Nana Komatsu

Komatsu was born on February 16, 1996 in Tokyo and grew up in Yamanashi Prefecture.^[2] Her father is from Saga Prefecture while her mother is from Okinawa.^[3] She has two older brothers.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6] In 2016, she played a minor role in Martin Scorsese's film Silence.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9]

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.^[10]

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.^[11]

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.^[12] 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."^[13]

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.^[14]

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. ^[15]

Komatsu married actor Masaki Suda on November 15, 2021.^[16] They have starred in a number of films together including Threads: Our Tapestry of Love (2020).^[17] On March 9, 2024, Komatsu and Suda jointly announced through their respective agencies that they had welcomed the birth of their first child.^[18]