The eighth episode of the Fuji TV Getsuku drama "Saba-can, Uchuu e Iku" (Canned Mackerel Goes to Space), starring actor Takumi Kitamura , aired on June 1st. Child actress Kokoro Hirasawa appeared as Nanaka Komatsuzaki, a student in the Marine Science Department of Wakasa Obama High School, and attracted attention on social media.
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Hirasawa was born on September 21, 2007, and is from Tokyo. She has been active as a child actress, appearing in numerous dramas and films. She voiced the main character, Aya, in Studio Ghibli's "Aya and the Witch" (2020).
In "Canned Mackerel Goes to Space," she played Nanaka, a girl who longs to be a Shibuya-style gal. Her character was dissatisfied with the monotonous work involved in developing space food.
On social media, comments included: "I've been watching her since she was a child actress, but Hirasawa Kokoro has gotten so much cuter," "It was Hirasawa Kokoro! I didn't recognize her at all," "Hirasawa Kokoro with her gyaru-like look is pretty good," "Hirasawa Kokoro's acting is amazing," and "She's so cute."
The drama is an original coming-of-age story based on the true story of students at a fisheries high school in Fukui Prefecture who challenged themselves to achieve their big dream of "developing space food."
