Yūko Nakamura

Yūko Nakamura
Born (1975-01-07) 7 January 1975
Died
Fukui, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present

Yūko Nakamura (中村優子, Nakamura Yūko) is a Japanese actress, born on 7 January 1975 in Fukui, Japan.[1] 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.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2001 Firefly Ayako Mizusawa Lead role [3]
2003 Suicide Manual Ricky [1]
2010 Box: The Hakamada Case Hideko Hakamada [4]
2015 Our Little Sister Yoko Asano [5]
Fires on the Plain Tamura's Wife [6]
2016 The Firefly Summers Miyako [7]
The Sun Junko Okudera [8]
2022 Small, Slow But Steady [9]
2023 Egoist Shizuko Saito [10]
2024 The Box Man [11]
Worlds Apart Minori Kōdai [12]
2026 Cry Out [13]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Perfect Blue Sky Kiyomi Ishihara Asadora [3]
2010-2011 Carnation Kanako Yoshizawa Asadora [3]
2013 Yae's Sakura Shiori Okesaku Taiga drama [3]
2015 Mare Shiori Okesaku Asadora [3]
2017 Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion Misako Hashizume [14]
2026 Straight to Hell [15]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2001 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema Best Actress Firefly Won [3]
2007 28th Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Strawberry Shortcakes Won [16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nakamura Yuko". JFDB. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. ^ 第２８回ヨコハマ映画祭 ２００６年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "中村優子". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  4. ^ "BOX 袴田事件 命とは". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  5. ^ "海街diary". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  6. ^ "野火". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  7. ^ "夏美のホタル". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  8. ^ "太陽". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  9. ^ "岸井ゆきの、プロボクサー役に挑戦「かけがえのない時間でした」『ケイコ 目を澄ませて』公開決定". Cinema Cafe (in Japanese). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  10. ^ "エゴイスト". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  11. ^ "箱男". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  12. ^ "違国日記". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  13. ^ "未来". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  14. ^ "北斗―ある殺人者の回心―の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  15. ^ "伊藤沙莉、生田斗真、石橋蓮司、三浦透子ら出演――Netflixシリーズ『地獄に堕ちるわよ』キャスト解禁". Oricon (in Japanese). 20 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  16. ^ "第28回ヨコハマ映画祭: 2006年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival homepage. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
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