Yukie Nakama
Acting
Biography
Yukie Nakama (born October 30, 1979) is a Japanese actress, singer and former idol. She was born in Okinawa, Japan, in a fisherman's family, the youngest of five siblings. At the start of her career she was a gravure idol and singer (her debut single "Moonlight to Daybreak" was released in 1996), and appeared in bit roles until her career breakthrough playing Sadako in "Ring 0: Birthday (2000)." In 2000, Nakama demonstrated her talent for comedy with her lead role in the Japanese television drama Trick which proved so popular that it had two more seasons and three film versions, but it was the top-rating TV series Gokusen (2002), a live-action version of the popular manga, that established her as one of Japan's most popular and bankable actresses. Nakama has featured in commercials for companies such as Nissin, Glico, Lotte, Asahi, Shiseido, au by KDDI, and has even served as a spokesperson for Japan Railways and the Japanese Tax Agency. She is managed by Production Ogi.
Born: October 30, 1979
Place of Birth: Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Filmography
as Ogura An
as Iine Hoshiyo
as Trisha Elric
as Yuko Higa
as Urara Asakura
as Yoshizawa Yoko
as Makiko Yoshioka
as Ryo Shiramine
as Miyako Yashiro
as Maehata Shigeko
as Akamine
as Sawatari Ichiko
as Sakura Mizusawa (DJ Kokoro)
as Mitsuko Mori
as Sawako (voice)
as Naoko Yamada
as special appearance
as Natsumi Endo
as Makiko Norita
as Chihiro Natsumura
as Ichi Sasahara
as Saki Amihama
as Choko Uehara
as Rin Kinoshita
as Kinmamunsama
as Katakura Tomoe
as Yukari Kuramochi
as Fuyumi
as Manazuru / Neon Son
as Meyer Saki
as Koma Inoshiyama
as Shinobu Hiramatsu (Matsusawa)
as Sato
as Naoko Yamada
as Naoko Yamada
as Ryoko Narumi
as Kumiko Yamaguchi
as Kana Nakajo
as Fusae Shimizu
as Kurumi Hatakeyama
as Mizuho Yamazaki
as Kimiko Yamamoto
as Naoko Yamada
as Chiyo
as Fusehime
as Natsu Takakura
as Oboro
as Mika Kimoto / Yuri Kim
as Katsuragi Chiharu
as Mizuho Hirano（平野 瑞穂）
as Yae / Koto
as Naoko Yamada
as Receptionist
as Miyako Yashiro
as Kumiko Yamaguchi
as Special Appearance
as Akiko
as Receptionist
as Maki Aikawa
as 相沢早紀
as Naoko Yamada
as Sadako Yamamura
as Mashiro Maria
as Female Camper
as Kaoru
as Chieko Takamori
as Mayu Kitami
as Chieko Nakamori
as Asahina Mutsuki (voice)
as 矢田园子