Yukie Nakama
Actor
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.
Filmography
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy
as Trisha Elric 2022
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
as Oboro 2005
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
as Female Camper 1999
Giovanni's Island
as Sawako (voice) 2014
Love & Pop
as Chieko Takamori 1998
Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale
as Naoko Yamada 2010
Trick: The Movie
as Naoko Yamada 2002
Gokusen: The Movie
as Kumiko Yamaguchi 2009
Trick the Movie: Last Stage
as Naoko Yamada 2014
g@me.
as Katsuragi Chiharu 2003
Trick: The Movie 2
as Naoko Yamada 2006
Sleeping Forest
as special appearance 2014
The Big Bee
as Akamine 2015
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness
as Lapis Lazuli (voice) 1998
Flowers
as Sato 2010
Abacus and Sword
as Koma Inoshiyama 2010