Airi Taira
Airi Nagatomo, known by her birth and stage name Airi Taira, is a Japanese actress who She debuted in 1999 by winning the Da Pump's, ISSA's Sister Role Grand Prix for the movie Dream Maker. She played a lead role in the live action movie of 20th Century Boys as the character Kanna.
Background and personal life
Her sister, Yuna, is also an actress.She married Japanese international footballer Yuto Nagatomo, who played for Turkish club Galatasaray. He proposed to her on the San Siro pitch in February 2016 and they registered their marriage in January 2017. She wrapped up her filming commitments and relocated to Italy the following month. The couple have three sons.
Both of them appeared in the Captain Tsubasa Olympics special which, aired as part of the annual Jikan Terebi Nihon no Sport wa Tsuyo in November 2019.
Filmography and appearances
TV dramas
3 nen B gumi Kinpachi sensei 6 As Akane Sasaoka, Akane SasaokaTantei Kazoku, Maho TokuraLion Sensei, Momoko EnariKuitan 2 Episode 8, Naoko HaradaHanazakari no Kimitachi e, Erica Abeno20th Century Boys, Kanna Endō- * Mouhitotsu no Dai 1-shō
- * Mouhitotsu no Dai 2-shō
- * Saga: Dai 1-ya
- * Saga: Dai 2-ya
- * Saga: Dai 3-ya Reset Episode 4, Madoka ShimuraGyōretsu 48 Jikan, SayakaOkabe Keibu Series 4, Mariko IchijōManyō Love Story Fuyu Episode 2 "Tanada no Marebito", Rika MiyamotoTennōji Broadway Jūi Dolittle Episode 3 Hanchō 4: Jinnansho Azumihan Season 4, Episode 9, Kaori YabukiPiece Vote, Saki IwamiNazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de Episode 8, Mai KizakiSaiko no Jinsei Episode 5, EricaBoys on the Run, Hana OoiwaTokyo Zenryoku Shōjo, Aki OzakiOtasukeya Jinpachi, Mayumi ŌnoMama ni Naritai..., Konomi MashitaTabemonogatari Kanojo no Kondatechō Kuroneko, Tokidoki Hanaya, Kiyoka HinataTokyo Bandwagon: Shitamachi Daikazoku Monogatari, Ami HottaKeisatsu Daigakkou: Hinomaru Kyōju no Jiken Note, Kyōko TeranishiShin Munesue Keiji Series Series 8 "Munesue Keiji no Kuroi Matsuri", Ryōka Ashihara
TV Specials
- ''Captain Tsubasa''
Movies
Dreammaker, Ai SugiuraDaburusu, KazumiBoutaoshi!, Sayuri KonnoWarau Michael, Yuzu Sarashina20th Century Boys, Kanna- * 20th Century Boys
- * 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope
- * 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption Tanatosu, Chihiro SakaiKarappo, SheenaHelter Skelter (manga), MakoSesshi 100-do no Binetsu, Chinami EzakiJu-on: The Final Curse, Mai Shono
Stage
BOB, Natsumi TabataLove Letters: 2012 22nd Anniversary, Melissa GardnerWeb dramas
Five Stories of Ikspiari Overwork 10-ka Kan de Unmei no Koibito o Mitsukeru Houhou, Nijiko KiyoseAnimated Film
Doraemon: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil, Mu Federation SoldierDubbing
Jack the Giant Slayer, Princess IsabelleNarrations
Urusawa Naoki's Manben, Voice Over NarratorCommercials
Asian2 - Country RoadPhotobooks
Ai Tai, A,Discography
Singles
- ''Wish''
Video/DVDs
The 1st.- ''Airinku''
Award
- 33rd Japan Academy Prize Best Newcomer for NTV drama ''20th Century Boys''