Masami Nagasawa

Actor · Born June 3, 1987 (39) · Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan

Masami Nagasawa (長澤まさみ) is a Japanese actress under Toho Entertainment. She has performed in many famous movies and television dramas including Crying out Love in the Center of the World, Nada Sousou, Dragon Zakura and Proposal Daisakusen. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2006. She is also known as "Ma-chan" or as Yamashita Tomohisa calls her "Maa-tan". On her radio show, she introduces herself as "Gasawa", a nickname chosen by fans. She is the daughter of Kazuaki Nagasawa, the former manager of the J. League team Júbilo Iwata.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: June 3, 1987 (39)
From: Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
Works as: Actor
Titles: 38 on MovieCove · 120 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are Masami Nagasawa's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

37%

Self

17%

Morality

15%

Survival

14%

Society

Power

Ideas

Family bonds11 Romantic love7 Survival5 Grief4 Deception4 Loyalty4 Community4 Coming of age3

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 24

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 9 · Dark 9

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 7

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 13 · Intense 10

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 7

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 3

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 9

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally

6 of 15

Hero

4 of 15

Shapeshifter

2 of 15

Trickster

1 of 15

Shadow

1 of 15

Mentor

1 of 15

Show the 15 roles

Allyas Aki Hirose in Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)
Shapeshifteras Miyuki Matsuo in Love Strikes! (2011)
Heroas Umi Matsuzaki in From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
Tricksteras Masako Shimura in The Crossing 2 (2015)
Allyas Yoshino Kôda in Our Little Sister (2015)
Shapeshifteras Dahko in The Confidence Man JP (2018)
Allyas Naomi Yamagishi in Masquerade Hotel (2019)
Allyas Youtanwa in Kingdom (2019)
Shadowas Akiko Misumi in Mother (2020)
Allyas Naomi Yamagishi in Masquerade Night (2021)
Allyas Hiroko Asami in Shin Ultraman (2022)
Mentoras Kaori in A Hundred Flowers (2022)
Heroas Shinji Kaminaga in Shin Ultraman (2022)
Heroas Minako in The Parades (2024)
Heroas Yoshie in Dollhouse (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Thrilling

Joyful

Warm

Other

How their films linger

Bittersweet16 Fun9 Feel-good8 Thought-provoking6 Hopeful7 Haunting4

How their films end · 6 with a twist

Happy7
Bittersweet16
Tragic3
Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Masami Nagasawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Doki1 title, show their title on Doki
Film Movement Plus1 title, show their title on Film Movement Plus
Hi-YAH!1 title, show their title on Hi-YAH!
Midnight Pulp1 title, show their title on Midnight Pulp
RetroCrush1 title, show their title on RetroCrush
Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core

Subscription and free streaming for Masami Nagasawa's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

