# Sawa Suzuki

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Sawa Suzuki 鈴木 砂羽 Born (1972-09-20) September 20, 1972 (age 53) Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Occupation Actress Years active 1992 - present Agent Monday Spouse Sumihiro Yoshikawa ​ ​ (m. 2011; div. 2015)​

**Sawa Yoshikawa** (吉川 砂羽, *Yoshikawa Sawa*; born 20 September 1972, in [Naka-ku, Hamamatsu](/source/Naka-ku%2C_Hamamatsu), [Shizuoka Prefecture](/source/Shizuoka_Prefecture), Japan),[1][2] better known by her stage name **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](/source/Joshibi_University_of_Art_and_Design_Junior_College),[2] Suzuki became a research student at [Bungakuza](/source/Bungakuza).[2][3]

In 1994, after her institute graduation, she starred in her debut film, *Ai no Shinsekai,*[2] alongside [Reiko Kataoka](/source/Reiko_Kataoka). The film's director, [Kinema Junpo](/source/Kinema_Junpo), won the 37th [Blue Ribbon](/source/Blue_Ribbon_Awards) Rookie Award and the Sponichi Newcomer Award in the Grand Prix of the [Mainichi Film Award](/source/Mainichi_Film_Award).

Suzuki married the actor Sumihiro Yoshikawa on October 5, 2011,[4] but they divorced in August 2015.[5]

In 2012, she released her first essay, *Joyū Geki-ba*, from Wanibooks.[6]

## Filmography

### Television specials

Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2015 Doraemon Haha ni Naru: Ōyama Nobuyo Monogatari Nobuyo Ōyama Lead role; single episode drama [7]

### Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2023 Old Car [8] 2025 Godmother: Life of Ayako Koshino Junko Koshino [9] 2026 The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat [10] Euthanasia Special Zone [11]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["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"](http://www.propane-npo.com/local_area/shizuoka/nakaku.html). Retrieved 2015-08-17. プロパンガス料金消費者協会

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Tower_Records_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Tower_Records_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Tower_Records_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Tower_Records_2-3) ["鈴木砂羽 プロフィール（音楽出版社より）"](http://tower.jp/artist/860379/鈴木砂羽). Retrieved 2015-08-17. [Tower Records](/source/Tower_Records) (October 24, 2013)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["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"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140531162638/http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/living/pet/CK2014052402000239.html). *中日新聞 CHUNICHI Web*. Archived from [the original](http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/living/pet/CK2014052402000239.html) on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2015-08-17. *[Chunichi Shimbun](/source/Chunichi_Shimbun)* (May 24, 2014)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["鈴木砂羽、結婚！10歳年下劇団俳優・吉川純広と"](http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0035957). *シネマトゥデイ*. Retrieved 2015-08-17. シネマトゥデイ (2011年10月7日)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["鈴木砂羽、10歳年下・吉川純広と離婚【コメント全文】"](http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2057648/full/). Retrieved 2015-08-17. [Oricon Style](/source/Oricon) (August 15, 2015)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["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）"](http://president.jp/articles/-/11576). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 2015-08-17. PRESIDENT Online

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["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"](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2062680/full/). *Oricon*. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["オールドカー てんとう虫のプロポーズ"](https://eiga.com/movie/99165/). *eiga.com*. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["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】"](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2325806/full/). *Oricon*. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["架空の犬と嘘をつく猫"](https://eiga.com/movie/104698/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 September 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["安楽死特区"](https://eiga.com/movie/104474/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 September 2025.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.sawasuzuki.com/) (in Japanese)

- [Sawa Suzuki](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0840667/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Sawa Suzuki](https://www.instagram.com/bombon_sawa/) on [Instagram](/source/Instagram_(identifier))

v t e Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer 1950s Shin Saburi (1950) Rentarō Mikuni (1951) Yoshitarō Nomura (1953) So Yamamura (1954) Tsuneo Kobayashi (1955) Kōji Nanbara (1955) Yoshirō Kawazu (1956) Yūjirō Ishihara (1957) Shohei Imamura (1958) 1960s Nagisa Ōshima (1960) Shima Iwashita (1961) Kirio Urayama (1962) Junya Sato (1963) Mako Midori (1964) Kei Kumai (1965) Tetsuya Watari (1966) 1970s Tomokazu Miura (1975) Shinobu Otake (1975) Mieko Harada (1976) Nobuhiko Obayashi (1977) Toshiyuki Nagashima (1978) Kenichi Kaneda (1979) 1980s Daisuke Ryu (1980) Kōichi Satō (1981) Jun Miho (1982) Tomoyo Harada (1983) Shōji Kaneko (1983) Kōji Kikkawa (1984) Yuki Saito (1985) Narimi Arimori (1986) Masahiro Takashima (1987) Naoto Ogata (1988) Ayako Kawahara (1989) 1990s Riho Makise (1990) Joji Matsuoka (1990) Hikari Ishida (1991) Yuki Sumida (1992) Gorō Kishitani (1993) Kyōko Tōyama (1993) Sawa Suzuki (1994) Makiko Esumi (1995) Ninety-nine (1996) Kōki Mitani (1997) Hitomi Satō (1997) Rena Tanaka (1998) Ryuhei Matsuda (1999) 2000s Tatsuya Fujiwara (2000) Ko Shibasaki (2001) Nakamura Shidō (2002) Manami Konishi (2002) Satomi Ishihara (2003) Anna Tsuchiya (2004) Mirai Moriyama (2004) Mikako Tabe (2005) Muga Tsukaji (2006) Rei Dan (2006) Yui Aragaki (2007) Yuriko Yoshitaka (2008) Lily Franky (2008) Masaki Okada (2009) Daisaku Kimura (2009) 2010s Toma Ikuta (2010) Nanami Sakuraba (2010) Mana Ashida (2011) Makita Sports (2012) Haru Kuroki (2013) Fuka Koshiba (2014) Anna Ishii (2015) Izumi Okamura (2016) Shizuka Ishibashi (2017) Sara Minami (2018) Nagisa Sekimizu (2019) 2020s Daiken Okudaira (2020) Yuumi Kawai (2021) Kōki (2022) Sōya Kurokawa (2023) Ikoi Hayase (2024) Ryuta Shibuya (2025)

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