Yūko Takeuchi (竹内 結子,
Takeuchi Yūko?, born April 1, 1980 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She made her big break with NHK's television series
Asuka and JT Green's commercial. She has gone on to star in many TV shows, movies, and commercials.
On May 10, 2005, Takeuchi married Shidō Nakamura, a Kabuki actor. They met during the filming of the movie
Be with You. They divorced on February 29, 2008.
She is popular for her cute looks and cheerful image. She is said to be like Meg Ryan by a Japanese magazine, and said to be like Audrey Hepburn by director Kichitaro Negishi.
Yuko has been in such Japanese television dramas as
Mukodono (My Husband),
Lunch No Joou (The Queen of Lunch),
Egao No Hōsoku, and
Pride. In
Mukodono she comically plays a newly-wed with popular band TOKIO's lead singer, Nagase Tomoya, and in
Lunch no Jouou she plays an active girl with a mysterious past.
Egao No Hōsoku shows her experience meeting new people while supporting a manga writer, and in
Pride she is a symbol of the good old days to the main character, played by Takuya Kimura. All of these shows portray her as playful and witty, and her smile never fails to melt the hearts of other characters.
Movies she has starred in include
Hoshi Ni Negaiwo,
Yomigaeri and
Be with You (
Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu). All of these have thought-provoking plots and she acts well, pulling the audience into the story. Her excellent performance in
Yomigaeri was recognized by the 27th Japanese Academy Awards. She has also won other various awards for her television and movie appearances. Especially in Sidecar ni inu, she plays mysterious woman and has won many awards.
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TV Series
Bara no nai Hanaya as Shirato Mio (Fuji TV, 2008)
Fukigen na Gene as Aoi Yoshiko (Fuji TV, 2005)
Shin New York Koi Monogatari (Fuji TV, 2004)
Pride as Murase Aki (Fuji TV, 2004)
Warushawa no Aki (YTV, 2003)
Egao no Hosoku as Kurasawa Yumi (TBS, 2003)
Shiroi Kage SP (TBS, 2003)
Lunch no Joou as Mugita Natsumi (Fuji TV, 2002)
Gakkou no Sensei (TBS, 2001)
Mukodono! as Arai Sakura (Fuji TV, 2001)
Shiroi Kage (TBS, 2001)
Style! (TV Asahi, 2000)
Hyakunen no Monogatari (TBS, 2000, ep2)
Friends (TBS, 2000)
Asuka as Miyamoto Asuka (NHK, 1999)
Romance (NTV, 1999)
Nanisama as Kimura Yuri (TBS, 1998)
Setsunai (TV Asahi, 1998)
Korituku Natsu (NTV, 1998)
Shin-D Natsu no Wasuremono (NTV, 1997)
Ii Hito (Fuji TV, 1997, ep5,6)
Saibougu (Fuji TV, 1996)
Movies
Nakumonka (2009)
The Triumphant General Rouge (2009)
Team Batista no Eikou (2008)
Closed Note (2007)
Midnight Eagle (2007)
Sidecar ni Inu (2007)
Warsaw no Aki (2006)
Haru no Yuki / Spring Snow (2005)
Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu / Be With You (2004)
Tengoku no Honya / Heaven's Bookstore (2004)
Yomigaeri (2003)
Hoshi ni Negai wo (2003)
Big Show (1999)
Ringu (1998)
Innocent World (1998)
Voice Acting
Titanic (Japanese stand-in version) (2001 Fuji TV) as Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater
Narrator
Sutekina Uchusen Chikyugo (2002 TV Asahi)
Sony Ericsson SO903i
Discover West (West Japan Railway Company)
TSUBAKI (Shiseido Co.,Ltd)
STATION COMMERCIAL (JAPAN ENERGY CORPORATION)
KIZAMI (CACAO MORINAGA&CO.,LTD)
RUSUNE (MORINAGA&CO.,LTD)
Awards
2008: 81st Kinema Junpo Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu, Closed Note, and Midnight Eagle
2008: 17th Japan Movie Critics Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu
2008: Yahoo! Japan Katteni Movie Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu and Closed Note
2008: 56th the Television Drama Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress for Bara no nai Hanaya
2007: Osaka Movie Press Club Best Movie Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu
2007: 20th Nikkan Sports Film Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu
2007: 31st Fumiko Yamaji Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu
2005: 22nd Wakayama Citizen Movie festival: Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu
2005: 9th NIFTY Film Award: Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu
2005: Movie Walker Cinema Award: Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu
2003-2004: 7th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Actress for Pride
2004: 13th Japan Movie Critics Award: Best Actress for Yomigaeri
2002-2003: 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Actress for Lunch no Joou
2002: 34th the Television Drama Academy Award: Best Actress for Lunch no Joou
2002: 26th Élan d'or Best New Comer Award
2001: 31st the Television Drama Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress for Gakkou no Sensei
2001: 9th Hashida Best New Comer Award
Nominations
2009: 34th Hochi Film Award: Best Actress for The Triumphant of General Rouge
2007: 50th Blue Ribbon Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu
2007: 17th Tokyo Sports Film Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu
2005: 29th Japanese Academy Award: Best Actress for Haru no Yuki
2004-2005: 8th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Actress for Fukigen na Gene
2004: 28th Japanese Academy Award: Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu
2004: 47th Blue Ribbon Award: Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu,Heaven's Bookstore
2004: 14th Tokyo Sports Film Award: Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu
2003: 27th Japanese Academy Award: Best Actress for Yomigaeri
2003: 46th Blue Ribbon Award: Best Actress for Yomigaeri,Hoshi ni Negai wo
