{{Infobox person | name = Sawa Suzuki | image = | caption = | native_name = 鈴木 砂羽 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|9|20}} | birth_place = [[Naka-ku, Hamamatsu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]] | relatives = | death_date = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1992 - present | death_place = | spouse = {{marriage|Sumihiro Yoshikawa|2011|2015|reason=div}} | agent = Monday | alias = | website = }} {{nihongo|'''Sawa Yoshikawa'''|吉川 砂羽|Yoshikawa Sawa|born 20 September 1972, in [[Naka-ku, Hamamatsu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], Japan}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.propane-npo.com/local_area/shizuoka/nakaku.html|title=静岡県 浜松市中区のプロパンガス料金 中区はこんなところ|accessdate=2015-08-17}} プロパンガス料金消費者協会</ref><ref name="Tower Records">{{cite web|url=http://tower.jp/artist/860379/鈴木砂羽|title=鈴木砂羽 プロフィール（音楽出版社より）|accessdate=2015-08-17}} [[Tower Records]] (October 24, 2013)</ref> better known by her stage name {{nihongo|'''Sawa Suzuki'''|鈴木 砂羽|Suzuki Sawa}}, is a Japanese actress represented by the talent agency Monday.
==Biography== After dropping out of the [[Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College]],<ref name="Tower Records"/> Suzuki became a research student at [[Bungakuza]].<ref name="Tower Records"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/living/pet/CK2014052402000239.html|title=鈴木砂羽さんとメルシィ 初対面でもキス 個性派、甘え上手|work=中日新聞 CHUNICHI Web|accessdate=2015-08-17|archive-date=2014-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531162638/http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/living/pet/CK2014052402000239.html|url-status=dead}} ''[[Chunichi Shimbun]]'' (May 24, 2014)</ref>
In 1994, after her institute graduation, she starred in her debut film, ''Ai no Shinsekai,''<ref name="Tower Records" /> alongside [[Reiko Kataoka]]. The film's director, [[Kinema Junpo]], won the 37th [[Blue Ribbon Awards|Blue Ribbon]] Rookie Award and the Sponichi Newcomer Award in the Grand Prix of the [[Mainichi Film Award]].
Suzuki married the actor Sumihiro Yoshikawa on October 5, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0035957|title=鈴木砂羽、結婚！10歳年下劇団俳優・吉川純広と|work=シネマトゥデイ |accessdate=2015-08-17}} シネマトゥデイ (2011年10月7日)</ref> but they divorced in August 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=鈴木砂羽、10歳年下・吉川純広と離婚【コメント全文】 |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2057648/full/ |accessdate=2015-08-17}} [[Oricon|Oricon Style]] (August 15, 2015)</ref>
In 2012, she released her first essay, ''Joyū Geki-ba'', from Wanibooks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://president.jp/articles/-/11576|title=女優 鈴木砂羽さん 大酒飲みのイメージがあるって!? ただのお祭り野郎ですよ（PRESIDENT 2013年11月18日号）|date=31 December 2013 |accessdate=2015-08-17}} PRESIDENT Online</ref>
==Filmography==
===Television specials===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref. |- <!-- NEED SOURCE {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2006 || ''[[Detective School Q]]'' || Shino Katagiri || |- | 2014 || ''[[Ashita, Mama ga Inai]]'' || Kaori Sasaki || |}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan="2"| 1996 || ''Kimi to Seatte Kara'' || Masumi Kimura || |- |''Dear Woman'' || Sanae Shimabukuro || |- | 1997 || ''Koi no Tamerai'' || Toshiko Sakaguchi || |- | 1998 || ''Pu-Pu-Pu'' || Mutsumi Ichijo || |- |rowspan="2"| 2000 || ''Kin'yōbi no Koibito-tachi e'' || Kimiko Enomoto || |- |''Friends'' || Fumio Sakisaka || |- | 2001 || ''Joshi Keimusho Higashi San-gōtō 3'' || Aya Nimi || |- | 2003 || ''Suekko Chōnan Ane San'nin'' || Miki Kinoshita || |- | 2005 || ''Namida Sō Sō Ko no Ai Ni Ikite'' || Toshiko Oda || |- | 2008 || ''Miracle Voice'' || Yukari Anno || |- | 2009 || ''Boku no Imōto'' || Shigeko Segawa || |- |rowspan="2"| 2012 || ''Akujo ni Tsuite'' || Yoko Karasuma || |- |''Sangaku Keiji Series'' || Miyuki Shomyo || |- | 2013 || ''Otto no Kanojo'' || Hishiko Komatsubara || |- | 2014 || ''Inpei Sōsa'' || Saeko Ryuzaki || |}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1996 || ''Hanayome Kaizoe Hito ga Yuku'' || || [[Kansai Telecasting Corporation|Kansai]] |- |rowspan="2"| 1999 || ''[[Ring: The Final Chapter]]'' || Kumiko Yagi || |- |''Kyūmei Byōtō 24-ji'' || Yoshiko Kawakami || |- | 2000 || ''[https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NSDS-8326 Hikeshi-ya Komachi]'' || Masako Oka || Kansai |- |rowspan="2"| 2001 || ''Watashi o Ryokan ni Tsuretette'' || Mariko || |- |''[[Antique Bakery]]'' || Mieko Morooka || |- | 2002 || ''Wedding Planner Sweet Delivery'' || || |- | 2003 || ''[[Ōoku (2003 TV series)|Ōoku]]'' || Omi || |- |rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''[[Naniwa Kin'yūdō]]'' || Tamako Hashida || |- |''Rikon Bengoshi'' || Misako Utsui || |- |rowspan="2"| 2007 || ''Oniyome Nikki'' || Kumi Takaoka || Kansai |- |''[[Yama Onna Kabe Onna]]'' || Yuko Harada || |- | 2008 || ''Murinaren Ai'' || Ritsuko Kubo || Kansai |- |rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''Real Clothes'' || Shinobu Hibiya || Kansai |- |''[[Team Batista no Eikō]]'' || Midori Ichinose || Kansai |- |rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''[[Wagaya no Rekishi]]'' || Maria Yame || |- |''Joker Yurusa Rezaru Sōsa-kan'' || Narumi Hikawa || |- | 2011 || ''Utsukushī Rinjin'' || Kana Seki || Kansai |- | 2012 || ''[[Hungry!]]'' || Yuki Shiroyama || Kansai |}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2000 || ''[[Aibō]]'' || Miwako Kameyama (née: Okudera) || Pre season, Episode 1 to Season 7, Episode 9 |- | 2001 || ''Koko Dake no Hanashi'' || || |- | 2002 || ''Tsūhanman'' || Gladys Sugawara || |- | 2003 || ''[[Sky High (TV series)|Sky High]]'' || Hitomi Takimoto || |- | 2005 || ''[[Haruka Seventeen]]'' || Eiko Takamura || |- | 2007 || ''Otoko no Kosodate'' || Saeko Nakanishi || |- |rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi'' || Kabucho Ichinose || |- |''My Girl'' || Yukari Hayashi || |- | 2010 || ''Angel Bank: Tenshoku Dairinin'' || Wasa Okajima || |- | 2013 || ''Otome-san'' || Miyuki Kajiwara || |}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2000 || ''Tamaru Onna'' || || |- | 2006 || ''Urami-ya Honpo'' || Miyuki Nanjo || |- |rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''[[Majisuka Gakuen]]'' || Sachiko Maeda || |- |''Samurai Code'' || Shoko Itakura || |- | 2012 || ''Dakatsu Nogotoku'' || Tamaki Ishizawa || |}
'''[[WOWOW]]''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2009 || ''Chōjin Utada'' || Ryoko Ohara || |- | 2010 || ''Maboroshi Yoru'' || Kyoko Soga || |- | 2012 || ''Bunshin'' || Shizue Ujiie || |}
'''[[:ja:LaLa TV|LaLa TV]]''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2015 || ''Watashitachi ga Propose sa Renai no ni wa, 101 no Riyū ga Atteda na'' || Machiko || Episode 9 |} | 1997 || ''Aguri'' || Tatsuko || |- |rowspan="2"| 1999 || ''Genroku Ryōran'' || Oden no Kata || |- |''Suzuran'' || Ayame || |- | 2001 || ''Hikari no Teikoku'' || Kaoru Yatabe || |- |rowspan="2"| 2002 || ''Omiaihōrōki'' || Aoi Sakuragi || |- |''[[Sakura (NHK)|Sakura]]'' || Natsuko || |- | 2003 || ''Kaettekita Locker no Hanako-san'' || Kazumi Nishina || |- |rowspan="2"| 2004 || ''Kekkon no Katachi'' || Kaoru Oba || |- |''[[Shinsengumi!]]'' || Akari || |- | 2008 || ''Dandan'' || Yoshiko Tajima || |- | 2009 || ''Classic Mystery Meikyoku Tantei Amadeusu'' || Chikako Yosoji || |- | 2010 || ''15-sai no Shigan-hei'' || Akiko Fujiyama || |- |rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''Bitter Sugar'' || Natsu Igarashi || |- |''[[Gō (TV series)|Gō]]'' || [[Kyōgoku Tatsuko|Kyōgoku Tatsuko, then Juhō-in]] || |- |rowspan="2"| 2015 || ''[[Mare (TV series)|Mare]]'' || Haru Kuramoto || |- --> |2015||''Doraemon Haha ni Naru: Ōyama Nobuyo Monogatari'' || [[Nobuyo Ōyama]] || Lead role; single episode drama||<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2062680/full/|title= M鈴木砂羽、大山のぶ代役に「難易度高い」ドラえもんボイスに苦戦|access-date= August 6, 2023|work= Oricon}}</ref> |- |}
