Nao Nagasawa
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is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She is currently active as a model and also as one of the leaders of girl'sBOX activities along with Kayo Aiko and DRM (formerly dream) member Hasebe Yu. The three formed a pop group known as Kingyo in July 2007. She has since released a best album and girlsBOX-related album in March 2008. She was Best Known for her role as Nanami Nono/Water Ninja Hurricane Blue in the 2002 Super Sentai Series Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger, and reprised her Role on three more occasions in the Super Sentai Teamup Specials Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger Vs. Hurricanger, GoGo Sentai Boukenger Vs Super Sentai and recently in the 25th and 26th episodes of the 35th Super Sentai series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
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Acting
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- Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger - Nanami Nono/Hurricane Blue (Super SentaiSuper SentaiThe is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
, 2002) - Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger Shushuuto the Movie - Nanami Nono/Hurricane Blue (Super SentaiSuper SentaiThe is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
, 2002) - Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger - Nanami Nono/Hurricane Blue (Super SentaiSuper SentaiThe is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
, 2002) - Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger - Nanami Nono/Hurricane Blue (Super SentaiSuper SentaiThe is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
, 2003) - Ultraman MaxUltraman Maxwas an Ultraman TV series which started airing on 7 July 2005, and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.. The show tried to return to the true formula of new monsters every week and being a fast paced show like previous series with the exception of Ultraman Nexus...
(ウルトラマンマックス, Urutoraman Makkusu) - Natsumi (Ep.13-14) (Ultra SeriesUltra SeriesThe is the collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad Ultra Monsters. The Ultra Series is one of the prominent tokusatsu superhero genre productions from Japan, along with Toei produced series Kamen Rider, Super...
, 2005–2006) - GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super SentaiGoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentaiis a direct-to-video tokusatsu movie. The DVD was released in February 2007. The movie celebrates the 30 year anniversary of the Super Sentai Series.-Plot:...
- Nanami Nono/Hurricane Blue (Super SentaiSuper SentaiThe is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
, 2007) - - Nikkei characters (fumettiFumettiFumetti is an Italian word which refers to all comics. In English, the term refers specifically to photonovels or photographic comics, a genre of comics illustrated with photographs rather than drawings. Italians call these fotoromanzi...
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- K-tai Investigator 7K-tai Investigator 7is a 2008 Japanese television drama that aired from April 2, 2008 to March 18, 2009. It was a joint collaboration between WIZ and Production I.G. Directed by Takashi Miike, it is described as a science fiction tokusatsu action drama. It was replaced in its time slot by an animated cartoon, Mainichi...
- Mayuko Hasekura (TV dramaJapanese television drama, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
, 2008) - Tomica Hero: Rescue Force - Kirara Mamiya, 2009
- Hotel ChelseaHotel Chelsea (film)Hotel Chelsea is a thriller of 2009. The production traveled to New York for filming on the classic Hotel Chelsea, a place regularly visited by celebrities, and gives name to the film.- Plot :...
- Emi Tanaka, 2009 - Daimajin KanonDaimajin Kanonis a Japanese tokusatsu television drama produced by Kadokawa Pictures and broadcast on TV Tokyo. The series premiered on April 2, 2010. The series retells the story of the original Daimajin film in the modern Japanese setting. Planned to run for 26 episodes, the series was prefaced by a manga by...
- Ikechiyo, 2010 - Kamen Rider W - Lily Shirogane (Ep.27-28) (Kamen Rider SeriesKamen Rider SeriesThe is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
, 2010) - Kamen Rider W ReturnsKamen Rider W Returnsis a set of two V-Cinema releases that serve as spin-offs of characters from the Kamen Rider W television series and films. These films focus on the characters of Ryu Terui as Kamen Rider Accel and Katsumi Daido as Kamen Rider Eternal...
- Lily Shirogane (Part Kamen Rider Accel) (Kamen Rider SeriesKamen Rider SeriesThe is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
, 2011) - Kaizoku Sentai GokaigerKaizoku Sentai Gokaigeris a 2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in the Super Sentai Series. It is the 35th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai Series, following Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining Kamen Rider OOO and then Kamen Rider Fourze as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super...
