Nozomi Sasaki

Nozomi Sasaki (佐々木 希, Sasaki Nozomi, February 8, 1988), previously known simply as Nozomi, is a Japanese actress and model. She has the same maiden name. Her real name is Nozomi Watabe (渡部 希). She is from Akita City, Akita Prefecture. Her husband is comedian and television presenter Ken Watabe, part of the duo Un-Jash. *** Not to be confused with voice actress of the same name, Nozomi Sasaki (ささき のぞみ). In the past fifteen years Nozomi Sasaki has gone from an unknown quantity to something of a phenomenon thanks to her physical attributes and talent. She has leveraged the adoring looks of the fans, commentators and advertisers to a career in big screen films, TV serials, endless number of commercial work, Public relations assignments, photo books, music albums and adult (gravure) and fashion modelling. Sasaki was born in the northern prefecture of Akita and proudly carried the local dialect 'akitaben' as she began modelling at the age of fourteen and all the way through her becoming a popular name. Speaking of which, she has often chosen to stylize her name simply as Nozomi. She is often featured within or on the cover of magazines with fans praising her slim build, legs, eyes and smile. After dating several celebrities, including a member of the boy band Arashi, Nozomi Sasaki announced her engagement to comedian Watabe Ken on NTV's live variety program Gyoretsu No Dekiru Horitsu Sodanjo on April 9 of 2017. The couple had been dating for two years. They subsequently ...

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My Life Changed When I Went to a Sex Parlor (2013)

Live action film adaptation of a romance that was turned into a book after making a splash on the Internet bulletin board “2 Channel.” Humorously depicts a 29-year-old virgin who meets a prostitute, and struggles with love. Directed by Iizuka Ken of Arakawa Under ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Iizuka
CAST:  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Shinnosuke Mitsushima  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Tomoya Nakamura

Live action film adaptation of a romance that was turned into a book after making a splash on the Internet bulletin board “2 Channel.” Humorously depicts a 29-year-old virgin who meets a prostitute, and struggles with love. Directed by Iizuka Ken of Arakawa Under ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Iizuka
CAST:  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Shinnosuke Mitsushima  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Tomoya Nakamura

The Sango Ranger (2013)

On Ishigaki Island, conflict brews over a large-scale bridge construction project. One day, Yajima (Sho Aoyagi), a public official from the Ministry of Environment, is sent to Ishigaki Island. Yajima announces to his colleagues that he is absolutely opposed to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Nakamae
CAST:  Sho Aoyagi  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Tetsuhiro Ikeda  •  Atsuko Takahata

On Ishigaki Island, conflict brews over a large-scale bridge construction project. One day, Yajima (Sho Aoyagi), a public official from the Ministry of Environment, is sent to Ishigaki Island. Yajima announces to his colleagues that he is absolutely opposed to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Nakamae
CAST:  Sho Aoyagi  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Tetsuhiro Ikeda  •  Atsuko Takahata

Afro Tanaka (2012)

Hiroshi Tanaka sports an intense perm which looks like the afro hairstyle favored by some African-Americans back in the 1970's. He doesn't get his hair done at a hair shop, he was actually born with his hair like that. For freedom, Hiroshi moves to Tokyo. He works ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daigo Matsui
CAST:  Shota Matsuda  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Kaname Endo  •  Ryusuke Komakine

Hiroshi Tanaka sports an intense perm which looks like the afro hairstyle favored by some African-Americans back in the 1970's. He doesn't get his hair done at a hair shop, he was actually born with his hair like that. For freedom, Hiroshi moves to Tokyo. He works ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daigo Matsui
CAST:  Shota Matsuda  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Kaname Endo  •  Ryusuke Komakine

My Rainy Days (2009)

Romantic

Because of her past, 17-year-old Rio lives her days filling the emptiness in her heart with money--until one day, she meets a university professor named Kouki and falls in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuri Kanchiku
CAST:  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Hikaru Yamamoto  •  Mitsuki Oishi

Because of her past, 17-year-old Rio lives her days filling the emptiness in her heart with money--until one day, she meets a university professor named Kouki and falls in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuri Kanchiku
CAST:  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Hikaru Yamamoto  •  Mitsuki Oishi

The Handsome Suit (2008)

An overweight cook is given the opportunity to woo the girl of his dreams when he is given a "handsome suit" that transforms him into an idealized human being in this absurd Japanese comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Hanabusa
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Mayumi Sada  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Tsukaji Muga

An overweight cook is given the opportunity to woo the girl of his dreams when he is given a "handsome suit" that transforms him into an idealized human being in this absurd Japanese comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Hanabusa
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Mayumi Sada  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Tsukaji Muga

Ju-on: The Beginning of the End (2014)

