Juri Manase

Juri Manase (真瀬 樹里 Manase Juri, born January 1, 1975) is a Japanese actress.
Julie is the nickname of Juri Manase. It is spelled this way "Julie" to make it easier to pronounce for people all over the world.

Biography

Early life

Juri was born Juri Maeda (前田 樹里　Maeda Juri) in Tokyo, Japan. 　She is the daughter of actors Sonny Chiba and Yoko Nogiwa. Her father contributed one of the Kanjis, Chinese characters, 真 for her stage-last name, which is composed of two Chinese characters, 真瀬. This Kanji, 真, primarily refers to truth or reality. Her father also contributed the same chinese character, 真, to his protégé, actor Hiroyuki Sanada (真田, Sanada). She was inspired to be an actress at an early age from seeing her Mother and Father on sets and stage. Throughout her educational career , she pursued an education to acquire the broadest range of skills to help her become a versatile actor. In both junior and senior high school, she was a member of the English acting club. In college, she studied acting at Nippon University as well as was a member of the Tate (Japanese sword-action) club there.

Career

In 1994, she began her career as an actor. And, in the same year, she landed a significant role by auditioning for a movie called "ButouhaJingi -Kanketsuhen-." She, then, appeared in several TV series, movies and plays in Japan. In 1998, Juri was praised in her role as a guest lead in an NHK TV series about Samurai called “Terakoya Yume Shinan.” Her career extended overseas when in 2002 she was invited to the US to teach 'Tate' to the leads in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill." Along the way, she was offered the role of "Crazy 88." The director also asked her to be Lucy Liu's stunt double for a few takes. This is because those takes could only be done by Juri due to her level of expertise in 'Tate' and Japanese traditional dance. More recently, in 2007, she obtained a significant role as a Shinobi (Ninja) in the big NHK samurai TV series, Fūrin Kazan (Taiga drama). Her performance as well as her expertise in sword-action fascinated the viewers. Fūrin Kazan (Taiga drama) was NHK's 2007 annual, year-long historical fiction referred to as taiga drama. Film authority, Louis Anderman, refers to it as "Masterpiece (TV series) theater with swords." So far, Juri's career has demonstrated her drive to realize her childhood dream of being broadly-trained, versatile actor.

Filmography

TV

* "Watashi no Unmei" - Series Regular - (1994 - 1995)
* "Inochi no Genba kara 3" - Series Regular - (1995)
* "Ai toha Kesshite Koukai shinaikoto" - Series Regular - (1996)
* "Hitorigurashi" - Series Regular - (1996)
* "Oryourigakkou Satsujinjiken" - Supporting - (1997)
* "Hyouen" – Recurring Guest - (1997)
* "Terakoya Yume Shinan / episode 18" - Guest Star - (1998)
* "Terakoya Yume Shinan / episode 23,24" - Guest - (1998)
* "OryouriGakkou Satsujinjiken 2" - Supporting - (1998)
* "Shichinin no OL Sommelier" - Supporting - (1998)
* "Kamiyui Isaji" - Guest Star - (1999)
* "Kyoto Meikyuu Annai" - Guest - (1999)
* "good news" - Series Regular - (1999)
* "Kanojyotachi no Jidai" - Series Regular - (1999)
* "Kids War" - Series Regular - (1999)
* "Aoitori Syndrome" - Series Regular - (1999)
* "Big Wing" - Series Regular - (2001)
* "Kyoto Meikyuu Annai 3" - Series Regular - (2001)
* "Gekai Saeki Makoto no Satsujin Karute" - Supporting - (2001)
* "Jigokuno Hanayome 2" - Supporting - (2001)
* "Kabegiwa Zeimukan" (2001)
* "Jittenin / episode 9" - Guest - (2001)
* "Kyoto Meikyuu Annai 'Special'" (2001)
* "Red" - Recurring Guest - (2001)
* "Gokenin Zankuro" - Guest Star - (2002)
* "Kyoto Meikyuu Annai 4" - Series Regular - (2002)
* "Karuta Queen" - Series Regular - (2003)
* "Kyoto Meikyuu Annai 5" - Series Regular - (2003)
* "Daisuki! Itsutsugo 5" - Series Regular - (2003)
* "Misshitsu no Nukeana" (2003)
* ' Travel Show "Tabi no Kaori, Toki no Asobi" ' - France - (2004)
* "JikenTyousain, Nanjou Makoto" - Guest Star - (2004)
* "Jikou" (2004)
* "Tetsudou Keisatsukan, Kiyomura Kouzaburou" (2005)
* "OnnaKeiji Mizuki" - Series Regular - (2005)
* "Tetsudou Keisatsukan, Kiyomura Kouzaburou 2" (2006)
* "Tetsudou Keisatsukan, Kiyomura Kouzaburou 3" (2006)
* "Tetsudou Keisatsukan, Kiyomura Kouzaburou 4" (2007)
* "Tetsudou Keisatsukan, Kiyomura Kouzaburou 5" (2007)
* "FuuRinKaZan" - Series Regular - (NHK / Taiga Drama) (2007)
* "OnnaKeiji Mizuki 2" - Series Regular - (2007)
* "Tetsudou Keisatsukan, Kiyomura Kouzaburou 6" (2008)

External links

* [http://juri-manase.com/ Juri Manase Official Website]