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Nana Katase

Nana Katase, Japanese model, actress, and singer

Born
November 7, 1981
Age in 2026
45
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1981

About Nana Katase

Nana Katase (片瀬 那奈, Katase Nana; born November 7, 1981) is a Japanese actress, singer, and fashion model. She is known for acting in Death Note 2: The Last Name (2006), Arakawa Under the Bridge (2010) and 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008). Katase portrayed Kiyomi Takada in Death Note: The Last Name. She also portrayed Megumi Yokota as an adult (with Mayuko Fukuda who played the role of a younger Megumi Yokota) as one of at least thirteen Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Saikai: Yokota Megumi-san no Negai. She also played Mayumi in the fifth installment of the PlayStation series by Sega, Yakuza. == Filmography == === Films === Between Calmness and Passion (2001) Death Note: The Last Name (2006), Kiyomi Takada Calling You (2007), Ryo Harada 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008), Mika Shikishima 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009), Mika Shikishima 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009), Mika Shikishima Trick The Movie: Psychic Battle Royale (2010) Saibancho! Koko wa Choeki 4 nen de Dodesuka (2010), Prosecutor Mari Hasebe Gene Waltz (2011), Miki Tanaka Arakawa Under the Bridge (2012), Maria Ushijima the Loan Shark (2012), Chiaki Okubo Hentai Kamen (2013) Hentai Kamen: Abnormal Crisis (2016) I Am a Hero (2016), Tekko === TV dramas === Great Teacher Onizuka Special as Yamaguchi Rika (Fuji TV, 1999) Tengoku no Kissa (TV Asahi, 1999) Koori no Sekai (Fuji TV, 1999) Hanamura Daisuke (Fuji TV, 2000, episode 7) Shinjuku Boso Kyukyutai (NTV, 2000) 2001 no otoko un (Fuji TV, 2001) Dekichatta Kekkon (Fuji TV, 2001) Pretty Girls (TBS, 2002) Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho 2 (TBS, 2003, episode 2) Last Christmas (TBS, 2004) Fukigen na Gene (Fuji TV, 2005, episodes 4-5, 7) Rikon Bengoshi 2 (Fuij TV, 2005) Jukunen Rikon (TV Asahi, 2005) Kobayakawa Nobuki no Koi (Fuji TV, 2006) Saikai (NTV, 2006) Teppan Shoujo Akane!! (TBS, 2006) Sennyu Keiji Ranbo 2 (NTV, 2007) Jigoku no Sata mo Yome Shidai (TBS, 2007) Abarenbo Mama (Fuji TV, 2007) Inochi no Iro Enpitsu (TV Asahi, 2007) Miracle Voice (TBS, 2008) Average (Fuji TV, 2008) Hokaben (NTV, 2008, episode 7) Average 2 (Fuji TV, 2008) Bloody Monday (TBS, 2008) Uta no Onii-san (TV Asahi, 2009) Choshokutei (WOWOW, 2009) Ghost Friends (NHK, 2009) Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special Love Stories VI (NTV, 2009) Naka nai to Kimeta Hi (Fuji TV, 2010) Pro Golfer Hana (NTV, 2010) Hammer Session!

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The world when Nana Katase was born

Nana Katase was born in 1981. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1981

  • #1 song"Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes
  • Top movieChariots of Fire
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Hotel New Hampshire – John Irving

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSugar Ray Leonard defeats Thomas Hearns
  • Top headlineMTV launches
  • Technology milestoneIBM launches the PC
  • Defining fadPac-Man fever
  • Notable inventionIBM PC (personal computer)
  • World population4.53 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population229.5M

1981 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nana Katase's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19812026
Gas$1.31$3.45/gal
Average home$68,900$435,000
Average income$22,388$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.78$11.95
Postage stamp$0.18$0.73
Population229.5M341 million

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