Honami Suzuki
Born (1966-08-14) August 14, 1966 (age 57)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouses
  • Kazuhito Kawai
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    (m. 1994; div. 1997)​
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    (m. 1998; div. 2021)​
Children3

Honami Suzuki (鈴木 保奈美, Suzuki Honami, born 14 August 1966[1]) is a Japanese actress.

Career

Suzuki began acting after high school and debuted at age 19 in the television drama Asobi Ja Nai No Yo, Kono Koi Wa (TBS, 1986).[2]

Her breakthrough came in 1991 with the role of Rika in the Fuji TV television adaptation of Fumi Saimon's manga Tokyo Love Story. The scholar Alisa Freedman has said that "Tokyo Love Story grabbed media and viewer attention because of the main character Rika",[3] and the show made Suzuki famous at home and in Asia.[2]

She married the comedian Takaaki Ishibashi in 1998, and dropped out of show business in 1999 after giving birth to a daughter. She resumed her acting career with the NHK Taiga drama Gō (2011).[4]

Selected filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref(s)
1986 Asobi Ja Nai No Yo, Kono Koi Wa TBS
1988 Non-chan no Yume Misao Nakamoto NHK Asadora
1989 Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! Reiko Shiratori TBS Lead role
1991 Tokyo Love Story Rika Akana Fuji TV Lead role [5]
1992 Ai to Iu Na no Moto ni Takako Fujiki Fuji TV Lead role [6]
1996 Furuhata Ninzaburō Noriko Kendall Fuji TV Episode 23
1997 Sōrito Yobanaide Fuji TV
1998 News no Onna Tamaki Aso Fuji TV Lead role
1999 Genroku Ryōran Someko NHK Taiga drama
2011 Gō Oichi/narrator NHK Taiga drama
2013 The Family Game Kayoko Numata Fuji TV
Legal High Fuji TV Episode 6
2014 Smoking Gun Maki Chiyoda Fuji TV
2017 Samurai Gourmet Netflix
2017–18 Laugh It Up! NHK Asadora
2018–20 Suits Chika Yukimura Fuji TV 2 seasons [5]
2019 Ōoku the Final Ten'ei-in Fuji TV TV movie
2020 A Girl of 35 Tae Tokioka NTV
2021 Influence Tomomi Oikawa Wowow [7]
2023 Fixer Nahoko Sugitani Wowow Season 2 [6]

Films

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref(s)
1989 Fancy Dance Masayuki Suo [8]
1995 Hero Interview Michio Mitsuno Lead role
2000 Ichigensan Kyōko Nakamura Isao Morimoto
2012 The Floating Castle Tama Shinji Higuchi and Isshin Inudo
2013 Platinum Data Keishi Ōtomo
2016 Kanon Mitsuko Harashima Toshirō Saiga
2021 Detective Chinatown 3 Yoshiko Kawamura Chen Sicheng Chinese film
Perfect Strangers Eri Michio Mitsuno [9]
Asakusa Kid Mari Fukami Hitori Gekidan [10]
2023 Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie Nanae Kariatsumari Hiroaki Matsuyama [11]

Awards

Year Award Category Work(s) Result
1990 14th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won

References

  1. ^ "Suzuki Honami". Kotobanku. Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Poole, Robert Michael; Takaya, Ryouko. "Honami Suzuki reflects on stardom, family and a middle-aged comeback | CNN Travel". CNN Travel. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ^ Freedman, Alisa (2015). "Working women and romance on Japanese television dramas: Changes since Tokyo Love Story". In Tay, Jinna; Turner, Graeme (eds.). Television Histories in Asia: Issues and Contexts. Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 9781135008079.
  4. ^ "Honami Suzuki returns to NHK Taiga drama after 11 years". Japan Today. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Fuji TV's getsu9 recovers as "SUITS" hits 14.2% for premiere episode". Arama Japan. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "鈴木保奈美が唐沢寿明と31年ぶり共演、「連続ドラマW フィクサー」で弁護士役". Natalie. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "鈴木保奈美、真相に迫るキーパーソン役 橋本環奈主演『インフルエンス』出演". Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "ファンシイダンス". eiga.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "おとなの事情 スマホをのぞいたら". eiga.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "門脇麦、ビートたけしの誕生秘話を描く「浅草キッド」ヒロインに ビートきよし役の「ナイツ」土屋伸之、鈴木保奈美も参戦". eiga.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "ミステリと言う勿れ". eiga.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.

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