Nanako Matsushima
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Ring
as Reiko Asakawa
1998
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
as Eliza (voice)
2009
Hana Yori Dango: Final
as Tsubaki Dōmyōji
2008
Ring 2
as Reiko Asakawa
1999
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’97 – Westward to Eurasia
1997
Whiteout
as Chiaki Hirakawa
2000
Murder of the Inugami Clan
as Tamayo Nonomiya
2006
Ghost
as Nanami Hoshino
2010
Shield of Straw
as Atsuko Shiraiwa
2013
Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie
2023
America ni Makenakatta Otoko - Bakayaro Souri Yoshida Shigeru
as Kiyo Yoshida
2020
When Marnie Was There
as Yoriko Sasaki (voice)
2014
Bizan
as Sakiko Kouno
2007
The Spiral
as Reiko Asakawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
Ougon No Toki - Kintaro Hattori Story
as Hattori Man
2024
Grave of the Fireflies
as Hisako
2005
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
as Fumika Nonomura
1997
Lucky Seven Special
2013
Furuhata Ninzaburo Final: Last Dance
2006
The Crimes That Bind
as Hiromi Asai
2018
TV Appearances
Forbidden Love
as Michi Hirose
1999
こんな恋のはなし
1997
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
as Domyoji Tsubaki
2005
The Third Finger Offered to a King
as Nitta Shizuka
2023
Perfect Woman
as Jinno Sakurako
2000
Sweet Season
as Fujitani Mahiro
1998
The Doctor Is In
1997
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
as Azusa Fuyutsuki
1998
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
Beauty or Beast
2003
Lucky Seven
as Toko Fujisaki
2012
Toshiie and Matsu
as Matsu
2002