Nanako Matsushima

Movie Actress

Nanako Matsushima was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on October 13th, 1973 and is the Movie Actress. At the age of 50, Nanako Matsushima biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Queen Bee of J-dorama (Japanese TV Drama)
Date of Birth
October 13, 1973
Nationality
Japan
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Age
50 years old
Zodiac Sign
Libra
Profession
Fashion Model, Film Actor, Model
Nanako Matsushima Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 50 years old, Nanako Matsushima has this physical status:

Height
173cm
Weight
56kg
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Black
Build
Slim
Measurements
Not Available
Nanako Matsushima Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Not Available
Nanako Matsushima Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Takashi Sorimachi
Children
2
Dating / Affair
Takashi Sorimachi (2001-Present)​
Parents
Not Available
Nanako Matsushima Career

Matsushima has appeared in a number of popular or critically acclaimed dramas, and she has won the Best Actress Award at the Japan Television Drama Academy Awards six times.

In 1997, Matsushima was selected to play the female lead, a poor but happy designer who happens to run a shop in a building owned by a wealthy, arrogant but dying rich man played by Hiroyuki Sanada in the drama A Story of Love. The drama chronicles the trial and tribulations that the leads undergo as their feelings developed into something more than mere friendship.

In 1998, Matsushima starred together with her now husband, Takashi Sorimachi in the drama Great Teacher Onizuka, about a former delinquent turned teacher. The drama which was based on a popular manga, received a 35.7 rating for its final episode, making it one of the highest rated Japanese dramas ever. Matsushima was also selected to play Tsubaki Domyouji, the sister of the main male lead Domyouji Tsukasa in the popular drama Hana Yori Dango (TV series) and Hana Yori Dango Returns. Both dramas were a rating success with the final episode of Hana Yori Dango Returns peaking at 27.6.

Matsushima subsequently appeared as the female lead in the controversial drama Majo no Jōken which centres on the romance between a teacher and her student. Despite its controversial nature, the drama was awarded the best drama at the 21st Japan Television Drama Academy Awards.

In 2011, Matsushima starred in the hit I am Mita, Your Housekeeper, the final episode which garnered the rating of 40%, making it one of the highest rated Japanese dramas of all-time.I am Mita, Your Housekeeper won several awards, including the Best Drama and Best Female Actress awards, at the 71st Television Drama Academy Awards.

Matsushima was also cast as the main lead in the cult classic horror film Ring, often cited as one of the best horror films of all-time. This film brought Matsushima worldwide recognition and it has since been remade into an American film.

Matsushima has also appeared in several other popular films, amongst them the 2000 film Whiteout, which grossed over 4.2 billion yen in Japan. For her role in the film, Matsushima was nominated for the Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role award at the 24th Japan Academy Film Prize.

In September 2021, she co-starred in a commercial for Uber Eats alongside Matt Kuwata.

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