is a Japanese actress, model, and occasional radio show host affiliated with Ken-On Group.
Biography She was born in Izumi, Kagoshima, and raised in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. While a junior high student, she was scouted in front of the 109 department store in Shibuya, Tokyo. During her middle-teenage years, Nana modeled in several fashion magazines, mainly in Seventeen.
During the 2000s, Eikura was featured in Seventeen along with Emi Suzuki and several others. Eikura later began appearing in various advertisements and collections in the mid-2000s and has appeared in many TV advertisements. She began acting in the mid-2000s. Since around 2007, Eikura has intentionally gained nearly 12 kg (27 pounds).
Eikura has been called "Samoan Eikura" because of her facial resemblance to Mark Hunt and Samoa Joe. In 2006, Eikura interviewed Mark Hunt on the Tokai TV show The MMA Kingdom, where Hunt said "I've never seen such a skinny Samoan".The MMA Kingdom DVD 4 - April 18, 2007 - Chapter 2 - Broad Media Casting
Eikura has appeared in advertisements for non-fashion/non-cosmetic items, including Coca-Cola, the Japanese Red Cross, Japan Post Service, Johnson & Johnson's Japanese branch, KDDI's au, Lion, and Nintendo's videogame Rhythm Heaven. She has also appeared in non-fashion magazines as a model, including the NASCAR-orientated magazine Racing On.Yahoo PF JP She has appeared in eight TV commercials with Masami Nagasawa. Nagasawa has frequently described Eikura as an "incredibly" nice person.Steady. Ja - August 7, 2009 [Number September] - Page 41 & 42 Wide Show Sou Zarai! (ワイドショー総ざらい！) by Matsuko Deluxe
Eikura can play shamisen, has a diploma, and can sing in fluent Ryukyu language, which she learned from her modeling colleagues who were from Okinawa.Gendai.net 2007-08-15 Gendai She once covered Rimi Natsukawa's song "Nada Sōsō" on a Kinki Kids' TV show in 2007.Kikuchi Report Fuji TV - December 12, 2006
She appeared in Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film Tokyo Park. She starred as Sakamaki Yuki in the winter 2012 drama serial Saikō no Jinsei no Owarikata: Ending Planner.
On 7 August 2016, Eikura registered her marriage with fellow actor, Kento Kaku. They first met when they costarred in the 2014 TBS drama, N no Tame ni. They started dating in summer 2015. Oricon - August 8, 2016 She was confirmed to be five months pregnant in March 2017 Sankei Shimbun - March 15, 2017 and then gave birth on June 12, 2017 and has one more child. Oricon - June 15, 2017
Starring in 2016, "99.9 ~ Keiji Senmon Bengoshi (2016-) " topped the ratings of Japanese television drama, The final episode reached 21.0 percent, the only drama this year to exceed 20 percent.
In 2020 Eikura was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at a major film award, the 45th Hochi Film Award for her performance in Threads: Our Tapestry of Love. Sports Hochi - November 17, 2020
Filmography
Films TitleYearRoleNotes RefSpace Police2004Boku wa Imouto ni Koi o Suru2007Iku YūkiThe Graduates2007Shibuyaku Maruyamacho2007Lead roleAwa dance2007Lead roleApril Bride2009Chie NagashimaLead roleAntoki no Inochi2011Lead roleTokyo Park2011The Floating Castle2012KaihimeDaijōbu 3-kumi2013Library Wars2013Iku KasaharaLead roleMy Hawaiian Discovery2014Lead roleMiracle Debikuro-kun no Koi to Mahō2014Her Granddaughter2015Lead roleLibrary Wars: The Last Mission2015Iku KasaharaLead role64: Part I 2016Mikumo64: Part II2016MikumoWhen I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead2018Chie KagamiLead roleThreads: Our Tapestry of Love2020Kaori Kirino99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie2021Ayano Tachibana
Television TitleYearRoleNotesRefJiiji: Mago to Ita Natsu2004Jiiji II: Mago to Ita Natsu2005Kiken na Aneki2005Dandori: Dance Drill2006Lead roleOperation Love2007Eri OkuMaison Ikkoku2007Hitomi2008Lead role; AsadoraMei-chan no Shitsuji2009Mei ShinonomeLead roleShiawase no Okurimono SP2009Lead role; television filmNakanai to Kimeta Hi2010Lead roleWagaya no Rekishi2010MiniseriesGood Life - Arigatō Papa, Sayonara2011Mitsu no Aji: A Taste of Honey2011Naoko MorimotoLead roleSaikō no Jinsei no Owarikata: Ending Planner2012Kuro no Onna Kyōshi2012Lead roleKakusho: Keishicho Sousa 3-ka2013Hajimari no Uta SP2013Testimony of N2014Nozomi SugishitaLead roleLibrary Wars: Book of Memories2015Isan Souzoku201599.9 Criminal Lawyer2016Tokyo Tarareba Musume2017Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru2018Ikumi MizumotoShip of Theseus 2020Kazuko TamuraModern Love Tokyo2022Kana SatōLead role; episode 2
Dubbing Coraline (Coraline)
Recognitions 33rd Japan Academy Film Prize (2010): Newcomer of the Year for April Bride 34th Elan d'or Awards (2010): Newcomer of the Year for April Bride, Mei-chan no Shitsuji
References
External links Nana Eikura official website Nana Eikura at Ken-On