Name
Nanako Matsushima
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1973-10-13 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Biography
Nanako Matsushima (松嶋 菜々子 Matsushima Nanako, born October 13, 1973 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress 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, where she starred next to Hiroyuki Sanada, who also played Ryuji Takayama in Ring.
On February 21, 2001, she married Takashi Sorimachi who co-starred with her in Great Teacher Onizuka. They have two daughters together, born on May 31, 2004 and November 30, 2007.
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- 1998 Ring as Reiko Asakawa
- 2009 Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future as Eliza (voice)
- 2008 BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie as Tsubaki Dōmyōji
- 1999 Ring 2 as Reiko Asakawa
- 1997 Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’97 – Westward to Eurasia
- 2000 Whiteout as Chiaki Hirakawa
- 2006 Murder of the Inugami Clan as Tamayo Nonomiya
- 2010 Ghost as Nanami Hoshino
- 2013 Shield of Straw as Atsuko Shiraiwa
- 2023 Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie
- 2020 America ni Makenakatta Otoko - Bakayaro Souri Yoshida Shigeru as Kiyo Yoshida
- 2014 When Marnie Was There as Yoriko Sasaki (voice)
- 2007 Bizan as Sakiko Kouno
- 1998 The Spiral as Reiko Asakawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024 Ougon No Toki - Kintaro Hattori Story as Hattori Man
- 2005 Grave of the Fireflies as Hisako
- 1997 Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love as Fumika Nonomura
- 2013 Lucky Seven Special
- 2006 Furuhata Ninzaburo Final: Last Dance
- 2018 The Crimes That Bind as Hiromi Asai
- 2015 Murder on the Orient Express as Maiko Baba
- 2019 The World of Machida-kun as Machida Momoka
- 2018 Yuukai Houtei: Seven Days
- 2021 The Great Yokai War: Guardians as Reika Watanabe
- 2020 AI Amok as Nozomi Kiryu
- 2024 GTO Revival
- 1996 Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’96 – Torrid Asia
- 1998 Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’98 – Toward the Light, Europe
- 1999 Forbidden Love ( 11 episodes ) as Michi Hirose
- 1997 こんな恋のはなし ( 12 episodes )
- 2005 BOYS OVER FLOWERS ( 20 episodes ) as Domyoji Tsubaki
- 2023 Kissing the Ring Finger ( 10 episodes ) as Nitta Shizuka
- 2000 Perfect Woman ( 11 episodes ) as Jinno Sakurako
- 1998 Sweet Season ( 11 episodes ) as Fujitani Mahiro
- 1997 The Doctor Is In ( 10 episodes )
- 1998 GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka ( 12 episodes ) as Azusa Fuyutsuki
- 1994 Furuhata Ninzaburo ( 1 episode )
- 2003 Beauty or Beast ( 11 episodes )
- 2012 Lucky Seven ( 10 episodes ) as Toko Fujisaki
- 2002 Toshiie and Matsu ( 51 episodes ) as Matsu
- 1997 A Story of Love ( 12 episodes )
- 1999 Emergency Room 24 Hours ( 41 episodes ) as 小島楓（こじま かえで） 演 - 松嶋菜々子
- 2022 Neighbor Chikara ( 9 episodes ) as Yoriko Michio（道尾 頼子）
- 2016 Tower of Sand ( 10 episodes ) as Sasaki Yumiko
- 2016 Natsuko Kira ( 10 episodes ) as Natsuko Kira
- 2020 Nozaki Shuhei President of Bank ( 5 episodes ) as Shoko Tachikawa
- 1998 GTOスペシャル座談会 ( 1 episode )
- 2018 Nozaki Shuhei - Auditor of Bank ( 8 episodes ) as Shoko Tachikawa
- 2011 I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper ( 11 episodes ) as Akari Mita
- 2000 The Story of One Century ( 3 episodes ) as Main Role
- 1999 Ice World ( 11 episodes ) as Egi Toko
- 1996 Himawari ( 162 episodes ) as Nozomi Minamida
- 2024 Haha no Matsu Sato ( 4 episodes )
- 2015 Red Cross ( 2 episodes ) as 希代
- 2017 Onna no Kunsho ( 2 episodes )
- 2020 夢の本屋をめぐる冒険 ( 2 episodes ) as 노조미 사사키
- 2015 Murder on the Orient Express ( 2 episodes )
- 2019 Natsuzora ( 156 episodes )
- 2025 Anpan ( 130 episodes ) as Tomiko Yanai
- 2015 Another Story ( 2 episodes )
- 1998 GTOスペシャル座談会 ( 1 episode ) as Azusa Fuyutsuki
- 2026 One in a Million: Tax Squad ( 9 episodes ) as Yoneda Seiko
- 2026 GTO (2026) ( 11 episodes ) as Azusa Fuyutsuki
