Nanako Matsushima
Actor
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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Filmography
Ring
as Reiko Asakawa 1998
Ring 2
as Reiko Asakawa 1999
The Spiral
as Reiko Asakawa (archive footage) (uncredited) 1998
Shield of Straw
as Atsuko Shiraiwa 2013
Grave of the Fireflies
as Hisako 2005
Hana Yori Dango: Final
as Tsubaki Dōmyōji 2008
The Crimes That Bind
as Hiromi Asai 2018
Murder of the Inugami Clan
as Tamayo Nonomiya 2006
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
as Reika Watanabe 2021
Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie
2023
Whiteout
as Chiaki Hirakawa 2000
AI Amok
as Nozomi Kiryu 2020
Ghost
as Nanami Hoshino 2010
Murder on the Orient Express
as Maiko Baba 2015
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
as Eliza (voice) 2009
Ougon No Toki - Kintaro Hattori Story
as Hattori Man 2024