Noémie Nakai (中井 ノエミ, Nakai Noemi, born December 2, 1990), is a French-Japanese actress, director and former model.[1]
Noémie Nakai | |
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| 中井 ノエミ | |
| Born | Noémie Nakai December 2, 1990 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | French and Japanese |
| Education | Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Keio University, University of Nottingham |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | noemienakai |
Early life
editNoémie Nakai was born on December 2, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan. She has a French mother and a Japanese father.[2] She took acting lessons when she was very young in France, and arrived by chance in modeling by shooting for advertisements in order to follow her friends. In 2013, she got her first real acting role in the drama Shûden Bye Bye.[3] Nakai is a graduate of the Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye in France and Keio University in Japan. She also studied at the University of Nottingham in England.
Career
editOn the eve of her thirties, she won the Busan Award in October 2019 as a director in the Asian Project Market section (co-production platform allowing emerging directors to meet market professionals on an international level) of the Busan International Film Festival for the Topography of Solitude project.[4]
Her short film Tears Teacher spotted at the Hot Docs Festival was acquired by the Op Docs section of The New York Times.[5][6] This ten-minute documentary is dedicated to Hidefumi Yoshida, a teacher who has been a tear therapy practitioner since 2015, who organizes meetings where men and women cry bitterly and anonymously write down painful episodes of their lives. “Emotional outbursts” are frowned upon in Japan.[5] Tears Teacher was selected in the short documentary category of the 2021 Sundance Festival available for streaming on the New York Times website.[7]
In 2022, Noémie Nakai played Luna in Tokyo Vice, a television series for HBO Max directed by Michael Mann.[5][1]
Art studies
edit- Cours Simon in Paris (2004-2008)
- School of Le Vésinet in France (2001-2004)
- Music production on the Isle of Wight in England (2002-2003)
- Singing class / voice exercises in Tokyo
- Dance class (ballet, modern dance)
Personal life
editIn 2018, Nakai moved to London to pursue director opportunities and splits her time between England and Japan.[8]
Filmography
editNoémie Nakai starred in a dozen films and TV series.[1]
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Equals | Uncredited | |
| 2015 | Sayonara | French android | |
| 2016 | Tanaka's stomach | Kumi Adegawa | Short film |
| 2016 | The Reading Forest | The Organist | Short film |
| 2016 | High&Low The Red Rain | Furuno | |
| 2016 | Death Note: Light Up the New World | J | |
| 2017 | Radiance | a model | |
| 2017 | Red Sash: The Tomioka Silk Mill Story | Emilie Brunat | |
| 2017 | High&Low The Movie 2 / End of Sky | Furuno | |
| 2017 | The Last Dream | Short film | |
| 2021 | Army of Thieves | Beatrix | |
| 2022 | Sitting Pretty | Chloe | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Shûden Bye Bye | Sophie (French tourist) | 1 episode |
| 2014 - 2015 | Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo | Christine Robbins | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | The Emperor's Cook | Simone | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Kasôken no onna: New Year Special | Elisa Dubois | TV movie |
| Never Let Me Go | Manami | 6 episodes | |
| Death Note: Light Up the New World | J | 1 episode | |
| 2022 | Tokyo Vice | Luna | 7 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Grid | Additional voice-over cast | Voice role |
| 2022 | Grid Legends | Drift Announcer | Voice role |
Music videos
editAppearance
editAdvertisements
edit- Astalift
- McDonald's
- Peach John
- Shiseido
- (2012) TV Commercial for Matsumoto Kiyoshi Argelan organic shampoo (Tokyo, Japan)[1]
- (2014) TV Commercial for GU[1]
- (2014) TV commercial for Morinaga Mashbon[1]
- (2014) Advertisement for United Arrows[1]
- (2014) Advertisement for Grand Hyatt Fukuoka[1]
- (2014) TV Commercial for Laforet - Summer sale[1]
Magazines
edit- Akasugu
- Snowgirl
- Volt
- Zexy
Model
edit- (2011) Sony Tablet S - Model[1]
- (2012) Commercial for Ridez 2012 S/S - Model[1]
- (2013) Commercial for Emobile - Model (Tokyo, Japan)[1]
- (2013) Prints ads for Victorian House Reintei Weddings (Kobe, Japan)[1]
- (2013) Print ads for Vernal make-up brand.[1]
Radio
edit- (2013) "Hello world" radio emission on J-Wave- Guest (Tokyo, Japan)[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Noémie Nakai". IMDB. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ "【注目の人物】日本とフランスのハーフ美女！綾瀬はるか主演作"キーパーソン"中井ノエミ - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "『Interview』Noémie Nakai | Watashi wo Hanasanaide". YouTube (in French). Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Sonia Kil (Oct 8, 2019). "Busan: Nakai Nomie's 'Topography of Solitude' Wins Top Prize at Asian Project Market". Variety. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hidefumi Yoshida, professeur de larmes". Pen Magazine International (in French). Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ tokyoatparis (2020-09-02). "Noémie NAKAI, portrait d'une jeune réalisatrice prometteuse". Tokyo@Paris (in French). Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ The Learning Network (2020-10-01). "Film Club: 'Tears Teacher'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Matthew Hernon (Jun 18, 2020). "French-Japanese director Noemie Nakai finds strength in vulnerability". Japan Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "倖田來未-KODA KUMI-『Slow feat.Omarion』". YouTube. Jan 25, 2020.
External links
edit- Noémie Nakai at IMDb