Nana Eikura

Nana Eikura
榮倉 奈々
Nana Eikura promoting April Bride in Tokyo - 2009, with co-star Eita
Born	(1988-02-12) February 12, 1988 (age 36)[1][2] Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan
Other names	Nana Kaku (after married)
Years active	2002–present
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse	Kento Kaku ​ (m. 2016)​ [3]
Children	2

Nana Eikura (榮倉 奈々, Eikura Nana, born February 12, 1988) is a Japanese actress, model, and occasional radio show host affiliated with Ken-On Group.

Biography

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 Sōsō" 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 Saikō 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

Films

Title	Year	Role	Notes	Ref
Space Police	2004
Boku wa Imouto ni Koi o Suru	2007	Iku Yūki
The Graduates	2007
Shibuyaku Maruyamacho	2007		Lead role
Awa dance	2007		Lead role
April Bride	2009	Chie Nagashima	Lead role
Antoki no Inochi	2011		Lead role
Tokyo Park	2011
The Floating Castle	2012	Kaihime
Daijōbu 3-kumi	2013
Library Wars	2013	Iku Kasahara	Lead role	[18]
My Hawaiian Discovery	2014		Lead role
Miracle Debikuro-kun no Koi to Mahō	2014
Her Granddaughter	2015		Lead role
Library Wars: The Last Mission	2015	Iku Kasahara	Lead role
64: Part I	2016	Mikumo
64: Part II	2016	Mikumo
When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead	2018	Chie Kagami	Lead role
Threads: Our Tapestry of Love	2020	Kaori Kirino
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie	2021	Ayano Tachibana		[19]

Television

Title	Year	Role	Notes	Ref
Jiiji: Mago to Ita Natsu	2004
Jiiji II: Mago to Ita Natsu	2005
Kiken na Aneki	2005
Dandori: Dance Drill	2006		Lead role
Operation Love	2007	Eri Oku
Maison Ikkoku	2007
Hitomi	2008		Lead role; Asadora
Mei-chan no Shitsuji	2009	Mei Shinonome	Lead role
Shiawase no Okurimono SP	2009		Lead role; television film
Nakanai to Kimeta Hi	2010		Lead role
Wagaya no Rekishi	2010		Miniseries
Good Life - Arigatō Papa, Sayonara	2011
Mitsu no Aji: A Taste of Honey	2011	Naoko Morimoto	Lead role
Saikō no Jinsei no Owarikata: Ending Planner	2012
Kuro no Onna Kyōshi	2012		Lead role
Kakusho: Keishicho Sousa 3-ka	2013
Hajimari no Uta SP	2013
Testimony of N	2014	Nozomi Sugishita	Lead role
Library Wars: Book of Memories	2015
Isan Souzoku	2015
99.9 Criminal Lawyer	2016
Tokyo Tarareba Musume	2017
Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru	2018	Ikumi Mizumoto
Ship of Theseus	2020	Kazuko Tamura		[20]
Modern Love Tokyo	2022	Kana Satō	Lead role; episode 2	[21]

Dubbing

• Coraline (Coraline)^[22]

Recognitions

• 33rd Japan Academy Film Prize (2010): Newcomer of the Year for April Bride^[23]
• 34th Elan d'or Awards (2010): Newcomer of the Year for April Bride, Mei-chan no Shitsuji^[24]

References

1. IMDb profile
2. KEN-ON Group Official Website (in Japanese)
3. "Eikura Nana & Kaku Kento are expecting their first child". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
4. [1]^{[user-generated source]} (in Japanese)
5. [2] (in Japanese)
6. The MMA Kingdom DVD 4 - April 18, 2007 - Chapter 2 - Broad Media Casting
7. "榮倉奈々-OFFICIAL WEB SITE-". www.ken-on.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04.
8. Yahoo PF JP
9. Steady. Ja - August 7, 2009 [Number September] - Page 41 & 42 Wide Show Sou Zarai! (ワイドショー総ざらい！) by Matsuko Deluxe
10. Gendai.net 2007-08-15 (in Japanese) Gendai
11. Kikuchi Report Fuji TV - December 12, 2006 (in Japanese)
12. Young, Neil (14 August 2011). "Tokyo Park: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
13. "Yamashita Tomohisa to star in drama series "Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata". 9 November 2011.
14. [3] Oricon - August 8, 2016 (in Japanese)
15. [4] Sankei Shimbun - March 15, 2017 (in Japanese)
16. [5] Oricon - June 15, 2017 (in Japanese)
17. [6] Sports Hochi - November 17, 2020 (in Japanese)
18. "Library War Live-Action Film's Promo Aired (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
19. "『99.9 THE MOVIE』12.30公開 榮倉奈々＆木村文乃らも登場する最新予告解禁". Crank-in!. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
20. "テセウスの船の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
21. "榮倉奈々、前田敦子ら『モダンラブ・東京』出演 黒木華、窪田正孝は声優として参加". Crank-in!. 27 July 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
22. "コララインとボタンの魔女 ３Ｄ[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
23. 第33回 日本アカデミー賞特集（2010）全受賞一覧 (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
24. エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧 [List of Élan d'Or awardee] (in Japanese). All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

External links

• Nana Eikura official website
• Nana Eikura at Ken-On
• Nana Eikura at IMDb