# Nanoka Hara

Nanoka Hara (Japanese: 原 菜乃華, Hepburn: Hara Nanoka, born August 26, 2003) 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 Hana no Iro (はなのいろ).

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | BOX: The Hakamada Case | Norimichi's eldest daughter | |
| 2013 | Why Don't You Play in Hell? | Mitsuko Moto (young) | |
| 2015 | Pirameki's Children Story | Yui Sagawa | |
| 2017 | March Comes In like a Lion | Kyōko Kōda (young) | |
| 2017 | March Goes Out like a Lamb | Kyōko Kōda (young) | |
| 2017 | Opening Night | Herself | Lead role |
| 2018 | Mugen Foundation | Nanoka | |
| 2020 | The Voice of Sin | Nozomi Ikushima | |
| 2021 | My Heart Beats | Mayu Hasebe | |
| 2022 | Hell Dogs | Hiromi Mamiya | |
| 2022 | Suzume | Suzume Iwato (voice) | Lead role |
| 2023 | Don't Call It Mystery | Shioji Kariatsumari | |
| 2024 | Lovesick Ellie | Eriko "Ellie" Ichimura | Lead role |
| 2024 | Oshi no Ko: The Final Act | Kana Arima | |
| 2024 | Cha-cha | | |
| 2025 | Mieruko-chan | Miko Yotsuya | Lead role |
| 2025 | Baban Baban Ban Vampire | Aoi Shinozuka | |
| 2025 | Dive in Wonderland | Rise (voice) | Lead role |

### TV dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Proof of Lies | Riko Hirano | |
| 2013 | Gekai Hatomura Shugoro | Mariya Hoshino | Season 11 |
| 2013 | xxxHolic | Himawari Kunogi (young) | |
| 2013 | Husband's Lover | Sakura | |
| 2014 | Minowa: Love and Law | Kana Minowa | |
| 2016 | Comes Morning | Hikari Katakura (young) | |
| 2016 | The Price | Mika Kizaki | Episode 2 - 4 |
| 2019 | Two Homelands | Haruko Amaha | |
| 2019 | Babysitter Gin | Yuka Ueda | Episode 3 |
| 2020 | MIU404 | Su | Episode 7 |
| 2021 | Night Doctor | Kokomi Fukazawa | |
| 2021–22 | Guilty Flag | Hikari Sagara | 2 seasons |
| 2022 | Class Crush | Anna Sakamoto | Season 2; episode 3 |
| 2022 | Nanba MG5 | Ginko Nanba | |
| 2022 | Murai no Koi | Fukunaga Yayoi | |
| 2023 | Born to Be On Air! | Mizuho Nanba | |
| 2023 | Komugi's Full Stomach Record | Tachibana Komugi | Lead role |
| 2023 | Muddy Dining Table | Chifuyu Ozaki | |
| 2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | Senhime | Taiga drama |
| 2024 | Tales of the Unusual: Summer 2024 | Rin Fujisaki | Lead role; short drama |
| 2024 | Oshi no Ko | Kana Arima | |
| 2025 | Anpan | Meiko Asada | Asadora |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | 47th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Don't Call It Mystery | Won | |
| 2024 | 18th Seiyu Awards | Best New Actor | Suzume | Won | |