Nanoka Hara Explained

Native Name:原 菜乃華
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:26 August 2003
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2009–present
Employer:Tristone Entertainment

is a Japanese actress from Tokyo, affiliated with Tristone Entertainment.[1] After passing the J-beans Net Scout Audition in 2009, she began a career in acting, before voicing the titular main character of Suzume (2022), Suzume Iwato. Since then, she has starred as Mizuho Nanba in Born to Be On Air! (2023) and Shioji Kariatsumari in Don't Call It Mystery (2023).

Biography

Nanoka Hara, a native of Tokyo, was born on 26 August 2003. She began her acting career after passing the J-beans Net Scout Audition in 2009, and she appeared in Kaiken (2016), Oha Suta (2016), and Opening Night (2017).[2]

On 5 July 2022, Hara was revealed as the voice of Suzume Iwato, the main character of the 2022 film Suzume.[3] Makoto Shinkai, the director of Suzume, selected her from an audition involving more than 1,700 people. Hara has been a fan of Shinkai's works, remarking that she could not imagine being the one to share the "unforgettable, heart-shaking sensation" she felt when first seeing one of his films in theaters.[4] Suzume was Hara's first anime voice-acting role.In March 2024, she was one of the recipients of the Best New Actor Award at the 18th Seiyu Awards.[5]

In March 2023, she was cast as Mizuho Nanba in the 2023 drama adaptation of Born to Be On Air! and as Shioji Kariatsumari in the 2023 film adaptation of Don't Call It Mystery.[6] [7] In August 2023, it was announced that she would star in the NHK taiga drama What Will You Do, Ieyasu?, as a fictional depiction of the Tokugawa clan aristocrat Senhime.[8] On 30 October, she released her first photo book .[9]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 BOX - The Hakamada CaseNorimichi's eldest daughter [10]
2013Why Don't You Play in Hell?Mitsuko Moto (young)[11]
2015Pirameki's Children StoryYui Sagawa[12]
2017March Comes In like a LionKyōko Kōda (young)[13]
March Goes Out like a Lamb
Opening NightHerselfLead role[14]
2018Mugen FoundationNanoka[15]
2020The Voice of SinNozomi Ikushima[16]
2021Heart BeatsMayu Hasebe[17]
2022 Hell Dogs Hiromi Mamiya [18]
SuzumeSuzume Iwato (voice)Lead role[19]
2023Don't Call It MysteryShioji Kariatsumari[20]
2024Lovesick EllieEriko "Ellie" IchimuraLead role[21]
Oshi no KoKana Arima
Cha-cha[22]

Television dramas

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Erika the Secret AgentYui Hasegawa
2013Proof of LiesRiko Hirano
Gekai Hatomura ShugoroMariya HoshinoSeason 11[23]
xxxHolicHimawari Kunogi (young)
Husband's LoverSakura
2014Minowa: Love and LawKana Minowa[24]
2016Comes MorningHikari Katakura (young)[25]
2019Two HomelandsHaruko Amaha[26]
Babysitter GinYuka UedaEpisode 3[27]
2020MIU404SuEpisode 7
2021 Night Doctor Kokomi Fukazawa [28]
2021–22Guilty Flag Hikari Sagara 2 seasons [29]
2022 Class Crush Anna Sakamoto Season 2; episode 3[30]
Nanba MG5Ginko Nanba[31]
Murai no KoiFukunaga Yayoi
2023 Born to Be On Air! Mizuho Nanba [32]
Komugi's Full Stomach Record Tachibana KomugiLead role[33]
Muddy Dining Table Chifuyu Ozaki [34]
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?SenhimeTaiga drama[35]
2024Tales of the Unusual: Summer 2024Rin FujisakiLead role; short drama[36]
2025AnpanMeiko AsadaAsadora[37]

