Mei Nagano
Known for
Japanese actress born in Tokyo in 1999, a former child model who has become one of the leading young stars of Japanese screen. She anchored the NHK morning drama Hanbun, Aoi (2018), her breakout as a leading lady. Feature credits include the manga adaptation Peach Girl (2017). She has been a fixture of network dramas and commercials since her teens. Critics single out a bright screen presence paired with a surprisingly controlled dramatic register.
Mei Nagano
22 Movies
13 Series
Japanese actress born in Tokyo in 1999, a former child model who has become one of the leading young stars of Japanese screen. She anchored the NHK morning drama Hanbun, Aoi (2018), her breakout as a leading lady. Feature credits include the manga adaptation Peach Girl (2017). She has been a fixture of network dramas and commercials since her teens. Critics single out a bright screen presence paired with a surprisingly controlled dramatic register.
Movies
Plays Tsubame Sanjo
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012
Plays Sae Kashiwagi
Peach Girl
2017
Plays Red Blood Cell / AE-3803
Cells at Work!
2024
Plays Asha / Kotona (voice)
NiNoKuni
2019
Plays Mamizu Watarase
You Shine in the Moonlight
2019
Plays Akiko
Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey
2025
Plays Suzume Yosano
Daytime Shooting Star
2017
Plays Tomoyo Shiino
My Broken Mariko
2022
Plays Sumire
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
2010
Plays Naoko Tanaka
Hell's Garden
2021
Plays Sayaka
Motherhood
2022
Plays Takagi-san
Teasing Master Takagi-san
2024
Plays Yoshiko – Young
It's a Flickering Life
2021
Plays Airi Ogasawara
Mixed Doubles
2017
Plays Kanzaki Mai
Mom, Is That You?!
2023
Plays Rinko Yamato
My Love Story!!
2015
Plays Yuko Morimiya
And So the Baton Is Passed
2021
Plays Mimiko Shiratori
Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High
2017
Plays Hitomi Kawasaki
Masked Ward
2020
Plays Mari
A Stitch of Life
2015
Plays Haru
Parks
2017
TV Shows
Plays Suzume Nireno
Half Blue Sky
2018
Plays Yoshioka Yuiko
Voice Love
2016
Plays Ame Aihara
The Gift of Your Heart
2024
Plays Remi Funakawa
Love That Makes You Cry
2016
Plays Renko Aokawa
Fugitive Boys
2017
Plays Sana Narukawa
Riding a Unicorn
2022
Plays Sakura Kayano
Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom
2019
Plays Hana Sakikubo
News Anchor
2025
Plays Mai Kawai
Police in a Pod
2021
Plays Sari Mochizuki
Platonic
2014
Plays Anzu Murata
Burn the House Down
2023
Plays Sakura Obika
Daddy Is My Classmate
2020
Plays Amano An
Teddy Go!
2015
Latest Trailers
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Cells at Work!
Full Filmography
News Anchor
Hana Sakikubo · 10 episodes
2025
TV
Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey
Akiko
2025
Film
Brighter Days
Saho Takahashi
2025
Film
Cells at Work!
Red Blood Cell / AE-3803
2024
Film
Teasing Master Takagi-san
Takagi-san
2024
Film
The Gift of Your Heart
Ame Aihara · 11 episodes
2024–
TV
Burn the House Down
Anzu Murata · 8 episodes
2023
TV
Mom, Is That You?!
Kanzaki Mai
2023
Film
Riding a Unicorn
Sana Narukawa · 10 episodes
2022
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Mei Nagano and where are they from?
Mei Nagano is 26 years old, born on September 24, 1999 in Tokyo, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Mei Nagano?
Mei Nagano is best known for roles in Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins, NiNoKuni, Daytime Shooting Star.
How many movies has Mei Nagano been in?
Over a 17-year career (since 2009), Mei Nagano has appeared in 22 movies and 13 TV shows.
What was Mei Nagano's first movie?
The career of Mei Nagano began with Hard Revenge, Milly: Bloody Battle (2009).
What is Mei Nagano's most recent movie or series?
Mei Nagano's most recent release is Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey, which premiered on May 16, 2025.
What TV shows has Mei Nagano appeared in?
On television, Mei Nagano has appeared in Burn the House Down, Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom, Police in a Pod, Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020.
Mei Nagano
1999-09-24 · Tokyo, Japan
Mei Nagano is a Japanese actress. She is known for playing Rinko in the film My Love Story! (2015) as well as Yosano Suzume in the film Daytime Shooting Star (2017). In June 2017, she was announced as the lead for NHK's 98th Asadora, Hanbun, Aoi, due air in April 2018.
Nagano was scouted in Kichijouji, Tokyo when she was in her third year of elementary school. She made her acting debut in the 2009 action-adventure film Hard Revenge Milly: Bloody Battle, as a minor character.
In 2015, she played the heroine, Rinko Yamato, in the romantic comedy film, My Love Story! In July 2016, she starred in her first lead role in the teen drama, Koe Koi, as high school student Yuiko Yoshioka, who meets a mysterious boy who wears a paper bag over his head. In September, she starred in the Japanese version of the film Gods of Egypt. She provided the voice for the character Zaya. She also appeared in commercials for Calpis Water, Sekisui House, Townwork, UQ Mobile, and Alpen. In 2017, she starred in the romance film, Daytime Shooting Star.
Nagano was a regular model for Japanese fashion magazines Nico☆Petite and nicola. In August 2016, she became an exclusive model for Seventeen.