is a Japanese actress.
Personal life She was born in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Tsutsui graduated from Kōfu Daiichi High School in Yamanashi Prefecture. She dropped out of Aoyama Gakuin University. She later graduated from the Waseda University School of Social Sciences.
As well as acting, Tsutsui can figure skate, play the flute, and perform Japanese buyō (dance).
In 1981, while studying at Aoyama Gakuin University, she was impressed after seeing a performance of the Third Stage performing at the Waseda University Theater Study Group. In 1982, when she took the examination at the Waseda University again, she passed and joined the Third Stage where she performed her first role. She appeared subsequently in most works performed by the theatre company.
Filmography Film Date Title Role Notes 1994 Otoko Tomodachi Eriko Oda Lead role 2016 Harmonium Fumie Suzuoka 2019 A Girl Missing Ichiko / Risa Lead role 2020 Godai: The Wunderkind 2021 Between Us Will I Be Single Forever? 2022 Bldg. N No Place to Go 2023 Ripples Yoriko Sudō Lead role Analog Junko Shiina #Mito Kimura The Quiet Yakuza Part 1 Tae The Quiet Yakuza Part 2 Tae Wheels and Axle Last Shadow at First Light Ami's mother 2024 The Quiet Yakuza 2: Part 1 Tae The Quiet Yakuza 2: Part 2 Tae 2025 True Beauty: After Ruriko Kaburagi Love Song Yasuko Hiroki Thai-Japanese film See You Again Meets the World Yukari's mother The Deepest Space In Us Dawn Chorus Noriko Lead role 2026 Euthanasia Special Zone
Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 Keizoku Yukari Aoki Episode 5 2014 Hanako and Anne Tami Yamamoto Asadora 2024 House of Ninjas Hitoko Mukai The Tiger and Her Wings Hisako Sakuragawa Asadora Laughing Matryoshka Kaori Michiue 2025Love is too Hard for a Rich ManKaori ShinonomeA Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with YouMitsuko HashimotoLove SchoolSanae Ogawa Video games Date Title Role Notes 2022 The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story Yayoi Kasuga / Kinu Kotomiya
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Award Work Result 201738th Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress Harmonium 31st Takasaki Film Festival Best Actress 71st Mainichi Film Awards Best Actress 2024 17th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress Last Shadow at First Light
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