Nana Eikura

Nana Eikura (榮倉奈々) is a Japanese actress born on February 12, 1988, in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Standing 170 cm tall with blood type A, she has built an extensive career spanning film and television drama series.

Personal Life

Nana Eikura married actor Kento Kaku, with whom she registered her marriage on August 7, 2016. The couple first met while co-starring in the 2014 TBS drama series Testimony of N.

Filmography

Eikura has appeared in numerous feature films, portraying diverse roles across genres:

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021) - Ayano Tachibana
Threads: Our Tapestry of Love (2020) - Kaori Kirino
When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead (2018) - Chie Kagami
64: Part 1 and Part 2 (2016) - Police Officer Mikumo
Library Wars: The Last Mission (2015) - Iku Kasahara
Her Granddaughter (2015) - Tsugumi Dozono
Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic (2014) - Anna
My Hawaiian Discovery (2014) - Minori Oyamada
Library Wars (2013) - Iku Kasahara
Nobody's Perfect (2013) - Miyuki Sakamoto
The Floating Castle (2012) - Kaihime
Life Back Then (2011) - Yuki Kubota
Tokyo Kouen (2011)
April Bride (2009) - Chie Nagashima
Awa Dance (2007) - Akane Kurosawa
The Graduates (2007) - Kayoko Akimoto
Shibuya Maruyama Story (2007) - Yukie Kato
My Sister, My Love (2007) - Iku Yuki
Space Police (2004)

Television Career

Her television credits include numerous leading and supporting roles in Japanese drama series and TV movies:

Ani Imouto (TV Asahi / 2026) - Nao Haruki
Old Rookie (TBS / 2022) - Kanako Shinmachi
Ship of Theseus (TBS / 2020) - Masako Sano
Miracles (Fuji TV / 2018) - Ikumi Mizumoto
In This Corner of the World (TBS / 2018) - Kayo Oumi
Tokyo Tarareba Girls (NTV / 2017) - Kaori Yamakawa
99.9 Criminal Lawyer (TBS / 2016) - Ayano Tachibana
Isan Souzoku (TV Asahi / 2015) - Kaede Kawamura
Testimony of N (TBS / 2014) - Nozomi Sugishita
Confirmation-Grand Theft Squad 3 (TBS / 2013) - Akiho Takeda
Miss Double Faced Teacher (TBS / 2012) - Yuko Takakura
Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata ~Ending Planner~ (TBS / 2012) - Yuki Sakamaki
Mitsu no Aji - A Taste Of Honey- (Fuji TV / 2011) - Naoko Morimoto
Good Life ~Arigatou, Papa. Sayonara~ (Fuji TV / 2011) - Nanami Konno
Don't Cry Anymore (Fuji TV / 2010) - Miki Tsunoda
Mei's Butler (Fuji TV / 2009)
Hitomi (NHK / 2008)
Operation Love (Fuji TV / 2007) - Eri Oku
Dance Drill (Fuji TV / 2006)
My Dangerous Sister (Fuji TV / 2005)

Her TV movie appearances include Library Wars: Book Of Memories (2015), Olympic Ransom (2013), Wagaya no Rekishi (2010), and the Operation Love Special (2008).

Awards and Accolades

Eikura received the Rookie of the Year award at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize on March 5, 2010, for her role in April Bride. She also received the Elan D’or Award for Rookie of the Year on February 4, 2010.