Cast & creator
Nanako Matsushima
Best known for Anpan, GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Emergency Room 24 Hours
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: 松嶋菜菜子
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1994–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (65)
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Anpan
Tomiko Yanai
2025
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
Azusa Fuyutsuki
1998
Emergency Room 24 Hours
小島楓（こじま かえで） 演 - 松嶋菜々子
1999Emergency Room 24 Hours
1999
GTO (2026)
Azusa Fuyutsuki
2026
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
Himawari
Nozomi Minamida
1996
Natsuzora
2019
When Marnie Was There
Yoriko Sasaki (voice)
2014
Toshiie and Matsu
Matsu
2002
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
Domyoji Tsubaki
2005
Tower of Sand
Sasaki Yumiko
2016
Ring
Reiko Asakawa
1998
Lucky Seven
Toko Fujisaki
2012
I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper
Akari Mita
2011
Beauty or Beast
2003
Forbidden Love
Michi Hirose
1999
Kissing the Ring Finger
Nitta Shizuka
2023
Nozaki Shuhei - Auditor of Bank
Shoko Tachikawa
2018
Natsuko Kira
Natsuko Kira
2016Natsuko Kira
Creator
2016
Perfect Woman
Jinno Sakurako
2000
Ice World
Egi Toko
1999
Neighbor Chikara
Yoriko Michio（道尾 頼子）
2022
Haha no Matsu Sato
2024
One in a Million: Tax Squad
Yoneda Seiko
2026
Ring 2
Reiko Asakawa
1999
GTOスペシャル座談会
1998GTOスペシャル座談会
Azusa Fuyutsuki
1998
GTO Revival
2024
The Spiral
Reiko Asakawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
Sweet Season
Fujitani Mahiro
1998
Murder on the Orient Express
2015
Nozaki Shuhei President of Bank
Shoko Tachikawa
2020
AI Amok
Nozomi Kiryu
2020
Grave of the Fireflies
Hisako
2005
Shield of Straw
Atsuko Shiraiwa
2013The Doctor Is In
1997
A Story of Love
1997こんな恋のはなし
1997
Red Cross
希代
2015
The Story of One Century
Main Role
2000
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Tamayo Nonomiya
2006
Bizan
Sakiko Kouno
2007
BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie
Tsubaki Dōmyōji
2008
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
Reika Watanabe
2021
The Crimes That Bind
Hiromi Asai
2018
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
Eliza (voice)
2009
Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie
2023
Onna no Kunsho
2017
夢の本屋をめぐる冒険
노조미 사사키
2020
Whiteout
Chiaki Hirakawa
2000
Ghost
Nanami Hoshino
2010
America ni Makenakatta Otoko - Bakayaro Souri Yoshida Shigeru
Kiyo Yoshida
2020
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
Fumika Nonomura
1997
Yuukai Houtei: Seven Days
2018
Lucky Seven Special
2013
Ougon No Toki - Kintaro Hattori Story
Hattori Man
2024
Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’96 – Torrid Asia
1996
The World of Machida-kun
Machida Momoka
2019
Furuhata Ninzaburo Final: Last Dance
2006Dramatic Travelogue: Midnight Express ’98 – Toward the Light, Europe
1998
Another Story
2015
Murder on the Orient Express
Maiko Baba
2015