Nozomi Sasaki

Nozomi Sasaki is one of those rare people who started out as a shop clerk in Akita spotted by a magazine and somehow ended up becoming a nationally recognized face before most people even caught up to what was happening. Born in Akita, she carries that almost unfair combination of striking looks and genuine versatility — modeling, acting, singing, variety TV — and she handles all of it with a lightness that makes it look easy. Japan has long celebrated the idea of "Akita beauties," and Sasaki is basically the living argument for why that phrase exists. What gets me is that she never came across as a one-trick personality; she kept expanding her lane quietly and consistently, staying relevant through sheer range rather than manufactured drama. That kind of longevity in the Japanese entertainment industry is genuinely hard to pull off, and she makes it look almost effortless.

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Nozomi Sasaki is a Japanese actress, model, and talent born on February 8, 1988, in Akita City, Akita Prefecture. She was discovered while working in a shop in Akita and won a magazine's amateur gravure contest in 2006 before quickly expanding her career to fashion modeling, television, and acting, becoming one of Japan's most recognized multi-hyphenate entertainers. Standing 168 cm tall, she has maintained a high-profile presence across modeling, entertainment, and music throughout her career.

Name (English)

Nozomi Sasaki

Name (Japanese)

佐々木希

Reading

ささき のぞみ

Born

February 8, 1988 (age 38)

Origin

Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Height

168 cm

Occupation

Actress / Model / Fashion Model / Talent / Singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

Blood type

AB

Agency

Top Coat

Active years

2006 -

Works summary

Appearances

192 (2008–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

2008: 8, 2009: 15, 2010: 28, 2011: 15, 2012: 11, 2013: 14, 2014: 15, 2015: 12, 2016: 12, 2017: 9, 2018: 3, 2020: 2, 2021: 7, 2022: 5, 2024: 5, 2025: 7, 2026: 4, year unknown: 20

Debut work

nozomi

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://www.s-nozomi.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nozomisasaki_official/
• Xhttps://x.com/nozomi_ssk0208
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%90%E3%80%85%E6%9C%A8%E5%B8%8C
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q465236

Tags

• From Akita Prefecture
• Actress
• Model
• Fashion Model

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.