According to Japan Oricon Style research and survey, Matsushima Nanako is still the highest paid actress in Japan TV industry.
It’s rare in Japan that an actress can still remain popular after getting married and giving birth, Matsushima Nanako is one of the very few success cases.
According to report, Matsushima Nanako is currently paid 4 million yen (around USD35,000) per episod of tv series. Just behind Nanako at the list of highest paid actress are Yukie Nakama and Ryoko Shinohara.
Many regarded Nanako’s elegance, fashion and makeup sense are making her an idol among Japanese ladies. In fact according to a survey, Nanako tops the list of most desired makeup according to Japanese ladies. Ito Misaki and Ryoko Shinohara came 2nd and 3rd in the survey.
Another Japan magazine also released the highest earning actress in 2005. This time actress and model Ito Misaki is #1 instead, thanks to the huge popularity of TV drama Densha Otoko.
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May 22nd, 2006 at 3:46 pm
The highest paid actress only receives about $35,000 per episode? Wow, that really puts Hollywood salaries in perspective. No wonder there are frequent backlashes against celebrities in the U.S.
Anyway, thanks for the info!
May 22nd, 2006 at 4:08 pm
That’s still a huge margin of Hollywood paid compared to worldwide.. some of the famous actors get around USD1 million per episod, and that is 30x more than Japanese.. and Japanese are probably the highest paid artist in Asia.
July 21st, 2006 at 12:11 pm
No, they aren’t. Taiwanese and korean actors are paid better.
December 21st, 2006 at 7:44 am
Hong Kong had the highest paid artist not Japan
February 13th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
how could japanese artist just get paid only for those amount per episode ?
September 23rd, 2008 at 3:23 am
that’s because a good deal of their earnings are taken by their agencies.
almost every actor in japan is handled by an agency, which is an inevitable part of their entertainment industry, and an aspiring actor would have a hard time landing a job if he isn’t handled by one.