Yukie Nakama

Yukie Nakama
Born	Yukie Nakama (仲間由紀恵?) October 30, 1979 (1979-10-30) (age 32) Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	actress, singer, and idol
Years active	1994 - present

Yukie Nakama (仲間 由紀恵, Nakama Yukie^?, 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.

Filmography

Dramas

• Mou gaman dekinai (1996)
• Itazura na Kiss (1996)
• Tomoko no Baai (1996)
• Mokuyou no kaidan #15 (1997)
• Dangerous Angel x Death Hunter (1997) (Episode 4 guest star)
• Shiawase iro shashinkan (1997)
• Odoru daisousasen saimatsu tokubetsu keikai (1997)
• Kamisama mou sukoshi dake (1998)
• Hashire koumuin! (1998)
• Kimi to ita mirai no tame ni: I'll be Back (1999)
• P.S. Genki desu, Shunpei (1999)
• Nisennen no koi / Love 2000 (2000)
• Trick (2000)
• Face: Mishiranu koibito (2001)
• Ashita ga arusa (2001)
• Uso Koi (2001)
• Trick 2 (2002)
• Gokusen (2002)
• Night Hospital byouki wa nemuranai (2002)
• Musashi (2003)
• Gokusen Special Sayonara 3-nen D-gumi ... Yankumi namida no sotsugyoshiki (2003)
• Kao (2003)
• Satoukibi batake no uta / Songs from the Canefield (2003)
• Trick 3 (2003)
• Ranpo R (2004) (Episode 3 guest star)
• Tokyo Wankei (2004)
• Otouto (2004)
• Gokusen 2 (2005)
• Haru to Natsu (2005)
• Trick TV Special (2005)
• NHK Taiga Drama "Kōmyō-ga-tsuji" (2006)
• Satomi Hakkenden (2006)
• Erai Tokoro ni Totsuide Shimatta! (2007)
• Himawari: Natsume masako 27 nen no shôgai to haha no ai (2007)
• Joshi Deka (2007)
• Gokusen 3 (2008)
• Arifureta Kiseki (2009)
• Mr. Brain (Episode 6 guest actress) (2009)
• Untouchable as Narumi Ryoko (TV Asahi, 2009)
• Utsukushii Rinjin (2011)
• Tempest (2011)

Movies

• Tomoko no baai (1996)
• Love & Pop (1998)
• Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness (1998) voice:Lapis Lazuli
• Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys (1999)
• Ring 0: Birthday (2000)
• Oboreru sakana (2001)
• Love Song (2001)
• Trick Movie (2002)
• Ashita ga arusa, The Movie (2002)
• G@me (2003)
• Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
• Trick 2 (2006)
• Oh! Oku (2006)
• Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai (2008)
• Gokusen the Movie (2009)
• Gekijoban TRICK - Reinoryokusha Battle Royale (2010)

Anime

• Haunted Junction, theme song performances "Kokoro ni watashi ga futari iru" & "Tremolo" (1997)
• The Prince of Darkness (Nadesico) (1998)

Video Games

• Rockman X4, theme song performances, "Makenai Ai ga kitto aru" & "One More Chance" (1997)

Dubbing

• Shining Time Station, Becky (1991-1995)

Discography

Single

• "Moonlight to Daybreak" (1996)
• "True Love Story (Koi no Yō ni Bokutachi wa)" (トゥルー・ラブストーリー〜恋のように僕たちは〜^?) (1996) True Love Story theme song
• "Kokoro ni Watashi ga Futari iru/Tremolo" (心に私がふたりいる／トレモロ^?) (1997)
• "Makenai Ai ga Kitto aru/One More Chance (負けない愛がきっとある/One More Chance^?) (1997) Mega Man X4 OP & ED and Don't Leave Me Alone, Daisy Ending Theme
• "Tōi Hi no Melody/Viola no Yume (遠い日のメロディー／ヴィオラの夢^?) (1997) Haunted Junction
• "Aoi Tori/Hareta Hi to Nichiyōbi no Asa wa" (青い鳥／晴れた日と日曜日の朝は^?) (1998)
• "Birthday/I Feel You" (2000) Ring 0: Birthday image song
• "Aishiteru" (愛してる^?) (2001)
• "Koi no Download" (恋のダウンロード^?) (2006) [as Yukie with Downloads]

Album

• Tōi Hi no Melody (遠い日のメロディー^?) (1998)

TV commercials/advertisements

• au by KDDI
• Shiseido Tsubaki
• Takeda Pharmaceuticals Benza Block
• Panasonic Nanocare
• Lotte Xylitol
• JA Kyosai
• Japan Railways JR West
• Nissin Chicken Ramen
• Kirin Ururu-cha
• Pocky Glico
• Sapporo Beer Mugi to Hoppu

Awards

Japanese Drama Academy Awards:

• Spring 2002: Best Actress for Gokusen
• Spring 2003: Best Actress for Kao
• Fall 2003: Best Actress for Trick 3
• Summer 2004: Best Dresser for Tokyo Wankei
• Winter 2005: Best Actress for Gokusen 2

Japan Academy Prize (film)

• 2009: Nominated Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/2009/index.html#06

External links

• Official Page (Japanese)
• Yukie Nakama at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Nakama, Yukie
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Date of birth	October 30, 1979
Place of birth	Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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