Yūko Takeuchi (竹内 結子 , Takeuchi Yūko , born April 1, 1980 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) was a Japanese actress. She made her big break with NHK 's Asadora television series Asuka and JT Green's commercial. She starred in many TV shows, movies, and commercials.
Yūko was in Japanese television dramas such as Mukodono (My Husband), Lunch No Joou (The Queen of Lunch), Egao No Hōsoku , and Pride . In Mukodono she comically played a newly-wed with popular band TOKIO's lead singer, Nagase Tomoya, and in Lunch no Jouou she playsed an active girl with a mysterious past. Egao No Hōsoku showed her experience meeting new people while supporting a manga writer, and in Pride she is a symbol of the good old days to the main character, played by Takuya Kimura . All of these shows portrayed her as playful and witty, and her smile never fails to melt the hearts of other characters.
Movies in which she starred in include Hoshi Ni Negaiwo , Yomigaeri Be with You (Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu ). All of these have thought-provoking plots and she acted well, pulling the audience into the story. Her excellent performance in Yomigaeri
Talent Agency: Stardust Promotion (same as Yūya Yagira, Keiko Kitagawa, Miki Nakatani,and Kō Shibasaki)Cyborg (1996 Fuji TV)Nice Guy (1997 Fuji TV)Shin-D (1997 NTV)Frozen Summer (1998 NTV) as Junko MoriguchiSetsunai (1998 TV Asahi)Dangerous Police Forever (1998 NTV) as Asuka FubukiKantaro Terauchi's Family in autumn 1998 (1998 TBS) as Misuzu KawachiNanisama (1998 TBS) as Yuri KimuraRomance Asuka (1999 NHK Asadora ) as Asuka MiyamotoFriends (2000 TBS) as Miyuki MatsunoStories of 100 Years in episode 2 (2000 TBS) as Toshiko NagaiStyle! (2000 TV Asahi) as Shiori SakakibaraA White Shadow (2001 TBS) as Noriko ShimuraMukodono! (2001 Fuji TV) as Sakura AraiSchool Teacher (2001 TBS) as Motoko AsakuraLunch no Joō (2002 Fuji TV) as Natsumi MugitaThe Law of the Smile (2003 TBS) as Yumi KurasawaAutumn in Warsaw (2003 YTV) as Yoko AokiPride (2004 Fuji TV) as Aki MuraseNew York Love Story (2004 Fuji TV) as Eiko FujikuraFukigen na Jiin (Bad Mood Jean) (2005) as Yoshiko AoiBara no nai Hanaya FlashForward Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku (2010) as Shiori KitamuraStrawberry Night cheap flight (2013)Sanada Maru (2016 NHK) as Yodo-dono Kamoshirenai Joyū tachi (2016 Fuji TV) as herselfA Life (2017 TBS) as Mifuyu DanjōInnocent World (1998) – AmiRing (1998) – Tomoko OishiBig Show! Sing in Hawaii (1999) – Satomi TakahashiNight of the Shooting Star (2003) – Kana AoshimaYomigaeri (2003) – Aoi TachibanaHeaven's Bookstore - The Light of Love (2004) – Shoko Hiyama / Kanako NagaseBe with You (2004) – Mio AioSpring Snow (2005) – Satoko AyakuraA Dog on Sidecar (2007) – YōkoThe World According to Chocolat (2007) – ChocolatClosed Note (2007) – Ibuki ManoMidnight Eagle The Glory of Team Batista (2008) – Kimiko TaguchiThe Triumphant of General Rouge (2009) – Kimiko TaguchiNo more cry (2009) – Tetsuko YamagishiGolden Slumbers (2010) – Haruko HiguchiFlowers (2010) – Kaoru1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife A Ghost of a Chance Hayabusa Cape Nostalgia Creepy The Magnificent Nine The Inerasable Suntory - The Premium Malt's (2008-current)Shiseido - Tsubaki (2006-current)JOMO (2008-current) ENEOS (2010-current) Epson - Colorio (2008-current) Nihon Kraft Foods - Recaldent (2011-current)
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Wonderful Spaceship Earth (2002 TV Asahi) If the World is 100 Villages 6 (2009 TV Fuji) The Nonfiction (2010 TV Fuji) Eko's manners (2011 BS Asahi) Dubbing roles
Inside Out Titanic Kate Winslet )Nioi Fechi (2004 Pia) Nioi Fechi 2 calorie off (2006 Pia) Tabibon (travel diary of Tahiti ) (2007 SDP) Takeuchi Marche 2001: 9th Hashida Best New Comer Award 2001: 31st the Television Drama Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress for Gakkou no Sensei 2002: 34th the Television Drama Academy Award: Best Actress for Lunch no Joou 2002: 26th Élan d'or Award: Newcomer of the Year 2002-2003: 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Actress for Lunch no Joou 2004: 13th Japan Movie Critics Award: Best Actress for Yomigaeri 2005: 22nd Wakayama Citizen Movie festival: Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu 2005: 9th NIFTY Film Award: Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu 2005: Movie Walker Cinema Award: Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu 2003-2004: 7th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Actress for Pride 2007: Osaka Movie Press Club Best Movie Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu 2007: 20th Nikkan Sports Film Award : Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu 2007: 31st Fumiko Yamaji Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu 2008: 81st Kinema Junpo Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu , Closed Note , and Midnight Eagle 2008: 17th Japan Movie Critics Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu 2008: Yahoo! Japan Katteni Movie Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu and Closed Note 2008: 56th the Television Drama Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress for Bara no nai Hanaya 2010: 66th the Television Drama Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress for Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku 2003: 27th Japan Academy Prize: Best Actress for Yomigaeri 2003: 46th Blue Ribbon Awards : Best Actress for Yomigaeri ,Hoshi ni Negai wo 2004: 28th Japan Academy Prize: Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu 2004: 47th Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu ,Heaven's Bookstore 2004: 14th Tokyo Sports Film Award : Best Actress for Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu 2004-2005: 8th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Actress for Fukigen na Gene 2005: 29th Japan Academy Prize: Best Actress for Haru no Yuki 2007: 50th Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu 2007: 17th Tokyo Sports Film Award: Best Actress for Sidecar ni Inu 2009: 34th Hochi Film Award : Best Actress for The Triumphant of General Rouge 2010: 35th Hochi Film Award: Best Supporting Actress for Golden Slumbers 2011: 36th Hochi Film Award: Best Actress for Hayabusa and 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife On 27 September 2020, she was found dead at her home in Tokyo. It was reported that she may have died from Suicide by hanging.
