Suzuka Ohgo
Encyclopedia
is an award-winning Japan
ese child actress. Besides acting, she is also attending school and has a variety of hobbies including classical ballet, Japanese tea ceremony
, ikebana
, rollerblading, snowboarding, playing the piano, and skiing. She is represented by CATAMARAN.
in Story of a National Thief.
In early 2005, Ohgo debuted in her first major film, , directed by Isao Yukisada
, with the well known actor Ken Watanabe
, where she played the role of Tae Komatsubara. In December 2005, she debuted in Hollywood with Memoirs of a Geisha
, directed by Rob Marshall
, where she played the child version of the main protagonist Nitta Sayuri (the adult version is played by Chinese
actress Zhang Ziyi
). As a child, however, she is called Sakamoto Chiyo instead of Sayuri. During the same year, she also won the Japan Film Critics Award for Best Newcomer.
In 2006, Ohgo also starred in , which was released in June 2006 and is set during World War I
, where she plays a girl of mixed German-Japanese heritage trying to find her German father who may be held there.
In 2008, she began lending her voice to anime in Michiko to Hatchin
as Hana (AKA: "Hatchin").
) (2004, Fuji TV) (2005, TBS
) (2006, Fuji TV) (2006, Fuji TV) (2007, Nippon TV)(2007, Fuji TV)(2007, Fuji TV)(2008, NHK
)(2008, Fuji TV)
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese child actress. Besides acting, she is also attending school and has a variety of hobbies including classical ballet, Japanese tea ceremony
Japanese tea ceremony
The Japanese tea ceremony, also called the Way of Tea, is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, powdered green tea. In Japanese, it is called . The manner in which it is performed, or the art of its performance, is called...
, ikebana
Ikebana
is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as .-Etymology:"Ikebana" is from the Japanese and . Possible translations include "giving life to flowers" and "arranging flowers".- Approach :...
, rollerblading, snowboarding, playing the piano, and skiing. She is represented by CATAMARAN.
Biography
Ohgo began acting in 2000 age of seven, when she joined Sunflower (Himawari), a theatrical company. She debuted with the company at the Meiji-zaMeiji-za
The is a theatre in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally constructed in 1873. It presents kabuki and Western stage plays....
in Story of a National Thief.
In early 2005, Ohgo debuted in her first major film, , directed by Isao Yukisada
Isao Yukisada
from Kumamoto, Japan is a Japanese film director. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's Love Letter, April Story, and Swallowtail Butterfly.-Director:* OPEN HOUSE * A Closing Day...
, with the well known actor Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best...
, where she played the role of Tae Komatsubara. In December 2005, she debuted in Hollywood with Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha (film)
Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 film adaptation of the novel of the same name, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment and by Douglas Wick's Red Wagon Productions. It was directed by Rob Marshall. It was released in the United States on December 9, 2005 by...
, directed by Rob Marshall
Rob Marshall
Rob Marshall is an American theater director, film director and choreographer. He is a six-time Tony Award nominee, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe nominee and four-time Emmy winner whose most noted work is the 2002 Academy Award for Best Picture winner Chicago.-Life and career:Marshall was...
, where she played the child version of the main protagonist Nitta Sayuri (the adult version is played by Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
actress Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is coined by the media as one of the Four Young Dan actresses in the Film Industry in China, along with Zhao Wei, Xu Jinglei, and Zhou Xun...
). As a child, however, she is called Sakamoto Chiyo instead of Sayuri. During the same year, she also won the Japan Film Critics Award for Best Newcomer.
In 2006, Ohgo also starred in , which was released in June 2006 and is set during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, where she plays a girl of mixed German-Japanese heritage trying to find her German father who may be held there.
In 2008, she began lending her voice to anime in Michiko to Hatchin
Michiko to Hatchin
is a Japanese animated television series. The show is produced by studio Manglobe and directed by Sayo Yamamoto, her first directorial work. The two eponymous starring roles are portrayed by noted Japanese film actresses Yōko Maki and Suzuka Ohgo respectively...
as Hana (AKA: "Hatchin").
TV drama
(2002, Nippon TV) (2002, Fuji TV) (2003–04, Fuji TV) (2003, NHKNHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
) (2004, Fuji TV) (2005, TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
) (2006, Fuji TV) (2006, Fuji TV) (2007, Nippon TV)(2007, Fuji TV)(2007, Fuji TV)(2008, NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
)(2008, Fuji TV)
Films
(2003)- Memoirs of a GeishaMemoirs of a Geisha (film)Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 film adaptation of the novel of the same name, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment and by Douglas Wick's Red Wagon Productions. It was directed by Rob Marshall. It was released in the United States on December 9, 2005 by...
(2005) (2006) (2007) (2008) - Kamui gaidenThe Legend of Kamuiis a manga by Sanpei Shirato. Set in feudal Japan, it tells the story of a low-born ninja who tries to flee his clan. The series combines historical adventure with social commentary and themes of oppression and rebellion that reflect Shirato's Marxist convictions...
(カムイ外伝) (2008)