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<h2> A leap forward with a passionate performance in &#8220;Night Flower</h2>
<p> One day in late January in Harajuku, Tokyo, a place that has become well known among inbound customers and crowded with people, a beautiful woman was staring intently at a package of coffee beans at a cafe in one corner of the area. The waitress offered her a sample, and she slowly took off her mask and sipped her coffee.</p>
<p> On that day, Morita was appearing as a main cast member in the stage play &#8220;The End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland,&#8221; starring Tatsuya Fujiwara (43). Was it time to relax after the performance?</p>
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<p> Morita left the cafe and met up with a woman in Omotesando. They headed for a high-end, members-only restaurant, where the membership fee is said to be over 1 million yen. The three of them entered the restaurant with a man waiting at the entrance.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Morita first made her name known in the Netflix drama &#8220;Naked Director,&#8221; which was released in 1919. She played the role of Kuroki Kaoru, the original sexy idol, and her daring wet scene became the talk of the town. Morita made her debut at the age of 14, but until then she had failed hundreds of auditions. She said that she went into the film with the determination, &#8216;This may be my last time. Since then, she has steadily built her career and won the lead role in the TV series &#8220;Touring Swan,&#8221; which is scheduled to air next year.</span></p>
<p> In January of this year, Morita won both the Best Supporting Actress Award and the Best Newcomer Actor Award at the 49th Japan Academy Awards for her role in the movie &#8220;Night Flower. She is now fully recognized as a talented actress. Film critic Yuichi Maeda said, &#8220;Ms. Morita has been steadily working on her acting.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> She is an actress of the &#8220;build-up type&#8221; who made her breakthrough with &#8220;The Naked Director&#8221; after working her way up through the ranks. She has the professionalism and pride that only a self-made actress can bring to any role she plays. What is important to note is that she got her big break in dramas distributed by foreign companies. Foreign productions take a long time to prepare for their roles and demand international standards of perfection from their actors. Morita-san has been trained in such an environment. Her determination to perform wet scenes in an era where once you take off your clothes, they remain as digital tattoos is also quite impressive.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p> The Japan Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for March, and the Grand Prize will be announced there, but Mr. Maeda believes that &#8220;Morita-san is almost certain to win this year&#8217;s Best Supporting Actress Award.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The Japan Academy Awards traditionally recognize &#8216;body modification&#8217; roles,&#8221; Maeda said. A typical example is Masami Nagasawa (38), who won the award in 2004 for her performance in &#8220;Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World,&#8221; in which she wore a shaved head. Ms. Morita has a big hook in that she gained 7kg for &#8220;Night Flower&#8221; and also won the Hochi Film Award and the Blue Ribbon Award, as well as the preliminaries. There is an atmosphere in the industry that says, &#8220;This year, it&#8217;s Morita. The industry is now in the mood to give the Best Supporting Actor award to &#8220;Night Flower&#8221; because &#8220;Kokuho&#8221; is too strong.</span></p>
<p> The scene from the beginning of the film.</p>
<p> After the dinner, Morita left the high-class restaurant in a good mood and got into a cab alone. Her light footsteps, which one would not expect to see immediately after a stage performance, showed the confidence of an actress who is riding the wave of the current wave.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_458526" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-458526" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="d02093e3"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/02/a37cc949a5819b0d0a5f5a535c0d50fc-1.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458526" class="wp-caption-text">Many celebrities visit the restaurant</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_458528" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-458528" style="width: 1667px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="10631485"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/02/feb2923d821bba3de14e3e46e3fa224a-1.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458528" class="wp-caption-text"> Last year, her powerful performance in the movie &#8220;Night Flower&#8221; attracted a lot of attention.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_458146" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-458146" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="a56af5cd"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/02/b58033a7f4aae156c6d6d776886d3ee1.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458146" class="wp-caption-text"> In &#8217;24, she played the heroine in the movie &#8220;City Hunter</figcaption></figure>
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 Takayuki Ogawauchi (1st to 3rd photos), Takahiro Kagawa (4th to 6th photos)

 Harajuku, Tokyo, has become well-known among inbound customers, and crowds have become the norm. She was actress Yoshitomo Morita.

At a members-only luxury restaurant with a membership fee of over 1 million yen&#8230; Witness the &#8220;luxury dinner&#8221; of Nozomi Morita, an actress in great form!

At a members-only luxury restaurant with a membership fee of over 1 million yen… Witness the “luxury dinner” of Nozomi Morita, an actress in great form!

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