Riisa Naka (仲 里依紗, Naka Riisa; born October 18, 1989) 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 (2008) and played the lead, Hana Adachi, in Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (2010). Naka also portrayed cousins Makoto Konno and Akari Yoshiyama who are the protagonists in respectively the 2006 anime film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and the 2010 live action movie Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, both of which are based on the 1967 novel Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo by Yasutaka Tsutsui.
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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.
She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival and became famous by appearing in Hachi One Diver, a drama that aired in 2008.
Naka co-starred with actor Akiyoshi Nakao in Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo in 2010 and again in the NHK drama Tsurukame Josanin, which aired in August 2012. They started dating after the filming for the drama ended in October 2012.
In spring 2013, it was announced that Naka would marry Nakao, with the wedding being held on March 21, 2013. On October 4, 2013, Naka gave birth to the couple's first child, a son, at a hospital in Tokyo.
On April 11, 2025, she announced that she left Amuse since her first debut to work independently.
Her skills are Japanese dancing, piano, and swimming.
Filmography
Dramas
My Boss My Hero (2006), Chiba Akane
Yakusha Damashii (2006), episode 7 guest
Broccoli (2007)
Ultraman Mebius (2007), episode 40 guest
Jodan janai (2007), Hirose Karen
Sexy Voice and Robo (2007), episode 5 guest
Binbō Danshi (2008), Shinjo Sumire
Hachi One Diver (2008), Soyo Nakashizu/ Milk
Gakko ja Oshierarenai! (2008), Yokoyama Eri
Kami no Shizuku (2009), co-starring, Shinohara Miyabi
Ninkyou Helper (2009), Haruna Misora
Koibana: Suika to Bansoukou (2009)
Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (2010), Hana Adachi (lead)
The Japanese The Japanese Don't Know (2010), Kano Haruko (lead)
Sayonara Aruma (2010), Takahashi Fumiko
Party wa Owatta (2011), Toake
Shiawase ni Narou yo (2011), Sakuragi Marika
Lucky Seven (2012), Mizuno Asuka
Tsurukame Maternity Center (2012), Onodera Mariya
Resident – 5-nin no Kenshui (2012), Miyama Shizuku
Movies
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), Makoto Konno
Island Times (2006), Yuki
Shibuya-ku Maruyama-cho (2006), Yumi
Chi-chan wa Yukyu no Muko (2008), Chigusa Utashima
Gachi Boy (2008), Akane Igarashi
It's So Quiet (2008), Chizuru
Jun Kissa Isobe (2008), Sakiko Isobe
An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women (2009), Ryoko
Pandora no Hako (2009), Mabo
Summer Wars (2009), Yumi Jinnouchi
Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2010), Akari Yoshiyama
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010), Zebra Queen/Yui
Hara ga Kore Nande (2011), Hara Mitsuko
Moteki (2011), Ai
Young Black Jack (2011), Yuna
Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012), Mika
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2014)
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)
A Forest of Wool and Steel (2018), Eri Hamano
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler (2018), Michiko
Plays
Dokurojo no Shichinin (2011)
Dubbing
Trolls World Tour (2020) - Queen Barb
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) - Elena Wallace (Dominique Fishback)
Music videos
Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru (2005) - See-Saw
Captain Straydum (2006) - Cyborg
Nostalgia (2010) - Ikimono Gakari
Honto Wa Kowai Ai To Romance (2010) - Keisuke Kuwata
Boku Kimi Believer (2010) - Ghostnote
Discography
"Namida (Kokoro Abaite)" (NAMIDA～ココロアバイテ～; "Tears (Through His Heart)") as Zebra Queen (2010)
