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Yukie Nakama

Yukie Nakama

Birthday: 1979-10-30 | Place of Birth: Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yukie Nakama, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Chimudondon

as    Yuko Higa

2020
24 JAPAN

as    Urara Asakura

2017
Heaven

as    Maehata Shigeko

2014
Giovanni's Island

as    Sawako (voice)

2013
The Island Teacher

as    Chihiro Natsumura

2011
The Beautiful Neighbor

as    Meyer Saki

2005
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

as    Oboro

2000
Trick

as    Naoko Yamada