Rena Tanaka

{{Short description|Japanese actress (born 1980)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{About|Rena Tanaka, the Japanese actress|of a similar name|Reina Tanaka}} {{Infobox person | name = Rena Tanaka | image = | imagesize = | caption = | native_name = 田中麗奈 | native_name_lang = ja | birthname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|5|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Kurume, Fukuoka]], Japan | death_date =  | death_place = | othername = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1995–present | spouse = | website = {{URL|www.tanakarena.co.jp}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Rena Tanaka'''|田中麗奈|Tanaka Rena|born 22 May 1980}} is a Japanese actress. In 1999, she won the [[Japanese Academy Awards|Japanese Academy Award]] for "Best Newcomer" for her performance in ''Give It All''; in [[24th Japan Academy Prize|2001]], she received a "Best Actress" nomination for ''[[First Love (2000 film)|First Love]]''.{{cn|date=September 2014}}

==Selected filmography==

===Films=== * ''[[Give It All (film)|Give It All]]'' (1998)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/35761/|title= がんばっていきまっしょい|access-date= May 25, 2021|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka#Live-action|GTO]]'' (1999) * ''[[First Love (2000 film)|First Love]]'' (2000) * ''Ekiden'' (2000) * ''Suki'' (2001) * ''Tokyo Marigold'' (2001) * ''Gangushurisha'' (2002) * ''Thirteen Steps'' (2002) * ''[[Drugstore Girl]]'' (2003) * ''A Day on the Planet'' (2004) * ''Legend of Nin Nin Ninga Hattori'' (2004) * ''Ubume no Natsu'' (2005) * ''The Suspect: Muroi Shinji'' (2005) * ''Tripping'' (2006) * ''Waiting in the Dark'' (2006) * ''[[Gegege no Kitaro]]'' (2007) * ''[[Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms]]'' (2007) * ''The Silver Season'' (2008) * ''[[10 Promises to My Dog]]'' (2008) * ''[[Mōryō no Hako]]'' (2008) * ''Yamazakura'' (2008) * ''[[The Taste of Fish]]'' (2008) * ''Kitaro and the Millennium Curse'' (2008) * ''Flowers'' (2010) * ''[[Days at the Morisaki Bookshop|The Days of Morisaki Bookstore]]'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/55683/|title= 森崎書店の日々|access-date= 10 June 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''[[Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo]]'' (2011) * ''[[Isoroku (film)|Isoroku]]'' (2011)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/56481/|title= 聯合艦隊司令長官山本五十六太平洋戦争70年目の真実|access-date= November 29, 2023|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''[[The Wings of the Kirin]]'' (2012), Tokiko Kanamori *''A Sower of Seeds'' (2012), Minori<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/56868/|title= 種まく旅人みのりの茶|access-date= 1 August 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> *''A Sower of Seeds 3'' (2016), Minori<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/82697/|title= 種まく旅人夢のつぎ木|access-date= 1 August 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Desperate Sunflowers'' (2016) * ''The Katsuragi Murder Case'' (2016), Junko Hoshino * ''Dear Etranger'' (2017) * ''[[The Crimes That Bind (2018 film)|The Crimes That Bind]]'' (2018), Tokiko Kanamori * ''Inubu: The Dog Club'' (2021), Mitsuko Kadowaki<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.crank-in.net/news/88924/1|title= 大原櫻子、浅香航大ら『犬部!』追加キャスト10名発表林遣都＆中川大志の場面カットも解禁|access-date= April 23, 2021|work= Crank-in!}}</ref> * ''[[September 1923 (film)|September 1923]]'' (2023), Shizuko Sawada<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/97856/|title= 福田村事件|access-date= September 8, 2022|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Where Love Goes'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/99025/|title= 愛のゆくえ|access-date= May 2, 2023|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Dare to Stop Us 2'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/99875/|title= 青春ジャック止められるか、俺たちを2|access-date= October 12, 2023|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Curling Dream'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2337077/full/|title= 本田望結主演、世界大会を目指す女子高生たちの奮闘と友情を描く『カーリングの神様』11・8公開|access-date= 22 July 2024|work= Oricon}}</ref> * ''Yukikaze'' (2025), Shizu Terasawa<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/103053/|title= 雪風 YUKIKAZE|access-date= 17 March 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Strawberry Moon'' (2025), Miyoko Sakurai<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/103292/|title= ストロベリームーン|access-date= 11 June 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Night Flower'' (2025), Miyuki Hoshizaki<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/103293/|title= ナイトフラワー|access-date= 13 August 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''The Stars and Moon are Holes in the Sky'' (2025), Chieko<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/104561/|title= 星と月は天の穴|access-date= 5 September 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''How to Steal the Gold'' (2026), Mikako<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/640478|title= 田中麗奈×森崎ウィン共演作「黄金泥棒」来年4月に公開、主婦が100億円の金茶碗狙う|access-date= 17 September 2025|date= 17 September 2025|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Mag Mag'' (2026), Reiko Watase<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/104392/|title= 禍禍女|access-date= 20 November 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Wait Offshore'' (2026)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://yiff.jp/films/xwWMr6YF|title= 沖で待つ|access-date= 21 April 2026|website= Yokohama International Film Festival|language=ja}}</ref>

===Television=== * ''[[Taira no Kiyomori (TV series)|Taira no Kiyomori]]'' (2012), Yura Gozen<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/12-taiga.html|title= 平清盛|access-date= 13 January 2026|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref> * ''[[Burning Flower]]'' (2015), Mōri Yasuko * ''Akira and Akira'' (2017), Ai Kitamura * ''North Light'' (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nhk.or.jp/dramatopics-blog/20000/435277.html|title= 原作・横山秀夫土曜ドラマ「ノースライト」制作開始！|access-date= October 26, 2020|work= NHK|archive-date= 25 November 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050837/https://www.nhk.or.jp/dramatopics-blog/20000/435277.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> * ''[[Karei-naru Ichizoku|The Grand Family]]'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.crank-in.net/news/84788/1|title= 『華麗なる一族』追加メインキャスト発表工藤阿須加、田中麗奈、石坂浩二ら|access-date= January 7, 2021|work= Crank-in!}}</ref> * ''The Child of God Murmurs'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tvlife.jp/entame/622128|title= 河合優実、田中麗奈、根本真陽、森山未來が『NHKスペシャル "宗教2世"を生きる』ドラマ編に出演決定ドキュメンタリー編と2回シリーズで"宗教2世"に迫る|access-date= October 12, 2023|work= TV Life}}</ref> * ''[[Boogie Woogie (Japanese TV series)|Boogie Woogie]]'' (2024), Omine<ref>{{cite web |url= https://mantan-web.jp/article/20240111dog00m200007000c.html|title= ブギウギ:田中麗奈が"夜の女"役で朝ドラ初出演劇場P役で麒麟・田村も|access-date= January 12, 2024|work= Mantan-web}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.tanakarena.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{IMDb name|id=0849049|name=Rena Tanaka}}

{{Navboxes |title = Awards for Rena Tanaka |list = {{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer}} {{Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress}} {{Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress}} }}

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