# Nanao (model)

Nanao Arai (荒井 菜々緒, Arai Nanao, born October 28, 1988) known professionally by her mononym Nanao (菜々緒), is a Japanese actress and model who is affiliated with Platinum Production.

## Early life and career

Nanao was born on October 28, 1988 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Nanao began her entertainment activities in 2009 when she was 20 years old, she was a regular model as a martial arts ring girl and race queen in the magazine Pinky which became a turning point, she won the Miss TGC of Tokyo Girls Collection and the 2010 Sanai Mizugi Image Girl and was a fashion model for Non-no.
In 2011, she became an exclusive model for the magazine Ginger. Nanao was also notable as a tarento from her activities. She has appeared in various fashion magazines, television commercials, dramas, and variety shows.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | The Snow White Murder Case | Noriko Miki | |
| 2014 | The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji | Hu Feng | |
| 2015 | Bali Big Brother | Kana | |
| 2015 | April Fools | Reiko | |
| 2015 | Grasshopper | Hiyoko | |
| 2016 | One Piece Film: Gold | Baccarat (voice) | |
| 2017 | Gintama | Matako Kijima | |
| 2019 | Masquerade Hotel | Eriko Anno | |
| 2020 | Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku | Hanako Koyanagi | |
| 2021 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie | Queen Nehelenia (voice) | |
| 2021 | The Supporting Actors: The Movie | Herself | |
| 2021 | Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale | Shuri Andō | |
| 2021 | The Mole Song: Final | Hu Feng | |
| 2022 | 7 Secretaries: The Movie | Fujiko Hase | |
| 2023 | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – The Movie | Natsume Kuramae | |
| 2023 | Lumberjack the Monster | Ranko Toshiro | |
| 2025 | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – The Movie 2 | Natsume Kuramae | |
| 2025 | Candle Stick | Kyoko | Taiwanese-Japanese film |

### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Urero Mikakunin Shōjo | Nanao/Toyomoto 13-gō | |
| 2012 | Omo ni Naitemasu | Izumi Konno | Lead role |
| 2012 | Urero Mikansei Shōjo | Minerva/Toyomoto 13-gō | |
| 2013 | Lucky Seven | Haruka | Television film |
| 2013 | Last Cinderella | Chiyoko Ōgami | |
| 2013 | Miss Pilot | Rinko Suzuki | |
| 2014 | Hoshi Shinichi Mystery Special "Teido no Mondai" | Marianna | |
| 2014 | First Class | Remie Kawashima | |
| 2014 | True Horror Stories: 15th-year Anniversary Special "Ude o Chōdai" | Masami Nakagawa | |
| 2014 | Natsu no Owari ni Koi o Shita. | Nanami Takeuchi | |
| 2014 | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Maya Kujū | Episode 9 |
| 2015 | Masshiro | Asuka Hano | |
| 2015 | Ghost Writer | Manami Tsukada | |
| 2015 | Futagashira | Okon | |
| 2015 | Renai Aruaru | | |
| 2015 | Heat | Eri Yūki | |
| 2016 | Kaitō Yamaneko | Sakura Kirishima | |
| 2017 | Naotora: The Lady Warlord | Lady Tsukiyama | Taiga drama |
| 2017 | A Life: A Love | Minori Sakakibara | |
| 2018 | Miss Devil | Mako Tsubaki | Lead role |
| 2020 | 7 Secretaries | Fujiko Hase | |
| 2021 | Oh My Boss! Love not included | Horai Reiko | |
| 2021 | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room | Natsume Kuramae | |

### Japanese dub

| Year | Title | Role | Dubbed voice | Notes | Ref. |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Lady Jaye | Adrianne Palicki | | |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Shank | Gal Gadot | Animation | |