Yuriko Yoshitaka
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Born 22/07/1988 in Tokyo, Japan

Yuriko Yoshitaka is a Japanese actress who is represented by the Japanese agency Amuse. Yoshitaka made her acting debut in 2006. She was given the lead role in the live-action adaptation of Hitomi Kanehara's award-winning novel "Snakes and Earrings" in 2007. Portraying Lui, a teenager whose life goes into a downward spiral after meeting the forked-tongued and tattooed Ama, the role was Yoshitaka's breakthrough role. The Japanese public began to take notice of her, and in a poll conducted by Oricon, Yoshitaka was the fifth promising young actress of 2009 and 2009's freshest female celebrity. In 2010, Oricon again conducted a poll on the most promising actress and she managed climb up to top the poll. Yoshitaka began to receive more work in 2008 as she appeared in Flow's music video "Arigatō" (ありがとう, "Thanks"), was given her first lead role in the comedy drama Konno-san to Asobo (紺野さんと遊ぼう, Let’s Play with Konno-san) and took up the lead role in the film Yubae Shōjo (夕映え少女, A Girl in the Sunset) before the theatrical release of her other lead film Snakes and Earrings. In 2009, Yoshitaka was given the role of the suicidal Kairi Hayakawa in the romantic-comedy drama Love Shuffle. Later in the year, she portrayed Yūki Matsunaga (松永 由岐, Matsunaga Yūki) in the police drama "Tokyo Dogs" with Shun Oguri and Hiro Mizushima as her co-stars.

Yuriko Yoshitaka is a Japanese actress who is represented by the Japanese agency Amuse. Yoshitaka made her acting debut in 2006. She was given the lead role in the live-action adaptation of Hitomi Kanehara's award-winning novel "Snakes and Earrings" in 2007. Portraying Lui, a teenager whose life goes into a downward spiral after meeting the forked-tongued and tattooed Ama, the role was Yoshitaka's breakthrough role. The Japanese public began to take notice of her, and in a poll conducted by Oricon, Yoshitaka was the fifth promising young actress of 2009 and 2009's freshest female celebrity. In 2010, Oricon again conducted a poll on the most promising actress and she managed climb up to top the poll. Yoshitaka began to receive more work in 2008 as she appeared in Flow's music video "Arigatō" (ありがとう, "Thanks"), was given her first lead role in the comedy drama Konno-san to Asobo (紺野さんと遊ぼう, Let’s Play with Konno-san) and took up the lead role in the film Yubae Shōjo (夕映え少女, A Girl in the Sunset) before the theatrical release of her other lead film Snakes and Earrings. In 2009, Yoshitaka was given the role of the suicidal Kairi Hayakawa in the romantic-comedy drama Love Shuffle. Later in the year, she portrayed Yūki Matsunaga (松永 由岐, Matsunaga Yūki) in the police drama "Tokyo Dogs" with Shun Oguri and Hiro Mizushima as her co-stars.

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Filmography (Movies)

Your Eyes Tell

Your Eyes Tell

Character:Akari Kashiwagi

Release Date:23/10/2020

Killing for the Prosecution

Killing for the Prosecution

Character:Saho Tachibana

Release Date:24/08/2018

Yurigokoro

Yurigokoro

Character:Misako

Release Date:23/09/2017

Midsummer's Equation

Midsummer's Equation

Character:Misa Kishitani

Release Date:28/06/2013

Galileo XX

Galileo XX

Character:Misa Kishitani

Release Date:22/06/2013

A Story of Yonosuke

A Story of Yonosuke

Character:Shōko Yosano

Release Date:23/02/2013

We Were There: True Love

We Were There: True Love

Character:Nanami Takahashi

Release Date:21/04/2012

We Were There: First Love

We Were There: First Love

Character:Nanami Takahashi

Release Date:17/03/2012

Robo-G

Robo-G

Character:Sasaki Yoko

Release Date:14/01/2012

Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler

Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler

Character:Yumi Ishida

Release Date:05/11/2011

Phone Call to the Bar

Phone Call to the Bar

Character:Megumi Kondo

Release Date:10/09/2011

Himizu

Himizu

Character:Miki

Release Date:05/09/2011

Gantz: Perfect Answer

Gantz: Perfect Answer

Character:Tae Kojima

Release Date:23/04/2011

Cannonball Wedlock

Cannonball Wedlock

Character:Chie

Release Date:01/04/2011

Gantz

Gantz

Character:Tae Kojima

Release Date:29/11/2010

Camellia

Camellia

Character:Kamome (segment "Kamome")

Release Date:15/10/2010

All to the Sea

All to the Sea

Character:

Release Date:23/01/2010

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

Character:Yasuda, Ishida Hiromi

Release Date:10/10/2009

Gravity's Clowns

Gravity's Clowns

Character:Natsuko

Release Date:23/05/2009

Snakes and Earrings

Snakes and Earrings

Character:Lui

Release Date:20/09/2008

Your Friend

Your Friend

Character:Hana

Release Date:26/07/2008

Cyborg She

Cyborg She

Character:Student in 22nd Century

Release Date:31/05/2008

The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Table

The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Table

Character:Herself

Release Date:27/05/2008

A Girl in the Sunset

A Girl in the Sunset

Character:(segment "Itaria no Uta")

Release Date:26/01/2008

Adrift in Tokyo

Adrift in Tokyo

Character:Fufumi

Release Date:10/11/2007

Tokyo Rhapsody

Tokyo Rhapsody

Character:

Release Date:12/05/2007

CHiLDREN

CHiLDREN

Character:Miharu (young)

Release Date:05/11/2006

Noriko's Dinner Table

Noriko's Dinner Table

Character:Yuka / Yoko

Release Date:23/09/2005

Television Appearances

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