Masami Nagasawa

📖 Biography

Masami Nagasawa (born June 3, 1987) is a distinguished Japanese actress and voice actress, widely celebrated as one of the most popular and influential leading figures in modern Japanese cinema and television, with multiple Japan Academy Film Prizes to her credit. Nagasawa rose to national prominence at a young age and established a diverse filmography spanning romantic dramas, historical epics, and blockbuster genre films. Her major credits include starring roles in Hideaki Anno's Shin Ultraman (2022), the epic action franchise Kingdom, and voicing Miki Okudera in Makoto Shinkai's blockbuster anime film Your Name (2016). She further expanded her cinematic contributions with her prominent role in the highly anticipated kaiju feature Godzilla Minus Zero (2026).