Juri Ueno
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Neighbor X
2023
Summer Time Machine Blues
as Haruka Shibata
2005
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Suzume Katakura
2005
Swing Girls
as Tomoko Suzuki
2004
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I
as Megumi Noda
2009
Rainbow Song
as Aoi Sato
2006
Naoko
as Naoko Shinomiya
2008
Gu Gu, the Cat
as Naomi
2008
The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders
as Miyuki Nanase
2005
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
as Megumi Noda
2010
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
as Kanae
2003
Killer Bride's Perfect Crime
as Hiroko Numashiri
2009
For the coming day
2005
The Stars Converge
as Mari Sugiyama
2004
The Girl in the Sun
as Mao Watarai
2013
Juri Ueno: ao akua
2009
Arch Angels
as Fumio Shijo
2006
Kung Fu Kid
as Kaitenzushi no Ten'in
2007
Shishousetsu: Hattatsu Shougai no Boku ga Junai Shousetsuka ni nareta Riyuu
2023
The Beauty Inside
as Woo-jin 74
2015
TV Appearances
Engine
as Misae Hoshino
2005
Orange Days
as Ayumi Kirishima
2004
Last Friends
as Ruka Kishimoto
2008
Okaasan to Issho
2003
You Gotta Be Kidding Me!
as Ellen Takamura
2007
Nodame Cantabile
as Noda Megumi
2006
Ouroboros
as Hibino Mizuki
2015
生存 愛する娘のために
2002
The Secret Message
as Haruka
2015
He's Expecting
as Aki Seto
2022
Hard to Say I Love You
as Mizuno Tsukiko / "Haru"
2010
The Thorns of Alice
as Asumi Mizuno
2014