Nanao Reiko

Name: Nanao Reiko
Native name: 七尾伶子
Also Known as: ななおれいこ, うすいれいこ, Usui Reiko, 臼井伶子
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: January 12, 1925
Died: July 2, 2006

She was a student at Tokyo Prefectural third higher girls' school (now Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School) in 1942 and joined NHK Tokyo Broadcasting System troupe after graduation. She played an active role as a voice actress in the radio drama "Kimi no Naha" in 1956.

After that, she was been active in a wide range of movies, television, and the stage, including appearing in Akira Kurosawa's films such as "Red Beard" and " Dream". She joined in 1976 the troupe Bungakuza.

She is the model of Eiko Nakano who appears in the movie "Tot Channel" (1987) by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi set in the early days of television.

In 1952, she received the 7th Arts Festival Encouragement Award in the radio drama "Clock". In 1993, she won the Japanese Film Critics Award for encouragement for the movie "Dying in a hospital".

She also has one voice acting credit in "Aladdin" and the "Wonderful Lamp" movie as Aladdin's mother.

She died at a hospital in Ota-ku, Tokyo at 0:44 pm on July 2, 2006, due to pulmonary infarction. She was 81 years old. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
TBA	Carefree Glasses Japanese Drama, 0000, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
TBA	Whistling Alley Japanese Drama, 0000, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1993	Outstanding Youth Japanese Drama, 1993, 45 eps (Support Role)	45	Support Role	3.0
1992	Tenjo no Ao Japanese Drama, 1992, 30 eps (Support Role)	30	Support Role	0.0
1990	Daiyo Torishimariyaku Deka Japanese Drama, 1990, 45 eps (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	45	(Ep. 1) Guest Role	2.0
1987	Family Problems Japanese Drama, 1987, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	6.0
1973	Kita no Kazoku Japanese Drama, 1973, 308 eps Isa Nomura (Support Role)	308	Isa Nomura Support Role	9.0
1972	Red Beard Japanese Drama, 1972, 49 eps Oshin (Support Role)	49	Oshin Support Role	0.0
1972	Nakuna Seishun Japanese Drama, 1972, 17 eps (Ep.2) (Guest Role)	17	(Ep.2) Guest Role	0.0
1970	It's Time Japanese Drama, 1970, 30 eps Kaneko (Guest Role)	30	Kaneko Guest Role	0.0
1966	Investigative Reporter Japanese Drama, 1966, 24 eps (Unknown)	24	Unknown	6.0
1965	What Is Youth? Japanese Drama, 1965, 41 eps [Mr. Yamakaku 's wife] (Support Role)	41	[Mr. Yamakaku 's wife] Support Role	0.0
1962	Ashita no Kaze Japanese Drama, 1962, 288 eps (Support Role)	288	Support Role	8.0
1960	How to Spell Brother and Sister Japanese Drama, 1960, 3 eps (Support Role)	3	Support Role	0.0
1960	At That Time I... Japanese Drama, 1960, 38 eps (Support Role)	38	Support Role	2.0
1959	Shimeitehai Japanese Drama, 1959, 140 eps {3 Driver Murder Case} (Guest Role)	140	{3 Driver Murder Case} Guest Role	0.0
1959	Hi no Ataru Sakamichi Japanese Drama, 1959, 26 eps (Support Role)	26	Support Role	0.0
1959	Yoshida Shoin Japanese Drama, 1959, 4 eps (Support Role)	4	Support Role	4.0
1959	Welcome Home Japanese Drama, 1959, 4 eps (Support Role)	4	Support Role	0.0
1958	Mother Japanese Drama, 1958, 18 eps (Ep. 17) (Main Role)	18	(Ep. 17) Main Role	0.0
1958	Fufu Hyakkei Japanese Drama, 1958, 351 eps (Ep. 12, 25, 37, 84, 125, 149) (Guest Role)	351	(Ep. 12, 25, 37, 84, 125, 149) Guest Role	5.0
1958	Bikkuri-kun Japanese Drama, 1958, 18 eps [Mother] (Main Role)	18	[Mother] Main Role	0.0
1958	Son of Fire Japanese Drama, 1958, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	4.0
1957	Daiyaru 110-ban Japanese Drama, 1957, 364 eps (Ep. 294) (Guest Role)	364	(Ep. 294) Guest Role	2.0
1956	Tokyo People Japanese Drama, 1956, 20 eps (Unknown)	20	Unknown	4.0
1956	New Family Album Japanese Drama, 1956, 8 eps [Mother] (Ep. 2-5, 8) (Support Role)	8	[Mother] (Ep. 2-5, 8) Support Role	0.0
1953	Kamigakushi ni Sareta Uma Japanese Drama, 1953, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1950	Tail Lamp Japanese Drama, 1950, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1997	Tokyo Yakyoku Japanese Movie, 1997, [Hamanaka's mother] (Support Role)	[Hamanaka's mother] Support Role	7.6
1996	Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment Japanese Movie, 1996, (Unknown)	Unknown	7.0
1993	Dying at a Hospital Japanese Movie, 1993, Ikeda Haruyo (Support Role)	Ikeda Haruyo Support Role	6.0
1990	Dreams Japanese Movie, 1990, [Villager] (Guest Role)	[Villager] Guest Role	7.9
1989	Black Rain Japanese Movie, 1989, Rui (Support Role)	Rui Support Role	7.6
1985	Fire Festival Japanese Movie, 1985, [Fisher] (Guest Role)	[Fisher] Guest Role	7.1
1981	Distant Thunder Japanese Movie, 1981, [Mitsuo's mother] (Support Role)	[Mitsuo's mother] Support Role	7.4
1975	I Am a Cat Japanese Movie, 1975, [Koto teacher's maid] (Support Role)	[Koto teacher's maid] Support Role	6.4
1974	Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon Japanese Movie, 1974, Morimoto Kin (Support Role)	Morimoto Kin Support Role	0.0
1971	Yuhi-kun, an Office Worker Escape Strategy Japanese Movie, 1971, Fusako (Support Role)	Fusako Support Role	2.0
1968	Burn! Youth Japanese Movie, 1968, Uchiyama Kimiko (Support Role)	Uchiyama Kimiko Support Role	4.0
1965	Seishun to Hananda Japanese Movie, 1965, [Mr. Yamakaku 's wife] (Bit part)	[Mr. Yamakaku 's wife] Bit part	6.0
1965	Red Beard Japanese Movie, 1965, Otoku (Support Role)	Otoku Support Role	8.0
1959	The Maiden's Prayer Japanese Movie, 1959, Muramatsu Kimie (Support Role)	Muramatsu Kimie Support Role	0.0
1958	Utsukushii Anju-san Japanese Movie, 1958, Nun Tomomichi (Support Role)	Nun Tomomichi Support Role	4.0
1953	Love Letter Japanese Movie, 1953, (Unknown)	Unknown	6.8

