Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kawai hardly looks like she is acting. In A Balance she seemed unaware of the camera, and within a few years she had swept the domestic awards, taking Best Actress at the Japan Academy Prize for An no Koto and a Blue Ribbon for that and Desert of Namibia. No child-star grounding, no visible technique: emotion leaks out of her.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yūmi Kawai
- Name (Japanese)
- 河合優実
- Born
- December 19, 2000 (age 25)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Height
- 166 cm
- Occupation
- actor
2. Background
- High school
- Tokyo Metropolitan Kokusai High School
- University
- Nihon University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | A Balance of Yuko | — |
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%B3%E5%90%88%E5%84%AA%E5%AE%9F
Frequently asked questions
When was Yūmi Kawai born?
Born December 19, 2000 (age 25).
Where is Yūmi Kawai from?
Yūmi Kawai is from Tokyo, Japan.
What does Yūmi Kawai do?
Yūmi Kawai works as actor.
How tall is Yūmi Kawai?
Yūmi Kawai is 166 cm.
What is Yūmi Kawai known for?
Notable works include A Balance of Yuko.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.