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Twenty years since \u201cRena Nonen,\u201d ten years since \u201cNON.\u201d
\nAuthor Narumi Komatsu has published the first full-scale biography chronicling her journey and future as she has blazed a new trail.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to set the rules for my own life.\u201d
\nHow did she become a trailblazer?<\/p>\n
Nonfiction writer Narumi Komatsu conducted extensive, long-term interviews with \u201cNON\u201d\u2014who has carved out a truly unique path as an actress and artist\u2014and vividly portrays everything from her upbringing to her new name and her insatiable creative drive, through the author\u2019s unique interpretation and meticulous prose.<\/p>\n
In this book, NON\u2019s innermost thoughts\u2014which have rarely been shared before\u2014come to life through the written word.
\nFrom her roots in her \u201chometown\u201d to her conflicts with her mother during her modeling days, her passion for the guitar and rock music, the days she spent grappling with her roles in *Amachan* and *In This Corner of the World*, and her commitment to \u201cstaying true to what she loves\u201d alongside her new name\u2014NON\u2019s pride and integrity are revealed through meticulous research.<\/p>\n
A powerful way of life\u2014one in which she has walked steadfastly along the path she has chosen of her own free will.
\nNON\u2019s unblemished approach is overflowing with joy and gratitude as she continues to forge ahead in the world of expression.
\nThe journey of NON chronicled in this book is sure to kindle a quiet flame in the hearts of modern people who wish to live authentically.<\/p>\n
We highly recommend you read it.<\/p>\n
\u25a0Bibliographic Information<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Twenty years since \u201cRena Nonen,\u201d ten years since \u201cNON.\u201d Author Narumi Komatsu has published the first full-scale biography chronicling her journey and future as she has blazed a new trail. \u201cI want to set the rules for my own life.\u201d How did she become a trailblazer? Nonfiction writer Narumi Komatsu conducted extensive, long-term interviews with \u201cNON\u201d\u2014who has carved out a truly unique path as an actress and artist\u2014and vividly portrays everything from her upbringing to her new name and her insatiable creative drive, through the author\u2019s unique interpretation and meticulous prose. In this book, NON\u2019s innermost thoughts\u2014which have rarely been shared before\u2014come to life through the written word. From her roots in her \u201chometown\u201d to her conflicts with her mother during her modeling days, her passion for the guitar and rock music, the days she spent grappling with her roles in *Amachan* and *In This Corner of the World*, and her commitment to \u201cstaying true to what she loves\u201d alongside her new name\u2014NON\u2019s pride and integrity are revealed through meticulous research. A powerful way of life\u2014one in which she has walked steadfastly along the path she has chosen of her own free will. NON\u2019s unblemished approach is overflowing with joy and gratitude as she continues to forge ahead in the world of expression. The journey of NON chronicled in this book is sure to kindle a quiet flame in the hearts of modern people who wish to live authentically. We highly recommend you read it. \u25a0Bibliographic Information Title: *NON-Fiction: The Birth of a Hero* Author: Narumi Komatsu List Price: Print edition: 2,310 yen (tax included) E-book: 2,200 yen (tax included) Release Date: Tuesday, September 15 Publisher: Bungeishunju Format: Shiroku size \/ Paperback \/ 360 pages <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":31306,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/?p=31289","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book","category-others","en-US"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31338,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31337\/revisions\/31338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTitle: *NON-Fiction: The Birth of a Hero*
\nAuthor: Narumi Komatsu
\nList Price: Print edition: 2,310 yen (tax included)
\nE-book: 2,200 yen (tax included)
\nRelease Date: Tuesday, September 15
\nPublisher: Bungeishunju
\nFormat: Shiroku size \/ Paperback \/ 360 pages<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dmcoup0s63tbi.cloudfront.net\/control-panel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24160226\/%E3%81%AE%E3%82%93%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3_obi_72_rgb.jpg\")
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