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1989	Asami Mitsuhiko Mystery 6 Japanese Special, 1989, 1 eps Toki (Guest Role)	1	Toki Guest Role	1.0
1961	Sanbaba Japanese Special, 1961, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	6.0
1961	Santa Monogatari Japanese Special, 1961, 65 eps [Santa's mother] (Support Role)	65	[Santa's mother] Support Role	0.0
1960	Saka no Oi Machi Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1960	Umi no Awa Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	2.0
1960	Rokujo Miyasudokoro Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1960	Mitsuryo no Hama Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps (Main Role)	1	Main Role	2.0
1960	Seiran Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1960	Koibumi Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps Masako (Support Role)	1	Masako Support Role	0.0
1960	Seken-sama ni Moshiwakenai Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	6.0
1960	Akebono Soshi Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1959	Musical Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1959	Shimei Tehai 3 Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	6.0
1959	Haha to Ko 37 Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1959	Shiroi Yami Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps Tadokoro Tsuneko (Support Role)	1	Tadokoro Tsuneko Support Role	0.0
1959	Reimei no Kane Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1958	Hashi Tsukushi Japanese Special, 1958, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1958	Ohan Japanese Special, 1958, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1957	Nyobokai Japanese Special, 1957, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1957	Abare Ushi Japanese Special, 1957, 2 eps (Unknown)	2	Unknown	0.0
1957	Kosho Musuko Japanese Special, 1957, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1957	Kagiri na Kizenshin Japanese Special, 1957, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1957	Genji Monogatari Japanese Special, 1957, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	6.0
1957	Bunshigeki Japanese Special, 1957, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1955	Sewa no Yakeru Otona Tachi Japanese Special, 1955, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1954	Kekkon Ki Japanese Special, 1954, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1953	Ko Han Kitsune Japanese Special, 1953, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1953	Pretend Story Japanese Special, 1953, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1953	Shitamachi to Iu Tokoro Japanese Special, 1953, 1 eps Teruko (Support Role)	1	Teruko Support Role	0.0