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2016The PriceMika KizakiHuluEpisode 2 - 4
2024Oshi no KoKana ArimaAmazon Prime Video[38]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)Result
202447th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearDon't Call It Mystery[39]
18th Seiyu AwardsBest New Actor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 原 菜乃華 NANOKA HARA . 2023-11-27 . Tristone Entertainment Inc..
  2. News: 2017-01-04 . 『スゴカワ2017』 - グラビア . ja . Weekly Playboy . 2023-11-28.
  3. Web site: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . July 4, 2022 . Makoto Shinkai's Suzume no Tojimari Anime Film Casts Nanoka Hara as Heroine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705224304/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-04/makoto-shinkai-suzume-no-tojimari-anime-film-casts-nanoka-hara-as-heroine/.187395 . July 5, 2022 . 2023-11-27 . Anime News Network.
  4. Web site: Komatsu . Mikikazu . July 4, 2022 . 18-year-old Actress Nanoka Hara to Voice The Main Heroine of Makoto Shinkai's New Film Suzume no Tojimari . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705001244/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/07/04-1/18-year-old-actress-nanoka-hara-to-voice-the-main-heroine-of-makoto-shinkais-new-film-suzume-no-tojimari . July 5, 2022 . 2023-11-27 . Crunchyroll.
  5. Web site: Loo . Egan . March 9, 2024 . Kana Ichinose, Kazuki Ura Win 18th Annual Seiyū Awards . March 9, 2024 . Anime News Network.
  6. Web site: Mateo . Alex . 2023-03-06 . Live-Action 'Wave, Listen to Me!' Show Reveals More Cast, April 21 Premiere . 2023-11-27 . Anime News Network.
  7. News: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . 2023-03-24 . Live-Action Do not say mystery Film Reveals More Cast . en . . 2023-11-27.
  8. Web site: 2023-08-03 . 原菜乃華『どうする家康』に出演 初の大河ドラマ「千姫の魅力を精一杯表現」 . 2023-11-27 . Oricon News.
  9. News: 2023-08-03 . 原菜乃華、天真爛漫から挑戦的なカットまで 10代最後に初写真集決定<はなのいろ> . ja . Model Press . 2023-11-27.
  10. Web site: 映画『無限ファンデーション』原菜乃華インタビュー. January 31, 2024. Cinema Art Online.
  11. Web site: Foreman . Christian Zilko,Alison . Zilko . Christian . Foreman . Alison . 2023-07-08 . 'Why Don't You Play in Hell?' Is a Love Letter to Cinema, Dismemberment, and Toothpaste Commercials . 2024-01-30 . IndieWire . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2014-12-28 . Next Generation 原菜乃華 映画『ピラメキ子役恋ものがたり~子役に憧れるすべての親子のために~』2015年2月21日(土)公開 KEN-ON Group Official Website . 2024-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141228091912/https://www.ken-on.co.jp/topics/2014/12/24/7466 . 28 December 2014 .