- Nanami Nono/Hurricane Blue (Ep. 25-26) (Super SentaiSuper SentaiThe is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
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Albums
- 2003 August 6: Trip Lip
- 2006 March 29: BODIES
- 2007 March 21: LOVE BODY -SEASON 1-
- 2008 March 5: NAO BEST
Singles
| Release Date |
Title | Chart History | Album | Record Label | ||
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| Peak | Weeks | Imprint | Distribution | |||
| 2003 June 25 | "Pump up" | #33 | 5 | Trip Lip | Starchild | King |
| 2004 January 21 | "×○×○×○" | #27 | 4 | Starchild | King | |
| 2005 March 24 | "Mama Said" | #60 | 2 | BODIES | avex trax Avex Trax , listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan... |
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| 2005 July 27 | "Love Body" | #54 | 3 | BODIES | avex trax | avex |
| 2005 November 30 | "Fun Time" | #63 | 1 | BODIES | avex trax | avex |
| 2006 September 13 | "Love Body 3" | - | - | avex trax | avex | |
| 2006 December 6 | "GAME/Love Body for..." | - | - | avex trax | avex | |
| 2007 September 19 | "To You" | - | - | avex trax | avex |
Collaborations
- 2005 November 16: '3rd X'mas featuring dreamDream (Japanese band)Dream is a Japanese pop girl group signed to the Avex Trax since 2000 and Rhythm Zone since 2009.In 1999 Avex Trax organized a huge talent contest, called "Avex Dream 2000", with the aim of finding the right and talented girls for a new group. The result was dream, a three-piece group consisting of...
, Nao Nagasawa, SweetSSweetSwas a Japanese idol group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax label. Although the group met minor success, they disbanded after three years with the release of a final single in June 2006....
, Nanase Hoshii, Aiko Kayō, PARADISE GO!!GO!! & Michi Saitō' (single) (#62, 2 weeks) - 2007 July 11: Formed a trio with Kayo Aiko and DRM's Hasebe Yu called Kingyo with the CD single "LOVER'S HIGH". The three sing the song for the upcoming girl'sBOX film.
Other
- 2005 March 16: Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation~Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation~Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation~ is the first Girl's BOX compilation album released by avex. It was released on March 16, 2005.- Track listing :#Movin' on / dream#GALAXY / Nana Katase#LolitA☆Strawberry in summer / SweetS#xOxOxO / Nao Nagasawa...
: songs "×○×○×○" and "Perseus" (Yu Hasebe (dreamDream (Japanese band)Dream is a Japanese pop girl group signed to the Avex Trax since 2000 and Rhythm Zone since 2009.In 1999 Avex Trax organized a huge talent contest, called "Avex Dream 2000", with the aim of finding the right and talented girls for a new group. The result was dream, a three-piece group consisting of...
) & Nao Nagasawa chorus with Mai Iwasaki & Miori Takimoto (both SweetSSweetSwas a Japanese idol group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax label. Although the group met minor success, they disbanded after three years with the release of a final single in June 2006....
)) - 2005 July 13: Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation Summer~Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation Summer~Girl's Box: Best Hits Compilation Summer is the second Girl's Box compilation album released by Avex. It was released on July 13, 2005. First pressings of the album included a trading card.- Track listing :#Eienloverin - Yuko Ogura...
: song "Lovebody (Brand-New mix a.k.a. Girl's BOX Version)" - 2005 November 30: Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation Winter~Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation Winter~Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation Winter~ is the third Girl's BOX compilation album released by avex. It was released on November 30, 2005.- Track listing :#Sanbika Dai 24ban Chichi no Kami yo / SweetS#Yourself / dream#Can't Hide / Hiroko Sato...
: songs "Koibito ga Santa Claus" and "Giant X'mas ~Yūjō ni ribbon~" (3rd X'mas featuring dreamDream (Japanese band)Dream is a Japanese pop girl group signed to the Avex Trax since 2000 and Rhythm Zone since 2009.In 1999 Avex Trax organized a huge talent contest, called "Avex Dream 2000", with the aim of finding the right and talented girls for a new group. The result was dream, a three-piece group consisting of...
, Nao Nagasawa, SweetSSweetSwas a Japanese idol group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax label. Although the group met minor success, they disbanded after three years with the release of a final single in June 2006....
, Nanase Hoshii, Aiko Kayō, PARADISE GO!!GO!! & Michi Saitō) - 2008 March 12: Girl's BOX ~LOVER'S HIGH Original Song Collection~: songs "To You" and with Kingyo for "LOVER'S HIGH" featuring Nagasawa Nao, Kayo Aiko and DRM's Hasebe Yu
Video
- 2007, March : (TBA) GouGou Sentai BoukengerGougou Sentai Boukengeris the 30th series in Toei's Super Sentai series, a franchise of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the first installment to be broadcast in HDTV. It premiered on February 19, 2006 at 7:30 a.m. on TV Asahi...
vs. Super SentaiSuper SentaiThe is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
...Nanami Nono/Hurricane Blue - 2004, 25 August: Witch♡ ~Trip Lip the Movie~