, known professionally as , is a Japanese actress, presenter, and former

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. She is known for playing the lead role in

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'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 * ''

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'' (2005), Nagisa Sugiura * ''Taishibōkei Tanita no Shain Shokudō'' (2013), Nanako Haruno * ''

Black Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the 12-year-old Earl of Phan ...

'' (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 is a Japanese manga series written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. Published by Kodansha, it was serialized in the ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Evening'' from June 2011 to April 2014, with its chapters compiled into fi ...

'' (2018), Rieko Ōta * ''You Shine in the Moonlit Night'' (2019)

TV dramas

* ''Ao no Jidai'' ( TBS, 1998), Yuka * '' The Sun Never Sets'' (

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, 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'' (

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, 2002) * ''Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari: Dramatic Syndrome'' (Fuji TV, 2001) * ''Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 3'' (Fuji TV, 2003) * ''

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Shinsengumi! is a 2004 Taiga drama historical fiction television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period. Actors include Koji Yamamoto (actor), Koji ...

'' (

, 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 is a long-running Japanese cooking manga series written by Tetsu Kariya and drawn by . The manga's title is a portmanteau of the Japanese word for "delicious", , and the word for someone who loves to eat, . The series depicts the adventur ...

'' (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 , often shortened to and known in English as ''KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It takes place in the present day, in and around a neighborhood police station (kōb ...

'' 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 is a manga series written and illustrated by Fumiyo Kōno which ran from 2007 to 2009 in ''Weekly Manga Action''. It follows the life of Suzu Urano, a young bride with her new family living on the outskirts of Kure, Hiroshima, Kure City d ...

'' (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 is a 2015 Japanese historical drama television series, the 54th NHK ''taiga'' drama. The series stars Mao Inoue as Sugi Fumi, a sister of Meiji Restoration scholar Yoshida Shōin. It premiered on January 4, 2015, and ended on December 13, 2015 ...

'' (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'' (

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, October 2000) * ''Air'' (

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, June 2002)

Photobooks

* ''ZIP'' (Eichi Shuppan, April 1998) * ''Vim'' with Rei Yoshii (Eichi Shuppan, April 1998) * ''Sirena'' (TIS, 1998) * ''Perfume'' (

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, April 1999) * ''Yūka CF Special Carat'' (

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, July 2000) * ''Innocent Yūka'' (

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, April 2000) * ''Memories of Innocent Yūka'' (Shueisha, May 2000) * ''Koi ni Utaeba'' (

, October 2002) * ''Yūka Body'' (

Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...

, 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

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuka Japanese gravure idols 1980 births Actresses from Tokyo Japanese women television personalities Living people Horipro artists People from Tachikawa