Mei_Nagano

Mei Nagano

Mei Nagano

Japanese actress


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.

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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]

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References

  1. 永野芽郁. eiga.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  2. 永野芽郁「Seventeen」専属モデルに新加入「とにかくびっくり」 (in Japanese). modelpress. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. こえ恋. TV Tokyo. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. 永野芽郁、志尊淳に甘酸っぱい片思い? 『タウンワーク』CMで共演 (in Japanese). Model Press. April 5, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. 娘と愛犬が心の会話 永野芽郁が出演する新CMにほっこり (in Japanese). Media Productions Japan. April 30, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  6. 深田恭子&多部未華子&永野芽郁、新CMで仲良し3姉妹役 (in Japanese). Oricon. October 24, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  7. ニューヒロインCM放映開始!!「青い冬、はじまる」キャンペーンも同時開催! (PDF) (in Japanese). Alpen. December 15, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  8. "Japan Television Drama Academy Awards". Crank-in!. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  9. "Japan Television Drama Academy Awards". Crank-in!. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  10. "二ノ国". eiga.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  11. "こんにちは、母さん". eiga.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  12. "からかい上手の高木さん". eiga.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  13. お姉ちゃんとよばないで (in Japanese). Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  14. TVM ほんとにあった怖い話 夏の特別編2011 (in Japanese). allcinema. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  15. プレミアムドラマ「プラトニック」 (in Japanese). Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  16. テディ ゴー!人物相関図 (in Japanese). Fuji Television. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  17. "Sen". NHK. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  18. 僕たちがやりました. Fuji Television. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  19. "Daddy is My Classmate". Nippon TV. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  20. "She's" (in Japanese). Speedstar Music. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  21. "日刊スポーツ映画大賞". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  22. "第46回報知映画賞ノミネート決定". PR Times. 13 November 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  23. "「第47回報知映画賞」各賞ノミネート決定". PR Times. 11 November 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

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