Juri Ueno
Biography
Juri Ueno (born May 25, 1986) is a Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan. She was one of six actors to receive the "Newcomer of the Year" prize at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her role in Swing Girls. She is also known for her starring role as the title character in the live-action adaptation of Nodame Cantabile for which she won "Best Lead Actress" at the 51st Television Drama Academy Awards in 2007, and as Ruka Kishimoto in Last Friends for which she was voted "Best Supporting Actress" at the Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix and the 57th Television Drama Academy Awards in 2008.
Filmography
Scary True Stories: Summer Special 2025
2025
Neighbor X
2023
Shishousetsu: Hattatsu Shougai no Boku ga Junai Shousetsuka ni nareta Riyuu
2023
My Dad and Mr. Ito
2016
as Aya Yamanaka
Yell for the Blue Sky
2016
as Yoko Sugimura
Mystery Trilogy Special
2015
as Kuriko Tomonaga (segment "Laboratory Where a Female Science Detective Solves Mysteries")
The Beauty Inside
2015
as Woo-jin 74
The Girl in the Sun
2013
as Mao Watarai
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010
as Megumi Noda
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I
2009
as Megumi Noda
Killer Bride's Perfect Crime
2009
as Hiroko Numashiri
Juri Ueno: ao akua
2009
Child by Children
2008
as Mama of Snack
Naoko
2008
as Naoko Shinomiya
Gu Gu, the Cat
2008
as Naomi
Nodame Cantabile in Europe
2008
as Noda Megumi
Kung Fu Kid
2007
as Kaitenzushi no Ten'in
Christmas on July 24th Avenue
2006
as Megumi Kamibayashi
Rainbow Song
2006
as Aoi Sato
Switch of Happiness
2006
as Rei Inada
Our War
2006
Sea Without Exit
2006
as Minako Narumi
Arch Angels
2006
as Fumio Shijo
The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders
2005
as Miyuki Nanase