
Acting
Feb 23, 1987
Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Mayuko Iwasa
Acting
Biography
Iwasa Mayuko is a former Japanese actress and entertainer born in Tokyo. She formerly belonged to Platinum Productions. As an actress, she is best known for her roles in "Galcir" and "Deep Love". She was scouted in Shibuya in 2003. At the age of 16, she was selected as "Miss Magazine 2003" and made her debut in the entertainment world. She was an active and popular gravure model for a time. As an actress, she starred in the 2004 TV series "Deep Love". That same year, she won the 42nd Golden Arrow Graph Award for her success as a gravure model. In 2014, she won the 23rd Japanese Professional Movie Awards for Emerging Actress for her performance in "Passion (Junan)". On October 1, 2020, she reported on her own Instagram her retirement from the entertainment world. At the end of September of the same year, she revealed that after retiring, she would work towards being a long-term care worker.
Feature Films (34)

Following a scene where a young boy falls in love with the title character, only to have his heart broken by her, the film introduces us to three young men who are all in Milocrorze thrall, either literally or figuratively.
Milocrorze: A Love Story

Three female idols appear on a television show to investigate an exorcism. An exorcist with psychic powers named Unsui claims that the show’s subjects, the Kaneda family, are cursed by a demon that’s too powerful for him to banish on his own, so he calls in a fellow exorcist to help. Soon, a reckless ghost hunter enters the fray as the three idols witness a series of terrifying events.
Cult

A popular fashion model, Hikari Fujimi, has more than one identity. To avenge her parents, who were killed by the leader of a crime syndicate, she received training to become an assassin from Nirasaki, her father’s right-hand man. With multiple personalities-- herself; a woman with superhuman skills; and an innocent girl who repents her sins-- she changes at will.
Beautiful Female Panther: Body Sniper

This DVD contains the first "horror period drama" recorded at Nikko Edo village, in pursuit of authentic terror. Episode 1: A Broken Promise Episode 2: Ubume Episode 3: Tales of the Peony Lantern
Nihon de Ichiban Kowai Hanashi Edo Kaidan

In a universe where the Cold War never ended and growing conflicts result in the rapid advancement of technological warfare, the cyborg spy Mylene Hoffman of the 00 Organization battles the agents of the Eastern block in a game of high tech espionage.
009-1: The End of the Beginning

A singular deadpan comedy, The Passion tells a story of a young woman raised in a convent named Frances-ko (Mayuko Iwasa), after Saint Francesco. Distressed by not knowing about love and sex, she calls out for a sign from above, but instead hears a voice from below. A human-faced growth speaks to her from between her legs, constantly berating her, calling out "Woman, you are worthless!" Mr. Koga, as she names it, continues the verbal abuse, yet Frances-ko somehow adapts, forming an adversarial yet symbiotic relationship. This bizarre film, based on Kaoruko Himeno's acclaimed 1997 novel of the same name, is skillfully directed by Ryoko Yoshida, lensed by veteran cinematographer Akiko Ashizawa, grounded by Iwasa's show-stopping performance and enlivened by the hilarious Kanji Furutachi, who lends his voice to the chauvinistic Koga. The soundtrack boasts an unmissable eclectic score by legendary experimental musician and composer Otomo Yoshihide.
Passion

A moving drama adapted from the screenplay that won the Grand Prize at the 1st Super Scenario Grand Prix, starring Takako Uehara. Set in a hot-spring town where the nature of a bygone, gentler era still remains, it follows a woman who has returned home from Tokyo and the heartwarming bonds she shares with her family, her friends, and the people of the town.
Valley of Dreams

Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town in Gifu. The oldest sister, Yukie Sawada, is engaged to be married, the middle sister, Sachiko works at a beauty salon and the youngest, Mayu, is on the track team in high school. Their happy, carefree lives are changed forever when Yukie's ex-boyfriend Suzuki commits an atrocious crime. Half-crazed and bent on revenge against the Sawada family, Suzuki mistakes Mayu for Yukie and pours acid all over her face. Overwhelmed by physical and psychological trauma, Mayu sinks deeper into depression and isolation, unresponsive to her sisters encouragement. Meanwhile, chilling news of a serial murderer, who preys on the alumni of Mayu's high school, sends shockwaves through their small town...
The Scissors Massacre

In order to uphold his title of High School Detective, a teen sleuth must protect his classmates from kidnapping after receiving a threatening letter.
Detective Conan Drama Special 1: The Letter of Challenge

Tsugumi Dozono works at a large electronics company in Tokyo. She likes to spend long vacations at her grandmother’s house in the countryside. When her grandmother dies, Tsugumi Dozono decides to live in the house full-time, and to work from there as well. However, one day she encounters a middle-aged man in the house, who tells Tsugumi that her grandmother gave him a key to the annex house when he was her student. The two share the property, although Tsugumi still does not know the exact relationship that her grandmother had with this man.
Her Granddaughter
Television & Series (24)

Ganbatte Ikimasshoi was a Japanese television drama for NTV about a girl who wants to start an all-girl rowing team. To do so she needs to find at least four other members. She is met with many challenges during each episode, e.g., finding enough members, bearing the weight of being captain, going through training, and experiencing some setbacks. With the help of her coach, childhood friend Sekino Hiroyuki, and the boys' rowing team, she and her team are able to overcome those obstacles. Ganbatte Ikimasshoi is a sports drama about hope, hard work, and perseverance.
Give It All

Brother Beat is a Japanese television drama consisting of eleven episodes, which aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 13 to December 22, 2005.
Brother Beat

Kitajima Shinnosuke, a cowboy from the USA who goes to Shibuya to find a group of girls to dance Para-Para. Along the way, he becomes a new type of hero, helping to solve problems that afflict Shibuya-Gals.
Gal Circle

When a classically trained young conductor meets a free-spirited pianist at music school, their romance and their music have a hard time harmonizing.










