
Mei Nagano
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1999-09-24 (age 26)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 나가노 메이 · 永野 芽郁
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (17)

Burn the House Down
2023
as Anzu Murata

Half Blue Sky
2018
as Suzume Nireno

Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom
2019
as Sakura Kayano

Fugitive Boys
2017
as Renko Aokawa

News Anchor
2025
as Hana Sakikubo

Daddy Is My Classmate
2020
as Sakura Obika

Police in a Pod
2021
as Mai Kawai

Love That Makes You Cry
2016
as Remi Funakawa

Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020
2019
as Herself - Commentator

The Gift of Your Heart
2024
as Ame Aihara

Riding a Unicorn
2022
as Sana Narukawa

Voice Love
2016
as Yoshioka Yuiko

Platonic
2014
as Sari Mochizuki

Super Salaryman Mr. Saenai
2017

Creator's File: GOLD
2021

Teddy Go!
2015
as Amano An

Asaichi
2010
as Herself
Movies (27)

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012
as Tsubame Sanjo

Cells at Work!
2024
as Red Blood Cell / AE-3803

NiNoKuni
2019
as Asha / Kotona (voice)

Daytime Shooting Star
2017
as Suzume Yosano

Peach Girl
2017
as Sae Kashiwagi

Mixed Doubles
2017
as Airi Ogasawara

Teasing Master Takagi-san
2024
as Takagi-san

Hell's Garden
2021
as Naoko Tanaka

And So the Baton Is Passed
2021
as Yuko Morimiya

My Broken Mariko
2022
as Tomoyo Shiino

Motherhood
2022
as Sayaka

My Love Story!!
2015
as Rinko Yamato

It's a Flickering Life
2021
as Yoshiko – Young

Mom, Is That You?!
2023
as Kanzaki Mai

Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey
2025
as Akiko

Brighter Days
2025
as Saho Takahashi

Parks
2017
as Haru

Masked Ward
2020
as Hitomi Kawasaki

Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High
2017
as Mimiko Shiratori

Hard Revenge, Milly: Bloody Battle
2009

Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
2010
as Sumire

A Stitch of Life
2015
as Mari

You Shine in the Moonlight
2019
as Mamizu Watarase

Stand Up! Vanguard
2012

The Man of the Tokyo Olympics
2014
as Grace Miyako Wada [Teenager]

GACHI-BAN: ULTRA MAX
2014
My Crazy Feminist Girlfriend
About Mei Nagano
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… With 44 credits spanning from 2009 to 2025, Mei Nagano has appeared in 27 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mei Nagano Movies
- Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) — as Tsubame Sanjo
- Cells at Work! (2024) — as Red Blood Cell / AE-3803
- NiNoKuni (2019) — as Asha / Kotona (voice)
- Daytime Shooting Star (2017) — as Suzume Yosano
- Peach Girl (2017) — as Sae Kashiwagi
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