Yūko Nakamura
Yūko Nakamura is a Japanese actress, born on 7 January 1975 in Fukui, Japan. She won the award for best actress at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2001 for the film Firefly (Hotaru) and the award for best supporting actress at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival for Strawberry Shortcakes.
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Yūko Nakamura
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- Name
- Yūko Nakamura
- Born
- 7 January 1975
- Birthplace
- Fukui, Japan
- Occupation
- Actress
- Full name
- 中村 優子.
- Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
- Known for
- Firefly · Strawberry Shortcakes
- Languages
- Japanese · Italian · English
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Yūko Nakamura is a Japanese actress, born on 7 January 1975 in Fukui, Japan. She won the award for best actress at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2001 for the film Firefly (Hotaru) and the award for best supporting actress at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival for Strawberry Shortcakes.
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• Name — Yūko Nakamura • Born — 7 January 1975 • Birthplace — Fukui, Japan • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1997–present
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 2007 — Perfect Blue Sky — Kiyomi Ishihara — Asadora • 2010-2011 — Carnation — Kanako Yoshizawa — Asadora • 2013 — Yae's Sakura — Shiori Okesaku — Taiga drama • 2015 — Mare — Shiori Okesaku — Asadora • 2017 — Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion — Misako Hashizume • 2024 — Swallows — Ririko Terao • 2026 — Straight to Hell
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 2001 — Firefly — Ayako Mizusawa — Lead role • 2003 — Suicide Manual — Ricky • 2010 — Box: The Hakamada Case — Hideko Hakamada • 2015 — Our Little Sister — Yoko Asano • Fires on the Plain — Tamura's Wife • 2016 — The Firefly Summers — Miyako • The Sun — Junko Okudera • 2019 — Moonlit Winter — Jun Katase — South Korean film • 2022 — Small, Slow But Steady • 2023 — Egoist — Shizuko Saito • 2024 — The Box Man • Worlds Apart — Minori Kōdai • 2026 — Cry Out • A Side Character's Love Story • All the Lovers in the Night • Satoko Always — Muramoto's wife
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Work(s) — Result — Ref. References • 2001 — Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema — Best Actress — Firefly • 2007 — 28th Yokohama Film Festival — Best Supporting Actress — Strawberry Shortcakes
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