===Films=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref. |- <!-- NEED SOURCE | 1992 || ''Hadashi no Picnic'' || Kiriko || |- | 1994 || ''[[Ai no Shinsekai]]'' || Rei || |- |rowspan="2"| 1995 || ''[[Teito Monogatari]]'' || Michiyo || |- |''Gokudō no Tsuma-tachi Akaikizuna'' || Mayuko Hisamura || |- | 1997 || ''Tokyo Biyori'' || Miyamoto || |- | 2000 || ''[[Space Travelers (2000 film)|Space Travelers]]'' || Kimiko Fukaura || |- |rowspan="3"| 2001 || ''Colorful'' || Goto || |- |''Rendan'' || Osawa no Tsuma || |- |''[[Waterboys (film)|Waterboys]]'' || Woman of butcher || |- | 2003 || ''Shōwa Kayō Taizenshū'' || Midori Iwata || |- |rowspan="2"| 2004 || ''Jump'' || Miyuki Amagasa || |- |''Hirakata'' || Kyoko || |- |rowspan="4"| 2005 || ''[[Itsuka dokusho suruhi]]'' || Chiyo Oba || |- |''[[Summer of the Ubume]]'' || Ojun || |- |''[[Scrap Heaven]]'' || Misa Aikawa || |- |''Ai Shiteyo'' || Amane Etajima || |- |rowspan="3"| 2006 || ''[[Rikidōzan (film)|Rikidōzan]]'' || Mako Okiha || |- |''[[Loft (2005 film)|Loft]]'' || Megumi Nonomura || |- |''[[Oh! Oku]]'' || Yae || |- |rowspan="8"| 2007 || ''Akai Bunka Jūtaku no Hatsune'' || Sawako || |- |''Sidecar ni Inu'' || Ryoko Kondo || |- |''Tsukigami'' || Chiyo Bessho || |- |''Tōku no Sora ni Kieta'' || Sumi Tsuchida || |- |''[[Hero (2007 film)|Hero]]'' || Misa Kurokawa || |- |''Aozora no Roulette'' || Keiko Hagiwara || |- |''Oriwon-za Kara no Jōtaijō'' || || |- |''Kansatsu Eien Ni Kimi o Mitsumete'' || Wakana Matsumoto || |- |rowspan="7"| 2008 || ''[[Persona (2008 film)]]'' || || |- |''Koneko no Namida'' || Kayoko Morioka || |- |''2008, Imadoki Japanese yo. Aitoheiwa to Rikai o Shinjiru Kai?'' || Chikako || |- |''Shunshoku no Soup'' || Yuki Abe || |- |''[[Aibō the Movie]]'' || Miwako Kameyama || |- |''[[Children of the Dark]]'' || Mineko Kajikawa || |- |''Dōsōkai'' || Eri Ishikawa || |- |rowspan="4"| 2009 || ''Aibō Series Kanshiki Yonezawa Mamoru no Jiken-bo'' || Miwako Kameyama || |- |''[[Mt. Tsurugidake]]'' || Sawa Uji || |- |''Boku to Mama no Kiiroi Jitensha'' || Hiroko || |- |''Naku Mon ka'' || Yuko Shimoigusa || |- |rowspan="6"| 2010 || ''Rambling Heart'' || Yoko Natsume || |- |''[[Hotel Chelsea (film)|Hotel Chelsea]]'' || Tomoko Takagi || |- |''Omae no Kāchan Bitch!'' || Fumie Yamada || |- |''Soup Opera'' || Nanako || |- |''Saiban-chō! Koko wa Chōeki 4-nen De dō Suka'' || Mitsuko Sudo || |- |''[[Ghost: Mouichido Dakishimetai]]'' || Miharu Kamijo || |- |rowspan="5"| 2011 || ''[[Mainichi Kaasan]]'' || Mugita |- |''Aoi Aoi Sora'' || Mako's mother || |- |''Wasao'' || Naoko || |- |''Switch o Osu Toki'' || Yoko Kogure || |- |''Shiawase Kamon'' || Fumiko Matsumoto || |- | 2012 || ''Yume Uru Futari'' || || |- | 2015 || ''[[Z Island]]'' || Sakura || |- | 2015 || ''Ore Monogatari!! - [[My Love Story!! (film)|My Love Story!!]]'' || Yuriko Gōda || --> |- | 2023 || ''Old Car'' || || ||<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/99165/|title= オールドカー てんとう虫のプロポーズ|access-date= August 6, 2023|work= eiga.com}}</ref> |- | 2025 || ''Godmother: Life of Ayako Koshino'' || Junko Koshino|| ||<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2325806/full/|title= 大地真央、初舞台から50年経て映画初主演、"コシノアヤコ"の物語を映画化【コメントあり】|access-date= May 6, 2024|work= Oricon}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|2026 || ''The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat'' || || ||<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/104698/|title= 架空の犬と嘘をつく猫|access-date= 29 September 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- | ''Euthanasia Special Zone'' || || ||<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/104474/|title= 安楽死特区|access-date= 29 September 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.sawasuzuki.com/}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{IMDb name|0840667}} * {{instagram|bombon_sawa}}
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