Misa Shimizu

Biography

Misa Shimizu (清水美砂, born 25 September 1970 in Tanashi, Tokyo, Japan) is an actress. She made her screen debut by winning the heroine audition for 1987 film Shōnan Bōsōzoku. She starred in NHK's morning drama series Seishun Kazoku in 1989. She portrayed Keiko, the female protagonist, in Palme d'Or winning The Eel directed by Shohei Imamura. She also makes regular appearances in Masayuki Suo's films. In 1998, she got married to an enlisted US Army soldier stationed in Japan, and moved to the USA. She gave birth to a daughter in April 2003, and a son 2 years later. She lived in Maryland with her husband and two children, until they returned to Japan in 2005.