is a Japanese actress.
Career Nikaidō starred in Koji Yakusho's film Toad's Oil. She and Shota Sometani received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor and Actress Award for their work in Shion Sono's Himizu at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in 2011. In 2014, she was introduced in Variety as an "Int'l Star You Should Know" and New York Asian Film Festival named her as an "International Rising Star".
Personal life Nikaidō was born in Naha, Okinawa. In August 2025, she announced her marriage to comedian Kazunori Kaneko, who is ten years her senior.
Philanthropy In 2015, after getting a pet ferret, she became interested in animal welfare and environmental protection. In 2018, she became a pescatarian. In 2023, she contributed to sustainable fashion by launching a coat made from kapok (a plant-based material), which uses no animal-derived materials.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2009Toad's OilHikari2011HimizuKeiko ChazawaLead role2013Why Don't You Play in Hell?Michico2014Au Revoir L'EteSakukoLead roleMy ManHana KusarinoLead roleThe World of KanakoNami Endo2015This Nation's SkySatokoLead role2016Kako: My Sullen PastKakoLead roleSomeoneRikaWolf Girl and Black PrinceErika ShinoharaLead roleScoop!Nobi Namekawa2018InuyashikiShion WatanabeRiver's EdgeHaruna WakakusaLead role2019No Longer HumanTomie YamazakiLittle Miss PeriodTomie YamazakiLead roleFly Me to the SaitamaMomomi Dan'nouraLead role2020Tezuka's BarbaraBarbaraLead roleThreads: Our Tapestry of LoveToshiko Yamada2022What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?Sayoko2023Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with LoveMomomi Dan'nouraLead roleThe MoonYōko2025A Pale View of HillsSachikoBritish-Japanese film2026Children UntoldFumiko SoneLead roleThe Secret BattlefieldSayuri UjitaTBAFunky Forest: The Second Contact
Television Year Title RoleNotes2011The TempestOmoedo2012Future DiaryMegumi FuwaTaira no KiyomoriTaira no TokukoTaiga drama2013Woman: My Life for My ChildrenShiori Uesugi2014Gunshi KanbeiLady ChachaTaiga dramaHenshinMegumi Hamura2015Mondai no Aru RestaurantYumi Nitta2016Lost IDSanae KuramotoTeacher GappaAiko MuramotoLead role; television film2017Shiawase no KiokuFuyuka TsushimaTelevision filmSumu SumuHerselfFrankenstein's LoveTsugumi Tsuguru2018SegodonAikanaTaiga dramaIn This Corner of the WorldRin Shiraki2019Strawberry Night SagaReiko HimekawaLead role2020YellOto SekiuchiAsadora2021Promise CinderellaHayame KatsuragiLead role2023–26Vivant Kaoru Yuzuki2 seasons2024Eye Love YouYuri MotomiyaLead role2024–presentShōgunLady OchibaAmerican television series; 2 seasons2025Simulation: Defeat in the Summer of 1941Sayuri UjitaMiniseriesPray Speak What Has HappenedRika Koda
Dubbing The Addams Family - Wednesday Addams The Addams Family 2 - Wednesday Addams
Others 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (2020), the red team captain
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWork(s)Result201168th Venice International Film FestivalMarcello Mastroianni Award for Young ActressHimizu 201336th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearHimizu, Lesson of the Evil 13th New York Asian Film FestivalRising Star Award My Man20148th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressWhy Don't You Play in Hell?35th Yokohama Film FestivalBest Supporting ActressWhy Don't You Play in Hell?, Mourning Recipe56th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting ActressWhy Don't You Play in Hell?, Brain Man 201538th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActressMy Man39th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHerself202062nd Blue Ribbon AwardsBest ActressFly Me to the Saitama43rd Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Actress Best Supporting Actress No Longer Human202124th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand PrixBest Supporting ActressYell202336th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressThe Moon48th Hochi Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress202478th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress66th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting Actress97th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest Supporting Actress202538th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressA Pale View of Hills202680th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting Performance
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