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- She started out with music. Her path to acting began rather obliquely. It started eons ago in Japan where she attended the International Christian University.
- Time to try something new. About four years ago, when she felt her career was in the doldrums, Masumi was encouraged by her now-husband Kenny Leu, an actor, to express her creativity in another field — acting.
- No time to sight-see in Brazil, which is home to the world’s largest community of Japanese descendants outside of Japan. She hit the ground running the second she landed, sticking to a spandex-tight schedule that left her only two days off — which she used for training.
- She learnt on the job from veteran co-stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Japanese character actor Tsuyoshi Ihara. “Jonathan really supported me throughout because I don’t think he knew at the very beginning that I was a rookie actress,” she says.
MASUMI is a Japanese-American actress, composer and musician who starred in Yakuza Princess and Naruto: Climbing Silver. She also appeared in NCIS: Hawai'i and will play Fujibayashi Naoe in Assassin's Creed Shadows.
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Mar 29, 2022 · Next chapter: Masumi hopes ‘Yakuza Princess’ opens doors for her in Hollywood where she can play characters as strong as Akemi. “That’s what I really like about Akemi – she’s never ...
MASUMI is a child of both Japan and the US. Born in Los Angeles her formative years saw her move betweenTokyo, New York, Washington DC, and finally Dallas - where she began her Singer/Song-writer career. Playing in local restaurants and cafes, she earned a devoted following, just her and her guitar.
7,964 Followers, 1,457 Following, 1,147 Posts - MΛSUMI | Actor•Singer-Songwriter🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@masumi.music) on Instagram: "人生は魂の修行🔥 真須美 | BRS/GAGE • NAVA ARTIST 📍LA | Tokyo"
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Adapted from the graphic novel "Shiro" by Danilo Beyruth, the film unfolds in the expansive Japanese community of Sao Paulo in Brazil — the largest Japanese diaspora in the world. It follows Akemi (MASUMI), an orphan who discovers she is the heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate.
Sep 3, 2021 · MASUMI is a Japanese-American artist who made her acting debut in the action thriller 'Yakuza Princess'. Learn about her journey from music to film, her role as Akemi, and her future projects.
