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Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa

2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 1 · 20222023

Born 3 June 1987 · Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan

Masami Nagasawa (長澤まさみ) is a Japanese actress under Toho Entertainment. She has performed in many famous movies and television dramas including Crying out Love in the Center of the World, Nada Sousou, Dragon Zakura and Proposal Daisakusen. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2006. She is also known as "Ma-chan" or as Yamashita Tomohisa calls her "Maa-tan". On her radio show, she introduces herself as "Gasawa", a nickname chosen by fans. She is the daughter of Kazuaki Nagasawa, the former manager of the J. League team Júbilo Iwata.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 1 · 20222023

  • Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress2020
  • Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress2012
  • Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress2005
  • Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year2005
  • Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer2004

How their films are shot

Measured across 130 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Masami takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 2 films we hold, 62% of their frames are day, 45% natural — the look of the work Masami takes.

Time of day

Day62%
Night27%
Interior8%

Lighting

Natural45%
Low key27%
High key18%
Silhouette7%

Shot size

Wide50%
Medium19%
Fullbody15%
Closeup12%

Camera angle

Eye level50%
Low angle32%
High angle15%

Mood

Neutral59%
Tense22%
Ominous9%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 130 frames from Masami Nagasawa's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.