is a Japanese actress from Tokyo, affiliated with Tristone Entertainment. 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).
On 5 July 2022, Hara was revealed as the voice of Suzume Iwato, the main character of the 2022 film Suzume. 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. 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.
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. 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. On October 30, she released her first photo book .
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes 2010 BOX: The Hakamada Case Norimichi's eldest daughter 2013Why Don't You Play in Hell?Mitsuko Moto (young)2015Pirameki's Children StoryYui Sagawa2017March Comes In like a LionKyōko Kōda (young)March Goes Out like a LambKyōko Kōda (young)Opening NightHerselfLead role2018Mugen FoundationNanoka2020The Voice of SinNozomi Ikushima2021My Heart BeatsMayu Hasebe 2022 Hell Dogs Hiromi Mamiya SuzumeSuzume Iwato (voice)Lead role2023Don't Call It MysteryShioji Kariatsumari2024Lovesick EllieEriko "Ellie" IchimuraLead roleOshi no Ko: The Final ActKana ArimaCha-Cha2025The Girl Who SeesMiko YotsuyaLead roleBabanba Banban VampireAoi ShinozukaDive in WonderlandRise (voice)Lead role2026Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku toAki Hayama (voice)How to Generate a Perfect Crime Sara HatsuumiA Bouquet of Light for YouEiko SomeyaLead role
TV dramas Year Title Role Notes 2013Proof of LiesRiko HiranoGekai Hatomura ShugoroMariya HoshinoSeason 11xxxHolicHimawari Kunogi (young)Husband's LoverSakura2014Minowa: Love and LawKana Minowa2016Comes MorningHikari Katakura (young)The PriceMika KizakiEpisode 2 – 42019Two HomelandsHaruko AmahaBabysitter GinYuka UedaEpisode 32020MIU404SuEpisode 72021 Night Doctor Kokomi Fukazawa 2021–22Guilty Flag Hikari Sagara 2 seasons 2022 Class Crush Anna Sakamoto Season 2; episode 3Nanba MG5Ginko NanbaMurai in LoveFukunaga Yayoi2023 Born to Be On Air! Mizuho Nanba Komugi's Full Stomach Record Tachibana Komugi Lead role; miniseriesMuddy Dining Table Chifuyu Ozaki What Will You Do, Ieyasu?SenhimeTaiga drama2024Tales of the Unusual: Summer 2024Rin FujisakiLead role; short dramaOshi no KoKana Arima2025AnpanMeiko AsadaAsadoraChihayafuru: Full CircleNagi Tsukiura 2026LunacyRuna GodaLead roleMou Papa!Kiko TarayamaLead role
Other television Year Title Notes 202576th NHK Kōhaku Uta GassenShe sang several songs with her co-stars from the TV series Anpan.
Radio Year Title Notes 2026Canmake presents Hara Nanoka NanoRadiAs host
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWork(s)Result 202447th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearDon't Call It Mystery18th Seiyu AwardsBest New ActorSuzume
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