Nao (actress)

Nao
奈緒
Born (1995-02-10) February 10, 1995
Fukuoka, Japan
Other nameNao Honda
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
AgentIrving
Websitehttps://irving.co.jp/talents/nao/

Nao (奈緒, Nao; born February 10, 1995) 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 Ref.
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 [14]
Tang and Me Rin Ōtsuki [15]
2023 #Manhole Mai Kudō [16]
Home Sweet Home Honda [17]
2024 The Yin Yang Master Zero Princess Yoshiko [18]
Confession Sayuri Nishida [19]
Sensei's Pious Lie Misuzu Hara Lead role [20]
Arrogance and Virtue Mami Sakaniwa Lead role [21]
2026 Why Wait, Just Die Eiko Watarai Lead role [22]
Shadow Work Kaoru Lead role [23]
2027 Ao no Jo Mitsu Lead role [24]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012–15 Mentai Piriri Yayoi [1]
2017 Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light Fujimoto [25]
2018 Half Blue Sky Nao Kidahara Asadora [14]
2019 Your Turn to Kill Mikiha Ono [1]
2022 The First Penguin Nodoko Iwasaki Lead role [1]
2023 Even If You Don't Do It Michi Yoshino Lead role [26]
2024 When Spring Comes Hitomi Shiina Lead role [27]
I Wanna Punch That Scumbag! Hokomi Satō Lead role [28]
2025 Tokyo Saladbowl Mari Kōda Lead role [29]
Beauty Salon in Prison Haru Komatsubara Lead role; miniseries [30]

Radio

Year Title Notes Ref.
2026 Nao no Itsuka Honto ni naru Hanashi supported by Kojima As host [31]

Awards and nominations

Year Association Award Nominee/Work Result Ref.
2022 43rd Yokohama Film Festival Best Newcomer Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots, The Sound of Grass and My Daddy Won [32]
2023 47th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won [33]
2024 27th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress Even If You Don't Do It Won [34]
2025 18th Tokyo Drama Awards Best Actress Tokyo Saladbowl Won [35]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ 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】. Adver Times (in Japanese). 24 April 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ↑ 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. Mantan-web (in Japanese). 28 September 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  4. ↑ 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」. Sanspo (in Japanese). 28 September 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ ハルカの陶. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ みをつくし料理帖. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ 君は永遠にそいつらより若い. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ 事故物件 恐い間取り. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ マイ・ダディ. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ 草の響き. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ あなたの番です 劇場版. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  12. ↑ 先生、私の隣に座っていただけませんか?. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ 余命10年. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  14. 1 2 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. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  15. ↑ Tang タング. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  16. ↑ #マンホール. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  17. ↑ スイート・マイホーム. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  18. ↑ 陰陽師0. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  19. ↑ 告白 コンフェッション. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  20. ↑ 先生の白い嘘. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  21. ↑ 傲慢と善良. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  22. ↑ 死ねばいいのに. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  23. ↑ シャドウワーク. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  24. ↑ あをの情. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  25. ↑ FINAL FANTASY XIV 光のお父さん Daddy of Light. TV drama database (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  26. ↑ 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. Oricon (in Japanese). 2 March 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  27. ↑ 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. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  28. ↑ 奈緒の主演ドラマ「あのクズを殴ってやりたいんだ」10月放送、玉森裕太はとにかくモテる役. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  29. ↑ 奈緒×松田龍平で黒丸の「東京サラダボウル」ドラマ化、"胃"の合うコンビ演じる. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  30. ↑ 奈緒が美容師であり受刑者の主人公に、ドラマ「塀の中の美容室」Wowowで放送・配信. Natalie (in Japanese). 13 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  31. ↑ 奈緒がパーソナリティ担うラジオ番組スタート、"昨日や今日のちょっとした出来事"を共有. Natalie (in Japanese). August 25, 2026. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  32. ↑ 第43回ヨコハマ映画祭 2021年日本映画個人賞. Yokohama Film Festival (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  33. ↑ 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>. Model Press (in Japanese). 27 January 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  34. ↑ 2023年度ドラマGP年間大賞発表. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  35. ↑ "Tokyo Drama Award 2025". International Drama Festival in TOKYO (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2025.
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