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Nanao | |||||
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Nanao at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2023 | |||||
| Born | Nanao Arai October 28, 1988 Saitama Prefecture, Japan | ||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | ||||
| Agent | Platinum Production | ||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 荒井 菜々緒 | ||||
| Hiragana | あらい ななお | ||||
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Nanao Arai (荒井 菜々緒, Arai Nanao; born October 28, 1988)[1][2] known professionally by her mononym Nanao (菜々緒),[3] is a Japanese actress and model who is affiliated with Platinum Production.[4][5]
Nanao was born on October 28, 1988 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.[citation needed]
Nanao began her entertainment activities in 2009 when she was 20 years old, she was a regular model as a martial arts ring girl and race queen in the magazine Pinky which became a turning point, she won the Miss TGC of Tokyo Girls Collection and the 2010 Sanai Mizugi Image Girl and was a fashion model for Non-no.[6]
In 2011, she became an exclusive model for the magazine Ginger.[7] Nanao was also notable as a tarento from her activities.[8] She has appeared in various fashion magazines, television commercials, dramas, and variety shows.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Snow White Murder Case | Noriko Miki | [10] | |
| The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji | Hu Feng | [11] | ||
| 2015 | Bali Big Brother | Kana | [12] | |
| April Fools | Reiko | [13] | ||
| Grasshopper | Hiyoko | [14] | ||
| 2016 | One Piece Film: Gold | Baccarat (voice) | [15] | |
| 2017 | Gintama | Matako Kijima | [16] | |
| 2019 | Masquerade Hotel | Eriko Anno | [17] | |
| 2020 | Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku | Hanako Koyanagi | [18] | |
| 2021 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie | Queen Nehelenia (voice) | [19] | |
| The Supporting Actors: The Movie | Herself | [20] | ||
| Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale | Shuri Andō | [21] | ||
| The Mole Song: Final | Hu Feng | [11] | ||
| 2022 | 7 Secretaries: The Movie | Fujiko Hase | [22] | |
| 2023 | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – The Movie | Natsume Kuramae | [23] | |
| Lumberjack the Monster | Ranko Toshiro | [24] | ||
| 2025 | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – The Movie 2 | Natsume Kuramae | [25] | |
| Candle Stick | Kyoko | Taiwanese-Japanese film | [26] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Urero Mikakunin Shōjo | Nanao/Toyomoto 13-gō | [27] | |
| 2012 | Omo ni Naitemasu | Izumi Konno | Lead role | [28][29] |
| Urero Mikansei Shōjo | Minerva/Toyomoto 13-gō | [30] | ||
| 2013 | Lucky Seven | Haruka | Television film | [31] |
| Last Cinderella | Chiyoko Ōgami | [32] | ||
| Miss Pilot | Rinko Suzuki | [33] | ||
| 2014 | Hoshi Shinichi Mystery Special "Teido no Mondai" | Marianna | [34] | |
| First Class | Remie Kawashima | [35] | ||
| True Horror Stories: 15th-year Anniversary Special "Ude o Chōdai" | Masami Nakagawa | [36] | ||
| Natsu no Owari ni Koi o Shita. | Nanami Takeuchi | [37] | ||
| Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Maya Kujū | Episode 9 | [38] | |
| 2015 | Masshiro | Asuka Hano | [39] | |
| Ghost Writer | Manami Tsukada | [40] | ||
| Futagashira | Okon | [41] | ||
| Renai Aruaru | [42] | |||
| Heat | Eri Yūki | [43] | ||
| 2016 | Kaitō Yamaneko | Sakura Kirishima | [44] | |
| 2017 | Naotora: The Lady Warlord | Lady Tsukiyama | Taiga drama | [45] |
| A Life: A Love | Minori Sakakibara | [46] | ||
| 2018 | Miss Devil | Mako Tsubaki | Lead role | [47] |
| 2020 | 7 Secretaries | Fujiko Hase | [22] | |
| 2021 | Oh My Boss! Love not included | Horai Reiko | [48] | |
| Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room | Natsume Kuramae | [23] |
| Year | Title | Role | Dubbed voice | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Lady Jaye | Adrianne Palicki | [49] | |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Shank | Gal Gadot | Animation | [50] |
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