Yuriko Yoshitaka
Yuriko Yoshitaka | |
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吉高 由里子 | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Agent | Amuse, Inc. |
Notable work | Snakes and Earrings (2008), Tokyo Dogs (2009), Gantz (2011), Bokura ga Ita (2012) |
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
Website | www |
Yuriko Yoshitaka (吉高 由里子, Yoshitaka Yuriko, born July 22, 1988) is a Japanese actress. She has played numerous roles in film and television, including lead roles in Snakes and Earrings, Yurigokoro, and the NHK asadora Hanako to Anne.
Career[]
At age 16, her first year of high school, Yoshitaka joined the entertainment industry when she was scouted by an agency while shopping at Harajuku.[1] Yoshitaka made her acting debut in 2006. She was given the lead role in the live-action adaptation of Hitomi Kanehara's award-winning novel Snakes and Earrings in 2007. Portraying Lui, a teenager whose life goes into a downward spiral after meeting the forked-tongued and tattooed Ama, the role was Yoshitaka's breakthrough role.[2][3] The Japanese public began to take notice of her, and in a poll conducted by Oricon, Yoshitaka was the fifth promising young actress of 2009[4] and 2009's freshest female celebrity.[5] In 2010, Oricon again conducted a poll on the most promising actress and she managed climb up to top the poll.[6]
Yoshitaka began to receive more work in 2008 as she appeared in Flow's music video "Arigatō" (ありがとう, "Thanks"), was given her first lead role in the comedy drama Konno-san to Asobo (紺野さんと遊ぼう, Let’s Play with Konno-san) and took up the lead role in the film Yubae Shōjo (夕映え少女, A Girl in the Sunset) before the theatrical release of her other lead film Snakes and Earrings.
In 2009, Yoshitaka was given the role of the suicidal Kairi Hayakawa in the romantic-comedy drama Love Shuffle. Later in the year, she portrayed Yūki Matsunaga (松永 由岐, Matsunaga Yūki) in the police drama Tokyo Dogs with Shun Oguri and Hiro Mizushima as her co-stars.[7]
In 2010, she starred as all three sisters in a short drama series titled Tofu Shimai (豆腐姉妹, lit. Tofu Sisters).[8] It was announced on May 13, 2010 that Yoshitaka was given her first lead role in a network television drama series called Mioka (美丘), portraying a university student with an incurable illness.[9]
She played Tae Kojima in the two-part 2011 live-action adaptation of the sci-fi and action manga Gantz.[10][11] She also took the lead role in Kōji Maeda's movie Konzen Tokkyū, portraying a young woman dating multiple men in hopes of finding the right one to marry. It premiered in Spring 2011.[12]
From March 31, 2014 to September 27, 2014 she portrayed Hanako Muraoka (1893–1968) in Hanako to Anne (花子とアン, Hanako to An), a Japanese television drama series, the 90th Asadora series broadcast on NHK. She hosted the on New Year's Eve 2014 alongside Arashi.
Personal life[]
While she was preparing for her role in Snakes and Earrings, Yoshitaka was involved in a traffic accident in September 2007, and suffered a fractured jaw. She was in the intensive care unit (ICU) for five days as a result.[13]
Filmography[]
TV drama[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Jikō Keisatsu | Mayumi | Episode 6 guest appearance |
Children | young Miharu | Drama special | |
PS Rashōmon | Yukari Sonoda | Episode 2 guest appearance | |
Ii Onna | Mika Nakamura | ||
2007 | Jodan Ja Nai! | Episode 8 guest appearance | |
Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari: Countdown | |||
2008 | Ashita no Kita Yoshio | Shinobu Yoimachi | |
Atsuhime | Otetsu | Taiga drama | |
Konno-san to Asobo | Miyuki Konno | Lead role | |
Average | |||
Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu | Akari Yashima | ||
Tonsure | Mika Kashiwaba | Lead role with Yōichi Nukumizu | |
Average 2 | |||
The Naminori Restaurant | Misaki | ||
2009 | Love Shuffle | Kairi Hayakawa | |
Hontō ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Chi Nurareta Ryokan | Moe Yasuda | Television special, lead role | |
Shiroi Haru | Shiori Nishida | ||
Ikemen Shin Sobaya Tantei | Glico | Episode 5 guest appearance | |
Tokyo Dogs | Yūki Matsunaga | ||
2010 | Tofu Shimai | Three sisters: Kinuyo, Momen, Yuriko | Lead role, 5-episode drama |
Mioka | Mioka Minegishi | Lead role | |
2011 | The Reason I can't Find Love | Saki Ogura | Lead role |
2012 | Vampire Prosecutor 2 | Luna | Extended cast |
2013 | Galileo 2 | Misa Kishitani | |
2014 | Hanako to Anne | Hanako Muraoka | Lead role, Asadora |
2017 | Tokyo Tarareba Girls | Rinko Kamata | Lead role |
2018 | Ms. Justice | Ririko Takemura | Lead role |
