Juri Ueno

Juri Ueno

Birthday: 1986-05-25

Place of Birth: Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan

Biography: Juri Ueno (born May 25, 1986) is a Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan. She was one of six actors to receive the "Newcomer of the Year" prize at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her role in Swing Girls. She is also known for her starring role as the title character in the live-action adaptation of Nodame Cantabile for which she won "Best Lead Actress" at the 51st Television Drama Academy Awards in 2007, and as Ruka Kishimoto in Last Friends for which she was voted "Best Supporting Actress" at the Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix and the 57th Television Drama Academy Awards in 2008.

Movies

Neighbor X
Neighbor X

The “ultimate love” that aims at “tolerance” and “symbiosis” will be sublimated and ask questions to...

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Summer Time Machine Blues
Summer Time Machine Blues

The members of a sci-fi club accidentally spill Coke on the remote controller of an air-conditioner ...

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Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

Suzume Katagura, a bored housewife, spends her days doing chores and taking care of her husband's pe...

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Swing Girls
Swing Girls

A tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they...

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Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I

Chiaki is an aspiring conductor who faces the challenge of leading an orchestra which is made up of ...

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Rainbow Song
Rainbow Song

Tomoya Kishida is working as a staffer in a television studio when he hears about the death of his c...

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Naoko
Naoko

Naoko meets Yusuke while staying on an island for medical treatment. Yusuke's graceful athletic figu...

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Gu Gu, the Cat
Gu Gu, the Cat

Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Sab...

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The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders
The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders

Miyuki receives an invitation from her friend Hikune Youhei to the themed inn called "Ruins", locate...

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Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

Nodame and Chiaki mutually decide that it would be for the best if they parted ways for a while so N...

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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

A part-time employee in a mahjong parlour runs across a young woman, who is unable to walk, in baby ...

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Killer Bride's Perfect Crime
Killer Bride's Perfect Crime

Hiroko is about to get married to the handsome Kenichiro when disaster strikes. Her landlord stops b...

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For the coming day
For the coming day

Miyo Hanayama works as a home care nurse, supporting the home care of patients who are close to dea...

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The Stars Converge
The Stars Converge

Chirusoku Summer, the film set in the sister cities of Pusan, South Korea and the city of Shimonosek...

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Girl in the Sunny Place
Girl in the Sunny Place

A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days....

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Juri Ueno: ao akua
Juri Ueno: ao akua

DVD accompanying Juri Ueno's photobook "ao akua" including a short film, documentary, and interviews...

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Arch Angels
Arch Angels

Every high school has its misfits, its square pegs, its rebels. St. Michael's Academy, nestled on an...

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Kung Fu Kid
Kung Fu Kid

A young martial arts student gets caught up in a series of Kung Fu adventures with a woman who manag...

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Shishousetsu: Hattatsu Shougai no Boku ga Junai Shousetsuka ni nareta Riyuu
Shishousetsu: Hattatsu Shougai no Boku ga Junai Shousetsuka ni nareta Riyuu

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The Beauty Inside
The Beauty Inside

Woo-jin, a furniture designer who wakes up in a different body every day, falls for Yi-soo, a woman ...

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SWING GIRLS First & Last Concert
SWING GIRLS First & Last Concert

The big band 'Swing Girls & A Boy' formed in the movie 'SWING GIRLS'. This concert will be the culmi...

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Mystery Trilogy Special
Mystery Trilogy Special

This mystery special consists of three thrilling stories by three notable writers....

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Christmas on July 24th Avenue
Christmas on July 24th Avenue

Sayuri Honda (Miki Nakatani) claims she has no interests in love affairs. She refuses to take things...

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Yell for the Blue Sky
Yell for the Blue Sky

As a child, Ono Tsubasa saw a Shirato baseball game on TV and was amazed at the Trumpet player in th...

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My Dad and Mr. Ito
My Dad and Mr. Ito

He is rejected by his sister when the brother floats the idea that their father move from his house ...

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Switch of Happiness
Switch of Happiness

Through this movie, you can find Your own 'Switch to Happiness'. Heartwarming story of stubborn fath...

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Our War
Our War

"Our War" is a special drama produced by Japanese TBS TV. This is the third bomb of the war-themed T...

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Nodame Cantabile in Europe
Nodame Cantabile in Europe

This 2 night special takes off during their graduation, where Chiaki-senpai & Nodame left for Europe...

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Sea Without Exit
Sea Without Exit

Koji Namiki is a young pitcher who has shown great promise on the diamond by winning the National Hi...

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Child by Children
Child by Children

Haruna is a lively tomboy in the 5th year at elementary school. One day, while playing with Hiroyuki...

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Scary True Stories: Summer Special 2025
Scary True Stories: Summer Special 2025

The special features seven total stories: six digitally remastered classic episodes, chosen through ...

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