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. Her breakthrough role came in the 2003

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asadora , colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring Take ...

, ''

Kokoro is a novel by the Japanese author Natsume Sōseki. It was first published in 1914 in serial form in the Japanese newspaper ''Asahi Shimbun''. The title translated literally means "heart". The word contains shades of meaning—notions of the he ...

'', where she played the lead, Kokoro Suenaga. Since then she has acted in many

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, films, and stage plays. Since 2014, she has been married to actor

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Select filmography

Films

* ''

Strawberry Shortcakes is a 2006 Japanese film by director Hitoshi Yazaki. The film, based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Kiriko Nananan, concerns the life of four girls, as they deal with their own insecurities while living in the metropolis of Tokyo. Thi ...

'' (2006) as Chihiro * '' Unholy Women'' (2006) * ''

Apartment 1303 is a Japanese horror film, directed by Ataru Oikawa, that revolves around a woman who investigates a series of suicides in her late sister's apartment. Based on '' Ju-on'' horror author original novel. Plot Living on her own for the first tim ...

'' (2007) * '' Sugata Sanshiro'' (2007) * ''

Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms is a one-volume manga written and illustrated by Fumiyo Kōno. The two connected stories were first published in Japan by Futabasha in '' Weekly Manga Action'' in 2003 and 2004, then collected in a single ''tankōbon'' volume in 2004. The s ...

'' (2007) * ''4 Shimai Tantei Dan'' (2008) * '' Orochi: Blood'' (2008) as Risa Monzen * ''

The Lone Scalpel is a 2010 Japanese medical drama film directed by Izuru Narushima. The film was nominated for Best Picture at the 34th Japan Academy Prize. Cast * Shinichi Tsutsumi as Dr. Toma * Yui Natsukawa as Ryoko Nakamura * Hisashi Yoshizawa * Noriko ...

'' (2010) as Shōko Ōkawa * ''

Sekigahara The Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: ; Kyūjitai: , Hepburn romanization: ''Sekigahara no Tatakai'') was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu prefecture, Japan, at the end of ...

'' (2017) as Hanano * ''Roleless'' (2022)

Television

* ''

Hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''her ...

'' (2001, Fuji TV) * ''

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'' (2002, TV Asahi) * ''

'' (2003, NHK), Kokoro Suenaga * ''

Pride Pride is defined by Merriam-Webster as "reasonable self-esteem" or "confidence and satisfaction in oneself". A healthy amount of pride is good, however, pride sometimes is used interchangeably with "conceit" or "arrogance" (among other words) w ...

'' (2004, Fuji TV) * '' Yoshitsune'' (2005, NHK), Kenreimon-in Tokuko * '' Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger'' (2019, TV Asahi) * ''The Sunflower Disappeared in the Rain'' (2022, Wowow)

References

External links

* 1979 births Living people Japanese actresses Japanese female models People from Saga (city) Asadora lead actors {{Japan-actor-stub