Yuri Nakamura

Yuri Nakamura was one of those actors who quietly earned 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 had a weight to it; she brought an emotional specificity that made you forget she was performing at all. She was never the loudest name in the room, but that was almost the point — she was the kind of performer serious filmmakers kept coming back to because she elevated whatever she was in. I'd call her one of the most underrated dramatic talents in contemporary Japanese cinema, full stop.

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Name (English)

Yuri Nakamura

Name (Japanese)

中村ゆり

Reading

なかむら ゆり

Born

March 15, 1982 – September 1, 2026

Origin

Neyagawa, Japan

Height

164 cm

Occupation

actor / singer / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

Agency

Alpha Agency

Active years

1998 -

Works summary

Appearances

246 (2003–2027)

By year (titles with a known year)

2003: 3, 2004: 5, 2005: 2, 2006: 1, 2007: 7, 2008: 15, 2009: 17, 2010: 20, 2011: 11, 2012: 21, 2013: 11, 2014: 20, 2015: 17, 2016: 11, 2017: 10, 2018: 10, 2019: 15, 2020: 7, 2021: 7, 2022: 8, 2023: 2, 2024: 8, 2025: 6, 2026: 3, 2027: 1, year unknown: 8

Debut work

続 名探偵刑事

Filmography / notable works

• 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

September 25, 2026

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