) Love & Peace (2015) The Boy and the Beast (2015) (voice) The Actor (2016) Samurai's Promise (2018) Mirai (2018) (voice) Louder!: Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp (2018) Tonde Saitama (2019) Birthday Wonderland (2019), Midori (voice) State of Emergency (2020) Masquerade Night (2021) Tombi: Father and Son (2022), Misako Ichikawa Yes I Can't Swim (2022), Miyako Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022), Kokoro's mother (voice) Eternal New Mornings (2023) Takano Tofu-ten no Haru (2023)
Television
Time Limit Investigator (2006) Time Limit Investigator, Season 2 (2007) Kaiki Renai Sakusen (2015) Dele (2018) Time Limit Investigator 2019 (2019) Idaten (2019), Kikue Tabata Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021)