The Face of Chanel

Global exposure for actress and model Komatsu Nana as she has been chosen as the face of Chanel for their 2023/2024 ready-to-wear collection, to be presented next Tuesday (March 7) at the Paris Fashion Week. A teaser was released on Sunday 5 and the full movie, directed by renowned photographers Inez and Vinoodh, will be revealed on Tuesday.

Nana Komatsu was appointed House Ambassador for Chanel by the late Karl Lagerfeld himself back in 2015, she was just 19 then. As such, she could officially represent Chanel at official events which she did on several occasions in Japan and Taiwan. The actress is the first Japanese star (and the second Asian celebrity, after Korean singer and dancer Jennie) to enjoy such promotion from Chanel.

see more: Chanel teaser, pics, vidcaps, links…

New Project: Who Were We?

Step by step or rather bit by bit, more news have become available about Who Were We? one of the new film projects starring Komatsu Nana. Directed by Tetsuya Tomina, it was shot in 2022 and Komatsu Nana‘s co-star is seasoned actor Ryuhei Matsuda. The movie is still listed as work in progress (post-production).

The storyline/synopsis surfaced a few days ago and a poster (temp? final?) was included on various reports on March 3.

Short Synopsis (from HKIFF): A woman who has no memory of her past falls in love with a man who also has no memory. Who were they before they met?

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