Yuko Takeuchi Explained

Yūko Takeuchi
Native Name:竹内 結子
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:1980 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Urawa, Saitama, Japan
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1996–2020
Children:2
Agent:Stardust Promotion

was a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in television series Asuka (1999), Pride (2004), FlashForward (2009), and Miss Sherlock (2018) as well as films such as Ring (1998), Yomigaeri (2003), and Dog in a Sidecar (2007).

Life and career

Takeuchi was born on 1 April 1980 in Urawa, Saitama, Japan.[1] She was "discovered" during spring break in Harajuku after junior high school.

Takeuchi was married to Shidō Nakamura II (who had co-starred with Takeuchi in the film Be With You) from 10 May 2005 until their divorce on 29 February 2008.[2] She had a son with Nakamura who was born in November 2005. Prior to the couple's divorce, Nakamura had apologized for a drunk driving incident where he was with actress Aya Okamoto and later seen with actress Saki Takaoka. After the drunk driving incident, Takeuchi reportedly moved to live in her management office shortly before filing for divorce in October 2006.[3]

Takeuchi married actor Taiki Nakabayashi on 27 February 2019. Her son, in junior high school at the time was reported to have actively encouraged her second marriage. In November 2019, she announced she was pregnant and gave birth to her second son in January 2020.[4] [5] [6] Takeuchi was known for her earlier roles, starring in Japanese television dramas such as Mukodono (My Husband), Lunch no Joō (The Queen of Lunch), Egao No Hōsoku, and Pride, as well as NHK's Asadora television series Asuka. In the romantic comedies Mukodono, she and Nagase Tomoya played newlyweds and in Lunch no Joō, she played a girl with a mysterious past who loves her lunch. In the drama Egao no Hōsoku, her character experiences meeting new people while supporting a manga writer and in Pride, her character is the love interest of a hockey player portrayed by Takuya Kimura.

Takeuchi's earlier films include Hoshi Ni Negaiwo, Yomigaeri, and Be with You (Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu). Her performances in Yomigaeri (2003), Be With You (2004), and Spring Snow (2005) were recognized by the Japanese Academy Awards.[7] She later won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Japanese Academy Awards for her role in the 2014 film Cape Nostalgia.[8]

In 2010, Takeuchi appeared on the science fiction American TV serial FlashForward in two episodes (as a character portrayed in five). Director Michael Nankin called her "Japan's answer to Audrey Hepburn." Takeuchi's dialogue was in Japanese, but she said the experience caused her to make it a goal to master English as she wished she had been able to communicate better with the other cast members and crew.[9]

In 2018, Takeuchi portrayed the titular character in Hulu/HBO Asia series Miss Sherlock, an adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories.[10]

Death

On 27 September 2020 at 2:00a.m. (JST), Takeuchi was found hanged[4] at her home in Shibuya, Tokyo.[11] She was taken to the hospital, but died shortly afterwards. No suicide note has been found.[12] She was 40 years old.[13] [14]

Filmography

Television

Film

Other

Narrator

Dubbing roles

Works

Essay

Photo essay

Supplies-of-provisions catalog

Single

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japanese actor and 'Ringu' star Yuko Takeuchi has died, aged 40. . 27 September 2020.
  2. News: Remembering Yuko Takeuchi Through 8 of Her Most Memorable Roles. Tokyo Weekender . 28 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Speed Divorce for Shido, Yuko | Japan Zone.
  4. Web site: Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi, 40, found dead at home in apparent suicide. Japan Today. 27 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200928182853/https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/japanese-actress-yuko-takeuchi-found-dead-at-tokyo-home. 2020-09-28. 2022-06-09.
  5. Web site: 竹内結子が第２子妊娠！中林大樹との子、来年２月出産へ. 29 August 2019. SANSPO.COM（サンスポ）.
  6. Web site: 竹内結子が第２子男児出産、母子とも健康すでに退院 – 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ. nikkansports.com.
  7. Web site: Wiseman. Andreas. 27 September 2020. Yuko Takeuchi Dies Aged 40: Japanese Actress Starred In 'Miss Sherlock' & 'The Ring'. 27 September 2020. Deadline. en-US.
  8. Web site: Schilling. Mark. 27 September 2020. Takeuchi Yuko, Japanese Actress, Dies at 40. 27 September 2020. Variety. en.
  9. Web site: Yuko Takeuchi goes on a flight of fantasy. Japan Today. 21 January 2011 .
  10. Web site: Smith. Alyssa I.. 26 April 2018. Yuko Takeuchi steps into an iconic role on 'Miss Sherlock' with elementary ease. 27 September 2020. The Japan Times. en-US.
  11. News: 27 September 2020. Japanese Actress Yuko Takeuchi Dies in Apparent Suicide. Nippon Communications Foundation. 28 September 2020.
  12. Web site: Takeuchi Yuko Death Remains a Mystery for Japan . 28 September 2020 .
  13. Web site: Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi, 40, dies in apparent suicide – the Mainichi . mainichi.jp . 30 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929021730/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200927/p2g/00m/0et/012000c . 29 September 2020 . dead.
  14. News: 27 September 2020. Miss Sherlock actress Yuko Takeuchi found dead. en-GB. BBC News. 27 September 2020.
  15. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=349294. ja:ふしぎな岬の物語(2014). 23 October 2014. allcinema. Stingray. ja.
  16. Web site: インサイド・ヘッド. 6 February 2023. The Cinema.

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