Hirosue Ryoko is a Japanese actress and singer under the agency FLaMme. She was born in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan.

In 1994, during her second year of junior high school, she entered the 1st Clearasil "Shiny Face Contest", won the Grand Prix, and debuted in the same commercial in 1995. She then began appearing in numerous commercials for major corporations such as Glico, P&G, NTT Docomo, and Meiji Seika.

She made her television debut in 1995 at the age of 15 in Fuji TV's "Heart ni S". She was also named "Best Newcomer" at the 10th Television Drama Academy Awards. In 1997, for "Beach Boys", she was awarded "Best Supporting Actress" at the 14th Television Drama Academy Awards.

She also made her film debut in the same year when she appeared in "20-Seki Nostalgia", which won her critical acclaim. She was awarded the "Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award" at the Mainichi Film Awards, "Best New Talent" at the Yokohama Film Festival, and the "Newcomer of the Year Award" at the 21st Japanese Academy Awards.

She released her debut single, "Maji De Koi Suru Gobyou Mae", produced by Takeuchi Mariya, on April 15, 1997. It recorded about 60,000 hits and was used for the NTT Docomo Pager commercial and as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama "'97 Akuryo Gakuen". She enrolled at Waseda University, Faculty of Education, in November 1998 and later dropped out in 2003 due to her touring and increased acting activities.

Her marriage, motherhood, and divorce temporarily reduced her activities in the mid-2000s. She successfully made her return in 2008 with a drama, “Yasuko to Kenji”, and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film, "Departures".

She married model Okazawa Takahiro in December 2003 and gave birth to her son on April 10, 2004. Their marriage ended in early 2008. On October 9, 2010, she married Izutsu Jun, a candle artist. On March 10, 2011, she gave birth to her second son, and her third child, a girl, was born on July 17, 2015.

On June 14, 2023, she apologized and admitted to being in an affair with Michelin-star chef Toba Shusaku. Consequently, her agency, FLaMme, announced that she would face disciplinary action for an indefinite period.

On July 26, 2023, she announced her divorce from candle artist Izutsu Jun.

On April 8, 2025, she was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Shizuoka Prefecture. When she was transported to the hospital, she had a momentary panic attack, causing injury to a medical personnel, and she was arrested on suspicion of assault. As a result, she will be suspending her entertainment activities for the time being.

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