  13. Web site: 2017-04-28 . 神木隆之介だけじゃない!『3月のライオン』子役、あの人の幼少期も演じていた!|シネマトゥデイ . 2024-01-30 . シネマトゥデイ . ja.
  14. Web site: 2020-10-02 . "おはガール"原菜乃華が映画主演 酒井麻衣監督作品『はらはらなのか。』 . 2024-01-30 . ORICON NEWS.
  15. Web site: 南沙良が「無限ファンデーション」で原菜乃華や小野花梨と共演、即興劇に挑戦(コメントあり) . 2024-01-30 . 映画ナタリー . ja.
  16. Web site: 小栗旬×星野源「罪の声」の特報公開、新キャストに市川実日子、梶芽衣子、松重豊ら . 2024-01-30 . 映画ナタリー . ja.
  17. Web site: 2022-01-24 . 美 少年の浮所飛貴&白石聖主演、映画「胸が鳴るのは君のせい」韓国で2月9日に公開決定…予告映像を解禁 . 2024-01-30 . Kstyle.
  18. Web site: Instagram . 2024-01-30 . www.instagram.com.
  19. Web site: 2024-01-29 . Makoto Shinkai's Suzume no Tojimari Anime Film Casts Nanoka Hara as Heroine . 2024-01-30 . Anime News Network . en.
  20. Web site: 2024-01-29 . Live-Action Do not say mystery Film Reveals More Cast . 2024-01-30 . Anime News Network . en.
  21. Web site: 恋わずらいのエリー : 作品情報 . 2024-01-30 . 映画.com . ja.
  22. Web site: チャチャ. 9 July 2024. eiga.com.
  23. Web site: May 2013 . 原菜乃華のドラマ出演情報 4ページ目 . 2024-01-30 . ORICON NEWS.
  24. Web site: ビンタ!〜弁護士事務員ミノワが愛で解決します〜の出演者・キャスト一覧. May 13, 2024. The Television.
  25. Web site: 2016-06-12 . 【注目の人物】12歳で妊娠、出産シーン…"泣ける"演技に反響が止まらない 現役おはガール・原菜乃華が「逸材」の予感 - モデルプレス . 2024-01-30 . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース . ja.
  26. Web site: 2019-02-01 . 『二つの祖国』小栗旬・高良健吾・新田真剣佑、"超豪華な3兄弟"誕生 . 2024-01-30 . ORICON NEWS.
  27. Web site: プレミアムドラマ ベビーシッター・ギン!(3). January 30, 2024. NHK.
  28. Web site: 2020-12-07 . 松坂慶子×杏 スペシャルドラマ「おもひでぽろぽろ」出演者決定! お知らせ NHKドラマ . 2024-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207010534/https://www.nhk.or.jp/dramatopics-blog/20000/440407.html . 7 December 2020 .
  29. Web site: 西島秀俊主演「真犯人フラグ」に佐野勇斗、桜井ユキ、生駒里奈ら31名出演(コメントあり / 動画あり) . 2024-01-30 . 映画ナタリー . ja.
  30. Web site: 日本テレビ放送網株式会社 . 第10話ストーリー|恋の病と野郎組 Season2|日本テレビ . 2024-01-30 . 日本テレビ . ja.
  31. Web site: 宇梶剛士、ヤンキー役初挑戦「オヤジですが…」 間宮祥太朗主演『ナンバMG5』で鈴木紗理奈&原菜乃華と"家族"に . 2024-01-30 . ORICON NEWS.
  32. Web site: 小芝風花主演「波よ聞いてくれ」に北村一輝、片寄涼太、原菜乃華が出演(コメントあり) . 2024-01-30 . 映画ナタリー . ja.
  33. Web site: 原菜乃華が小麦料理を愛する大学生に、ドラマ「こむぎの満腹記」放送(コメントあり) . 2024-01-30 . 映画ナタリー . ja.
  34. Web site: 2023-09-20 . 原菜乃華「強烈なキャラだけど…」戸田菜穂&筒井真理子と『泥濘の食卓』出演 . 2024-01-30 . マイナビニュース . ja.
  35. Web site: 2023-08-03 . 原菜乃華『どうする家康』に出演 初の大河ドラマ「千姫の魅力を精一杯表現」 . 2024-01-30 . ORICON NEWS.
  36. Web site: 原菜乃華『世にも奇妙な物語』初出演&初主演 「人間の怖さがすごく詰まっている」【コメント全文】. May 13, 2024. Oricon.
  37. Web site: 来春朝ドラ『あんぱん』第3次キャスト7人発表 ヒロイン家族を演じる豪華な顔ぶれ. June 26, 2024. Oricon.
  38. Web site: 【推しの子】 実写映像化決定!! . 2024-01-30 . 東映オフィシャルサイト . ja.
  39. Web site: 『第47回 日本アカデミー賞』受賞者・作品発表 授賞式司会は羽鳥慎一、岸井ゆきの【コメント全文】. January 25, 2024. Oricon.