Nanako Matsushima
Acting
Born: October 13, 1973 (age 53) · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nanako Matsushima, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
When Marnie Was There
2014
Ring
1998
Ring 2
1999
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
2005
The Spiral
1998
Shield of Straw
2013
Grave of the Fireflies
2005
Hana Yori Dango: Final
2008
The Crimes That Bind
2018
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
1998
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper
2011
Photos (3)
Movies (28)
When Marnie Was There
Yoriko Sasaki (voice)
Ring
Reiko Asakawa
The Spiral
Reiko Asakawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ring 2
Reiko Asakawa
GTO Revival
2024
The World of Machida-kun
Machida Momoka
Shield of Straw
Atsuko Shiraiwa
BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie
Tsubaki Dōmyōji
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
Eliza (voice)
Grave of the Fireflies
Hisako
Ougon No Toki - Kintaro Hattori Story
Hattori Man
The Crimes That Bind
Hiromi Asai
Whiteout
Chiaki Hirakawa
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
Reika Watanabe
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Tamayo Nonomiya
AI Amok
Nozomi Kiryu
Bizan
Sakiko Kouno
Yuukai Houtei: Seven Days
2018
Furuhata Ninzaburo Final: Last Dance
2006
Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie
2023
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
Fumika Nonomura
Murder on the Orient Express
Maiko Baba
America ni Makenakatta Otoko - Bakayaro Souri Yoshida Shigeru
Kiyo Yoshida
Ghost
Nanami Hoshino
Lucky Seven Special
2013
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’98 – Toward the Light, Europe
1998
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’96 – Torrid Asia
1996
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’97 – Westward to Eurasia
1997
TV Shows (35)
Emergency Room 24 Hours
小島楓（こじま かえで） 演 - 松嶋菜々子 · 41 eps
Emergency Room 24 Hours
2 eps
Anpan
Tomiko Yanai · 130 eps
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1 eps
Natsuzora
156 eps
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
Azusa Fuyutsuki · 12 eps
GTO (2026)
Azusa Fuyutsuki · 11 eps
Himawari
Nozomi Minamida · 162 eps
Toshiie and Matsu
Matsu · 51 eps
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
Domyoji Tsubaki · 20 eps
Lucky Seven
Toko Fujisaki · 10 eps
Beauty or Beast
11 eps
I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper
Akari Mita · 11 eps
Kissing the Ring Finger
Nitta Shizuka · 10 eps
Tower of Sand
Sasaki Yumiko · 10 eps
Forbidden Love
Michi Hirose · 11 eps
Natsuko Kira
Natsuko Kira · 10 eps
Nozaki Shuhei - Auditor of Bank
Shoko Tachikawa · 8 eps
Perfect Woman
Jinno Sakurako · 11 eps
Neighbor Chikara
Yoriko Michio（道尾 頼子） · 9 eps
Haha no Matsu Sato
4 eps
GTOスペシャル座談会
1 eps
GTOスペシャル座談会
Azusa Fuyutsuki · 1 eps
Murder on the Orient Express
2 eps
Ice World
Egi Toko · 11 eps
One in a Million: Tax Squad
Yoneda Seiko · 9 eps
Nozaki Shuhei President of Bank
Shoko Tachikawa · 5 eps
Red Cross
希代 · 2 eps
Sweet Season
Fujitani Mahiro · 11 eps
The Story of One Century
Main Role · 3 eps
A Story of Love
12 eps
こんな恋のはなし
12 eps
夢の本屋をめぐる冒険
노조미 사사키 · 2 eps
Onna no Kunsho
2 eps
Another Story
2 eps