Nao (actress) explained

Nao
Native Name:	奈緒
Birth Date:	10 February 1995
Birth Place:	Fukuoka, Japan
Othername:	Nao Honda
Occupation:	Actress
Agent:	Irving
Yearsactive:	2010–present
Website:	https://irving.co.jp/talents/nao/

is a Japanese actress.^[1] She had been active under the name Nao Honda for about two years since 2015.^[2]

Biography

Nao lost her father when she was 7 months old.^[3] She began her entertainment activities in her hometown of Fukuoka at the age of 15 and moved to Tokyo at the age of 20.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Haruka's Pottery	Haruka Koyama	Lead role	^[5]
2020	Mio's Cookbook	Noe		^[6]
	Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots	Kusuko Inogi		^[7]
	Stigmatized Properties	Azusa Kosaka		^[8]
2021	My Daddy	Ritsuko		^[9]
	The Sound of Grass	Junko Kudō		^[10]
	Your Turn to Kill: The Movie	Mikiha Ono		^[11]
	Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me?	Chika Sakurada		^[12]
2022	The Last 10 Years	Sanae Fujisaki		^[13]
	My Broken Mariko	Mariko
	Tang and Me	Rin Ōtsuki		^[14]
2023	Manhole	Mai Kudō		^[15]
	Home Sweet Home	Honda		^[16]
2024	The Yin Yang Master Zero	Princess Yoshiko		^[17]
	Confession	Sayuri Nishida		^[18]
	Sensei's Pious Lie	Misuzu Hara	Lead role	^[19]
	Arrogance and Virtue	Mami Sakaniwa	Lead role	^[20]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012–15	Mentai Piriri	Yayoi
2017		Fujimoto		^[21]
2018	Half Blue Sky	Nao Kidahara	Asadora	^[22]
2019	Your Turn to Kill	Mikiha Ono
2022	The First Penguin	Nodoko Iwasaki	Lead role
2023	Even If You Don't Do It	Michi Yoshino	Lead role	^[23]
2024	When Spring Comes	Hitomi Shiina	Lead role	^[24]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Award	Nominee/Work	Result
2022	43rd Yokohama Film Festival	Best Newcomer	Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots, The Sound of Grass and My Daddy		^[25]
2023	47th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself		^[26]
2024	27th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Actress	Even If You Don't Do It		^[27]

External links

• Official profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: 実力派女優・奈緒が注目される理由「あなたがしてくれなくても」で見せた共感を呼ぶ演技の説得力. April 16, 2024. The Television.
2. Web site: 引っ込み思案の女の子が芸能界でスキルを磨き、上京して演技派女優になるまで(ゲスト:奈緒)【前編】. June 2, 2024. Adver Times.
3. Web site: 奈緒:生後7カ月で父親と死別 一番古い記憶は父親の葬式「母が抱っこしてお花を棺桶に」おおらかで無鉄砲な性格は父親譲り. April 17, 2024. Mantan-web. 28 September 2023.
4. Web site: 奈緒、過去にマネジャー経験も「自分より年下の子とかをオーディションに連れていくとか」. April 17, 2024. Sanspo. 28 September 2023.
5. Web site: ハルカの陶. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
6. Web site: みをつくし料理帖. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
7. Web site: 君は永遠にそいつらより若い. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
8. Web site: 事故物件 恐い間取り. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
9. Web site: マイ・ダディ. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
10. Web site: 草の響き. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
11. Web site: あなたの番です 劇場版. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
12. Web site: 先生、私の隣に座っていただけませんか?. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
13. Web site: 余命10年. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
14. Web site: TANG タング. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
15. Web site:
    1. マンホール
    . April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
16. Web site: スイート・マイホーム. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
17. Web site: 陰陽師0. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
18. Web site: 告白 コンフェッション. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
19. Web site: 先生の白い嘘. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
20. Web site: 傲慢と善良. April 24, 2024. eiga.com.
21. Web site: FINAL FANTASY XIV 光のお父さん Daddy of Light. April 17, 2024. TV drama database.
22. Web site: 永野芽郁、親友・奈緒と作り上げた「マイ・ブロークン・マリコ」完成に涙「鼻水垂らしながら頑張ろう」と約束. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
23. Web site: 奈緒、4月期木曜劇場「あなたがしてくれなくても」でフジ連ドラ初主演 「昼顔」スタッフが再集結. April 17, 2024. Oricon. 2 March 2023.
24. Web site: 限りある親子の時間を凝縮...奈緒&木梨憲武W主演「春になったら」ポスタービジュアル完成 貴重な着物姿の場面写真解禁も. April 17, 2024. Oricon.
25. Web site: 第43回ヨコハマ映画祭 2021年日本映画個人賞. April 17, 2024. Yokohama Film Festival.
26. Web site: 間宮祥太朗・松下洸平・中川大志らが新人賞「2023年 エランドール賞」発表<受賞一覧>. April 17, 2024. Model Press. 27 January 2023.
27. Web site: 2023年度ドラマGP年間大賞発表. May 11, 2024. Nikkan Sports.