is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009
Yokohama Film Festival
The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...
. Naka became famous by appearing in ''Hachi One Diver'' (2008) and played the lead, Hana Adachi, in ''
Yankee-kun to Megane-chan
''Flunk Punk Rumble'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Miki Yoshikawa. The series began as a three-part short story that was later developed into a full series and serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly S ...
'' (2010).
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.
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
is a Japanese actor.
Nakao's wife is actress Riisa Naka
is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival. Naka became famous by appearing in ''Hachi One Diver'' (2008) and played the lead, Hana ...
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.
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!
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'' (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
''Flunk Punk Rumble'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Miki Yoshikawa. The series began as a three-part short story that was later developed into a full series and serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly S ...
'' (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
is a 2012 Japanese television drama series.
Cast
* Riisa Naka as Shizuku Miyama
* Kento Hayashi as Yazawa Kei
* Takahisa Masuda as Manaka Junichi
* Aya Omasa as Hinako Koiwai
*Anna Ishibashi as Sachi Shinjo
*Yukiyoshi Ozawa as Kazuki Miyajima ...
'' (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
* ''Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room'' (2021) - Chiaki Takanawa
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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
is a 2009 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, produced by Madhouse, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film's voice cast includes Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Sumiko Fuji and ...
'' (2009) - Yumi Jinnouchi
* '' Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' (2010) - Akari Yoshiyama (lead)
* '' Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City'' (2010) - Zebra Queen/Yui
* '' Hara ga Kore Nande'' (2011) - Hara Mitsuko
* '' Moteki'' (2011) - Ai
* ''Young Black Jack'' (2011) - Yuna
* '' Brave Hearts: Umizaru'' (2012) - Mika
* '' The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji'' (2014)[
* '' The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio'' (2016)][
* '']A Forest of Wool and Steel
is a 2018 Japanese film directed by Kojiro Hashimoto and starring Kento Yamazaki. Based on the 2016 award-winning Booksellers novel ''Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori'' by Natsu Miyashita, which tell the story about Tomura's ambition to become a piano t ...
'' (2018) - Eri Hamano
* ''My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler'' (2018) - Michiko
* ''Love At Least'' (2018)
* ''Brothers in Brothel'' (2021) - Ibuki
* ''The Mole Song: Final'' (2021)
Plays
* ''Dokurojo no Shichinin'' (2011)
Dubbing
* '' Trolls World Tour'' (2020) - Queen Barb
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)
References
External links
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Amuze profile
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1989 births
Living people
Actors from Nagasaki Prefecture
Japanese female models
Japanese people of Swedish descent
Models from Nagasaki Prefecture
Amuse Inc. talents
21st-century Japanese actresses
21st-century Japanese women singers