Japanese actress
Nana Eikura
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Nana Eikura promoting
April Bride
in Tokyo - 2009, with co-star
Eita
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Born
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1988-02-12
)
February 12, 1988
(age 36)
[1]
[2]
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Other names
| Nana Kaku (after married)
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Years active
| 2002?present
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Height
| 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
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Spouse
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Children
| 2
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Nana Eikura
(
榮倉 奈?
,
Eikura Nana
, born February 12, 1988)
is a Japanese
actress
,
model
, and occasional
radio show
host
affiliated with
Ken-On
Group.
Biography
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She was born in
Izumi, Kagoshima
, and raised in
Sagamihara, Kanagawa
.
[4]
[
user-generated source
]
While a junior high student, she was scouted in front of the
109
department store in
Shibuya, Tokyo
. During her middle-teenage years, Nana modeled in several fashion magazines, mainly in
Seventeen
.
[5]
During the 2000s, Eikura was featured in
Seventeen
along with
Emi Suzuki
and several others. Eikura later began appearing in various advertisements and collections in the mid-2000s and has appeared in many TV advertisements. She began acting in the mid-2000s. Since around 2007, Eikura has intentionally gained nearly 12 kg (27 pounds).
[4]
[
user-generated source
]
Eikura has been called "Samoan Eikura" because of her facial resemblance to
Mark Hunt
and
Samoa Joe
.
[4]
[
user-generated source
]
In 2006, Eikura interviewed Mark Hunt on the
Tokai TV
show
The MMA Kingdom
, where Hunt said "I've never seen such a skinny Samoan".
[6]
Eikura has appeared in advertisements for non-fashion/non-cosmetic items, including
Coca-Cola
, the
Japanese Red Cross
,
Japan Post Service
,
Johnson & Johnson
's Japanese branch,
KDDI
's
au
,
Lion
, and
Nintendo
's videogame
Rhythm Heaven
.
[7]
She has also appeared in non-fashion magazines as a model, including the
NASCAR
-orientated magazine
Racing On
.
[8]
She has appeared in eight TV commercials with
Masami Nagasawa
. Nagasawa has frequently described Eikura as an "incredibly" nice person.
[9]
Eikura can play
shamisen
, has a diploma, and can sing in fluent
Ryukyu language
, which she learned from her modeling colleagues who were from
Okinawa
.
[10]
She once covered
Rimi Natsukawa
's song "
Nada S?s?
" on a
Kinki Kids
' TV show in 2007.
[11]
She appeared in
Shinji Aoyama
's 2011 film
Tokyo Park
.
[12]
She starred as Sakamaki Yuki in the winter 2012 drama serial
Saik? no Jinsei no Owarikata: Ending Planner
.
[13]
On 7 August 2016, Eikura registered her marriage with fellow actor,
Kento Kaku
. They first met when they costarred in the 2014
TBS
drama,
N no Tame ni
. They started dating in summer 2015.
[14]
She was confirmed to be five months pregnant in March 2017
[15]
and then gave birth on June 12, 2017 and has one more child.
[16]
Starring in 2016, "99.9 ~ Keiji Senmon Bengoshi (2016-) " topped the ratings of Japanese television drama, The final episode reached 21.0 percent, the only drama this year to exceed 20 percent.
In 2020 Eikura was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at a major film award, the 45th
Hochi Film Award
for her performance in
Threads: Our Tapestry of Love
.
[17]
Filmography
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Films
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Television
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Dubbing
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Recognitions
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References
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- ^
IMDb profile
- ^
KEN-ON Group Official Website
(in Japanese)
- ^
"Eikura Nana & Kaku Kento are expecting their first child"
.
tokyohive
. 6Theory Media, LLC. March 14, 2017
. Retrieved
March 18,
2021
.
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b
c
[1]
[
user-generated source
]
(in Japanese)
- ^
[2]
(in Japanese)
- ^
The MMA Kingdom DVD 4 - April 18, 2007 - Chapter 2 - Broad Media Casting
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"榮倉奈?-OFFICIAL WEB SITE-"
.
www.ken-on.co.jp
. Archived from
the original
on 2007-07-04.
- ^
Yahoo PF
JP
- ^
Steady.
Ja
- August 7, 2009 [Number September] - Page 41 & 42 Wide Show Sou Zarai! (ワイドショ??ざらい!) by
Matsuko Deluxe
- ^
Gendai.net 2007-08-15
(in Japanese)
Gendai
- ^
Kikuchi Report
Fuji TV
- December 12, 2006
(in Japanese)
- ^
Young, Neil (14 August 2011).
"Tokyo Park: Film Review"
. The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^
"Yamashita Tomohisa to star in drama series "Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata"
. 9 November 2011.
- ^
[3]
Oricon
- August 8, 2016
(in Japanese)
- ^
[4]
Sankei Shimbun
- March 15, 2017
(in Japanese)
- ^
[5]
Oricon
- June 15, 2017
(in Japanese)
- ^
[6]
Sports Hochi
- November 17, 2020
(in Japanese)
- ^
"Library War Live-Action Film's Promo Aired (Updated)"
.
Anime News Network
. 2013-02-11
. Retrieved
2012-02-11
.
- ^
"『99.9 THE MOVIE』12.30公開 榮倉奈?&木村文乃らも登場する最新予告解禁"
.
Crank-in!
. Retrieved
September 12,
2021
.
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"榮倉奈?、前田敦子ら『モダンラブ?東京』出演 ?木華、窪田正孝は?優として?加"
.
Crank-in!
. 27 July 2022
. Retrieved
August 8,
2022
.
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"コララインとボタンの魔女 3D[吹]"
.
Star Channel
. Retrieved
November 8,
2021
.
- ^
第33回 日本アカデミ?賞特集(2010)全受賞一?
(in Japanese). eiga.com
. Retrieved
2016-03-11
.
- ^
エランド?ル賞?代受賞者一?
[List of Elan d'Or awardee] (in Japanese). All Nippon Producers Association
. Retrieved
January 25,
2019
.
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