Haruka Ayase
Haruka Ayase is a Japanese actress, model and singer who started her career as a gravure idol in 2000. She has since become a top leading actress in television and film.
Biography
Haruka Ayase was born as Aya Tademaru on March 24, 1985, in Hiroshima Prefecture. Early in her career, Ayase was a gravure idol, releasing a photobook and DVD.She began appearing in films and television in 2002. She has appeared in many films and television series including her role as the oldest sister in Hirokazu Koreeda's Our Little Sister and her performance in the title role of 2013 NHK Taiga Drama, Yae's Sakura.
Ayase is a sought-after endorser of products in Japan, appearing in commercials for major consumer brands such as Coca-Cola, SK-II, and KFC.
The Japan Times called Ayase "the Japanese version of Anne Hathaway".
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
| 2001 | Kindaichi Shonen no Jikembo II SP | Tomoko Ninomiya | TBS | ||
| 2001 | Cosmo Angel | Haruka | Tokai TV | ||
| 2002 | Kaze no Bon kara | Aki Sugimura | NHK | ||
| 2003 | Hontō ni Atta Kowai Hanashi | Misaki Onose | Fuji TV | ||
| 2003 | The Way I Live | Megumi Sugita | Fuji TV | ||
| 2003 | Blackjack ni Yoroshiku | Risako Tsubaki | TBS | ||
| 2003 | Otoko Yu | Mina Matsuura | Fuji TV | ||
| 2003 | Taikoki | Shino | Fuji TV | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Kōfuku no Ōji | Mayu Mitsuishi | NTV | ||
| 2004 | Hontō ni Atta Kowai Hanashi | Chisato Nakamura | Fuji TV | ||
| 2004 | Kyokugensuiri Colosseum | Ami Shinozaki | NTV | ||
| 2004 | Fuyuzora ni Tsuki wa Kagayaku | Hanako Imamiya | Fuji TV | TV movie | |
| 2004 | It was sudden, like a storm... | Saho Makino | TBS | ||
| 2004 | Socrates in Love | Aki Hirose | TBS | Lead | |
| 2004 | Ai kurushii | Michiru Majiba | TBS | ||
| 2005 | Red Fate | Naoko Shimazaki | TBS | Lead, miniseries | |
| 2006 | Satomi Hakkenden | Hamaji | TBS | TV movie | |
| 2006 | Journey Under the Midnight Sun | Yukiho Karasawa | TBS | ||
| 2006 | Hero SP | Ririko Izumitani | Fuji TV | TV movie | |
| 2006 | Love of my Life | Nao Tsukioka | NTV | ||
| 2007 | Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only A Little Light In My Life | Hotaru Amemiya | NTV | Lead | |
| 2008 | The Fantastic Deer-Man | Michiko Fujiwara | Fuji TV | ||
| 2008 | Rookies | Kyoko Mikoshiba | TBS | ||
| 2009 | Kurobe no Taiyō | Sachie Takiyama | TBS | TV movie | |
| 2009 | Mr. Brain | Kazune Yuri | TBS | ||
| 2009 | JIN | Saki Tachibana | TBS | ||
| 2010 | Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only Little Light In My Life Season 2 | Hotaru Amemiya | NTV | Lead | |
| 2011 | Jin 2 | Saki Tachibana | TBS | ||
| 2011 | Antarctica | Miyuki | TBS | ||
| 2013 | Yae's Sakura | Niijima Yae | NHK | Lead, Taiga drama | |
| 2014 | I'm Taking the Day Off | Hanae Aonishi | NTV | Lead | |
| 2016–18 | Balsa | NHK | Lead | ||
| 2016 | Never Let Me Go | Kyoko Hoshina | TBS | Lead | |
| 2017 | Caution, Hazardous Wife | Nami Isayama | NTV | Lead | |
| 2018 | Stepmom and Daughter Blues | Akiko Iwaki | TBS | Lead | |
| 2019 | Idaten | Suya Haruno | NHK | Taiga drama |
Film
Japanese dub
Television documentary
- Haruka Ayase Listen to War Experience
Others
- 47th Japan Record Awards, host
- Kōhaku Uta Gassen
- *63rd, judge
- *64th, red team host
- *66th, red team host
- *70th, red team host
Discography