Japanese actress Nanako Matsushima

Matsushima Nanako Profile

Name: Matsushima Nanako (Nanako Matsushima)
Japanese name: 松嶋 菜々子
Chinese name: 松岛菜菜子
Birth date: October 13, 1973 (Saturday)
Birthplace: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height: 172cm
Blood type: A
Husband: Sorimachi Takashi
Profession: Actress
Hobbies: Cooking and driving

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Matsushima Nanako Biography

Matsushima Nanako started modeling at 18 as swimsuit model for various commercial advertisements, and featured in some budget TV shows.

Nanako’s breakthrough was in 1996 when she got the chance to star in NHK production “Himawari” (Sunflower); in the same year that she also starred in Asia hit movie “Ringu,” which was adapted by Hollywood movie “The Ring” years later.

Nanako’s popularity was ever rising since then, leading in loads of popular Japanese TV series and movies, and TV commercials.

Some of Nanako’s popular TV dramas include “Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO),” “Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji,” “Majo no Jouken,” “Koori no sekai,” “Hyakunen no Monogatari,” “Yamato Nadeshiko” and “Hana Yori Dango” etc.

Not only that Nanako have the elegance and beauty, her acting was very much praised and won her numerous awards.

Matsushima Nanako met actor husband Sorimachi Takashi when starring in the popular TV drama GTO; the celebrity couple married in 2001 and Nanako gave birth to their daughter in 2004.

Matsushima Nanako was considered one of the most popular actresses in Japan and across Asia. Lots of her TV series and movies were well received by Japanese and Asian fans, with high ratings and successful box office.

Matsushima Nanako took a break after her marriage and birth to her daughter, and just started starring in some drama last year. Her popularity is not as great as before, but she will be remembered as one of the greatest Japanese actress for the last decade.

Why I like Matsushima Nanako

Matsushima Nanako is beautiful, elegant and she is really good in acting.

A few of her Japanese drama series are my favorite and I think she is good portraying various character with elegance, beauty, tough minded, soft heartened, kind, humorous, depress, shiny, greedy, funny… Nanako is simply a great actress.

Matsushima Nanako Pictures and Photos

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49 Responses to “Matsushima Nanako”

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  1. #21. Nanako Matsushima is pregnant | Yummy! Celebrities and Entertainment News Says:

    [...] actress Nanako Matsushima is pregnant; she is expected to give birth to her 2nd child in [...]

  2. #22. edelyn Says:

    nanako is also a good actress. my friends told me we are look a like..?

  3. #23. Yummy Says:

    edelyn… lookalike? Honestly? :p

  4. #24. edelyn Says:

    yah.. honestly.. are you insecure

  5. #25. EDELYN Says:

    im just kidding.hope you dont think it seriously

  6. #26. Yummy Says:

    No problem… besides, it’s not a bad thing to look like Nanako.

  7. #27. edelyn Says:

    the truth is i don’t like calling me fuyutsuki or chochang.. but i like calling me lujille.. do you have an article about sung yoo ri?

  8. #28. Yummy Says:

    Nope, no Sung Yoo-ri.

  9. #29. kc Says:

    you know my friend edelyn really likes you……….

  10. #30. joanne Says:

    nanako is really my idol…whenever i see her pictures,i’m feeling so happy…

  11. #31. joanne Says:

    oh can i have a request???

    ahmmm…can you please change the display picture of nanako to a better one??? pppppppplllllllleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssseeeeee…

  12. #32. Yummy Says:

    joanne… frankly, I don’t have much pictures of hers… and its hard to say which one is better, it depends on personal preferences. Anyway, changed it to another one, hope you will like it.

  13. #33. joanne Says:

    ok…thank u…

  14. #34. joanne Says:

    well…do u have her e-mail address???and do u have the profile of park chae rim?i hope u can give it…thank u…

  15. #35. Yummy Says:

    Nope, no email of her… no profile for Chae Rim as well.

  16. #36. Luca Says:

    Hi to everybody, Aren’ t there news about Nanako? I’m italian and I saw her in “Ringu” beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. #37. joanne Says:

    ok thank u

  18. #38. Yummy Says:

    Luca… Nanako is pregnant, she is in hiatus now.

    You are welcome joanne, I didn’t offer much help actually.

  19. #39. ma433zda Says:

    c68t

  20. #40. marmalade Says:

    nanako is a great actress…
    she can do well…
    pregnancy wud not stop her.
    perfect star like her is a s like other human beings, got limits.

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