is a Japanese model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

, actress, and occasional radio show host

Presenter

A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...

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She was born in Izumi, Kagoshima

Izumi, Kagoshima

is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.On March 13, 2006, the towns of Noda and Takaono from Izumi District merged into the city. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 56,205 and a density of 170 persons per km². The total area is 330.06 km².The city was founded on April...

, Kyushu island

Kyushu

is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....

 and grew up in Sagamihara, Kanagawa

Sagamihara, Kanagawa

is a city located in north central Kanagawa Prefecture, bordering Tokyo, Japan. It is the third most populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, and the fifth most populous suburb of Greater Tokyo. Its northern neighbor is Machida, with which a cross-prefectural merger has been...

. She was scouted in front of 109

109 (department store)

is a department store in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan The store is operated by the Tokyu Malls Development , a company under the Tokyu Group.-History and description:...

 in Shibuya

Shibuya, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

 when she was in junior high school. During her middle-teenage years, Nana modeled in several fashion magazines, mainly in Seventeen

Seventeen (Japanese magazine)

Seventeen is a monthly Japanese fashion magazine for female teenagers published by Shueisha.Launched in 1967 as a weekly magazine based on the original American Seventeen, the magazine changed the name to SEVENTEEN in 1987, and to Seventeen in 2008.Since the late 1990s, Seventeen has been the...

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During the 2000s, Eikura was featured in Seventeen along with Emi Suzuki

Emi Suzuki

is a Japanese fashion model and retired occasional actress. Widely known by her nickname Emichee, she has often been described as a "charismatic model" and is particularly popular among gyaru teenagers.-Early life:...

 and several others. Eikura later began appearing in various advertisements and collections in the mid-2000s and has appeared in many TV advertisements. A model turning into an actress is usually considered a "loser" in modeling, but Eikura, a successful model, began acting in the mid-2000s. Since around 2007, Eikura has intentionally gained nearly 12 kg (27 pounds).

In the mid-2000s she sometimes nicknamed herself the "Spider", like "Spider Eikura", after her top favorite MMA

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 fighter, who has thin and long arms, Anderson "The Spider" Silva

Anderson Silva

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. She was also given the nickname relating to combat sports "Samoan Eikura" because of her facial resemblance to Mark Hunt

Mark Hunt

Mark Hunt ; is a New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is known for his raw strength, iron chin and knockout power. He won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final...

 and Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe

Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....

. In 2006 soon after PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute

PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute

Pride Critical Countdown Absolute was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on July 1, 2006.-Background:...

, Eikura, under the nickname Samoan Eikura, interviewed Mark Hunt on the Tokai TV show The MMA Kingdom where Hunt said "I've never seen such a skinny Samoan".

Eikura first worked with Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa

is a Japanese actress under Toho Entertainment. She has performed in many movies and television dramas including Crying out Love, In the Center of the World, Dragon Zakura and Proposal Daisakusen. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2006. She is also known as "Ma-chan" or, as Tomohisa...

 in 2006 and since then she has appeared in eight TV commercials with Nagasawa (as of 2010). Nagasawa has frequently described Eikura as an "incredibly" nice person, as many models whom Nagasawa has worked with were "incredibly" arrogant to her, mocking her, and some of them even physically assaulted her. This was backed up by Rosa Kato

Rosa Kato

is a Japanese actress and commercial model.-Career:From April 2004 to March 2005, Kato was a regular guest student on Italian Conversation, a 25-minute NHK TV program for beginners of Italian....

 and Asami Mizukawa

Asami Mizukawa

is a Japanese actress. She grew up in Ibaraki, Osaka.She made her debut in 1997 at age of thirteen in an advertisement for Asahi Kasei's "Hebel Haus". In 2000, she won the Grand Prix at the “3rd Miss Tokyo Walker” competition and gained the supporting role in the 2002 J-horror film Dark Water...

 who have worked with many models. Kato said that Nagasawa is right and Eikura is not a typical model because Eikura doesn't slur actresses.

Eikura has appeared in ads for non-fashion/non-cosmetic items, including Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

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, the Japanese Red Cross

Japanese Red Cross

The ' is the Japanese affiliate of the International Red Cross.The Imperial Family of Japan traditionally has supported the society, with Empress as Honorary President and other royal family members as vice-presidents. Its headquarters is located in Tokyo and local chapters are set up in all 47...

, Japan Post Service

Japan Post Service

, or 日本郵便, is a Japanese post, logistics and courier headquartered in Tokyo, previously the Japan government-owned mail monopoly.- See also :*Japanese addressing system*Package delivery*Japan postal mark...

, Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....

's Japanese branch, KDDI

KDDI

is a Japanese telecommunications operator formed in October 2000 through the merger of DDI Corp., KDD Corp., and IDO Corp. It has its headquarters in the Garden Air Tower in Iidabashi, Chiyoda, Tokyo....

's au

Au (mobile phone operator)

, or au by KDDI, is a mobile phone brand in Japan marketed by KDDI Corporation in the main islands of Japan and Okinawa Cellular in Okinawa.-Naming:...

, Lion

Lion (company)

Not to be confused with Lion Group of Malaysia is a manufacturer of detergent, soap, medications, and oral hygiene products and other toiletries. The company also has a chemical engineering research division which works on developing new products....

, and Nintendo

Nintendo

is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

's videogame Rhythm Heaven

Rhythm Heaven

Rhythm Heaven, known in Europe as Rhythm Paradise and in Japan as is a rhythm video game-exclusive for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It is the sequel/successor to the Japan-only release Game Boy Advance title Rhythm Tengoku...

. She has also appeared in non-fashion magazines as a model. The latest one is an appearance on the NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

-orientated magazine Racing On with Emi Suzuki

Emi Suzuki

is a Japanese fashion model and retired occasional actress. Widely known by her nickname Emichee, she has often been described as a "charismatic model" and is particularly popular among gyaru teenagers.-Early life:...

's protégé "No Mercy" Nozomi Sasaki.

Eikura can play shamisen

Shamisen

The , also called is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually "shamisen" but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix . -Construction:The shamisen is a plucked stringed instrument...

, has a diploma, and can sing in fluent Ryukyu language that she learned from her modeling colleagues who were from Okinawa. She once covered Rimi Natsukawa

Rimi Natsukawa

is an Okinawan singer. She is best known for her 2001 single "Nada Sōsō."- Childhood :Natsukawa was born in Ishigaki, the largest city in the Yaeyama Islands chain. From a young age she enjoyed singing, and wanted to be a singer after hearing her father sing Yaeyama folk songs, such as and...

's song "Nada Sōsō" on a Kinki Kids

KinKi Kids

is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. Although the members share the same surname, the only relation they have to each other is that they both hail from the Kinki region, hence the duo's name....

' TV show in 2007.

Films

Year	Title
2004	Space Police
2007	Boku wa Imouto ni Koi o Suru
2007	Lemon no Koro
2007	Shibuyaku Maruyamacho
2007	Awa dance
2009	April Bride April Bride is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Ryuichi Hiroki.- Cast :* Nana Eikura: Chie Nagashima* Eita: Taro Akasu* Satomi Tezuka* Misako Yasuda* Akira Emoto- Notes :...
2011	Antoki no Inochi Antoki no Inochi is an upcoming Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze and scheduled to be released in Japan in November 2011. It is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Sada.-Cast:* Masaki Okada, as Kyohei Nagashima* Nana Eikura, as Yuki Kubota...

Television

Year	Title
2004	Jiiji -Mago to Ita Natsu
2005	Jiiji II -Mago to Ita Natsu
	Kiken na Aneki Kiken na Aneki Kiken na Aneki is a Japanese television drama. It premiered in 2005 and was broadcast by Fuji Television, and ran for 10 episodes into 2006...
2006	Dandori -Dance Drill-
2007	Proposal Daisakusen Operation Love is a Japanese TV drama series that was aired on Fuji TV. The series started on April 16, 2007 and ended with 11 episodes on June 24, 2007. A special aired on March 25, 2008.- Overview :...
	Maison Ikkoku Maison Ikkoku is a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi and serialized in the manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1980 through 1987. Maison Ikkoku is a bitter-sweet comedic romance involving a group of madcap people who live in a boarding house in 1980s Tokyo...
2008	Hitomi
2009	Mei-chan no Shitsuji Mei-chan no Shitsuji is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riko Miyagi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Margaret magazine. The manga is licensed and published in Chinese in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing...
2010	Naka nai to kimeta Hi Naka nai to kimeta Hi -Details:*Title: 泣かないと決めた日*Title : Naka nai to Kimeta Hi*Format: Renzoku*Episodes: 8*Genre: Work*Broadcast network: Fuji TV*Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-26 to 2010-Mar-16*Air time: Tuesday 21:00-Cast:*Eikura Nana as Tsunoda Miki...
	Wagaya no Rekishi