Rie Miyazawa Movies and Career Information

Rie Miyazawa (宮沢 りえ, Miyazawa Rie, born on April 6, 1973) is a Japanese actress and former model She has also been known as former fiancé of sumo wrestler Takanohana, to whom she has engaged for 2 months. Rie Miyazawa was born in Tokyo and raised by her mother. Since her debut at age 11 in an advertisement for Kit Kat, she has many films, television shows, commercials, stage appearances and photo books to her credit. She starred in the children's comedy Bokura no Nanokakan Senso (Seven Days' War) and Tokyo Elevator Girl. Miyazawa made her singer debut on 15 September 1989. She gained notoriety in 1991 with the publication of a nude photo book, Santa Fe, and even more publicity in 1992 by her engagement to sumo star Takanohana. The engagement was called off in 1993. Following the split, Miyazawa seemed to be on a downward spiral to self-destruction. In September 1994 she cut her wrists with a broken glass in what she described as an "accident". The tabloids focused on Miyazawa's drinking session, fights with her mother, and her escape to a nearby hotel as signs of a failed suicide attempt. Miyazawa, however, seemed to pull herself back from the brink, putting in a commendable