Nao (actress)

Nao (奈緒, Nao; born February 10, 1995) is a Japanese actor.^[1] She had been active under the name Nao Honda for about two years since 2015.^[2]

Nao
奈緒
Born	(1995-02-10) February 10, 1995 (age 30) Fukuoka, Japan
Other names	Nao Honda
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Agent	Irving
Website	https://irving.co.jp/talents/nao/

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]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012–15	Mentai Piriri	Yayoi		[1]
2017	Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light	Fujimoto		[22]
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	[23]
2024	When Spring Comes	Hitomi Shiina	Lead role	[24]
	I Wanna Punch That Scumbag!	Hokomi Satō	Lead role	[25]
2025	Tokyo Saladbowl	Mari Kōda	Lead role	[26]
	Beauty Salon in Prison	Haru Komatsubara	Lead role; miniseries	[27]

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	[28]
2023	47th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won	[29]
2024	27th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Actress	Even If You Don't Do It	Won	[30]
2025	18th Tokyo Drama Awards	Best Actress	Tokyo Saladbowl	Won	[31]