Nozomi Sasaki
Date of birth: 1988-02-08
Place of birth: Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: ささき のぞみ
Biography
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. 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 married in April 2017. She gave birth to a boy in September 2018. Subsequently multiple reports emerged of his cheating during their courtship and subsequently. She is signed to the Top Coat Group agency.
Movie Credits
The Battle Cats!
2008-02-02
Follows the adventures (and cool fights!) of a girl with psychic powers and her anthropomorphic cat
My Rainy Days
2009-11-07
Because of her past, 17-year-old Rio lives her days filling the emptiness in her heart with money—un
Rika - Jisho 28 Sai no Junai Monster
2021-06-18
A dead body in a suitcase is found on a mountain. The body is identified as Takao Honma. 3 years ago
Hoshi Shin'ichi Mystery Special
2014-02-15
A collection of five short stories by Hoshi Shinichi
Dark Myth Gaki Chapter/Heaven Chapter
1990-01-13
An animated adaptation of Daijiro Morohoshi's masterpiece, which shocked the 70's Japanese sci-fi ma
Eri Chimpui Activity Large Photo
1990-03-10
A theatrical version of Fujiko F. Fujio's original animation. While cleaning her room, Eri Kasuga di
The Handsome Suit
2008-11-01
An overweight cook is given the opportunity to woo the girl of his dreams when he is given a "handso
Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Spring Special
2016-05-28
Afro Tanaka
2012-02-18
Hiroshi Tanaka sports an intense perm which looks like the afro hairstyle favored by some African-Am
Shaken BABY!
2010-01-04
Hiroshi is a very very normal second year student of Tomei University. One day, having being dumped
My Life Changed When I Went to a Sex Parlor
2013-11-09
Live action film adaptation of a romance that was turned into a book after making a splash on the In
The Furthest End Awaits
2014-09-29
Set at the edge of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, with its beautiful scenic views
Paikaji Nankai Sakusen
2012-07-14
Sasaki has had a difficult period, going through a divorce and losing his job. To take a break and s
必殺仕事人2014
2014-07-27
The Sango Ranger
2013-06-15
On Ishigaki Island, conflict brews over a large-scale bridge construction project. One day, Yajima
Enishi: The Bride of Izumo
2016-01-31
Maki Iizuka (Nozomi Sasaki) works as an editor for a wedding magazine in Tokyo. She is set to marry
First Class
2014-04-19
Chinami (Erika Sawajiri) works at a fabric shop, dreaming of one day working in the fashion industry
結婚に一番近くて遠い女
2015-04-06
Beppu Sumire is a wedding planner who works for True Love Bridal (TLB), a well-established wedding h
Kasha
2011-11-05
Shunsuke Honma is a detective from the #1 investigation team at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Depart
Lost and Found
2016-02-23
Atsuto was abandoned by his mother when he was young. He now works in the lost and found department
My Korean Teacher
2016-11-03
Young-Ung was dumped by his girlfriend. While he is in Okinawa, Japan on a business trip, the compan
Desperate Sunflowers
2016-06-25
Natsuko Kotani was born to be a swindler. Meanwhile, Tetsuko Ishida is Natsuko’s distant relative. U
Last Cop the Movie
2017-05-03
Based on the German TV series "Der letzte Bulle."
Ju-on: The Final Curse
2015-06-20
Following the events of Ju-on: The Beginning of the End, Mai, the older sister of elementary schoolt
Kanon
2016-10-01
Ai Kishimoto, Yukari Miyazawa and Akane Kishimoto are sisters. The sisters live apart in Kanazawa, T
Tokyo Ghoul
2017-07-16
A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He s
The Many Faces of Ito
2018-01-12
Seijiro Ito possesses good looks, but also has an overinflated ego. He gets involved with five diffe
Eve in Love
2013-12-24
Set within the Tokyo DisneySea theme park, the love lives of various people are told. Gakkun has bee
The Cabin Attendant
2014-07-07
Miho (Kyoko Fukada) works as a cabin attendant for an international airline. She takes a job to find
Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
2014-06-28
A school teacher visits the home of a boy who's been absent from school for a long period of time, u
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special
2013-05-11
Ren'ai Aru Aru
2015-06-24
A movie based on 3 stories and each woman struggling with their own romance problems. Story 1: Shana
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021-04-09
In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the le
Death Game Park
2010-04-20
A group of young adults have been forced to participate in a "death game" for an unknown purpose. Un
Muroi Shinji: Not Defeated
2024-10-11
Muroi, who retired from the police early, took in the children affected by the incident and moved to
A Girl & Her Guard Dog
2025-03-14
Senagaki Isaku will be a first-year high school student starting in spring. Her grandfather is the t
Sato and Sato
2025-11-28
It’s easy to promise ‘for better or worse’ in a wedding vow, but how many marriages can truly weathe
Issa
2017-12-31
Movie depicts the later life of poet Issa Kobayashi. At the age of 50, he goes back to his hometown.