Riisa Naka Explained

Riisa Naka
Native Name:	仲 里依紗
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	18 October 1989
Birth Place:	Higashisonogi, Nagasaki, Japan
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	2002–present
Agent:	Amuse, Inc.
Known For:	Fight (2005)
Notable Works:	Alice in Borderland 2020, Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo (animated 2006, live 2010)
Children:	1

is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival.^[1] Naka became famous by appearing in Hachi One Diver (2008) and played the lead, Hana Adachi, in Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (2010). Naka also portrayed cousins Makoto Konno and Akari Yoshiyama who are the protagonists in respectively the 2006 anime film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and the 2010 live action movie , both of which are based on the 1967 novel Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo by Yasutaka Tsutsui.

Personal life

Naka has a Swedish grandfather, making her one-quarter Swedish and three-quarters Japanese. She was named Riisa after Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa painting which her grandfather had an affection for.^[2]

She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival and became famous by appearing in Hachi One Diver, a drama that aired in 2008.

Naka co-starred with actor Akiyoshi Nakao in Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo in 2010 and again in the NHK drama Tsurukame Josanin, which aired in August 2012. They started dating after the filming for the drama ended in October 2012.

In spring 2013, it was announced that Naka would marry Nakao, with the wedding being held on March 21, 2013. On October 4, 2013, Naka gave birth to the couple's first child, a son at a hospital in Tokyo.^[3]

Her skills are Japanese dancing, piano and swimming.

Filmography

Dramas

• My Boss My Hero (2006) - Chiba Akane
• Yakusha Damashii (2006) - episode 7 guest
• Broccoli (2007)
• Ultraman Mebius (2007) - episode 40 guest
• Jodan janai (2007) - Hirose Karen
• Sexy Voice and Robo (2007) - episode 5 guest
• Binbō Danshi (2008) - Shinjo Sumire
• Hachi One Diver (2008) - Soyo Nakashizu/ Milk
• Gakko ja Oshierarenai! (2008) - Yokoyama Eri
• Kami no Shizuku (2009) - co-starring - Shinohara Miyabi
• Ninkyou Helper (2009) - Haruna Misora
• Koibana: Suika to Bansoukou (2009)
• Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (2010) - Hana Adachi (lead)
• The Japanese The Japanese Don't Know (2010) - Kano Haruko (lead)
• Sayonara Aruma (2010) - Takahashi Fumiko
• Party wa Owatta (2011) - Toake
• Shiawase ni Narou yo (2011) - Sakuragi Marika
• Lucky Seven (2012) - Mizuno Asuka
• Tsurukame Maternity Center (2012) - Onodera Mariya
• Resident – 5-nin no Kenshui (2012) - Miyama Shizuku
• Lucky Seven SP (2013) - Mizuno Asuka
• Cold Case (2016)
• I love You Just a Little Bit (2017) - Reika Arishima
• Black Leather Notebook (2017) - Namiko Yamada
• Plage ~ Wakeari bakari no share house (2017) - Koike Miwa
• Yell (2020) - Megumi Katori
• Koisuru Hahatachi (2020) - Kanbara Mari
• Alice in Borderland (2020–2022) - Mira Kanō^[4]
• Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room (2021) - Chiaki Takanawa
• (2023) - Tokugawa Tsunayoshi^[5]
• Let's Get Divorced (2023) - Yui Kurosawa^[6]
• Extremely Inappropriate! (2024) - Nagisa Inushima^[7]
• Omusubi (2024–25) - Ayumi Yoneda^[8]

Movies

• The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) - Makoto Konno (lead)
• Island Times (2006) - Yuki
• Shibuya-ku Maruyama-cho (2006) - Yumi
• Chi-chan wa Yukyu no Muko (2008) - Chigusa Utashima
• Gachi Boy (2008) - Akane Igarashi
• It's So Quiet (2008) - Chizuru
• Jun Kissa Isobe (2008) - Sakiko Isobe
• An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women (2009) - Ryoko
• Pandora no Hako (2009) - Mabo
• Summer Wars (2009) - Yumi Jinnouchi
• (2010) - Akari Yoshiyama (lead)^[9]
• (2010) - Zebra Queen/Yui
• Hara ga Kore Nande (2011) - Hara Mitsuko
• Moteki (2011) - Ai
• Young Black Jack (2011) - Yuna
• (2012) - Mika
• (2014)
• (2016)
• A Forest of Wool and Steel (2018) - Eri Hamano
• My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler (2018) - Michiko
• Love At Least (2018)
• Brothers in Brothel (2021) - Ibuki
• (2021)^[10]
• (2021) - Ageha (voice)^[11]
• Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room: The Movie (2023) - Chiaki Takanawa^[12]
• Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023) - Chikako^[13]
• The Imaginary (2023) - Emily (voice)^[14]
• Cells at Work! (2024) - NK Cell^[15]

