Yūki Uchida (内田有紀, Uchida Yūki) (born November 16, 1975) is a Japanese actress and former idol singer. Following her debut in the drama Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta (1992), she received her first lead role in the 1994 drama adaption of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
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| Born | Uchida Yūki November 16, 1975 Tokyo Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 1989–2002, 2006–present |
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Uchida became a popular teen idol and began a short-lived music career with the single "Tenca wo Torou! (Uchida no Yabou)", which made her the first female singer in Oricon history to have their first single debut at the summit.[1] Uchida made her film debut starring in the 1995 adaption of Boys Over Flowers. By the late-1990s, Uchida began to shed her idol image and concentrated on her television career.
Uchida is best known as a character actress, recognized for her roles in Bambino! (2007) and Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon, which ran for seven seasons starting in 2012.[1][2] She returned to the silver screen after ten years with Welcome to the Quiet Room (2010), earning praise for her performance.[3]
Biography
Uchida was born in Tokyo. She practiced fencing in high school, and ranked 3rd in a tournament in Tokyo in 1991.[4]
She began her career as a model in commercials, notably for the confectionery company Lotte (ロッテ), then debuted in acting in 1992 in the drama Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta.[5] She became a swimsuit model for the swimwear company Unitika in 1993, and got popular as an idol, partly due to her then unusual tomboyish look with short hair and husky voice. She began to get large exposure in commercials and media, and hosted her own weekly 30mn late radio show, Yozora ni YOUKISS!, from April 1994 to March 2001 on Nippon Broadcasting.
She released her first single at the end of 1994, "TENCA wo Torou!", theme of one of her dramas, which ranked number 1 in the Oricon music charts, the first time for a solo debuting female singer, with a record of sales in this category only topped by Erika Sawajiri's debut single 12 years later.[6] She went on a successful singing career for the next two years, her first album ranking number 1, with hits written by Tetsuya Komuro (notably "Only You" and "Baby's Growing Up"). The latter part of Uchida's music career saw a pivot from idol music as she began to write her own lyrics, before ceasing activities as a singer in the late 1990s.[7][8]
She was cast in many dramas and movies, often as the lead actress, most notably in the live movies adaptations of the famous manga Hana yori dango (Boys over Flowers) (as Makino) in 1995, and Cat's Eye (as Ai) in 1997. She retired from show business when she married actor Hidetaka Yoshioka on November 28, 2002, but returned to acting in 2006, after her divorce in December 2005.[9] After ten years away from the big screen, she made her comeback to cinema in 2007, in Takeshi Kitano's "Kantoku Banzai!", and in the leading role of "Welcome to the Quiet Room", movie set in a psychiatric hospital, in which she appears in all the scenes.[10] Since 2012, she has played anesthesiologist Hiromi Jonouchi in the popular medical drama, Doctor-X Surgeon Michiko Daimon.
Filmography
Movies
| Romaji title | Japanese title | International title | Year | Notes |
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| Hana Yori Dango | 花より男子 | (Boys Over Flowers) | 1995 | |