120 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Between Two Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Uta Kojima
Godzilla Minus Zero(2026)
as Aoyama
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Hokusai's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Katsushika Oi
Dollhouse(2025)
as Yoshie Suzuki
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
おどる夫婦 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Actor
NODA・MAP「正三角関係」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Sasori Augment-01
All About Suomi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Suomi
Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General(2024)
as Yo Tan Wa (Yang Duan He)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
April, Come She Will(2024)
as Yayoi Sakamoto
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Parades(2024)
as Minako
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny(2023)
as Yo Tan Wa (Yang Duan He)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Do Unto Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Hidemi Otomo
Shin Kamen Rider(2023)
as Sasori Augment-01
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Elpis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 10 episodes · as Ena Asakawa
A Hundred Flowers(2022)
as Kaori
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Shin Ultraman(2022)
as Hiroko Asami
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero - (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Dako
THE BEE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
Masquerade Night(2021)
as Naomi Yamagishi
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Matsuo Suzuki to 30-pun no Joyuu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show Actor
Detective Chinatown 3(2021)
as Kobayashi Anna
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Under the Open Sky(2020)
as Yoshizawa Haruka
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Furimun Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: 2020 Tokubetsu-hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
戦争童画集～75年目のショートストーリー～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
The Confidence Man JP: Princess(2020)
as Dako
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Mother(2020)
as Akiko Misumi
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Dako
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie - (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Dako
Kingdom(2019)
as Yo Tan Wa (Yang Duan He)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Masquerade Hotel(2019)
as Naomi Yamagishi
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Gintama 2: Rules are Made to be Broken(2018)
as Tae Shimura
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Bleach(2018)
as Masaki Kurosaki
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
50 First Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Rui Fujishima
The Confidence Man JP(2018)
Show 10 episodes · as Dako
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island(2018)
as Fiona (voice)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Lies She Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Yukari Kawahara
Before We Vanish(2017)
as Narumi Kase
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Gintama Live Action the Movie(2017)
as Tae Shimura
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Reminiscence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Minako Shikata
An Emblem Dedicated To You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Nakagawa Miki
Gold Medal Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Teacher Sano
Good Morning Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Keiko Ogawa
Your Name.(2016)
as Miki Okudera (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
I Am a Hero(2015)
as Nurse Yabu
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
I Am a Hero: The Day it Began (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 5 episodes · as Yabu
Sanadamaru(2016)
Show 50 episodes · as Kiri
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Eiga Youkai wocchi: Enma daiou to 5-tsu no monogataridanyan!(2015)
as Emi-chan (voice)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Crossing 2(2015)
as Masako Shimura
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Our Little Sister(2015)
as Yoshino Kōda
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Crossing(2014)
as Masako Shimura
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
All About My Siblings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 11 episodes · as Takako Yashiro
Wood Job!(2014)
as Naoki Ishii
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Chocolat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 15 episodes · as Tatsumi Chie
ライクドロシー (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Beyond the Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Kanna Seto
Summer Nude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 11 episodes · as Kasu Ichikura
Onna Nobunaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Kumi
再会 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
High School Entrance Exam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 13 episodes · as Haruyama Kyoko
Nyanko the Movie 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
Keigo Higashino Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 11 episodes · as Yayoi Aoyama
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective - (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 16 episodes · as Tsukiko Otonashi
Japan's Wildlife: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Narrator
Doppleganger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 5 episodes · as Ujiie Mariko/Kobayashi Futaba
Love Strikes!(2011)
as Miyuki Matsuo
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
クレイジーハニー (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 1 episode · Actor
From Up on Poppy Hill(2011)
as Umi Matsuzaki (voice)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
I Wish(2011)
as Mimura
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Peak: The Rescuers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Kumi Shiina
誰よりも君を愛す！ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Actor
Rooftop Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as 桂木麻子
GOLD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 11 episodes · as Nikura Rika
Sunshine Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Actor
The History of Our Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 3 episodes · as Yukari Ichinose
Graduation Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 4 episodes · as Hitomi Tachibana · as Tachibana Hitomi
Nagasawa Masami x Mizukawa Asami: Hawaii Onna Jitensha Futari Tabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Actor
Go Find a Psychic! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Yone Sakurai
Cobalt Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Ryoko Nakamura
My Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 11 episodes · as Saya Egami
Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Young Yoko
Heart of a Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 47 episodes · Actor
Fujiko F. Fujio's Parallel Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 6 episodes · as Takeko
Galileo Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Akari Shionoya
Detroit Metal City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 12 episodes · as Yuri Aikawa (voice)
La Maison en Petits Cubes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Narrator (voice)
The Last Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Yukihime
Last Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 11 episodes · as Michiru Aida
Operation Love Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Rei Yoshida
Hatachi no koibito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 10 episodes · as Sawada Yuri
Ganjisu-gawa de batafurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 2 episodes · as Teruko Takano
Say Hello for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Suzune Morikawa / Karin Takigawa
Operation Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 11 episodes · as Rei Yoshida
ママが料理をつくる理由 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Actor
Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Hiroko
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 7 episodes · as Izumi Hoshi
Tears for You(2006)
as Kaoru Shingaki
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Rough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Ami Ninomiya
Love and Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 49 episodes · as Korin
Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Minami Asakura
Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Maki Yajima
Dragon Sakura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 21 episodes · as Naomi Mizuno
Affectionate Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 11 episodes · as Minagawa Azusa
Godzilla: Final Wars(2004)
as Shobijin
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
RUNAWAY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 11 episodes · Actor
Breathe In, Breathe Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Kanako Doi
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World(2004)
as Aki Hirose
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Summertime Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Actor
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.(2003)
Vocals · as Shobijin
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Like Asura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Yoko Satomi
Robot Contest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Satomi Hazawa
Resurrection(2002)
as Naomi Morishita
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Actor
The Last Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Natsuho Mizuta
Sakura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 156 episodes · as Kanako Numata
THE COMPLETE 長澤まさみ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Actor
Pure Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 12 episodes · as Seta Maru
Crossfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Kaori Kurata

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 120 titles, 118 of them dated from 2000 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Detective Chinatown 3 (2021)

$686M worldwide

Highest rated

Our Little Sister (2015)

Midcredits 96^th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout

20002025

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2003Screen debut· Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
2008First top-billed film· La Maison en Petits Cubes
2011Breakout· From Up on Poppy Hill
2011Career best· From Up on Poppy Hill
2018Career best· The Confidence Man JP

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting120 of 120 · 73^rdOther crew1 of 120

By decade

2000s42 · 42 acting · 1 crew2010s50 · acting2020s26 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 24% of 34 roles

25%

11%

27%

33%

03131823

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Masami Nagasawa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73^rd percentile, the median of all 36; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

69^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

81^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

75^th and up19
50^th to 74^th17
25^th to 49^th2

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved5
Divisive1
Crowd Pleaser25
Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Eiga Youkai wocchi: Enma daiou to 5-tsu no monogataridanyan! (2015)

92^nd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Your Name. (2016)

Midcredits 99^th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Masami Nagasawa's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 55 · moderate

Sex & Nudity7 titles9–38 · median 14 · minimallighter than most films

Profanity3 titlesmedian 22 · mild

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 25 · mild

Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 36 · moderate

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.