Noriko Nakagoshi Explained

is a Japanese actress.

Biography

Nakagoshi debuted as a model for ViVi magazine in 1999. She began acting the same year, making her acting debut as Midori Sato in the show Tengoku no Kiss. Her acting attracted her great attention and from there, she moved onto bigger roles.^[1] Her breakthrough role came in the 2003 NHK asadora, Kokoro, where she played the lead, Kokoro Suenaga. Since then she has acted in many dramas, films, and stage plays.^[2]

Since 2014, she has been married to actor Masaru Nagai.

Select filmography

Films

• Strawberry Shortcakes (2006) as Chihiro
• Unholy Women (2006)
• Apartment 1303 (2007)
• Sugata Sanshiro (2007)
• Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2007)
• 4 Shimai Tantei Dan (2008)
• (2008) as Risa Monzen
• The Lone Scalpel (2010) as Shōko Ōkawa
• Sekigahara (2017) as Hanano
• Roleless (2022)^[3]

Television

• Hero (2001, Fuji TV)
• Trick 2 (2002, TV Asahi)
• Kokoro (2003, NHK), Kokoro Suenaga
• Pride (2004, Fuji TV)
• Yoshitsune (2005, NHK), Kenreimon-in Tokuko
• Tokusou 9 (2018-present, TV Asahi)
• Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (2019, TV Asahi)
• The Sunflower Disappeared in the Rain (2022, Wowow)^[4]
• Boogie Woogie (2023, NHK), Kinu Nishino^[5]

Notes and References

1. Noriko Nakagoshi Official Site 【NUDE】
2. Nakagoshi Noriko - Profile at CUBE Group
3. Web site: 香川照之、14年ぶり単独主演映画で演じるのはエキストラ『宮松と山下』11月公開決定. July 27, 2022. Crank-in!.
4. Web site: 雨に消えた向日葵. August 5, 2022. TV drama database.
5. Web site: 朝ドラ『ブギウギ』第5弾キャスト5人発表 子役ヒロインも決定【5人の役柄紹介あり】. August 8, 2023. Oricon.