A school teacher visits the home of a boy who's been absent from school for a long period of time, unaware of the horrific tragedy which occurred in the boy's household many years ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Reina Triendl  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Maki Ishikawa

A school teacher visits the home of a boy who's been absent from school for a long period of time, unaware of the horrific tragedy which occurred in the boy's household many years ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Reina Triendl  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Maki Ishikawa

Lost and Found (2016)

Atsuto was abandoned by his mother when he was young. He now works in the lost and found department at the Hoshigaoka Station. He spends his days imagining about the owner of the lost item, how the item became lost and found. One day, Atsuto learns that his mother ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Show Yanagisawa
CAST:  Tomoya Nakamura  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Yoshino Kimura  •  Masaki Suda

Atsuto was abandoned by his mother when he was young. He now works in the lost and found department at the Hoshigaoka Station. He spends his days imagining about the owner of the lost item, how the item became lost and found. One day, Atsuto learns that his mother ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Show Yanagisawa
CAST:  Tomoya Nakamura  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Yoshino Kimura  •  Masaki Suda

Enishi: The Bride of Izumo (2016)

Maki Iizuka (Nozomi Sasaki) works as an editor for a wedding magazine in Tokyo. She is set to marry Kazunori Nakamura (Yuta Hiraoka) next month, when her grandmother dies. Her grandmother was like a mom to Maki. While Maki arranges items left by her grandmother, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Horiuchi
CAST:  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Yuta Hiraoka  •  Tomiyuki Kunihiro  •  Toshie Negishi

Maki Iizuka (Nozomi Sasaki) works as an editor for a wedding magazine in Tokyo. She is set to marry Kazunori Nakamura (Yuta Hiraoka) next month, when her grandmother dies. Her grandmother was like a mom to Maki. While Maki arranges items left by her grandmother, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Horiuchi
CAST:  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Yuta Hiraoka  •  Tomiyuki Kunihiro  •  Toshie Negishi

Ju-on: The Final Curse (2015)

Following the events of Ju-on: The Beginning of the End, Mai, the older sister of elementary schoolteacher Yui Shono, goes to look for her sister, who disappeared after a year while working in an elementary school. Mai soon discovers the Teriyaki household who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Nonoka Ono  •  Airi Taira  •  Renn Kiriyama  •  Yurina Yanagi

Following the events of Ju-on: The Beginning of the End, Mai, the older sister of elementary schoolteacher Yui Shono, goes to look for her sister, who disappeared after a year while working in an elementary school. Mai soon discovers the Teriyaki household who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Nonoka Ono  •  Airi Taira  •  Renn Kiriyama  •  Yurina Yanagi

結婚に一番近くて遠い女 (2015)

Beppu Sumire is a wedding planner who works for True Love Bridal (TLB), a well-established wedding hall. Her late mother, Sakura, showered love on her and would always tell her that she is lovely. After she passed away, Sumire lived with her father, Tetsuro. Sumire ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiko Hoshida
CAST:  Ayako Imoto  •  Yu Shirota  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Yua Shinkawa

Beppu Sumire is a wedding planner who works for True Love Bridal (TLB), a well-established wedding hall. Her late mother, Sakura, showered love on her and would always tell her that she is lovely. After she passed away, Sumire lived with her father, Tetsuro. Sumire ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiko Hoshida
CAST:  Ayako Imoto  •  Yu Shirota  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Yua Shinkawa

The Furthest End Awaits (2014)

Set at the edge of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, with its beautiful scenic views, the film revolves around two women from different backgrounds who develop a friendship, and how they begin to influence and change each other’s lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chiang Hsiu-Chiung
CAST:  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Hiyori Sakurada  •  Masatoshi Nagase

Set at the edge of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, with its beautiful scenic views, the film revolves around two women from different backgrounds who develop a friendship, and how they begin to influence and change each other’s lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chiang Hsiu-Chiung
CAST:  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Hiyori Sakurada  •  Masatoshi Nagase

Paikaji Nankai Sakusen (2012)

Sasaki has had a difficult period, going through a divorce and losing his job. To take a break and start anew, Sasaki decides to visit Iriomote Island. While there, Sasaki's belongings are stolen by four homeless men. Sasaki then lives with three other people: a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hosokawa
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Shihori Kanjiya  •  Nozomi Sasaki

Sasaki has had a difficult period, going through a divorce and losing his job. To take a break and start anew, Sasaki decides to visit Iriomote Island. While there, Sasaki's belongings are stolen by four homeless men. Sasaki then lives with three other people: a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hosokawa
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Shihori Kanjiya  •  Nozomi Sasaki

Kasha (2011)

