Yui Natsukawa
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
entertainer. She was born on June 1, 1968 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
. She is a left-hander (but she writes with her right hand). She was given a Best New Talent award at the 1995 Yokohama Film Festival
for her role in Yoru ga mata kuru.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
entertainer. She was born on June 1, 1968 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She is a left-hander (but she writes with her right hand). She was given a Best New Talent award at the 1995 Yokohama Film Festival
Yokohama Film Festival
The is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel...
for her role in Yoru ga mata kuru.
Drama
- Taniguchi Rokuzo Shoten (1993, TBSTokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
) - Aoi Tori (1997, TBSTokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
) - Aru Hi Arashi no Yoni (2001, NHKNHKNHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
) - Kekkon Dekinai OtokoKekkon Dekinai Otoko, known in English as The Man Who Can't Get Married or He Who Can't Marry, is a 2006 Japanese drama broadcast by Fuji TV. The theme song is "Swimmy" by Every Little Thing.The drama was produced by Kansai Telecasting Corporation and Media Mix Japan....
(2006, Fuji TV)
Films
- Yoru ga Mata Kuru (1994)
- ShikokuShikokuis the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...
(1999, TohoTohois a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
) - DistanceDistance (film)Distance is a 2001 film by Japanese director Koreeda Hirokazu, starring Arata, Tadanobu Asano, Iseya Yusuke, Terajima Susumu, and Natsukawa Yui.-Plot:...
(2001) - OnmyojiOnmyoji (film)is a Japanese movie that was released in 2001 and sent to the US in 2004. Directed by Yōjirō Takita, it tells of the exploits of Abe no Seimei, the Onmyoji from the court of the Emperor. He befriended bungling court noble, Minamoto no Hiromasa, who enlists his aid to defend the Heian emperor...
(陰陽師) (2001) - ZatōichiZatoichi (2003 film)is a 2003 Japanese samurai drama and action film, directed, written, co-edited, and starring Takeshi Kitano as his eleventh film. Kitano plays the role of the blind swordsman....
(座頭市) (2003) - When the Last Sword Is DrawnWhen the Last Sword Is Drawnis a 2003 Japanese movie directed by Yōjirō Takita loosely based on real historical events. When the Last Sword Is Drawn won the Best Film award at the 2004 Japanese Academy Awards, as well as the prizes for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor . It received a further eight...
(壬生義士伝, Mibu Gishi Den) (2003) - Spy SorgeSpy SorgeSpy Sorge is a Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda in 2003, about the Soviet spy Richard Sorge.-Technical details:*Writers: Robert Mandy & Masahiro Shinoda...
(2003) - Still WalkingStill Walking (2008 film)is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. The film is a portrait of a family over roughly 24 hours as they commemorate the death of one member.-Plot:...
(2009)