was a Japanese and Korean actress and singer. Her real name was or Woori Song ().
Background Nakamura was born in Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan on 15 March 1982. Her father was a third-generation Zainichi Korean and her mother was Korean and held citizenship in both South Korea and Japan. Nakamura, like many other multiracial Asians, had two names: her Japanese name Yuri Sei, and her Korean name Woo-ri Song.
Nakamura died on 1 September 2026, at the age of 44, after battling rectal cancer. On 14 September, news of her death was provided by her agency.
Career Nakamura passed the singing audition of Asayan in 1996. She later formed the music duo YuriMari with her friend Mari Izawa, and made her music debut in 1998 with the duo. In 1999 the duo broke up.
Later on Nakamura became an actress under the name Yuri Nakamura and acted often in films, television dramas and music videos.
In 2007, she appeared in Break Through!'''s sequel Pacchigi! Love & Peace as Kyonja; her performance in such became one of her more popular roles. In October 2008 Nakamura appeared in the company play 1945, which also contributed heavily to her popularity. Later in the year she won the Rookie Award of the 3rd Osaka Cinema Festival for her role in the film Pacchigi! Love & Peace.
She was good friends with actress and dancer Asuka Kitabayashi, and they privately traveled together.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Ref.2003 Gūzen ni mo Saiakuna Shōnen Aoi 2004 Ana: Kaiki Ana Ningen Hanae Yuda 2007 Sakuran Maizuru Pacchigi! Love & Peace Keiko Ri Tengoku kara no Love Letter Yayoi Motomura Lead role 2009 Lala Pipo Tomoko Sato Ju-On: Black Ghost Mariko Meon: Lamp Way no Mukō ni Ayaka Lead role 2010 Parade Kiwako Shoen Bungo Nihon Bungaku Cinema: Majutsu Ayako Kyōfu Miyuki Ota Sakuradamon-gai no Hen Ino Bakamono Yuki Yamane 2011 I Wish Ayashiki Bungō Kaidan: Ato no Hi Tomiko Muro Inu no omawarisan: Te no hira Wanko 3D Kimiko Ban Shuffle Kaori Makino 2012 Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan Natsuko Matsumoto A Sower of Seeds Kanae Kurihara Kogane o Daite Tobe Keiko Kitagawa Eden Akane Nakazato Boku no Naka no Otoko no Musume Yuko Adachi 2013 Hyaku-nen no Tokei Yukino Shibu (young) Like Father, Like Son Sachiko Miyazaki 2014 Genome Hazard Han Yuri Barairo no Būko Michiru My Hawaiian Discovery Aiko Hayakawa Entaku: Kokko, hito Natsu no Imagine Tomomi Boku Gekijōban Zero Mayumi Aso 2015 Maestro! Dear Deer Akiko Lead role2016 After the Storm Manami 2017 The 8-Year Engagement Mamiko Shimao 2019 Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito Sleep in the Shadows Kyōko Nagai 21st Century Girl Iwane: Sword of Serenity Shadowfall 2020 Fukushima 50 Kana Maeda 2015Zenkai no Uta Ayaka Kawakami 2021 Love Mooning Kaoru Takizawa Arc Haru DIVOC-12 Lead role; anthology film 2022 Motherhood By the Window 2023 We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams Baian the Assassin, M.D. Okō Ichiko Natsumi 2024 Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood 2025 A Moon in the Ordinary
Television drama Year Title Role Notes Ref.2015 Garasu no Ashi Rinko Sano 2018 Good Doctor Michi Togo 2024 Beyond Goodbye Miki Naruse 2025119: Emergency CallKazuha Takachiho Romantics Anonymous Irene 2026119: Emergency Call - Yokohama BlackoutKazuha Takachiho
Awards 3rd Osaka Cinema Festival Newcomer Award (Pacchigi! Love & Peace) 2007 National Imaging Actress Award (Pacchigi! Love & Peace'')
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