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