Nana Natsume is a renowned Japanese film actress, former AV idol, and a celebrated celebrity in Japan. Born on January 23, 1980, in Sakai, Osaka, Japan, Natsume began her entertainment career with appearances in local television shows in Osaka after graduating from high school. She worked as a dental assistant and real estate saleswoman before being scouted for work in the pornography industry in 2002.
Moving to Tokyo, Natsume appeared in photo features for several magazines, including Shukan Gendai and Weekly Post, and released a photobook and image DVD in 2002. She debuted in adult videos in 2004, hosting the AV Awards ceremony for Soft On Demand and releasing her debut video, Debut. Natsume has since appeared in numerous adult videos, including Final Pussy!, a science fiction-themed video, and Nana Natsume Showered by Semen, a bukakke movie.
Natsume has received numerous awards and recognition, including the Best AV Actress prize at the Tokyo Sports 5th annual Takeshi Kitano Awards in 2004, multiple awards at the 2005 SOD Awards, and the Best Actress prize at the 2006 SOD Awards. Her video Face Within Japan, Body Within a Vehicle!! won the Best Video prize at the 2006 AV Actress Grand Prix.
Natsume's career with SOD spanned over five years, during which she released about one video per month. Her retirement video, released in October 2007, was an 8-disk, over 16-hour package featuring scenes from her entire body of work.
