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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.
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Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy
Joou no Houigaku ~Shikatsushi~
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AIBOU: The Movie IV
The Big Bee
Trick the Movie: Last Stage
Giovanni's Island
Sleeping Forest
Woman Lived Mori Mitsuko
Trick Shinsaku Special 3
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Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
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Hanayome
Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special
Flowers
Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale
Abacus and Sword
Mesen
Trick Shinsaku Special 2
Gokusen: The Movie
I Want to Be a Shellfish
The Lawyer of Shimane
Trick: The Movie 2
Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Trick Shinsaku Special