Nanako Matsushima
Acting
Born: October 13, 1973 (age 52) · 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)
Ring
Reiko Asakawa
When Marnie Was There
Yoriko Sasaki (voice)
The Spiral
Reiko Asakawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ring 2
Reiko Asakawa
GTO Revival
2024
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
Reika Watanabe
Grave of the Fireflies
Hisako
Shield of Straw
Atsuko Shiraiwa
Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie
2023
AI Amok
Nozomi Kiryu
BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie
Tsubaki Dōmyōji
America ni Makenakatta Otoko - Bakayaro Souri Yoshida Shigeru
Kiyo Yoshida
The Crimes That Bind
Hiromi Asai
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
Eliza (voice)
Ghost
Nanami Hoshino
Whiteout
Chiaki Hirakawa
The World of Machida-kun
Machida Momoka
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Tamayo Nonomiya
Yuukai Houtei: Seven Days
2018
Bizan
Sakiko Kouno
Ougon No Toki - Kintaro Hattori Story
Hattori Man
Furuhata Ninzaburo Final: Last Dance
2006
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’97 – Westward to Eurasia
1997
Murder on the Orient Express
Maiko Baba
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’96 – Torrid Asia
1996
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
Fumika Nonomura
Lucky Seven Special
2013
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’98 – Toward the Light, Europe
1998
TV Shows (34)
Emergency Room 24 Hours
小島楓（こじま かえで） 演 - 松嶋菜々子 · 41 eps
GTO (2026)
Azusa Fuyutsuki · 11 eps
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
Azusa Fuyutsuki · 12 eps
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1 eps
Anpan
Tomiko Yanai · 130 eps
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
Domyoji Tsubaki · 20 eps
Natsuzora
156 eps
Forbidden Love
Michi Hirose · 11 eps
Toshiie and Matsu
Matsu · 51 eps
Himawari
Nozomi Minamida · 162 eps
Kissing the Ring Finger
Nitta Shizuka · 10 eps
I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper
Akari Mita · 11 eps
Lucky Seven
Toko Fujisaki · 10 eps
Nozaki Shuhei - Auditor of Bank
Shoko Tachikawa · 8 eps
Ice World
Egi Toko · 11 eps
Perfect Woman
Jinno Sakurako · 11 eps
Tower of Sand
Sasaki Yumiko · 10 eps
Haha no Matsu Sato
4 eps
Natsuko Kira
Natsuko Kira · 10 eps
Beauty or Beast
11 eps
Neighbor Chikara
Yoriko Michio（道尾 頼子） · 9 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
One in a Million: Tax Squad
Yoneda Seiko · 9 eps
The Story of One Century
Main Role · 3 eps
Nozaki Shuhei President of Bank
Shoko Tachikawa · 5 eps
Red Cross
希代 · 2 eps
Onna no Kunsho
2 eps
Sweet Season
Fujitani Mahiro · 11 eps
こんな恋のはなし
12 eps
Another Story
2 eps
A Story of Love
12 eps
夢の本屋をめぐる冒険
노조미 사사키 · 2 eps