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Name : Yukie Nakama
Other Name : Yukie-chan
Profession : Actress, singer, former idol
Birth Date : October 30,1979
Birth Place : Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
Height : 160 cm
Blood Type : AB
Religion : Buddhist
Horoscope : Scorpio
Years Active : 1996 - Present
Favorite Reads : Comics
Favorite Foods : Chicken, German food
Favorite Dress : Classical Indian
Why Famous : Ring 0:Birthday (2000),
Trick (2000),
Gokusen (2002),
Gokusen 2 (2005),
Gokusen 3 (2008)

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Biography

Yukie Nakama was a gravure (swimsuit photo book ) idol, at the start of her career until her career breakthrough role playing as Sadako in "Ring 0: Birthday (2000)".
In 2000, Nakama starred in TV drama "Trick" which demonstrated her talent in comedy roles. In 2002, the top-rating TV series Gokusen, a live-action version of popular manga ( comics ), established her as one of Japan's most popular and bankable actresses.
Nakama has also proven her bankability through commercial endorsements, such as, Nissin, Glico, Lotte, Asahi, Shiseido, and au by KDDI. As one of Japan's most ubiquitous celebrity endorsers, she is a regular face on billboards and at subway stations and has even served as aspokesperson for Japan Railways and the Japanese Tax Agency.