Suzu Hirose (広瀬 すず, Hirose Suzu; born June 19, 1998) is a Japanese actress and model.
Biography
Hirose was born in the city of Shimizu (now part of Shizuoka City), Shizuoka Prefecture on June 19, 1998. She is the youngest of three siblings, with an older brother and an older sister, actress Alice Hirose.
Career
Hirose debuted as a model for Japanese fashion magazine Seventeen, alongside her sister Alice. She gained fame when she starred with a group of actresses as the eponymous sister in the award-winning film Our Little Sister. The film won the Picture of the Year award at the 39th Japan Academy Film Prize. Her role for the film garnered her the Newcomer of the Year award in the same ceremony. The film was also selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2017, Hirose appeared in the film The Third Murder which was a massive success. She won the Best Supporting Actress award in the 41st Japan Academy Film Prize for her role and the film was also awarded the Picture of the Year award in the same ceremony. The film was also screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.
She was selected to play the main lead in the live-action trilogy films Chihayafuru, which received box-office successes. She was nominated twice for the Outstanding Performance By An Actress in a Leading Role awards in the Japan Academy Film Prize for her roles in Chihayafuru Part 1 in the 40th Japan Academy Film Prize and Not Quite Dead Yet in the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize.
Hirose played the heroine for the NHK's 100th Asadora, Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky. She has appeared in multiple commercials since 2013 and regularly tops various polls for celebrities with the most endorsements. Hirose appeared in a number of television dramas such as Kaitō Yamaneko (2016) and Nemesis (2021).
She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award in the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for her role in the film A Morning of Farewell.
Web drama
Aoharu Online Beta (Shueisha)
"Aoharu Jikan Natsu" (July 5, 2013 – August 8, 2013)
"Suzu to no Aoi Haru" (September 6, 2013 – October 25, 2013)
Kataomoi vol.12 (October 28, 2013)
Jadict "Lovely Hickey" (November 4, 2013)
Ghost Band (December 10, 2013, Nestle Theater on YouTube)
Radio drama
Very Merry Christmas (Tokyo FM, December 15, 2013), Kairi
Radio show
School of Lock! - Girls Locks! (Tokyo FM, October 14, 2013 – March 16, 2017)
Ghana presents - Hirose Suzu no Carnation Letter (Tokyo FM, May 6, 2014)
Hirose Suzu no All Night Nippon Gold (Nippon Broadcasting System, March 20, 2015)
Hirose Suzu no Yohaku Jikan (Tokyo FM, October 7, 2023 –)
Magazine
Seventeen, Shueisha 1967-, as an exclusive model (October 2012 – November 2018)
B.L.T., Tokyo News Service 1997-, "Zenzen, Hajimetedesu" (June 2014 – May 2016)
CM Now, Genkosha 1931-, "Arisuzu" (July/August 2014 – July/August 2017)
Grand Jump, Shueisha 1967-, "1 piece" (January 21, 2015 – April 1, 2015)
Nikkei Entertainment!, Nikkei BP 1997-, "Makezugirai" (April 2017 – July 2018)
Photobook
Hirose Suzu 1st Photobook "Suzu" (March 31, 2014), Tokyo News Service, ISBN 978-4863363915
17-sai no Suzubon (March 19, 2016), Shueisha, ISBN 978-4087807776
Suzu Hirose in Natsuzora Photobook (April 1, 2019), Tokyo News Service, ISBN 978-4863369184
Leisure Treasure (February 19, 2022), Kodansha, ISBN 978-4065194003
Book cover
Suitei Osananajimi Part 1 (May 24, 2013)
Suitei Osananajimi Part 2 (June 25, 2013)
Audio
Hatsukoi / Kazemachi de Aimasho (June 24, 2015)
Rōei Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (April 6, 2016)
