Nanoka Hara
{{Short description|Japanese actress (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| native_name = 原 菜乃華
| native_name_lang = ja
| image = Nanoka Hara, 2023.jpg
| caption = Hara at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|8|26}}
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2009–present
| employer = Tristone Entertainment
| notable_works = {{Unbulleted list|Suzume as Suzume Iwato|Born to Be On Air! as Mizuho Nanba|Don't Call It Mystery as Shioji Kariatsumari}}
}}
{{nihongo|Nanoka Hara|原 菜乃華|Hara Nanoka|born August 26, 2003|lead=yes}} is a Japanese actress from Tokyo, affiliated with Tristone Entertainment.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:原 菜乃華|url=https://www.tristone.co.jp/actors/hara/ |access-date=November 27, 2023|website=Tristone Entertainment Inc.|language=ja}} After passing the J-beans Net Scout Audition in 2009, she began a career in acting, before voicing the titular main character of Suzume (2022), Suzume Iwato. Since then, she has starred as Mizuho Nanba in Born to Be On Air! (2023) and Shioji Kariatsumari in Don't Call It Mystery (2023).
Biography
Nanoka Hara, a native of Tokyo, was born on 26 August 2003. She began her acting career after passing the J-beans Net Scout Audition in 2009, and she appeared in Kaiken (2016), Oha Suta (2016), and Opening Night (2017).{{Cite news |date=2017-01-04|script-title=ja:『スゴカワ2017』 - グラビア |language=ja |work=Weekly Playboy |url=https://wpb.shueisha.co.jp/gravure/2017/01/04/77376/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210235023/https://wpb.shueisha.co.jp/gravure/2017/01/04/77376/ |archive-date=2021-12-10 |url-status=live}}
On 5 July 2022, Hara was revealed as the voice of Suzume Iwato, the main character of the 2022 film Suzume.{{Cite web |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=July 4, 2022 |title=Makoto Shinkai's Suzume no Tojimari Anime Film Casts Nanoka Hara as Heroine |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-04/makoto-shinkai-suzume-no-tojimari-anime-film-casts-nanoka-hara-as-heroine/.187395 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705224304/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-04/makoto-shinkai-suzume-no-tojimari-anime-film-casts-nanoka-hara-as-heroine/.187395 |archive-date=July 5, 2022|access-date=November 27, 2022|website=Anime News Network}} Makoto Shinkai, the director of Suzume, selected her from an audition involving more than 1,700 people. Hara has been a fan of Shinkai's works, remarking that she could not imagine being the one to share the "unforgettable, heart-shaking sensation" she felt when first seeing one of his films in theaters.{{Cite web |last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |date=July 4, 2022 |title=18-year-old Actress Nanoka Hara to Voice The Main Heroine of Makoto Shinkai's New Film Suzume no Tojimari |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/07/04-1/18-year-old-actress-nanoka-hara-to-voice-the-main-heroine-of-makoto-shinkais-new-film-suzume-no-tojimari |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705001244/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/07/04-1/18-year-old-actress-nanoka-hara-to-voice-the-main-heroine-of-makoto-shinkais-new-film-suzume-no-tojimari |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Crunchyroll}} Suzume was Hara's first anime voice-acting role.
In March 2024, she was one of the recipients of the Best New Actor Award at the 18th Seiyu Awards.{{cite web |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=March 9, 2024 |title=Kana Ichinose, Kazuki Ura Win 18th Annual Seiyū Awards |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-09/kana-ichinose-kazuki-ura-win-18th-annual-seiyu-awards/.208519 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |website=Anime News Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309111351/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-09/kana-ichinose-kazuki-ura-win-18th-annual-seiyu-awards/.208519 |archive-date=2024-03-09 |url-status=live}}
In March 2023, she was cast as Mizuho Nanba in the drama adaptation of Born to Be On Air!, then Shioji Kariatsumari in the film adaptation of Don't Call It Mystery – both released the same year.{{Cite web |last=Mateo |first=Alex |date=2023-03-06 |title=Live-Action 'Wave, Listen to Me!' Show Reveals More Cast, April 21 Premiere |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-06/live-action-wave-listen-to-me-show-reveals-more-cast-april-21-premiere/.195652 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Anime News Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306155923/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-06/live-action-wave-listen-to-me-show-reveals-more-cast-april-21-premiere/.195652 |archive-date=2023-03-06 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=2023-03-24 |title=Live-Action Do not say mystery Film Reveals More Cast |language=en |work=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-24/live-action-do-not-say-mystery-film-reveals-more-cast/.196318 |access-date=2023-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324185841/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-24/live-action-do-not-say-mystery-film-reveals-more-cast/.196318 |archive-date=2023-03-24 |url-status=live}} In August 2023, it was announced that she would star in the NHK taiga drama What Will You Do, Ieyasu?, as a fictional depiction of the Tokugawa clan aristocrat Senhime.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-03|script-title=ja:原菜乃華『どうする家康』に出演 初の大河ドラマ「千姫の魅力を精一杯表現」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2289458/full/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Oricon News|publisher=Oricon|language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803035410/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2289458/full/ |archive-date=2023-08-03 |url-status=live}} On October 30, she released her first photo book {{Nihongo|Hana no Iro|はなのいろ}}''.{{Cite news |date=2023-08-03 |title=原菜乃華、天真爛漫から挑戦的なカットまで 10代最後に初写真集決定<はなのいろ>|work=Model Press |url=https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3920441 |access-date=2023-11-27 |language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828030153/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3920441 |archive-date=2023-08-28 |url-status=live}}
Filmography
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Awards and nominations
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!Year !Award !Category !Work(s) !Result !class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
rowspan="2" | 2024
| 47th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Don't Call It Mystery | {{won}} |
18th Seiyu Awards
| Best New Actor | Suzume | {{won}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6152236}}
{{Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actor}}
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Category:21st-century Japanese actresses
Category:Japanese child actresses
Category:Japanese film actresses