Riisa Naka


Riisa Naka is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival. Naka became famous by appearing in Hachi One Diver and played the lead, Hana Adachi in Yankee-kun to Megane-chan.

Personal life

Naka has a Swedish grandfather, making her one-quarter Swedish and three-quarters Japanese. She was named Riisa after Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa painting which her grandfather had an affection for.
In spring 2013, it was announced that Naka will marry actor Akiyoshi Nakao, who costarred with her in . On October 4, 2013, Naka gave birth to the couple's first child, a son at a hospital in Tokyo.

Filmography

Dramas