Juri Ueno
Actor
Biography
Juri Ueno (born May 25, 1986) is a Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan. She was one of six actors to receive the "Newcomer of the Year" prize at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her role in Swing Girls. She is also known for her starring role as the title character in the live-action adaptation of Nodame Cantabile for which she won "Best Lead Actress" at the 51st Television Drama Academy Awards in 2007, and as Ruka Kishimoto in Last Friends for which she was voted "Best Supporting Actress" at the Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix and the 57th Television Drama Academy Awards in 2008.
Filmography
Swing Girls
as Tomoko Suzuki 2004
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
as Kanae 2003
Summer Time Machine Blues
as Haruka Shibata 2005
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I
as Megumi Noda 2009
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Suzume Katakura 2005
Girl in the Sunny Place
as Mao Watarai 2013
Rainbow Song
as Aoi Sato 2006
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
as Megumi Noda 2010
Nodame Cantabile in Europe
as Noda Megumi 2008
Yell for the Blue Sky
as Yoko Sugimura 2016
Gu Gu, the Cat
as Naomi 2008
Arch Angels
as Fumio Shijo 2006
Kung Fu Kid
as Kaitenzushi no Ten'in 2007
Killer Bride's Perfect Crime
as Hiroko Numashiri 2009
My Dad and Mr. Ito
as Aya Yamanaka 2016
Sea Without Exit
as Minako Narumi 2006