Anne Suzuki
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is a Japanese
actress.
A model since the age of three, she got an early break in her acting career at 12 when she starred in the Hollywood film Snow Falling on Cedars
with Ethan Hawke
. She was next featured in the action movie Returner
opposite Takeshi Kaneshiro
, and won the Best New Actor at the 26th Japan Academy Awards. She could also be seen in Hana and Alice
, a film from director Shunji Iwai
, and Juvenile
. She has also voice-acted
the main character in Katsuhiro Otomo
's 2004 anime
film, Steamboy
, and also takes the main female role of Natsuki Mogi in the Hong Kong race movie Initial D
(頭文字 D) - based on the manga
and anime series with the same title.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
actress.
A model since the age of three, she got an early break in her acting career at 12 when she starred in the Hollywood film Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars (film)
Snow Falling on Cedars is a film directed by Scott Hicks. It is based on David Guterson's novel of the same title. It was released in 1999 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.-Plot:...
with Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, writer and director. He made his feature film debut in 1985 with the science fiction movie Explorers, before making a supporting appearance in the 1989 drama Dead Poets Society which is considered his breakthrough role...
. She was next featured in the action movie Returner
Returner
is a 2002 Japanese science fiction film, directed by Takashi Yamazaki and starring Anne Suzuki and Takeshi Kaneshiro.-Plot:Milly is a soldier from 2084, where humanity is on the verge of extinction because of the "Daggra", an alien race. In mankind's final stronghold in Tibet Milly leaps into a...
opposite Takeshi Kaneshiro
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Takeshi Kaneshiro , born October 11, 1973, is a Taiwan-born Japanese actor and singer.-Name:...
, and won the Best New Actor at the 26th Japan Academy Awards. She could also be seen in Hana and Alice
Hana and Alice
is a 2004 Japanese teen romance film by director Shunji Iwai. The film, shot on HD digital video by the director of photography, Noboru Shinoda, who shared a longstanding working relationship with Shunji Iwai, concerns the life of two girls, the titular Hana and Alice , and the stress placed on...
, a film from director Shunji Iwai
Shunji Iwai
is a Japanese film director/video artist, writer and documentarian.-Life and career:Iwai was born in Sendai, Japan, Miyagi prefecture. He attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987....
, and Juvenile
Juvenile (film)
-Plot:11 year old Yusuke, and his classmates are camping in a woods when suddenly they see a bright light streak over the treetops and into the woods.The boys takes off into the woods towards the light....
. She has also voice-acted
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
the main character in Katsuhiro Otomo
Katsuhiro Otomo
is a Japanese comic book creator, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. Otomo has also directed several live-action films, such as the 2006 feature film adaptation of the manga Mushishi.-Biography:Katsuhiro Otomo was...
's 2004 anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
film, Steamboy
Steamboy
is a 2004 Japanese animated steampunk film, produced by Sunrise, and directed and co-written by Katsuhiro Otomo, his second major anime release, following Akira. The film was released in Japan on July 17, 2004. Steamboy is the most expensive full length Japanese animated movie made to date...
, and also takes the main female role of Natsuki Mogi in the Hong Kong race movie Initial D
Initial D (film)
Initial D is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a film adaptation of the Japanese Initial D manga and anime series.-Plot:...
(頭文字 D) - based on the manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and anime series with the same title.
Movies
- 2000 - Snow Falling on CedarsSnow Falling on CedarsSnow Falling on Cedars is a 1994 novel written by American writer David Guterson. Guterson, who was a teacher at the time, wrote the book in the early morning hours over a ten-year period...
- 2000 - JuvenileJuvenile (film)-Plot:11 year old Yusuke, and his classmates are camping in a woods when suddenly they see a bright light streak over the treetops and into the woods.The boys takes off into the woods towards the light....
- 2001 - Pocket MonsterPokémon (anime), abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...
