is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for starring in the films The World of Kanako (2014), Drowning Love (2016), My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday (2016), Threads: Our Tapestry of Love (2020), and The Last 10 Years (2022). She made her Hollywood debut role in the film Silence (2016).
Early life Komatsu was born on February 16, 1996 in Tokyo and grew up in Yamanashi Prefecture. Her father is from Saga Prefecture while her mother is from Okinawa. She has two older brothers.
Komatsu began dancing in third grade of elementary school and continued until her third year of junior high school, and also learned to play the flute during junior high.
Career
Komatsu made her film debut in The World of Kanako and won numerous Best New Actress awards including the Newcomer of The Year award at the 38th Japan Academy Film Prize. She has been a House Ambassador for Chanel since 2015. She had a contract with Stardust Promotion. In 2016, she played a minor role in Martin Scorsese's film Silence.
Komatsu was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role award at the 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize for her role in the film Family of Strangers. She starred in the sixth highest grossing Japanese film of 2020, Threads: Our Tapestry of Love. She was nominated in the Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role category at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize for her role in the film Threads: Our Tapestry of Love.
In 2021, Komatsu starred in the films Moonlight Shadow and Parasite in Love. In 2022, she starred with Kentaro Sakaguchi in the film The Last 10 Years, which had grossed over 3 billion yen and it was ranked at #8 for the highest grossing Japanese film in 2022.
In 2023, Komatsu became the face of Chanel Fall/Winter 2023/24 Ready to Wear collection, becoming the first Japanese national to be featured as a face of collection for a luxury brand.
In 2024, Komatsu starred in the mystery film Who Were We?, directed by Tetsuya Tomina. The film, which had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2023, featured Komatsu as Midori, a woman who awakens on Sado Island with amnesia. She co-starred with Ryuhei Matsuda, who also played a character suffering from memory loss.
Komatsu returned to acting in 2025 with a supporting role in the psychological horror film Exit 8, directed by Genki Kawamura and based on the popular 2023 video game of the same name. Komatsu, who co-stars with Kazunari Ninomiya, played an unnamed character referred to as "The Woman." The film had its world premiere in the Midnight Screenings section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 19, marking Komatsu's first time attending the festival. In July 2025, Komatsu was featured in the online exhibition "LA MUSEUM NANA KOMATSU," hosted by the online fashion museum, LA MUSEUM. The exhibition showcased 54 historical garments from the 1960s to the 2010s, with Komatsu acting as a "living mannequin."
Komatsu further cemented her influence in the global fashion industry by being named to The Business of Fashion's BoF 500 Class of 2025. This annual, definitive index recognizes the 500 most influential people shaping the global fashion industry.
On November 28, 2025, Komatsu was officially appointed as the newest Chanel Beauty Ambassador. This role marks an expansion of her long-standing relationship with the French luxury house, for which she has served as a House Ambassador for fashion and other lines since 2015.
Personal life Komatsu married actor Masaki Suda on November 15, 2021. They have starred in a number of films together including Threads: Our Tapestry of Love (2020). On March 9, 2024, Komatsu and Suda jointly announced through their respective agencies that they had welcomed the birth of their first child.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes2013TadaimaSumireLead role; short film2014The World of KanakoKanako FujishimaClose Range LoveYuni Kururugi2015BakumanMiho AzukiProphecyKaede2016Destruction BabiesNanaThe Black Devil and the White PrinceYū AkahaneSilenceMónica (Haru)American film Maniac HeroKaori TerasawaMy Tomorrow, Your YesterdayEmi FukujuLead roleDrowning LoveNatsume MochizukiLead role2017JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter IYukako YamagishiThere Is No TomorrowHerselfLead role; short film2018Kids on the SlopeRitsuko Mukae After the RainAkira TachibanaLead roleIt ComesMakoto Higa2019Samurai MarathonPrincess YukiJapanese-British filmFarewell SongLeoLead roleFamily of StrangersYuki Shimazaki2020 SakuraMiki HasegawaLead roleThreads: Our Tapestry of LoveAoi SonodaLead role2021Moonlight ShadowSatsukiLead roleParasite in LoveHijiri SanagiLead role2022The Last 10 YearsMatsuri TakabayashiLead role2024Who Were We?MidoriLead role2025Exit 8The Woman
Television Year Title Role Notes 2015To Give a DreamYuko AbeLead role; miniseries2016The Kodai FamilyYūkoLead role; miniseries2017Thrill: Red ChapterHitomi NakanoLead role; miniseriesThrill: Black ChapterHitomi NakanoMiniseries2018After the Rain: Wish in a PocketAkira TachibanaMiniseries
Music videos Year Song ArtistNotes 2011Ai to IuPlentyKimi to Hitsuji to AoRadwimps2012Convenience HoneymoonChatmonchyCollateral DamageShiina Ringo2014GoodtimeSALUSnow SmileShota Shimizuco-starring with Kentaro Ito2015Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!AndropCM song for Mitsuya Cider2016Farewell Songnever young beachSpoiled Innocence (天真有邪) Yoga LinTaiwanese MV2017Something Just Like ThisThe Chainsmokers ft. Coldplayvideo produced by Genki KawamuraHanacherie Nissy2018SokkenaiRadwimpsco-starring with Fūju KamioMetroJuju2019Goodbye Kiss (さよならくちびる)HaruLeoDuo band with Mugi Kadowaki as HaruLeo for the movie Farewell Song.2020Ain't Nobody KnowGen HoshinoIma Aini Iku (今 逢いに行く)UruRollerskatesEnd of the Worldfilmed in New York in 20192021Odoriko (踊り子)Vaundy2022Ms. Phenomenal (うるうびと) RadwimpsOST for the movie The Last 10 YearsHachigatsu wa my name (八月は僕の名前)Quruli2023roseKID FRESINO2024Who Were We?Yojiro NodaOST for the movie Who Were We?2025It's a small worldKing GnuSpecial movie for Nomura Real Estate's "Proud" project
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work(s) Result201439th Hochi Film AwardsBest New ArtistThe World of Kanako201538th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the Year69th Mainichi Film AwardsSponichi Grand Prix Best Newcomer20168th Tama Film AwardsBest New ActressBakuman, Destruction Babies and others41st Hochi Film AwardsBest ActressThe Black Devil and the White Prince, Drowning Love29th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest NewcomerDestruction Babies, Drowning Love201738th Yokohama Film FestivalBest NewcomerDestruction Babies90th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest New ActressDestruction Babies, Maniac Hero and others2018ELLE Style Awards TaiwanBest International Style CelebrityHerself201918th New York Asian Film FestivalRising Star AwardSamurai Marathon44th Hochi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressIt Comes, Family of Strangers202041st Yokohama Film FestivalBest ActressFarewell Song 62nd Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting ActressSamurai Marathon, Family of Strangers 43rd Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressFamily of Strangers 45th Hochi Film AwardsBest ActressThreads: Our Tapestry of LoveVogue JapanWomen of the Year 2020Herself202144th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActressThreads: Our Tapestry of Love 30th Japanese Professional Movie AwardsBest Actress Threads: Our Tapestry of Love, Sakura202247th Hochi Film AwardsBest ActressThe Last 10 Years202365th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Actress
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