Yukie Nakama
Acting
- Born:
- 1979-10-30
- Place of birth:
- Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
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.
Known For
Filmography
Scent of the Wind
Blizzard Chase
When I was a Child Everything Was Fine
The Laughing Salesman
STEP OUT
テレビ報道記者〜ニュースをつないだ女たち〜
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy
Chimudondon
Joou no Houigaku ~Shikatsushi~
Queen's Forensic Medicine: Necromancer
24 JAPAN
Secret of 10
Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman
Fake Affair
School Counselor
The Noble Detective
And Then There Were None
AIBOU: The Movie IV
Heaven
The Big Bee
Beauty and the Fellow
The Good Listener
Woman Lived Mori Mitsuko
Hanako & Anne
Giovanni's Island
Trick Shinsaku Special 3
Trick the Movie: Last Stage
Sleeping Forest
Trick Haha no Izumi Hen Cho Kanzen Ban
Honey Trap
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Island Teacher
Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
Saki
Ghost Mama Investigation
Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special
Renai Neet: Wasureta Koi no Hajimekata
Ryujin Mabuyer The Movie: Nanatsu no Mabui
Hanayome
Antarctica
Scalpel of Evil Women
The Tempest
The Beautiful Neighbor
Mesen
Abacus and Sword
Japanese Americans
Flowers
Trick Shinsaku Special 2
Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale
Untouchable
Gokusen: The Movie
MR.BRAIN
Ordinary Miracles
I Want to Be a Shellfish
Joshideka
The Lawyer of Shimane
Elite Yankee Saburo
Erai Tokoro ni Totsuide Shimatta!
Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace
Trick: The Movie 2
Love and Glory
Satomi Hakkenden
Trick Shinsaku Special
Haru and Natsu
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
弟
Destiny of Love
g@me.
Song of the Canefields
Kao
Musashi
Trick: The Movie
Night Hospital
ナイト ホスピタル
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Gokusen
Dragon King: The Beasts' Code
Love From a Lie
LOVE SONG
There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie
There's Always Tomorrow, We Have Tomorrow
Drowning Fish
FACE〜見知らぬ恋人〜
Trick
Ring 0
Love 2000
P.S. I'm Fine, Shunpei
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Kimi to Ita Mirai no Tame ni ~ I'll be back
Document Love & Pop
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness
Precious Time
Invisible Girl Air
Love & Pop
Bayside Shakedown SP: Year-End Special Alert
Shiawaseiro Shashinkan
D×D: Dangerous Angel × Death Hunter
Ano Subarashii Ai Wo Mou Ichido
Mokuyou no Kaidan'97: Akuryou Gakuen
Haunted Junction
Mischievous Kiss
In Tomoko's Case
Can't Stand It Whatsoever