Shunsuke Honma is a detective from the #1 investigation team at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Shunsuke takes a leave from work due to an injury. One day, his relative comes to see him and asks him if he can find his missing fiance Akiko Sekine. Shunsuke ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Takaya Kamikawa  •  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Tomoko Tabata

Shunsuke Honma is a detective from the #1 investigation team at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Shunsuke takes a leave from work due to an injury. One day, his relative comes to see him and asks him if he can find his missing fiance Akiko Sekine. Shunsuke ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Hashimoto
CAST:  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Takaya Kamikawa  •  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Tomoko Tabata

Shaken BABY! (2010)

Hiroshi is a very very normal second year student of Tomei University. One day, having being dumped by his girlfriend Akemi, for the reason that "You're boring because you're too normal," and after being coerced by his classmate Shun, to change his too normal self ...  (more)

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CAST:  Yusuke Yamamoto  •  Junpei Mizobata  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Shunsuke Daitoh

Hiroshi is a very very normal second year student of Tomei University. One day, having being dumped by his girlfriend Akemi, for the reason that "You're boring because you're too normal," and after being coerced by his classmate Shun, to change his too normal self ...  (more)

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CAST:  Yusuke Yamamoto  •  Junpei Mizobata  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Shunsuke Daitoh

The Many Faces of Ito: The Movie (2018)

Seijiro Ito possesses good looks, but also has an overinflated ego. He gets involved with five different women. Rio Yazaki is one of the women involved with Seijiro Ito. She wants to revive her career as a screenwriter, by using other people's unhappiness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Masaki Okada  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Mirai Shida

Seijiro Ito possesses good looks, but also has an overinflated ego. He gets involved with five different women. Rio Yazaki is one of the women involved with Seijiro Ito. She wants to revive her career as a screenwriter, by using other people's unhappiness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Masaki Okada  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Mirai Shida

Tokyo Ghoul (2017)

A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Hagiwara
CAST:  Masataka Kubota  •  Yoshiko Sengen  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Yo Oizumi

A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Hagiwara
CAST:  Masataka Kubota  •  Yoshiko Sengen  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki  •  Yo Oizumi

Last Cop The Movie (2017)

Based on the German TV series "Der letzte Bulle."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Inomata
CAST:  Toshiaki Karasawa  •  Masataka Kubota  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Tomoka Kurokawa

Based on the German TV series "Der letzte Bulle."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Inomata
CAST:  Toshiaki Karasawa  •  Masataka Kubota  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Tomoka Kurokawa

My Korean Teacher (2016)

Young-Ung was dumped by his girlfriend. While he is in Okinawa, Japan on a business trip, the company he works for goes bankrupt. Sakura is a single mother and works for a travel agency. She needs to learn Korean for her job. At a Korean language institute, Sakura ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Yesung  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Masahiro Sato  •  Eri Fuse

Young-Ung was dumped by his girlfriend. While he is in Okinawa, Japan on a business trip, the company he works for goes bankrupt. Sakura is a single mother and works for a travel agency. She needs to learn Korean for her job. At a Korean language institute, Sakura ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Yesung  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Masahiro Sato  •  Eri Fuse

Kanon (2016)

Ai Kishimoto, Yukari Miyazawa and Akane Kishimoto are sisters. The sisters live apart in Kanazawa, Toyama and Tokyo, but they gather together to attend their grandmother's funeral. There, they learn about their mother whom they know as deceased. While seeking out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshirô Saiga
CAST:  Manami Higa  •  Mimura  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Honami Suzuki

Ai Kishimoto, Yukari Miyazawa and Akane Kishimoto are sisters. The sisters live apart in Kanazawa, Toyama and Tokyo, but they gather together to attend their grandmother's funeral. There, they learn about their mother whom they know as deceased. While seeking out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshirô Saiga
CAST:  Manami Higa  •  Mimura  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Honami Suzuki

Desperate Sunflowers (2016)

Natsuko Kotani was born to be a swindler. Meanwhile, Tetsuko Ishida is Natsuko’s distant relative. Unlike Natsuko, Tetsuko is an attorney with an upright disposition. Whenever Natsuko makes trouble, Tetsuko is called to solve her troubles. Believing that Natsuko is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hitomi Kuroki
CAST:  Yoh Yoshida  •  Yoshino Kimura  •  Aoi Nakamura  •  Yuta Furukawa

Natsuko Kotani was born to be a swindler. Meanwhile, Tetsuko Ishida is Natsuko’s distant relative. Unlike Natsuko, Tetsuko is an attorney with an upright disposition. Whenever Natsuko makes trouble, Tetsuko is called to solve her troubles. Believing that Natsuko is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hitomi Kuroki
CAST:  Yoh Yoshida  •  Yoshino Kimura  •  Aoi Nakamura  •  Yuta Furukawa
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