Hirose Suzu's Profile
- Full Name: Hirose Suzu
- Native Name: 広瀬 すず
- Nicknames: Zusu
- Birthday: Jun 19, 1998 (27 years old)
- Blood type: AB
- Height/Weight: 159 cm (5’2") / 46 kg (101–102 lbs)
- Gender: Female
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Debut: 2012
- Birthplace: Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Nationality:
Japanese
- Profession: Actress, Model
- Languages: Japanese
- Current Agency: Foster Management
- Active Years: 2012 – present (13 years)
Hirose Suzu (広瀬 すず, real name: Ōishi Suzuka – 大石 鈴華), born June 19, 1998, in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, is an actress and model active since 2012. She is best known for her performances in Our Little Sister, Chihayafuru, and The Third Murder.
Early Life
Hirose Suzu grew up in a family of five, consisting of her father, mother, elder brother, and elder sister Alice Hirose, who is also an actress. She is the youngest child. Her father once ran a small café and real estate business, but after suffering a stroke in 2011, he required long-term medical care, which placed the family under financial strain. Her mother became the primary breadwinner, while her brother gave up his own career to look after their father.
During elementary school, Suzu attended Shimizu-Kōbe Elementary School, where she joined the basketball team from the second grade. In junior high, she studied at Shimizu Dairoku Junior High School and continued playing basketball until her final year. After graduation, she moved to Tokyo and enrolled at Azusa Daiichi High School, a correspondence-based high school, in order to balance her studies with her acting career. Due to her demanding schedule, she rarely took part in school activities, but she successfully completed the program and graduated on time.
Career
Suzu Hirose began her career in 2012 after winning the Grand Prix at the Miss Seventeen contest, which led to her becoming an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Seventeen. This marked her entry into the entertainment industry as a model before transitioning into acting.
In 2013, she started appearing in television and online drama projects, taking on supporting roles that helped her gain experience and build a foundation for future leading roles in film.
Her breakthrough came in 2015, when she played her first leading role in Our Little Sister (Umimachi Diary). The film was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Her performance earned her several “Best New Actress” awards in Japan, marking her successful shift from modeling to cinema.
From 2016 to 2018, Hirose starred as Ayase Chihaya in the three-part live-action adaptation of the popular manga Chihayafuru. Released consecutively, the trilogy established her as a leading figure in commercial adaptations.
In 2017, she collaborated with director Hirokazu Kore-eda on The Third Murder. Her performance earned her the Best Supporting Actress award at the 41st Japan Academy Prize, strengthening her reputation in art-house cinema.
In 2019, Hirose played the lead role in Natsuzora, the 100th asadora (morning drama) produced by NHK. It was her first time starring in a national long-running television series, which significantly expanded her popularity with mainstream audiences.
Beyond film and television, Hirose has explored diverse fields. She made her stage debut in 2019 with A Night at the Kabuki, provided voice acting for the animated films The Boy and the Beast (2015) and Fireworks (2017), and appeared in music videos and radio programs, demonstrating her versatility as a performer.
Between 2020 and 2022, she continued to headline major film projects, including Shunji Iwai’s Last Letter (2020) and Lee Sang-il’s Wandering (2022). These works were screened at several domestic film festivals and brought her further award nominations.
From 2023 to 2025, Hirose appeared in Nemesis: The Movie (2023) and participated in internationally recognized productions. Notably, A Pale View of Hills was screened at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, marking a new international milestone in her career.
Parallel to her acting career, Hirose has also been active in the fashion industry since 2016, appearing in leading Japanese fashion magazines. In 2021, she was announced as the brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton in Japan. Since then, she has attended Paris Fashion Week multiple times and participated in the brand’s global campaigns.
In commercial endorsements, Hirose began appearing in television advertisements in 2014, initially promoting consumer goods and food products. By 2018, she had become a familiar face in national campaigns for telecommunications giant SoftBank. From 2020 to 2025, she has continued collaborating with major companies across food, beverage, and cosmetics industries, maintaining a consistent presence in Japanese media.
Fun Facts
- For Not Quite Dead Yet, Suzu trained in kickboxing so she could perform her own action scenes.
- Her dramatic eye-roll expression in the film became a viral meme.
- While shooting two projects at the same time, she reportedly switched from playing a gentle character to shouting curse words in another role within just minutes.
- At one point, her phone wallpaper featured a picture of her co-star Ryusei Yokohama.
- To prepare for Your Lie in April, she practiced violin intensively for six months.
- During My Teacher, she ate curry right before a kissing scene, which caused laughter among the film crew.
- From 2012 to 2018, she was an exclusive model for the teen magazine Seventeen.
- She appeared in the music video for “Tetote” by the group Whiteeeen.
- In the music video for “Uta Usagi” by Spitz, she portrayed a quiet and introspective image, quite different from her usual roles.
- She was featured in a promotional campaign for the game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
- While promoting the Pokémon Trading Card Game, fans jokingly nicknamed her a “real-life trainer.”
- In 2018, she served as the Red Team host for NHK’s annual music show Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
- In 2019, she returned to the show as a judge.
- Behind the scenes of talk shows, she was often spotted dozing off with a script in her hands.
- At a fashion event, she mistakenly posed in the opposite direction of the cameras, sparking the meme “reverse pose.”
- On a variety show, she tripped while playing basketball but burst out laughing immediately afterward.
- While filming Chihayafuru, she mistimed her rhythm during a poetry-reading scene, which fans later turned into parody clips.
- In a SoftBank commercial, the mascot dog unexpectedly jumped onto her.
- At a press conference for Laplace’s Witch, she accidentally picked up her co-star’s microphone, making the audience laugh.
- While seated in the front row at Paris Fashion Week, she became the subject of fan-edited memes calling her the “fashion boss.”
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