- 2002 - Going Through A Labyrinth
- 2002 - ReturnerReturneris a 2002 Japanese science fiction film, directed by Takashi Yamazaki and starring Anne Suzuki and Takeshi Kaneshiro.-Plot:Milly is a soldier from 2084, where humanity is on the verge of extinction because of the "Daggra", an alien race. In mankind's final stronghold in Tibet Milly leaps into a...
(as Milly) - 2003 - Moon Child
- 2003 - 9 Souls
- 2003 - The Blue LightAo no Honouis a 2003 Japanese film based on the novel of the same name by Yusuke Kishi, directed and co-written by Yukio Ninagawa, and starring Kazunari Ninomiya and Aya Matsuura...
- 2004 - SteamboySteamboyis a 2004 Japanese animated steampunk film, produced by Sunrise, and directed and co-written by Katsuhiro Otomo, his second major anime release, following Akira. The film was released in Japan on July 17, 2004. Steamboy is the most expensive full length Japanese animated movie made to date...
(as Ray Steam) - 2004 - Hana and AliceHana and Aliceis a 2004 Japanese teen romance film by director Shunji Iwai. The film, shot on HD digital video by the director of photography, Noboru Shinoda, who shared a longstanding working relationship with Shunji Iwai, concerns the life of two girls, the titular Hana and Alice , and the stress placed on...
(as Hana Arai) - 2004 - Seven Souls in the Skull Castle (as Sagiri)
- 2005 - Initial DInitial D (film)Initial D is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a film adaptation of the Japanese Initial D manga and anime series.-Plot:...
(as Natsuki Mogi) - 2005 - Hanging Garden
- 2007 - Tsubaki Sanjūrō
- 2007 - Kantoku Banzai (Glory to the Filmmaker)
TV dramas
- 1996 - Kindaichi shonen no Jikenbo (as a guest)
- 1997 - Aoi Tori, L'oiseau Bleu
- 1997 - Gift
- 1998 - Akimahende
- 1999 - Yonigeya Honpo
- 2000 - Chiaki, Smile Again
- 2000 - Kamisama no Itazura
- 2000 - The 6th Sayoko
- 2001 - Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo (2)
- 2002 - Psychiatric Doctor
- 2002 - Akahige
- 2003 - Stand Up!!Stand Up!!is a Japanese television drama which ran weekly for three months in 2003. The drama, which stars Kazunari Ninomiya of Arashi and Tomohisa Yamashita of NEWS, centers around the lives of the last four virgins left in their highschool as they struggle to lose their virginity over their final high...
- 2003 - Ao no honouAo no Honouis a 2003 Japanese film based on the novel of the same name by Yusuke Kishi, directed and co-written by Yukio Ninagawa, and starring Kazunari Ninomiya and Aya Matsuura...
- 2005 - Ganbatte IkimasshoiGanbatte Ikimasshoiwas a Japanese television drama for NTV about a girl who wants to start an all-girl rowing team. To do so she needs to find at least four other members. She is met with many challenges during each episode, e.g., finding enough members, bearing the weight of being captain, going through training,...
- 2008 - ROOM OF KING
Plays
- 2003 - HamletHamletThe Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
(as OpheliaOpheliaOphelia is a fictional character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet.-Plot:...
) - 2003 - The Miracle WorkerThe Miracle WorkerThe Miracle Worker is a cycle of 20th century dramatic works derived from Helen Keller's autobiography The Story of My Life. Each of the various dramas describes the relationship between Keller—a deafblind and initially almost feral child—and Anne Sullivan, the teacher who introduced her to...
(as Helen KellerHelen KellerHelen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree....
) - 2004 - Romeo and JulietRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
- 2010 - MusashiMusashiMusashi may refer to:* Japanese corvette Musashi * Japanese battleship Musashi* Musashi , a 1935 novel by Eiji Yoshikawa* Musashi's, a Japanese feline musical group* Brave Fencer Musashi, a 1998 Playstation video game...
(as Otome Fudeya)
External links
- Anne Suzuki to play the role of Natsuki Mogi http://www.kineda.com/anne-suzuki-to-play-the-role-of-natsuki-mogi/