Nanako Matsushima
Acting • Born 1973-10-13
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.
Filmography
60 credits
Ring
Movie • 1998
Reiko Asakawa
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
Movie • 2009
Eliza (voice)
Hana Yori Dango: Final
Movie • 2008
Tsubaki Dōmyōji
Ring 2
Movie • 1999
Reiko Asakawa
劇的紀行 深夜特急’９７ 西へ！ユーラシア編
Movie • 1996
Whiteout
Movie • 2000
Chiaki Hirakawa
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Movie • 2006
Tamayo Nonomiya
Ghost
Movie • 2010
Nanami Hoshino
Shield of Straw
Movie • 2013
Atsuko Shiraiwa
Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie
Movie • 2023
America ni Makenakatta Otoko - Bakayaro Souri Yoshida Shigeru
Movie • 2020
Kiyo Yoshida
When Marnie Was There
Movie • 2014
Yoriko Sasaki (voice)
Bizan
Movie • 2007
Sakiko Kouno
The Spiral
Movie • 1998
Reiko Asakawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ougon No Toki - Kintaro Hattori Story
Movie • 2024
Hattori Man
Grave of the Fireflies
Movie • 2005
Hisako
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
Movie • 1997
Fumika Nonomura
Lucky Seven Special
Movie • 2013
Furuhata Ninzaburo Final: Last Dance
Movie • 2006
The Crimes That Bind
Movie • 2018
Hiromi Asai
Murder on the Orient Express
Movie • 2015
Maiko Baba
The World of Machida-kun
Movie • 2019
Machida Momoka
Yuukai Houtei: Seven Days
Movie • 2018
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
Movie • 2021
Reika Watanabe
AI Amok
Movie • 2020
Nozomi Kiryu
GTO Revival
Movie • 2024
Forbidden Love
TV • 1999
Michi Hirose
こんな恋のはなし
TV • 1997
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
TV • 2005
Domyoji Tsubaki
The Third Finger Offered to a King
TV • 2023
Nitta Shizuka
Perfect Woman
TV • 2000
Jinno Sakurako
Sweet Season
TV • 1998
Fujitani Mahiro
The Doctor Is In
TV • 1997
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
TV • 1998
Azusa Fuyutsuki
Furuhata Ninzaburo
TV • 1994
Beauty or Beast
TV • 2003
Lucky Seven
TV • 2012
Toko Fujisaki
Toshiie and Matsu
TV • 2002
Matsu
A Story of Love
TV • 1997
Emergency Room 24 Hours
TV • 1999
小島楓（こじま かえで） 演 - 松嶋菜々子
Neighbor Chikara
TV • 2022
Yoriko Michio（道尾 頼子）
Tower of Sand
TV • 2016
Sasaki Yumiko
Natsuko Kira
TV • 2016
Natsuko Kira
Nozaki Shuhei President of Bank
TV • 2020
Shoko Tachikawa
GTOスペシャル座談会
TV • 1998
Nozaki Shuhei - Auditor of Bank
TV • 2018
Shoko Tachikawa
I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper
TV • 2011
Akari Mita
The Story of One Century
TV • 2000
Main Role
Ice World
TV • 1999
Egi Toko
Himawari
TV • 1996
Nozomi Minamida
Haha no Matsu Sato
TV • 2024
Red Cross
TV • 2015
希代
Onna no Kunsho
TV • 2017
夢の本屋をめぐる冒険
TV • 2020
노조미 사사키
Murder on the Orient Express
TV • 2015
Natsuzora
TV • 2019
Anpan
TV • 2025
Tomiko Yanai
Another Story
TV • 2015
GTOスペシャル座談会
TV • 1998
Azusa Fuyutsuki
One in a Million: Tax Squad
TV • 2026
Yoneda Seiko