Graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 1998.
In 2003, she became deeply involved in the film industry after working as an interpreter for the jury at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Since then, she has participated in film productions as an interpreter, from Japanese-American co-production planning to filming and premiere screenings.
In addition to working as an on-set interpreter for directors, she also works in theater as an interpreter between English-speaking directors, choreographers, and dancers, and Japanese producers and cast members.
In 2020, she completed the Intimacy Coordinator training program at the Intimacy Professionals Association. She participated in the Netflix film "Ride or Die" as Japan's first intimacy coordinator. Since then, she has been involved in numerous films and dramas.
Her representative works include the Netflix series "The Moles," Amazon Prime's "1122," and the film "Monster." She is also participating in the 2025 NHK Taiga drama "Berabou."
Chiho Asada
