Mei Nagano (永野 芽郁, Nagano Mei, born September 24, 1999 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress.[1] Amongst her film and television credits are Rinko in the film My Love Story!, Suzume Yosano in the film Daytime Shooting Star, and Suzume Nireno in the 98th NHK asadora Hanbun, Aoi.
Mei Nagano | |
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永野 芽郁 | |
Born | (1999-09-24) September 24, 1999 (age 23) Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Agent | Stardust Promotion |
Nagano was scouted in Kichijōji, Tokyo when she was in her third year of elementary school.[1] She made her acting debut in the 2009 action-adventure film Hard Revenge Milly: Bloody Battle as a minor character.[2] Nagano was a regular model for Japanese fashion magazines Nico☆Petite and nicola.[3] In August 2016 she became an exclusive model for Seventeen.[4] In 2015 she played the heroine, Rinko Yamato, in the romantic comedy film My Love Story!.[1]
Her first lead role came in the 2016 teen drama Koe Koi as Yuiko Yoshioka, a high school student who meets a mysterious boy who wears a paper bag over his head.[5] Later that year she provided the voice for the character Zaya in the Japanese version of the film Gods of Egypt.[6] She also appeared in commercials for Calpis Water,[7] Sekisui House,[8] Townwork,[9] UQ Mobile,[10] and Alpen.[11] In 2017 she starred in the romance film Daytime Shooting Star[1] and was announced as the lead for NHK's 98th Asadora, Hanbun, Aoi, which started airing in April 2018.[12][13] For her lead role in this asadora, Nagano was named the Best Actress at the 98th Japan Television Drama Academy Awards.[14]
In 2019, Nagano acted alongside Masaki Suda in the drama Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom, and was named Best Supporting Actress at the 100th Japan Television Drama Academy Awards for her role.[15] In 2022, Nagano was nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in the 2021 film And So the Baton Is Passed at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize. She was also named Best Actress at the 64th Blue Ribbon Awards for her role in the same film.[16] She then appeared in the drama Unicorn ni Notte. [17] She also starred in the live-action film adaptation of the manga My Broken Mariko which was released in September 2022.[18]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2009 | Hard Revenge Milly: Bloody Battle | Takanori Tsujimoto | [2] | ||
2010 | Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City | Sumire | Takashi Miike | [1] | |
Watashi no Yasashiku nai Senpai | young Yamako Iriomote | Yutaka Yamamoto | [1] | ||
2012 | Rurouni Kenshin | Sanjō Tsubame | Keishi Ōtomo | [1] | |
Gachipan: Ultra Max | Seira | Takashi Motoki | [1] | ||
2015 | A Stitch of Life | Mari | Yukiko Mishima | [1] | |
My Love Story! | Rinko Yamato | Hayato Kawai | [1] | ||
2017 | Daytime Shooting Star | Suzume Yosano | Takehiko Shinjō | Lead role | [19] |
Parks | Haru | Natsuki Seta | [1] | ||
Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High | Mimiko Shiratori | Akira Nagai | [1] | ||
Peach Girl | Sae Kashiwagi | Kōji Shintoku | [1] | ||
Mixed Doubles | Airi Ogasawara | Jun'ichi Ishikawa | [1] | ||
2019 | You Shine in the Moonlit Night | Mamizu Watarase | Shō Tsukikawa | Lead role | [1] |
NiNoKuni | Kotona and Asha (voice) | Yoshiyuki Momose | [20] | ||
2020 | Masked Ward | Hitomi Kawasaki | Hisashi Kimura | [21] | |
2021 | It's a Flickering Life | Young Yoshiko | Yoji Yamada | [22] | |
Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale | Naoko Tanaka | Kazuaki Seki | Lead role | [23] | |
And So the Baton Is Passed | Yūko Morimiya | Tetsu Maeda | Lead role | [24] | |
2022 | My Broken Mariko | Tomoyo Shiino | Yuki Tanada | Lead role | [25] |
Motherhood | Sayaka | Ryūichi Hiroki | Lead role | [26] | |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2010 | Hagane no Onna | Young Ineko Haga | TV Asahi | Episode 6 | |
2011 | Tokidoki Mayomayo | Tamako | NHK E | Episode 36: Onee-chan to Yobanaide | [27] |
ABU Asia Kodomo | Mizuki Mishima | NHK E | Season 7, episode 2: "Ensoku" | ||
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 2011 | The patient | Fuji TV | Television special | [28] | |
2012 | Stand Up! Vanguard | Sumire Mizuhara | TV Tokyo | Television special | [29] |
2013 | Yae no Sakura | Young Yamakawa Tokiwa | NHK | Taiga drama | [1] |
2014 | Platonic | Sari Mochizuki | NHK BS-P | [1][30] | |
Tokyo ni Olympics o Yonda Otoko | Teen Grace Miyako Wada | Fuji TV | [1] | ||
2015 | Suiyo Mystery 9: Hoshin | Chinatsu Miyashita | TV Asahi | Television special | |
Omotesandō Kōkō Gasshōbu! | Miki Kondo | TBS | Episode 3 | ||
Summer Stalker Blues | Aki Nakajō | Fuji TV | [31] | ||
Teddy Go! | Anne Amano | Fuji TV | [32] | ||
Chō Gentei Nōryoku | Miyuki Hashida | Fuji TV | [33] | ||
2016 | Love That Makes You Cry | Remi Funakawa | Fuji TV | [34] | |
Koe Koi | Yuiko Yoshioka | TV Tokyo | Lead role | [5] | |
Sanada Maru | Senhime | NHK | Taiga drama | [35] | |
2017 | Super Salaryman Mr. Saenai | Momoko Sasahara | NTV | Guest role, Episode 8 | [36] |
Fugitive Boys | Renko Aokawa | Fuji TV | [37] | ||
2018 | Hanbun, Aoi. | Suzume Nireno | NHK | Lead role, Asadora | [38] |
2019 | Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom | Sakura Kayano | NTV | Lead role | [39] |
2020 | Daddy is My Classmate | Sakura Obika | NTV | [40][41] | |
2021 | Ichikei's Crow: The Criminal Court Judges | A defendant | Fuji TV | Cameo | [42] |
Police in a Pod | Mai Kawai | NTV | Lead role | [43] | |
2022 | Riding a Unicorn | Sana Narukawa | TBS | Lead role | [44] |
2023 | Burn the House Down | Anzu Murata | Netflix | Lead role | [45] |
Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2018 | 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | NHK | As a judge | [46] |
2020 | Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020 | Fuji TV/Netflix | Guest studio commentator for episodes 33–36 | |
Year | Title | Role | Voice dub for | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2016 | Gods of Egypt | Zaya | Courtney Eaton | [6] | |
Year | Artist | Title | Ref(s) |
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2011 | Funky Monkey Babys | "Love Song" | |
2013 | Southern All Stars | "Eikō no Otoko" | |
2015 | She's | "Long Goodbye" | [47] |
2016 | Sakura Shimeji | Hidarimune | [48] |
Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref |
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2019 | 43rd Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Won | [51] |
2021 | 34th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | It's a Flickering Life | Nominated | [52] |
46th Hochi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [53] | ||
Best Actress | And So the Baton Is Passed, etc. | Won | [54] | ||
2022 | 64th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | And So the Baton Is Passed, Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale | Won | [55] |
45th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actress | And So the Baton Is Passed | Nominated | [56] | |
47th Hochi Film Awards | Best Actress | Motherhood and My Broken Mariko | Pending | [57] | |