Nana Komatsu

Komatsu was born on February 16, 1996 in Tokyo but grew up in Yamanashi. She has two older brothers. 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.

Early in her career, many people believed that she was mixed-race because of her "unique appearance." She later revealed she was not and that her father is from Saga Prefecture while her mother is from Okinawa. 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. In 2016, she played a minor role in Martin Scorsese's film Silence.

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. 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.

In 2023, Komatsu became the face of Chanel Fall/Winter 2023-2024 Ready to Wear collection, becoming the first Japanese national to be featured as a face of collection for a luxury brand.