2019 | I Will Not Work Overtime, Period | Yui Higashiyama | Lead role[14] |
2020 | Shiranakute Ii Koto | Keito Makabe | Lead role[15] |
The Dangerous Venus | Kaede Yagami |
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Zoo | "Seven Rooms" Room 7 girl | |
2006 | Noriko's Dinner Table | Yuka Shimbara | |
2007 | Maruyamacho | Seta | |
Kayokyoku Dayo, Jinsei wa | |||
Adrift in Tokyo | Fufumi | ||
2008 | Yubae Shōjo | Lead role | |
Cyborg She | Student in the 22nd Century | ||
Your Friends | Hanai Kyōko | ||
Snakes and Earrings | Lui | Lead role | |
2009 | Gravity's Clowns | Natsuko | |
Kaiji 2 | Hiromi Ishida | ||
2010 | Subete wa Umi ni Naru | Shizuko | |
2011 | Gantz | Tae Kojima | |
Gantz: Perfect Answer | Tae Kojima | ||
Cannonball Wedlock | Chie | Lead role | |
2012 | Robo-G | Yoko Sasaki | |
We Were There: First Love | Nanami Takahashi | Lead role | |
We Were There: True Love | Nanami Takahashi | Lead role | |
2013 | The Story of Yonosuke | Shoko Yosano | |
Midsummer's Equation | Misa Kishitani | ||
2017 | Yurigokoro | Misako | Lead role |
2018 | Killing for the Prosecution | Saho Tachibana | |
2020 | Your Eyes Tell | Akari Kashiwagi | Lead role |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
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2007 | 28th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Newcomer | Noriko's Dinner Table | Won | [16] |
2009 | 32nd Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Newcomer | Snakes and Earrings | Won | [17] |
51st Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | [18][19] | ||
18th Japan Movie Critics Awards | Best New Actress | Won | [20] | ||
2012 | 36th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Won | [21] |
33rd Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actress | Cannonball Wedlock | Won | ||
2014 | 68th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Story of Yonosuke | Won | |
2018 | 41st Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actress | Yurigokoro | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ "吉高由里子 - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". Tower Records Online. 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ ""Snakes and Earrings" lead revealed". Tokyograph. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Oricon: 2009's fresh stars". Tokyograph. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Oricon: 2009's promising young actresses". Tokyograph. 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Oricon: 2009's fresh stars". Tokyograph. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Oricon: promising actors and actresses for 2010". Tokyograph. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Oguri, Mizushima star in Fuji TV cop drama". Tokyograph. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Yoshitaka plays three sisters in WOWOW drama". Tokyograph. 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ "Yoshitaka stars in drama series "Mioka"". Tokyograph. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ 吉高由里子、二宮と初共演…映画「GANTZ」ヒロイン役 (in Japanese). Hochi. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Yoshitaka joins Ninomiya, Matsuyama in "Gantz"". Tokyograph. 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Yuriko Yoshitaka wears wedding dress for next movie". Tokyograph. 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ 「蛇にピアス」吉高由里子、体当たり演技の影に交通事故体験も! (in Japanese). Livedoor News. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "吉高由里子主演『わたし、定時で帰ります。』初回9.5%". Oricon News (in Japanese). 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ "吉高由里子:日テレ新水曜ドラマ「知らなくていいコト」で大石静とタッグ 週刊誌記者役に". MANTAN Web (in Japanese). 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "'Yureru' claims 4 awards at Yokohama". Tokyograph. 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ ""Okuribito" gets 13 nominations for Japan Academy Awards". Tokyograph. 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Awards for Hebi ni Piasu". IMDB. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "51st Blue Ribbon Awards". Tokyograph. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "18th Japan Movie Critics Awards". Tokyograph. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "【2012年エランドール賞】井上真央"ひまわり"新人賞!「仕事に対する誇りを感じた1年」". News Lounge. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
External links[]
- Official website
- Yuriko Yoshitaka at IMDb
- Yuriko Yoshitaka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Japanese film actresses
- Japanese television actresses
- Actresses from Tokyo
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Asadora lead actors
- 21st-century Japanese actresses
- Amuse Inc. talents