Portrait of Atsuko Asano

Acting

Atsuko Asano

Career

Active from 1979 to 2024, busiest in 1987 and 2002 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The 101st Proposal
The 101st Proposal
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Atsuko Asano Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Drama 7
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Slice of Life 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Japanese Culture 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Love Triangle 2
  • Everyday Life 2
  • Nostalgic Appeal 2
  • Slice-of-Life 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 73
Salaryman Kintarō
Salaryman Kintarō (2025)

TV show

Abudeka Is Back
Abudeka Is Back (2024)

as Kaoru Mayama

Mio's Cookbook
Mio's Cookbook (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

as Oryou

2010s

12 titles
MPD: Animal Unit
MPD: Animal Unit (2017)

TV show · as Hiroko Tamaru

There's No Easy Job in This World
There's No Easy Job in This World (2017)

TV show · as Masakado

Zenryoku Shissou
Zenryoku Shissou (2017)

TV show

Retake
Retake (2016)

TV show · as Masako Powell

Saraba Abunai Deka
Saraba Abunai Deka (2016)

as Kaoru Mayama

37.5°C Tears
37.5°C Tears (2015)

TV show · as Sugisaki Fumiko

警察庁特別監察官 氷の女・氷室透子
警察庁特別監察官 氷の女・氷室透子 (2014)

TV show

Naru yô ni Naru sa
Naru yô ni Naru sa (2013)

TV show

Someday at a Place in the Sun
Someday at a Place in the Sun (2013)

TV show · as Taeko Komoriya

沖縄リゾート コンシェルジュ具志堅陽子の名推理
沖縄リゾート コンシェルジュ具志堅陽子の名推理 (2012)

TV show

小京都連続殺人事件
小京都連続殺人事件 (2012)

TV show

Freeter, Ie wo Kau
Freeter, Ie wo Kau (2010)

TV show

2000s

10 titles
Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen
Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen (2008)

as Yusaku's mother

Still Dangerous Detectives
Still Dangerous Detectives (2005)

as Kaoru Mayama

Daiyamondo no Koi
Daiyamondo no Koi (2005)

TV show

刑務所の医者 若宮冴子
刑務所の医者 若宮冴子 (2004)

TV show

Kyohansha
Kyohansha (2003)

TV show

Zoku Heisei Meoto Jawan
Zoku Heisei Meoto Jawan (2002)

TV show

Manten
Manten (2002)

TV show

開幕ベルは華やかに
開幕ベルは華やかに (2002)

TV show

救急救命士・牧田さおり
救急救命士・牧田さおり (2002)

TV show

Maria
Maria (2001)

TV show · as Sora Sakamoto

1990s

12 titles · average score 73
Abunai Deka Forever The Movie
Abunai Deka Forever The Movie (1998)

as Kaoru Mayama

Love and Eros
Love and Eros (1998)

TV show · as Kasumi Yamaki

職員室
職員室 (1997)

TV show

Abunai Deka Returns
Abunai Deka Returns (1996)

as Kaoru Mayama

Coach
Coach (1996)

TV show · as Nagisa

Sashow The Last Case
Sashow The Last Case (1995)

TV show

Good Mourning
Good Mourning (1994)

TV show

What a Wonderful Life
What a Wonderful Life (1993)

TV show · as Yume Takahata (present)

The 101st Proposal
The 101st Proposal (1991)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Kaoru Yabuki

Mamatte Kirei!?
Mamatte Kirei!? (1991)

TV show

Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nami

Sekai de Ichiban Kimi ga Suki
Sekai de Ichiban Kimi ga Suki (1990)

TV show

1980s

15 titles · average score 65
Mottomo Abunai Deka
Mottomo Abunai Deka (1989)

as Kaoru

Dangerous Cops Again
Dangerous Cops Again (1988)

as Kaoru Mayama

Daddy, the Newscaster
Daddy, the Newscaster (1987)

TV show · as Miyuki Yonezaki

Dangerous Cops
Dangerous Cops (1987)

as Kaoru Mayama

Twilight of the Cockroaches
Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

as Naomi (voice)

Dangerous Detective
Dangerous Detective (1986)

TV show · as Kaoru Mayama

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986)

as Ouno

Tracked
Tracked (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

as Teruko Jodokoro

Four Sisters
Four Sisters (1985)

as Akane Kitazawa

The Geisha
The Geisha (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tamako

The Last Hero
The Last Hero (1982)

as Azusa Ogata

Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Play it, Boogie-Woogie (1981)

as Sachino Kobayashi

1970s

3 titles · average score 68
Goodbye, Flickmania
Goodbye, Flickmania (1979)

as Minami

Panic in High School
Panic in High School (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

as Murakami

Eros Eterna
Eros Eterna (1977)

as Girl