Juri Ueno

Juri Ueno

May 25, 1986 · 40 years old

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…

Known For

13 titles
1
The Beauty Inside

The Beauty Inside

2015 · 2h 7m · Movie

A South Korean has a different person's body, changing every morning to a body "borrowed" for a day - man, woman, old, child and sometimes a foreigner. "He" works as furniture designer. He loves a girl. She loves him for the beaut...

7.3
2
Swing Girls

Swing Girls

2004 · 1h 44m · Movie

Follows these delinquent and lazy school girls who, in their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, end up vitiating and replacing the schools brass band.

7.6
3
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2003 · 1h 56m · Movie

Josee suffers from cerebral palsy and has spent her entire life insulated from the outside world by her eccentric overprotective grandmother. One day, she happens to meet Tsuneo, a college student, who gradually becomes attracted ...

7.3
4
Summer Time Machine Blues

Summer Time Machine Blues

2005 · 1h 47m · Movie

A sci-fi club concocts a plan to repair a remote by using a time machine that suddenly appears.

7.1
5
Niji no megami

Niji no megami

2006 · 1h 58m · Movie

Incompetent film set gopher Tomoya finds out that the girl he loved has died in a plane crash, after he e-mails a picture of a rainbow to her. While her family sets off to retrieve a body, he recalls the love affair they never rea...

7.3
6
Extremely Inappropriate!

Extremely Inappropriate!

2024 · 54m · J-Drama

Ichiro is a PE teacher in 1986 feared by his students for a "tough love" approach, harsh tongue and frequently “inappropriate” behavior. He’s also a dad trying to raise a rebellious daughter after having lost his wife to illness. When he gets transported in time to 2024, he encounters modern sensibilities that teach him about empathy but also gives people of today a reason to rethink their own political correctness in this time traversing comedy about change. (Source: TBS)

7.8
7
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I

2009 · 2h 2m · Movie

Aspiring conductor Chiaki Shinichi and talented but undisciplined pianist Noda Megumi (nicknamed "Nodame") travel to Paris to pursue careers as classical musicians. Chiaki finds himself at the helm of an orchestra that has fallen ...

7.1
8
The Girl in the Sun

The Girl in the Sun

2013 · 2h 8m · Movie

A salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then Mao was bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret.

6.7
9
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

2010 · 2h 3m · Movie

Nodame (Juri Ueno) is still pining for the affections of Chiaki (Hiroshi Tamaki), but Chiaki wants them to concentrate on their musical careers and moves out. Chiaki then gets the opportunity to perform with Song Rui (Yu Yamada) a...

7.1
10
Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu

Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu

2005 · 1h 30m · Movie

Suzume Katagura is a bored housewife who spends her days doing chores and taking care of her husband's pet turtle. One day she sees a wanted ad for spies. Hoping for some excitement she decides to give them a call.

6.5
11
Ouroboros

Ouroboros

2015 · 54m · TV Show

Ikuo and Tatsuya grow up in an orphanage, tragically witnessing their beloved teacher's murder. Years later, Ikuo is now a detective while Tatsuya leads a crime syndicate. Resolved to find the perpetrator, they can only trust each...

7.2
12
Yell for the Blue Sky

Yell for the Blue Sky

2016 · 2h 6m · Movie

Aozora Yell centers on Tsubasa, a girl who saw an inspirational brass band performance at the finals of the Japanese high school baseball championships one summer. Tsubasa vows to join the band when she enters high school, and she...

6.1
13
Naoko

Naoko

2008 · 2h 0m · Movie

Naoko and Yusuke happen about one another while she is receiving treatment at an isolated location. He is good looking and athletic and she desires him, but it is not to be when his father is killed in an incident involving her. T...

6.2