Nao Minamisawa
Japanese actress
Nao Minamisawa (南沢 奈央, Minamisawa Nao; born June 15, 1990) is a Japanese actress. From 2012, she regularly appears in the ETV science program Science Zero.
Biography
Minamisawa starred in Akai Ito. She appeared in Junji Sakamoto's 2010 film Strangers in the City. She is fluent in Korean.
On January 1, 2026, she announced her marriage to a tap dancer Yuki Adachi.
Filmography
Film
Walking My Life (2007)
Akai Ito (2008)
Yamazakura (2008)
Shakariki! (2008)
Kimi ni Love Song o (2010)
Hachigatsu no Nijusou (2010)
Strangers in the City (2010)
Mameshiba Ichiro: Futen no Shiba Jiro (2013)
Television
Seito Shokun! (2007)
Shiori to Shimiko no Kaiki Jikenbo (2008)
Akai Ito (2008)
1 Pound no Fukuin (2008)
Kamiji Yusuke Monogatari (2009)
Dandy Daddy (2009)
Maigo (2011)
Koukou Nyushi (2012)
Suteki na Sen TAXI (2014)
Gunshi Kanbei (2014)
Kōnodori (2015)
Jimi ni Sugoi!
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