Ruriiro no Chikyuu / Fireworks OST (August 9, 2017)
Record jacket
Ai no Uta Bitter Sweet Tracks 2 → mixed by Q;indivi+ / Ai no Uta J-Pop Non Stop Mox 2 → mixed by DJ Fumi★Yeah! (December 24, 2014)
back number - "Heroine" (January 21, 2015)
Naoto Inti Raymi - Itsuka Kitto (April 8, 2015)
TV commercial
Benesse Corporation - Shinken Seminar Kōkō Kōza (2012 - 2013)
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation - FLET'S Hikari Ninen Wari (2013)
Otsuka Foods - Match/Match Pink (2014)
Lotte
Ghana (2014 - 2015)
Koume (2014)
Fit's (2015 - 2016)
Sō (2017 - 2021)
Recruit Marketing Partners
Zexy (2014 - 2015) - 7th Commercial Girl
Rikunabi Next (2021)
SoftBank
SoftBank Mobile - Shirato Family (2014 - 2021)
SoftBank Robotics - Whiz (2020)
Softbank 5G (2021)
Line Corporation - Line Play (2014)
Shizuoka Ichigo Kyōgikai - Shizuoka Strawberry "Benihoppe" (2014)
JR East - JR SkiSki (2014 - 2015)
Myojo Foods
Ippeichan Yomise no Yakisoba (2015 - 2016)
Charumera (2017)
Tokyo Gas
Ene Farm (2015)
Anata to Zutto Kyo yori Motto (2015)
Barber Suga (2016)
Shiseido
Sea Breeze (2015)
D Program (2020)
150th Anniversary Commercial (2022)
Katakura Industries - Cocoon City (2015)
Fujifilm
Shaprise Shiyou (2015)
Fuji Color
Oshogatsu wo Utsuso (2015 - 2021)
Mashikaku Print (2017)
Instax mini (2018)
Instax mini Evo (2021)
Senju Pharmaceutical - Mytear CL (2015 - 2020)
Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (2015)
Universal Studios Japan
Universal Surprise Halloween (2015)
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (2016)
Leopalace21 (2015 - 2016)
Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS - DC Card (2016 - 2018)
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Japan - Contac (2016 - 2020)
Square Enix - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (2016 - 2017)
Suzuki - Suzuki Wagon R (2017 - 2019)
Stripe International - Earth Music&Ecology (2017 - 2020)
Otsuka Pharmaceutical - Five Mini (2017)
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games - Recruit Volunteers (2018)
Japanese Red Cross Society - Blood Donation at Twenty (2018)
The Pokémon Company - Pokémon Trading Card Game (2018)
Toshiba Lifestyle (2018 - 2019)
Asahi Soft Drinks
Mitsuya Cider (2019)
Mitsuya Lemonade (2019)
Plant Time Soy Milk Tea (2020)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - #Genkini Itadakimasu Project (2020)
AGC (2021)
Ajinomoto Frozen Food - Gyoza★ (2021)
Mitsui Fudosan - Be The Change (2021)
Air Jordan (Japan) Tokyo Fearless Ones (2021)
Weathernews app (2023)
Ambassador
Haruta Inc. - Haruta Image Girl (2013)
Japan Fire and Crisis Management Association - Zenkoku Kasai Yobō Undō (2014-2015)
93rd All Japan High School Soccer Tournament - 10th Cheergirl (2014)
Cocoon City - First Image Character (2015 - 2016)
Japan Industrial Safety & Health Association - National Safety Week, Heat Stroke Prevention (2015)
Japan International Cooperation Agency - Nantokashinakya! Project (2015)
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Voting at 18 Years Old Image Character (2015)
Kimono Yamato - Image Character (2015)
B.League - Special Booster (2016)
Crocs Japan - Global Ambassador (2019)
Louis Vuitton - Ambassador (2020)
Air Jordan (Japan) - Face of the Brand (2021)
Exhibitions
Pure Actress - photo exhibition of 50 Japanese actresses
Hong Kong (2016)
Shanghai (2017)
Macau - Art Macau 2019 (10 - August 29, 2019)
Tokyo Omotesandō (14 July - August 8, 2021)
Oh My Sister! - photo exhibition of Hirose sisters
Tokyo Ginza (1 - March 10, 2019)
Osaka Umeda (December 28, 2019 - January 26, 2020)