Masami Nagasawa is a Japanese actress under Toho Entertainment. She has performed in many movies and television dramas including Crying out Love, In the Center of the World, Dragon Zakura and Proposal Daisakusen. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2006.
She is also known as “Ma-chan” or, as Tomohisa Yamashita 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; she was born on the season when they won their first league championship.
For three consecutive years since 2005, she has been the cover girl for Toho Calendar, which has a history of over 50 years.
In March 2006, she was voted the Most Popular Actress in Oricon Style. According to the movie magazine Kinema Junpo, Nagasawa is said to be one of the “top amongst young female movie actresses.”
In summer 2007, Masami was ranked 9th in 2007 Most Influential People In Japan and was the only female in the ranking. The order was as follows: Kimura Takuya, Kitano Takeshi, Suzuki Ichiro, Matsui Hideki, Mino Monta, Akashiya Sanma, Katori Shingo, Matsuzaka Daisuke, Nagasawa Masami, Nakai Masahiro, according to the magazine Flash.
She is ranked as one of the top celebrities for CMs, being the spokesperson for several products.