Yuri Nakamura

Yuri Nakamura is one of those actors who quietly earns your respect by just being consistently, compellingly real on screen. Born in Osaka to a Zainichi Korean family — her actual name is Woori Song — she navigated the complicated space of identity in Japanese entertainment with a kind of quiet dignity that you don't always see. Her dramatic work in Japanese film and TV has a weight to it; she brings an emotional specificity that makes you forget she's performing at all. She's never been the loudest name in the room, but that's almost the point — she's the kind of performer serious filmmakers keep coming back to because she elevates whatever she's in. I'd call her one of the most underrated dramatic talents in contemporary Japanese cinema, full stop.

Name (English)

Yuri Nakamura

Name (Japanese)

中村ゆり

Reading

なかむら ゆり

Born

March 15, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

Origin

Neyagawa, Japan

Height

164 cm

Occupation

actor / singer / film actor

• Official sitehttp://www.alpha-agency.com/artist/-yuri-nakamura.html
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yurinakamurawoori/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri%20Nakamura
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E3%82%86%E3%82%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5358224

Tags

• actor
• singer
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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