Biography

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.

Known For

Departures

Mika Kobayashi

Making of "Departures"

Herself

Railroad Man

Yukiko Sato

Wasabi

Yumi Yoshimido

Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust

Mayumi Tanaka

Villon's Wife

Akiko

2 Women

Shoko Shiraki

Secret

Monami Sugita / Naoko Sugita