Nao
Acting
Biography
Nao (奈緒, February 10, 1995) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and former model from Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Her former stage name is Nao Honda (本田 なお, Honda Nao). She is currently affiliated with Irving.
Born: February 10, 1995
Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Known For
A Stranger in Shanghai
China is tumultuous in 1921 when the famed Japanese author of "Rashōmon", Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, visits Shanghai as a correspondent. Here he encounters revolutionaries, courtesans and much more…
Hei no Naka no Biyoushitsu
Haru Komatsubara, a quiet prisoner, working as a hairdresser in a unique prison beauty salon, reflects on guilt, redemption, and second chances as her sentence nears its end.
You Are Tender When It Rains
Nobuo is a book editor with a sincere personality. He is married to Aya. She used to work as a reader model, but, after their marriage, she now works as a nursing assistant at a nursing home. Nobuo is aware that his wife has a sex addiction and she will sleep with other men on a sunny day. Nobuo agonizes over his wife and Aya carries heavy guilt over her actions.
Chef: Three Star School Lunch
Hoshino Mitsuko is the talented three-star chef of famous French restaurant, La Cuisine de La reine, in Ginza, Tokyo. She has drawn attention not just from Japan but also the world for the new recipes she continuously conceives with her delicate palate and unrivalled creativity. Gourmands around the world visit the restaurant for her cuisine and there is a three-year wait for reservations. One day, trouble occurs between Mitsuko and the restaurant owner Shinoda Shogo and she is fired. She has difficulty finding a new restaurant due to Shinoda’s interference and her over-inflated pride, and ends up creating school lunches for a popular variety programme by a hotshot producer. It was believed to be something easy for Mitsuko, but she meets many obstacles and keeps failing. Moreover, this is aired on TV and made known to the world. Even so, Mitsuko does not give up and starts to create school lunches in order to hear children say her food is delicious and also regain her lost stars.
Tokyo Salad Bowl
In Tokyo, police officer Mari Kouda and Chinese interpreter Ryo Arikino solve cases while bonding over meals from different cultures, forming an unexpected connection through their shared experiences.
Love's in Sight!
Yukiko Akaza attends a high school for blind. She has amblyopia, which causes her to recognize colors only vaguely and she can recognize large letters with a magnifying glass. When she walks outdoors, she always carries a white cane. Nevertheless, she has a bright personality. One day, Yukiko happens to meet delinquent boy Morio Kurokawa. At first, Yukiko doesn't like him, but she somehow gains an understanding of him. They become attracted to each other.
Mio's Cookbook
When Mio was young, she lost her parents in a great flood and also became separated from her best friend Noe. Afterwards, Mio found her talent in cooking and eventually became a cook. Meanwhile, Noe has become an oiran (high-ranking courtesan).
Mari and Mari
Norio and his girlfriend, Mari Tanabe, have been dating for three years. They lived a peaceful life until one summer day, where Norio comes home to experience a peculiar sensation. The moment he sees the strong sun rays shining into his apartment, he realizes that Mari isn’t there. Instead, he finds an unfamiliar-looking woman who tells him that she is here to live with him. The eerie pale-skinned woman then introduces herself as Mari..
Whereabouts of Tomorrow: Ashita no Arika
In 2021, Asumi, a salesperson at Kobe Steel, was having a difficult time finding meaning in her job while she felt helpless in the face of the company’s numerous issues. Just as Asumi was about to tell her boss that she wanted to quit, a mystical ray of light came out of a corporate history book and led her to Kobe in 1905. There she encountered visionary, high-spirited people from Kobe Steel's founding period. Torasuke was among them; he was a clumsy but enthusiastic young man from the Meiji era who dreamed big and believed in the potential of industrial development. Guided by the Kobelco Group's history, two persons from different eras set out on a journey across time, from its beginning to the present. They witness people get through tough times and continue to take on challenges with hope for a better future. After coming into contact with the founders’ spirits, they each choose their own path for the future.
Nonoyu
Nono loves public baths so much, each episode she will visit different public baths with her friends
Filmography
as Asumi Kino (voice)
as Haru Komatsubara
as Mari Kouda
as Sato Hokomi
as Mami Sakaniwa
as Mizusu Hara
as Nishida Sayuri
as Princess Kishi
as Shiina Hitomi
as Honda
as Mai Kudo
as Michi Yoshino
as Michi Yamada
as Himari Kawasumi
as Iwasaki Nodoka
as Mariko Ikagawa
as Rin Ohtsuki
as Komako
as Sanae Fujisaki
as Mikiha Ono
as Junko Kudo
as Izumi Akaza
as Mei Saeki
as Kusuko Inogi
as Aika Matsuda
as Michiru Koizumi
as Mari
as Chiaki Kawai (voice)
as Miyuki Hamano
as Noe
as Azusa Kosaka
as Saeki Miho
as Rinko Toyama
as Maya
as Yuka Anzai
as Sakurako Motohashi
as Fumi Akutagawa
as Kiyoka
as Haruka Koyama
as Nono Samejima
as Ono Mikiha
as Misuzu
as Moi (voice)
as Kurihara Misato
as Kidahara Nao
as Ritsu Sasaki
as Onodera Eri
as Miyata Kana
as Konno Mie (voice)
as Yokota Shiori