Juri Ueno

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.

Cast

Summer Time Machine Blues

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

Suzume Katakura

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I

Naoko Shinomiya

The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Killer Bride's Perfect Crime

Hiroko Numashiri

For the coming day

The Stars Converge

Girl in the Sunny Place

Juri Ueno: ao akua

Kaitenzushi no Ten'in

Shishousetsu: Hattatsu Shougai no Boku ga Junai Shousetsuka ni nareta Riyuu

The Beauty Inside

SWING GIRLS First & Last Concert

Mystery Trilogy Special

Kuriko Tomonaga (segment "Laboratory Where a Female Science Detective Solves Mysteries")

Christmas on July 24th Avenue

Megumi Kamibayashi

Yell for the Blue Sky

My Dad and Mr. Ito

Switch of Happiness

Nodame Cantabile in Europe

Child by Children

Sea Without Exit

Scary True Stories: Summer Special 2025