| Cat's Eye | Cat's Eye | Cat's Eye | 1997 | |
| BEAT | BEAT | BEAT | 1998 | |
| Kantoku Banzai! | 監督・ばんざい! | Glory to the Filmmaker! | 2007 | |
| Quiet Room Ni Yôkoso | クワイエットルームにようこそ | Welcome to the Quiet Room | 2007 | |
| ZEN | 禅 - ZEN | Zen | 2009 | |
| Bayside Shakedown 3 | 踊る大捜査線 THE MOVIE3 ヤツらを解放せよ! | Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose | 2010 | |
| Bakamono | ばかもの | Bakamono | 2010 | |
| Bayside Shakedown The Final | 踊る大捜査線 THE FINAL 新たなる希望 | The Bayside Shakedown the Final | 2012 | |
| It's me, It's me | 俺俺 | It's me, It's me | 2013 | |
| The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. | 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | 2017 |
TV movie
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
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| 1998 | Bayside Shakedown: Wangan Police Station Female Police Officers' Story | Fuji TV | ||
| 2002 | Kita no Kuni Kara 2002: Yuigon | Fuji TV | ||
| 2007 | Seichō Matsumoto Special: The Woman Who Took the Local Paper | Nippon TV | ||
| 2012 | Becoming Mrs. Hayami Special: First Part | Fuji TV | ||
| 2022 | Umeko: The Face of Female Education | Tsuda Hatsu | TV Asahi | [11] |
Drama
| Romaji title | Japanese title | Channel | Year |
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| Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta | その時、ハートは盜まれた | Fuji TV | 1992 |
| Hitotsu Yane no Shita | ひとつ屋根の下 | Fuji TV | 1993 |
| If Moshimo (in episode 8 only) | If もしも | Fuji TV | 1993 |
| Jajauma Narashi | じゃじゃ馬慣らし | Fuji TV | 1993 |
| Aogeba Tōtoshi | 仰げば尊し | Fuji TV | 1994 |
| Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari '94 Fuyu no Tokubetsu hen "Kokoro no Koe ga Kikoeru" | 世にも奇妙な物語 94'冬の特別編「心の声が聞こえる」 | Fuji TV | 1994 |
| Toki o Kakeru Shōjo | 時をかける少女 | Fuji TV | 1994 |
| Jū Nana Sai | 17才 | Fuji TV | 1994 |
| Hanjuku Tamago | 半熟卵 | Fuji TV | 1994 |
| Campus Note | キャンパス・ノート | TBS | 1996 |
| Tsubasa o Kudasai! | 翼をください! | Fuji TV | 1996 |
| Akimahende! | あきまへんで！ | TBS | 1998 |
| Amai Seikatsu | 甘い生活。 | NTV | 1999 |
| Kōri no Sekai | 氷の世界 | Fuji TV | 1999 |
| Tenshi ga Kieta Machi | 天使が消えた街 | NTV | 2000 |
| Namida o Fuite | 涙をふいて | Fuji TV | 2000 |
| Big Wing | ビッグウイング | TBS | 2001 |
| Dare Yorimo Mama wo Ai su | 誰よりもママを愛す | TBS | 2006 |
| Maguro | マグロ | TV Asahi | 2007 |
| Bambino! | バンビーノ! | NTV | 2007 |
| Iryū 2: Team Medical Dragon 2 | 医龍-Team Medical Dragon-2 | Fuji TV | 2007 |
| Innocent Love | イノセント・ラヴ | Fuji TV | 2008 |
| Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari '08 Aki no Tokubetsu hen "Body Rental" | 世にも奇妙な物語 08'秋の特別編「ボディレンタル」 | Fuji TV | 2008 |
| Kami no Shizuku | 神の雫 | NTV | 2009 |
| Gine Sanfujinka no Onnatachi | ギネ 産婦人科の女たち | NTV | 2009 |
| Kenji Onijima Hēhachirō | 検事・鬼島平八郎 | TV Asahi | 2010 |
| Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta | 大切なことはすべて君が教えてくれた | Fuji TV | 2011 |
| Don Quixote | ドン★キホーテ | NTV | 2011 |
| Kikyō | 帰郷 | TBS | 2011 |
| Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi | 最後から二番目の恋 | Fuji TV | 2012 |
| Mirai Nikki: Another World | 未来日記-ANOTHER:WORLD- Episode 10 | Fuji TV | 2012 |
| Bayside Shakedown: The Last TV Salary Man Keiji to Saigo no Nanjiken | 踊る大捜査線 THE LAST TV サラリーマン刑事と最後の難事件 | Fuji TV | 2012 |
| Doctor-X: Gekai Daimon Michiko | ドクターX〜外科医・大門未知子〜 Series 1-7 | TV Asahi | 2012-2021 |
| Saki | サキ | KTV and Media Mix Japan | 2013 |
| Kaen Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den | 火怨・北の英雄 アテルイ伝 | NHK | 2013 |
| Doubles: Futari no Keiji | ダブルス〜二人の刑事 | TV Asahi | 2013 |
