<figure id="attachment_220293" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3364px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-220293"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="26eca0b3"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2021/12/dbc4aa4acbffa249faefa83e88c132bd.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-220293" class="wp-caption-text">Hirose and Matsuzaka waiting to be filmed at the boat pier. photo taken in October 2009</figcaption></figure>
<p>This year and next year are going to be memorable years for actress Suzu Hirose (23), who made her first appearance in a period drama in March 2009 in &#8220;Okehazama: Nobunaga Oda&#8221; (Fuji Television Network). It seems that Hirose&#8217;s rapid progress will continue in 2010.</p>
<p>Why is it that her work just keeps increasing? I tried to find out the secret behind it.</p>
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<p>First of all, she is able to build a relationship of trust with her co-stars.</p>
<p>I caught her on the set of &#8220;Nagare no Tsuki&#8221; in October 2009. At 7 in the morning, Hirose and Matsuzaka were in a park in Tokyo where a swan boat was floating. Before the shooting started, while Matsuzaka was having a meeting with the staff with the script in his hand, Hirose ate a hamburger to prepare his stomach. They moved to the pier and listened to the director&#8217;s instructions with serious expressions. It was a complete change when they boarded the swan boat. They take turns holding the steering wheel and start rowing the boat happily. It was a friendly location shoot that showed how close they were.</p>
<h2>Two precious shots of the sisters</h2>
<figure id="attachment_215681" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1280px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-215681"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="389a1feb"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2021/11/e0963534896f231095bfe7f63b1de123.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-215681" class="wp-caption-text">After bailing lightly to the staff, the sisters came down the stairs shoulder to shoulder.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Hirose is also famous for being close to her sister Alice. Both of the Hirose sisters are heavily involved in dramas, movies, and commercials. Not a day goes by that we don&#8217;t see them on TV. The close relationship between the two sisters is one of the factors that make her a national actress.</p>
<p>It was in the late afternoon of May 2006 that I saw these two of Japan&#8217;s busiest beautiful sisters on the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo. They were at an exhibition of the British shoe brand Dr. Martens. They seemed to have taken a break from their work to meet up with each other at the venue.</p>
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<h2>With a top idol in Chinatown</h2>
<figure id="attachment_215683" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1280px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-215683"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="caf13f96"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2021/11/f08661994f09283f8501ed3f831507d3.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-215683" class="wp-caption-text">Sakurai in a three-piece suit and Hirose in a bright blue outfit. They drew a lot of attention from the people around them. Photo taken in April this year.</figcaption></figure>
<p>In April 2009, she was caught with Sho Sakurai in Yokohama&#8217;s Chinatown. They were filming for the drama &#8220;Nemesis&#8221; (NTV) that was airing at the time. Sakurai&#8217;s decisive suit appearance and Hirose&#8217;s bright blue unique fashion were impressive. In the end, no matter who the other person is, she shows her presence while making the other person stand out &#8211; that is the greatest appeal of Hirose.</p>
<p>On the set and in her private life, Hirose shows her full aura. It&#8217;s no wonder she keeps getting offers.</p>
<figure id="attachment_215685" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3349px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-215685"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="9a50b1aa"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2021/11/61d078a8e9511b5194ea4e21dad11d5e.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-215685" class="wp-caption-text">Hirose and Tori Matsuzaka. We spotted them filming a movie at Senzoku Pond. Taken in October this year.</figcaption></figure>


 Yusuke Kondo

 This year and next year are going to be memorial years for Suzu Hirose, who made her first appearance in a period drama "Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga" in March 2009 and will celebrate her 10th anniversary in February 2010. Let us introduce her charms with her treasured photos.

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