Yūka (actress)

Yūka (actress)
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actress, presenter, and former gravure idol. She is known for playing the lead role in NHK's drama Honjitsu wa Taian Nari and presenting the TBS variety show Ōsama no Brunch. From 1999 to 2001, she received the Golden Arrow Award every year. In 2003, she was given both a Golden Graph Award and the Japan Academy Prize for Best Newcomer.
Appearances
Films
Koi ni Utaeba (2002), Yumi Sakurai
Boku no Songokū (2003), Songokū
Reincarnation (2005), Nagisa Sugiura
Taishibōkei Tanita no Shain Shokudō (2013), Nanako Haruno
Black Butler (2014), Hanae Wakatsuki
Akumu-chan (2014), Kotoha Hirashima
Wood Job! (2014), Miki Īda
Galaxy Turnpike (2015), Rei
Jinsei no Yakusoku (2016), Yukiko Ōba
The Blue Hearts (2017)
Gokko (2017)
Hitsuji no Ki (2018), Rieko Ōta
You Shine in the Moonlit Night (2019)
TV dramas
Ao no Jidai (TBS, 1998), Yuka
The Sun Never Sets (Fuji TV, 2000), Ami Isetani
20-sai no Kekkon (TBS, 2000), Renko Chūganji
Love Story (TBS, 2001), Kano Kobayashi
Zoku Heisei Fūfu Jawan (NTV, 2002)
Yūkaza Cinema (TV Asahi, 2002)
Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari: Dramatic Syndrome (Fuji TV, 2001)
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 3 (Fuji TV, 2003)
Taiga drama Shinsengumi! (NHK, 2004)
Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari: Aketekure (Fuji TV, 2004)
Hoshi ni Negai o: 7jōma de Umareta 410-man no Hoshi (Fuji TV, 2005), Yōko Satō
Renai Shōsetsu "Duke" (TBS, 2006), Kōko Tachibana
24-jikan Terebi Ai wa Chikyū o Sukuu "Yūki" (NTV, 2006), Yoshie
Oishinbo (Fuji TV, 2007-2009), Yūko Kurita
Maru Maru Chibi Maruko Chan Episode 3 (Fuji TV, 2007)
Shinjitsu no Shuki BC Kyū Senpan Katō Tetsutarō "Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai" (NTV, 2007), Fujiko Katō
Gout Temps Nouveau (KTV, 2007), Yūka Tanaka
Maō Episode 4-7 (TBS, 2008), Makiko Naruse
Koi no Karasawagi: Love Stories V "Sōgiya no Onna" (NTV, 2008), Yuri Honda
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo Episode 8 (TBS, 2009), Teacher Izumi
My Girl (TV Asahi, 2009), Yōko Tsukamoto
Bungō: Nihon Bungaku Cinema "Ōgon Fūkei" (TBS, 2010), Okei
Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni (NTV, 2011)
T-UP presents Thumbs Up! (BS Fuji, 2011), Hana
Honjitsu wa Taian Nari (NHK, 2012), Takako Yamai
Papadol! (TBS, 2012), Haruka Hanamura
Akumu-chan (NTV, 2012), Kotoha Hirashima
Hakuba no Ōji-sama (NTV, 2013), Takako Hara
Hell Teacher Nūbē (NTV, 2014), Minako
Carolling: Christmas no Kiseki (NHK BS, 2014), Sūko Orihara
Taiga drama Hana Moyu (NHK, 2015), Sugihisa
Chikaemon (NHK, 2016), Osode
Rinshō Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri (NTV, 2016), Nozomi Ono
Hi no Ko (Tōkai TV, 2016), Yukimi Kajima
Hitoshi Ueki and Nobosemon (NHK, 2017), Tomiko
Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru (NHK, 2019)
Dubbing
Bunshinsaba (2004), Lee Yoo-jin
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ellie
Strings (2007), Jhinna
Bibliography
Books
Hirune no Honne (Kadokawa Shoten, October 2000)
Air (Shogakukan, June 2002)
Photobooks
ZIP (Eichi Shuppan, April 1998)
Vim with Rei Yoshii (Eichi Shuppan, April 1998)
Sirena (TIS, 1998)
Perfume (Wani Books, April 1999)
Yūka CF Special Carat (Futabasha, July 2000)
Innocent Yūka (Shueisha, April 2000)
Memories of Innocent Yūka (Shueisha, May 2000)
Koi ni Utaeba (Kadokawa Shoten, October 2002)
Yūka Body (Kodansha, March 2012)
Yūka Gravure (Kodansha, March 2012)
Yūka Gravure Tokusōban (Kodansha, March 2012)
Awards
The 36th Golden Arrow Award: Graph Award (1999)
The 37th Golden Arrow Award: Best Newcomer and Newcomer for Broadcasting Award (2000)
The 38th Golden Arrow Award: Broadcasting Award (2001)
The 26th Japan Academy Prize: Best Newcomer (2003)
The 40th Golden Arrow Award: Golden Graph Award (2003)
References
External links
Japanese gravure idols
1980 births
Actresses from Tokyo
Japanese television personalities
Living people
Horipro artists