Rena Tanaka

Rena Tanaka (田中麗奈; born 22 May 1980) is a Japanese actress and TV personality. In 1999 she won the Japanese Academy Award for 'Best Newcomer' for her performance in Ganbatte Ikimasshoi; in 2001 she received a 'Best Actress' nomination for Hatsukoi.

She has been learning to speak Mandarin (already she can speak a few words of Mandarin).

Selected filmography
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2007)
Waiting in the Dark (2006)
Drugstore Girl (2003)
Hatsukoi (2000) aka First Love
GTO (1999)
Ganbatte Ikimasshoi (1998)

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