biography of Haruka Ayase

Aya Tademaru 

(Japanese: 蓼丸綾, Hepburn: Tademaru Aya, born March 24, 1985) better known by the stage name Haruka Ayase (綾瀬 はるか), is a Japanese actress who started her career as a model in the year 2000. She has since become a leading actress in television and film

Ayase was invited by a friend to participate in the 25th Horipro Talent Scout Caravan. She was interested as "an excuse to not attend club activities",  but had nothing prepared, so she did a rabbit imitation that was popular at school.  She won the Special Jury Prize,  and made her debut in the entertainment world in 2000. 

Her stage name was taken from the internet, with Ayase and herself choosing it from 16,000 applicants; on February 28, 2001, it was decided as "Haruka Ayase". 

In addition to photo collections and weekly magazines, her popularity as a gravure idol increased with appearances on local programs such as Cosmo Angel.^{[citation needed]} Her pictorial activities decreased as she began to receive attention as an actress. 

Ayase made her acting debut in 2001 in part 3 of Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo starring Jun Matsumoto. 

In 2003, she made her first regular appearance in the serial drama Boku no Ikiru Michi.

She was selected as a cast member of Socrates in Love in 2004, for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards for her portrayal of Aki Hirose, a high schooler with leukemia. Ayase shaved her hair and changed her weight in order to match Masami Nagasawa's portrayal of the character in the film.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, she starred in the television drama Hotaru no Hikari, an adaptation of the manga of the same name, with Naohito Fujiki. A sequel was broadcast in 2010, and the movie was released in 2012 

Ayase made her first appearance in an NHK taiga drama with Yae's Sakura, which focuses on Niijima Yae, a warrior, educator, scholar, and nurse of the late Edo period. In 2014, the series was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series. 

After completing this work, she considered retiring. However, she reconsidered her career and decided that "taiga drama is only a stepping stone." 

In 2016, Ayase starred as Balsa, a spear wielder and bodyguard, in Guardian of the Spirit, an NHK taiga drama  The role involved stage combat.  She starred in all three seasons of the drama. 

In 2022, she made her "Monday 9" debut, starring in My Ex-Boyfriend's Last Will This was her first Fuji TV serial drama since Shikaotoko Awoniyoshi around 14 years prior.

Haruka Ayase born as Aya Tademaru on March 24, 1985, in Hiroshima Prefecture. Ayase has one elder brother. Her grandparents are survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

The news outlet Japan Times has hailed Ayase as; "The Japanese version of Anne Hathaway".  Ayase was named the most beautiful face in Japan in 2018. 

In 2006, Ayase was once detained in New Zealand after being mistaken for a spy. 

Around the spring of 2020, Ayase's personal office, a company managed by her mother, invested around ¥100 million in a scheme co-managed by a Hiroshima tax accountant who was a long-time acquaintance of the Ayase family. The scheme defaulted on repayments to Ayase's company in May 2021, and the accountant's son arranged for a full refund of the investment. The accountant and three others were arrested for investment law violations in November 2022. Other investors alleged that the accountant used his relationship with Ayase to solicit investments in the scheme.

About

Famous for her award-winning performances in the Japanese television shows Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (as Hirose Aki); Byakuyako (as Karasawa Yukiho); and Kyo Wa Kaisha Yasumimasu, Ayase is also notable for her work in the films Our Little Sister (as Sachi) and Akko's Secret (as Akkochan).

Before Fame

She made her screen acting debut in a 2002 Japanese movie titled Jam Films. Shortly thereafter, she appeared in the television miniseries Say Hello to Black Jack.

Trivia

A singer as well as an actress, she released two Japanese Top 10 singles in 2006: "Period" and "Kosaten Days."

Family Life

Born Aya Tademaru, she spent her youth in Hiroshima, Japan.

Associated With

She appeared alongside Ken Takakura in the 2012 Japanese movie Dearest.

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