| Gunshi Kanbei | 軍師官兵衛 | NHK | 2014 |
| Zoku Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi | 続・最後から二番目の恋 | Fuji TV | 2014 |
| Dr.Rintarō | Dr.倫太郎 | NTV | 2015 |
| Haburashi / Onna Tomodachi | はぶらし／女友だち | NHK BS Premium | 2016 |
| Naomi and Kanako | ナオミとカナコ | Fuji TV | 2016 |
| Segodon | 西郷どん | NHK | 2018 |
| Manpuku | まんぷく | NHK | 2018 |
| The Grand Family | 華麗なる一族 | Wowow | 2021 |
| Fixer | フィクサー[12] | Wowow | 2023 |
Dubbing
- Ant-Man (2015), Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly)[13]
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Hope van Dyne / Wasp (Evangeline Lilly)[14]
- Avengers: Endgame (2019), Hope van Dyne / Wasp (Evangeline Lilly)[15]
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), Hope van Dyne / Wasp (Evangeline Lilly)[16]
Discography
Albums
| Romaji title | Japanese title | Release date | Reference | Oricon |
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| Junjou Karen Otome Moyou | 純情可憐乙女模様 | 1995/02/08 | KICS-470 | 1 |
| Mi-Chemin | Mi-Chemin | 1995/09/21 | KICS-510 | 3 |
| Merry Christmas For You | Merry Christmas For You | 1995/11/22 | KICS-530 | 19 |
| Ai no Baka | 愛のバカ | 1996/03/23 | KICS-540 | 20 |
| nakitakunalu | 泣きたくなる | 1996/10/10 | KICS-600 | 18 |
| Present | Present ~内田有紀 Best Album~ | 1997/12/03 | KICS-630 | 33 |
Singles
| Romaji title | Japanese title | Release date | Reference | Oricon |
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| TENCA wo Torou! ~Uchida no Yabou~ | TENCAを取ろう~内田の野望 | 1994/10/21 | KIDS-220 | 1 |
| Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku | 明日は明日の風が吹く | 1995/04/05 | KIDS-240 | 3 |
| Only You | Only You | 1995/04/21 | KIDS-250 | 2 |
| Baby's Growing Up | Baby's Growing Up | 1995/08/19 | KIDS-270 | 5 |
| Shiawase ni Naritai | 幸せになりたい | 1996/01/24 | KIDS-280 | 6 |
| Ever & Ever (Uchida Yūki & m.C.A.T) | Ever & Ever | 1996/07/17 | KIDS-300 | 8 |
| Aishiteru | アイシテル | 1997/02/21 | KIDS-330 | 23 |
| Da.i.su.ki | Da.i.su.ki | 1997/05/21 | KIDS-340 | 29 |
| Heartbreak Sniper | ハートブレイク スナイパー | 1998/09/23 | KIDS-370 | 32 |
| Rakuen | 楽園 | 1999/08/25 | KIDS-430 | 28 |
| Rakuen -Memorial Tracks- (maxi-single) | 楽園-Memorial Tracks | 1999/10/13 | KICS-763 | 67 |
Others
- Concert videos
| Uchida's live show | Yūki Uchida 1995 Concert | 1996 |
| No make | (Live & interview) | 1996 |
| Nakitakunalu | Yūki Uchida Concert 1996 | 1997 |
| Minna DA I SU KI | Yūki Uchida Concert Tour 1997 | 1998 |
- Other videos
| Visual Queen of The Year '93: Yūki Uchida - La Palette | Swimsuit idol video | 1993 |
| The Cat's Secret | Making of Cat's Eye | 1997 |
- Photobooks
| Visual queen of the year '93 | with models Hiroko Tanaka, Maiko Tono, Mitsuko Aoki, Mitchiko Endo. | 1993 |
| YUKISS | First solo photobook | 1994 |
| Yūki to tsuki to taiyo to | 有紀と月と太陽と - Second solo photobook | 1995 |
| Yozora ni YOUKISS! | 夜空に YOUKISS! - photos, texts and poems taken from her radio show. | 1996 |
| Cat's Eye | Cat's Eye movie photobook | 1997 |
- Radio
| Romaji title | Japanese title | Broadcaster | Release date |
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| Yozora ni YOUKISS! | 夜空に YOUKISS! | Nippon Broadcasting | 1994–2001 |
| Article 21 Radio Charity MusicSon | 第21回 ラジオ・チャリティー・ミュージックソン (Dai 21 Kai Rajio . Charitei . MyujikkuSon) | Nippon Broadcasting | 1995 |
| Yūki Uchida's Dusk Street Kids | 内田有紀の夕暮れストリートキッズ (Uchida Yūki no Yuugure SutoritoKizzu) | St.GIGA (via Satellaview)[17] | 1995 |
References
External links
- Official profile at Burning Production (in Japanese)
- Yuki Uchida at IMDb