Ryoko Nakano's Profile
Ryoko Nakano's
Profile
1970
After training and acquiring valuable acting experience in the Nagoya
Youth Theatrical Company (Nagoya Seinen Gekidan) and Daiei
Theatrical Institute (Daiei Engeki Kenkyusho), she joined Mifune
Production. She made her debut by playing the title role in the movie
“Morning for you and I” (Futari dake no Asa).
1971
She appeared in “As much as you like” (Tenka Gomen), an NHK
TV historical drama series; this role turned her into a star
throughout Japan.
1979
In China, two movies, “Cross the angry river” (Kimi yo
Fundo no Kawa wo Watare), and “Mrs. Gin” (Ogin-sama), were
presented and they made her a star also in China.
1984
During one of Japan‘s Prime Minister‘s visit to China, she
was chosen as a newscaster.
1986
She invited cultured people from China to Japan and held peace symposiums
together.
1994
“Mrs. Gin” was shown in Paris under the sponsorship of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Public Relations Bureau, and was a big
success. She also held a series of successful lectures titled
“JAPANESE WOMEN: THEN AND NOW” and “The Earth‘s
Ambitions” at universities in Paris, Aix-en-Provence, and
Brest.
1995
She was sent as a ‘Cultural Ambassador‘ to Washington and
New York, and lectured on “Mutual Understanding between United
States and Japan.”
She held special performances across Japan by combining lectures, videos, and her own music. The overall program was warmly welcomed by audiences and the media. Feeling the importance of mutual learning between nations, she cooperated in the construction of an elementary school in Shin-Kuwau Island, China.
She was appointed as a member of the “Concerns for Life and Society for the Next Generation Committee”, sponsored by the Ministry of Construction.
1996
She held lectures in Japan, The United States, France and China under
the topic: “East and West”.
1997
She held lectures on “Japan: An Attractive Country In The
World” in Kochi Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture, Kouchi-Nagano,
and Sapporo. She was also the main guest speaker at the
“International Children and Peace Symposium” in
Kagamino-Cho, Okayama Prefecture, and the “World Environmental
Symposium” in Tokyo. She produced a Chinese TV program titled
“China and I. ” She was appointed as a permanent member of
the Planning Group of the National Land Agency's “Special
Committee of Chubu-Area Development. ”
1998
She planned, directed and actively led the “World Culture and
Children” festival in Kagamino-Cho, Okayama Prefecture.
Currently she is an actress as well as founder and director of the
“WILL International Culture Exchange Center.” Among her
many professional and social activities, she has managed time to plan
and produce events, symposiums, lectures, concerts, and published her
writings. Her themes are: “The Earth's Ambitions”,
“Japan: An Attractive Country in the World”,
“Preservation of the Natural Environment and Town
Construction” and “It's the Future.”
1999
She actively participated in many volunteer activities.
She donated to the International collaboration bazaar, which was
supported by Tokyo International Learning Community (TILC) and JHP, an
association that helps to build schools in developing countries.
Her idea of international cultural exchange, “Global Goodwill,”
was adopted
in a public school curriculum in New York.
2000
She posed for a poster for the Ministry of Justice.
On the International Earth Day, she held a lecture on “Nature and Spirit” in
Nagoya.
Her first book, “Song of Stars ～the beginning of international
exchanges～,” was published by NHK publisher.
2001
She appeared on a TV drama series,
“Long Love,” a joint production of
Shanghai Film Studio of China and
Fukui TV of Japan.
She also appeared on TV-Asahi's Saturday TV Drama, Kyoto series I & II.
2002
Currently, she is an actress as well as a founder and director of the
“WILL
International Cultural Exchange Center.”
Among her many professional and social activities, she has managed time
to plan and produce events, symposiums, lectures, concerts, and published her
writings. Her themes are
“The Earth's Ambitions,”
“Japan: An
Attractive Country in the World,” “Preservation of the Natural Environment
and Town Construction,” and
“It's the Future.”
Popular Movies she has appeared in:
- Morning for you and I (Futari Dake No Asa)
- Takiji Kobayashi
- Yumeji Takehisa
- Cross the angry river (Kimiyo Hundo-no-Kawa wo Watare)
- From a Nothern Inn
- Mrs. Gin (Ogin-sama)
- Testimony of the Wildness (Yasei-no-Shomei)
- The Long and Winding Road (Haruka-naru-Michi)
Popular Plays she has appeared in:
- Sin and Punishment (Tsumi-to-Batsu)
- Romeo and Juliet
- HAMLET
- Musashi Miyamoto
Popular TV Dramas she has appeared in:
- As Much As You Like (Tenka Gomen)
- Luminous Ocean (Hikaru Umi)
- Tale of the Country Robber (Kunitori Monogatari)
- Takekurabe
- Old Stories in Genroku (Genroku Taiheiki)
- White Shadow (Shiroi Kage)
- A Flower of Illusion (Genka)
- Love Song (Koiuta)
- Mahiruno
Her Writings:
- Her essays were publised serially in Doshin Today for two years
- She writes articles for Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun and other dailies
- Currently she is writing her first book.
Member of the following Think tanks:
- Hiei Conference
- Nagoya Conference
