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.
Acting
Movie
Ring 0
as Sadako Yamamura
2000
Movie
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy
as Trisha Elric
2022
Movie
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
as Oboro
2005
Movie
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
as Female Camper
1999
Movie
Giovanni's Island
as Sawako (voice)
2014
Movie
Love & Pop
as Chieko Takamori
1998
TV
Gokusen
as Kumiko Yamaguchi
2002
Movie
Trick: The Movie
as Naoko Yamada
2002
Movie
Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale
as Naoko Yamada
2010
Movie
Gokusen: The Movie
as Kumiko Yamaguchi
2009
TV
Trick
as Naoko Yamada
2000
Movie
g@me.
as Katsuragi Chiharu
2003
Movie
Trick the Movie: Last Stage
as Naoko Yamada
2014
Movie
Trick: The Movie 2
as Naoko Yamada
2006
TV
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
as Miyako Yashiro
2002
Movie
Sleeping Forest
as special appearance
2014
TV
MR.BRAIN
2009
Movie
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness
as Lapis Lazuli (voice)
1998
Movie
The Big Bee
as Akamine
2015
Movie
Flowers
as Sato
2010
Movie
Abacus and Sword
as Koma Inoshiyama
2010
Movie
Trick Shinsaku Special 3
2014
TV
The Noble Detective
2017
Movie
Trick Shinsaku Special
2005
