Yukie Nakama
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1979-10-30 · Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
Known for
- Ring 0 (2000) — Sadako Yamamura
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy (2022) — Trisha Elric
- Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005) — Oboro
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) — Female Camper
- Giovanni's Island (2014) — Sawako (voice)
- Love & Pop (1998) — Chieko Takamori
- Gokusen (2002) — Kumiko Yamaguchi
- Trick: The Movie (2002) — Naoko Yamada
- Gokusen: The Movie (2009) — Kumiko Yamaguchi
- Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale (2010) — Naoko Yamada
- Trick (2000) — Naoko Yamada
- AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002) — Miyako Yashiro
- g@me. (2003) — Katsuragi Chiharu
- Trick: The Movie 2 (2006) — Naoko Yamada
- Trick the Movie: Last Stage (2014) — Naoko Yamada
- Sleeping Forest (2014) — special appearance