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Suzu Hirose reflects on the gap between her life and her roles
Suzu Hirose, now 28, has been acting since she was 14 and has taken on many lead roles.
She says that her own experience can feel limited in everyday areas such as travel and study.
That feeling also shapes how she approaches acting: she finds it difficult to fully inhabit roles as her career advances.
In the new film *Nagi, the Starry Sea*, she portrays a character from 17 to 32.
The role spans a wide stretch of life, while Hirose says she feels a distance between a character and herself.
Her reflections show the challenge of matching a role’s life experience, even for an actor with years of leading roles.
Suzu Hirose says she sometimes feels she has less life experience than other people, even in areas such as travel and study.
The actress debuted in show business at 14 and has taken on many leading roles.
She says that gaining experience has also made her more aware of the difficulty of inhabiting a role.
In the film The Star of You, Hirose plays a character from age 17 to 32.
- Who
- Suzu Hirose, an actress.
- What
- She reflects on the gap between her own experience and the roles she plays.
- When
- The article was published on October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- She says she sometimes feels she has less experience than other people, and that it can be difficult to live a role.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Hirose debuted in show business.
Hirose played a character from age 17 to 32.
Toyo Keizai published its article about Hirose’s reflections on acting and experience.
- Age at debut
- 14
- Film
- The Star of You
- Character’s age range
- 17 to 32
- Article publication date
- October 24, 2026
What people are saying
Travel or study, even small things, can make me feel that I have less experience than other people.