Plays

• Dokurojo no Shichinin (2011)

Dubbing

• Trolls World Tour (2020) - Queen Barb^[16]
• (2023) - Elena Wallace (Dominique Fishback)^[17]

Music videos

• Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru (2005) - See-Saw
• Captain Straydum (2006) - Cyborg
• Nostalgia (2010) - Ikimono Gakari
• Honto Wa Kowai Ai To Romance (2010) - Keisuke Kuwata
• Boku Kimi Believer (2010) - Ghostnote

Discography

• as Zebra Queen (2010)

External links

• • Amuze profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yokohama Film Festival: 2009. February 1, 2009. April 16, 2009. Internet Movie Database. https://archive.today/20121216075857/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001392/2009. December 16, 2012. dead.
2. Web site: Riisa Naka - Nippon Cinema. October 19, 2009. https://archive.today/20120906153705/http://www.nipponcinema.com/t/e/riisa-naka. September 6, 2012. dead.
3. Web site: Naka Riisa gives birth to her first child. August 12, 2014. October 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024102736/http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2013/10/naka-riisa-gives-birth-to-her-first-child. live.
4. Web site: 山崎賢人×土屋太鳳『今際の国のアリス』、村上虹郎、仲里依紗ら豪華キャスト14名発表. January 20, 2024. Crank-in!. January 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240120031307/https://www.crank-in.net/news/80311/1. live.
5. Web site: NHK「大奥」綱吉(仲里依紗)の妖艶すぎる濃厚シーンに視聴者衝撃「かなり攻めてた!」「NHKは絶対NGだと思ってた描写が…」. February 24, 2023. Sanspo. February 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230224121040/https://www.sanspo.com/article/20230215-4SEFNBTUTFAXPJSAPCHSBPLNJQ/. live.
6. Web site: 松坂桃李×仲里依紗×宮藤官九郎×大石静、ドタバタ劇『離婚しようよ』本予告. December 25, 2023. Oricon. December 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231224212718/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2279570/full/. live.
7. Web site: 不適切にもほどがある. November 22, 2023. TV drama database. March 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240305183657/http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-74116. live.
8. Web site: 仲里依紗:今秋朝ドラ「おむすび」でヒロイン橋本環奈の姉役 パワフルな"伝説のギャル"に「不屈のギャルマインドを届けられたら」. January 30, 2024. mantan-web. January 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240130134239/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20240129dog00m200066000c.html. live.
9. Web site: 時をかける少女. June 16, 2024. eiga.com.
10. Web site: 生田斗真主演「土竜の唄」に堤真一、仲里依紗ら続投、岡村隆史や菜々緒も大暴れ. July 21, 2021. Natalie. July 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721034423/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/437564. live.
11. Web site: 映画クレヨンしんちゃん 謎メキ！花の天カス学園. August 19, 2021. eiga.com. March 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302015944/https://eiga.com/movie/94324/. live.
12. Web site: 鈴木亮平主演「TOKYO MER」映画化、賀来賢人や中条あやみも続投. January 5, 2022. Natalie. January 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220105000615/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/460427. live.
13. Web site: 白鍵と黒鍵の間に. June 3, 2023. eiga.com. June 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230602174449/https://eiga.com/movie/99235/. live.
14. Web site: Studio Ponoc Reveals Trailer, Main Cast for The Imaginary Anime Film (Updated). Anime News Network. August 21, 2023. August 21, 2023. August 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230821094053/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-21/studio-ponoc-reveals-trailer-main-cast-for-the-imaginary-anime-film/.201447. live.
15. Web site: はたらく細胞. 31 July 2024. eiga.com.
16. Web site: トロールズ ミュージック☆パワー. Fukikaeru. October 15, 2020. October 16, 2020. October 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024224807/https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=14657. live.
17. Web site: 中島健人と仲里依紗が「トランスフォーマー／ビースト覚醒」日本語吹替キャストに決定. May 14, 2023. May 13, 2023. Natalie. May 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230513220445/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/524454. live.