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.​

Known For

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka

Emergency Room 24 Hours

Furuhata Ninzaburo

Anpan

BOYS OVER FLOWERS

Natsuzora

Ring

Toshiie and Matsu

All Movies (28)

• GTO Revival2024
• Ougon No Toki - Kintaro Hattori Story2024 · as Hattori Man
• Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie2023
• The Great Yokai War: Guardians2021 · as Reika Watanabe
• America ni Makenakatta Otoko - Bakayaro Souri Yoshida Shigeru2020 · as Kiyo Yoshida
• AI Amok2020 · as Nozomi Kiryu
• The World of Machida-kun2019 · as Machida Momoka
• Yuukai Houtei: Seven Days2018
• The Crimes That Bind2018 · as Hiromi Asai
• Murder on the Orient Express2015 · as Maiko Baba
• When Marnie Was There2014 · as Yoriko Sasaki (voice)
• Shield of Straw2013 · as Atsuko Shiraiwa
• Lucky Seven Special2013
• Ghost2010 · as Nanami Hoshino
• Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future2009 · as Eliza (voice)
• Hana Yori Dango: Final2008 · as Tsubaki Dōmyōji
• Bizan2007 · as Sakiko Kouno
• Murder of the Inugami Clan2006 · as Tamayo Nonomiya
• Furuhata Ninzaburo Final: Last Dance2006
• Grave of the Fireflies2005 · as Hisako
• Whiteout2000 · as Chiaki Hirakawa
• Ring 21999 · as Reiko Asakawa
• Ring1998 · as Reiko Asakawa
• The Spiral1998 · as Reiko Asakawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’98 – Toward the Light, Europe1998
• Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’97 – Westward to Eurasia1997
• Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love1997 · as Fumika Nonomura
• Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’96 – Torrid Asia1996

All TV Shows (34)

• One in a Million: Tax Squad2026 · as Yoneda Seiko
• Anpan2025 · as Tomiko Yanai
• Haha no Matsu Sato2024
• The Third Finger Offered to a King2023 · as Nitta Shizuka
• Neighbor Chikara2022 · as Yoriko Michio（道尾 頼子）
• 夢の本屋をめぐる冒険2020 · as 노조미 사사키
• Nozaki Shuhei President of Bank2020 · as Shoko Tachikawa
• Natsuzora2019
• Nozaki Shuhei - Auditor of Bank2018 · as Shoko Tachikawa
• Onna no Kunsho2017
• Tower of Sand2016 · as Sasaki Yumiko
• Natsuko Kira2016 · as Natsuko Kira
• Red Cross2015 · as 希代
• Another Story2015
• Murder on the Orient Express2015
• Lucky Seven2012 · as Toko Fujisaki
• I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper2011 · as Akari Mita
• BOYS OVER FLOWERS2005 · as Domyoji Tsubaki
• Beauty or Beast2003
• Toshiie and Matsu2002 · as Matsu
• Perfect Woman2000 · as Jinno Sakurako
• The Story of One Century2000 · as Main Role
• Ice World1999 · as Egi Toko
• Forbidden Love1999 · as Michi Hirose
• Emergency Room 24 Hours1999 · as 小島楓（こじま かえで） 演 - 松嶋菜々子
• GTOスペシャル座談会1998
• GTOスペシャル座談会1998 · as Azusa Fuyutsuki
• GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka1998 · as Azusa Fuyutsuki
• Sweet Season1998 · as Fujitani Mahiro
• The Doctor Is In1997
• こんな恋のはなし1997
• A Story of Love1997
• Himawari1996 · as Nozomi Minamida
• Furuhata Ninzaburo1994