Across changing tastes and formats, Hirosue Ryoko has stayed a Japanese actress who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. 'Wasabi' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. Viewers may also know her from 'Departures'. The start came early, at 16. Work has kept arriving for 30 years, which is its own kind of achievement.
Hirosue Ryoko
46 years (Jul 18, 1980)Kochi, Japan
40 Movies35 Series
Across changing tastes and formats, Hirosue Ryoko has stayed a Japanese actress who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. 'Wasabi' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. Viewers may also know her from 'Departures'. The start came early, at 16. Work has kept arriving for 30 years, which is its own kind of achievement.
Ryōko Hirosue (born July 18, 1980) is a Japanese actress and pop star, best known in the West for her roles in the Luc Besson-produced Wasabi and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures. She also starred in a comedy series Yasuko to Kenji in 2008.
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