Nanako Matsushima
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Nanako Matsushima | |
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![]() Matsushima at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. | |
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Years active | 1992–present |
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Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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Children | 2 |
Nanako Matsushima (松嶋 菜々子, Matsushima Nanako, born October 13, 1973) is a Japanese actress[1] and model. She is known outside Japan for her role in the horror film Ring. She was also a main character in A Story of Love, along with Ring co-star Hiroyuki Sanada. In 2011 her drama Kaseifu no Mita reached a viewer rating of 40%, making it one of the highest rated Japanese dramas of all time.[2]
Biography[]
Personal life[]
On February 21, 2001, she married Japanese actor Takashi Sorimachi. They have two daughters together, born on May 31, 2004 and November 30, 2007. She is considered one of Japan's most beautiful women.[3]
Filmography[]
TV Drama[]
- (Toshiie and Matsu) (2002), as Maeda Matsu
- Hana Yori Dango Returns (Boys Over Flowers) (2007)
- (24 Hour Emergency Ward 4) (2009)
- Kaseifu no Mita (Mita the Housekeeper) (2011)
- Lucky Seven (Toko Fujisaki) (2012)
- Suna no Tou (2016)
- Auditor Shuhei Nozaki (2018)
- Natsuzora (2019), as Fujiko Shibata
- (2006)
- Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) (2005)
- Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies) (2005)
- (24 Hour Emergency Ward 3) (2005)
- (The Beauty or the Beast) (2003)
- Yamato Nadeshiko (Perfect Woman) (2000)
- (The Story of One Century) (2000)
- (Ice World) (1999)
- Majo no Jouken (Forbidden Love) (1999)
- (24 Hour Emergency Ward) (1999)
- Great Teacher Onizuka (1998)
- Sweet Season (1998)
- a.k.a. Midnight Express (1998)
- (The Doctor Is In) (1997)
- Konna Koi no Hanashi (A Story Of Love) (1997)
- (1997)
- (The Time of Your Life) (1997)
- (Sunflower) (1996)
- (1995)
- (Please Darling!) (1993)
- (1992)
Film[]
- Ring (1998)
- Ring 2 (1999)
- The Inugamis (2006)
- Bizan: The Mountain of Mother's Love (2007)
- Ghost (2010)
- Shield of Straw (2013)
- When Marnie Was There (2014), Yoriko Sasaki (voice)
- The Crimes That Bind (2018)
- Almost a Miracle (2019)
- The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021), Reika[4]
References[]
- ^ Winter, Jessica; Hughes, Lloyd (2007). The Rough Guide to Film. Penguin. pp. 386–. ISBN 978-1-4053-8498-8. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2012-03-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Oricon: best face, Tokyograph Sep 12,2007
- ^ "北村一輝&松嶋菜々子&柄本明『妖怪大戦争』人間キャスト発表". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
External links[]
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- Official website
- Nanako Matsushima at IMDb.
- Nanako Matsushima from Sumitomo Life Insurance.
- Nanako Matsushima English info
- Nanako Matsushima J-Dorama
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- 1973 births
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- People from Yokohama
- Japanese film actresses
- Japanese female models
- Asadora lead actors
- Taiga drama lead actors
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