Atsuko Asano - Anecdotes

Anecdotes

• For relaxation she likes reading, taking long walks and taking pictures of flowers with her cell phone. Her pictures taken from her cell phone are often reported on her official website and blog.
• An avid reader, she favors novels of the “jidai shosetsu (時代小説 ?)” (historical fiction) genre. Among many of the anecdotes related to her reading, “Once she went into a bookstore and bought 100 books at one time” (Weekly Asahi magazine, Jan. 2000). “She does not care about fashion or materials, except books. She has never bought clothes herself and she does not wear make-up when she goes out day-to-day. The only thing she would care about and buy herself is books. She bought books in such quantity that one shopkeeper lent her a cart to carry them out (SAY magazine, Sep. 2003). “Her book collection grows gradually to such a tremendous extent that one whole floor of her house has been turned into a warehouse for storing her books.” (Ikiiki magazine, Oct. 2008).
• She is also a great fan of Doraemon, having watched nearly all of those animated videos, and has a plentiful collection of Doraemon items. She expresses her love of Doraemon by showing audiences her personal cell phone with its surprising array of Doraemon figures from the TV show “Kiyoshi to Konoyoru” (NHK, 2007).
• Commented in many interviews that the lovely, long straight hair she wears, one of her trademarks since becoming an actress, stays that length because she does not care to be bothered with visiting beauty salons to get it cut, and is moreover surprised to be admired for physical attributes she never thought about much.