Yu Yamada

Yu Yamada (山田 優, Yamada Yū; born July 5, 1984) is a Japanese model, actress and singer best known from her modeling work with CanCam magazine.

Yu Yamada
山田 優
Yu Yamada in May 2025
Born	(1984-07-05) July 5, 1984 (age 41) Onna, Okinawa, Japan
Occupations	Model actress singer TV personality
Years active	1999–present
Employers	K-Dash Pony Canyon
Agent	K-Dash
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse	Shun Oguri ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	4
Relatives	Shintaro Yamada (brother)
Website	ameblo.jp/yamada-yu

Personal life

On March 14, 2012, Yamada married Japanese actor Shun Oguri,^[1] and is a mother of four children, the fourth one being born in 2022.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album information	Oricon album chart
2008	Music Released: May 14, 2008 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, CD+DVD	38

Singles

Single information	Notes
"Real You" Released: September 20, 2006 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 10 From album: Myusic
"Eyes on Me" Released: March 7, 2007 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 30 From album: Myusic Label: Pony Canyon	Yu Yamada and this song featured in a 2007 television advertisement for Sofina Raycious cosmetics. B-side: "Feel My Heart" "Eyes on Me" is not to be confused with Faye Wong's song of the same name.
"Fly So High"[7] Released: June 13, 2007 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 27 From album: Myusic Label: Pony Canyon	Ending theme for the TV Tokyo anime series Blue Dragon. B-side: Little Raindrop
"Fiesta! Fiesta!" Released: September 5, 2007 Oricon Top 100 weekly peak: 47 From album: Myusic Label: Pony Canyon	Yu Yamada and this song featured in another 2007 television advertisement for Sofina Raycious. The B-side, "Palm", served as the ending theme to the Fuji TV horseracing show Umanade. Composed by Toshinobu Kubota.
"Leave All Behind" Released: April 23, 2008
"My All" Released: January 21, 2009
"Free" Released: May 20, 2009	Ending theme for the anime series Basquash!

Filmography

Movies

• Route 58 (2003) as Rin
• Kiseki wa Sora Kara Futte Kuru (2005) as Reiko Aoyama
• Akihabara@Deep (2006) as Akira
• Pulukogi (2007)
• Surf's Up (Japanese dub) (2007) as Lani Aliikai
• Kanna-san, Daiseiko Desu! (2008) as Kanna
• Shinjuku Swan (2015) as Ryoko
• Eating Women (2018)

Dramas

• Kabachitare! (2001)
• Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (2001)
• Kangei Danjiki Goikkou-sama (2001)
• Shiawase no Shippo (2002)
• Cosmetic (2003)
• Aisuru Tame ni Aisaretai Loved to Love (2003)
• Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no youni... (2004)
• Orange Days (2004)
• Be-Bop High School (2004)
• Nihon no Kowai Yoru "Daiseikubi" (2004)
• X'mas Nante Daikirai (2004)
• Tales of Japan (2004)
• Be-Bop High School 2 (2005)
• Fukigen na Gene (2005)
• Yume de Aimashou (2005)
• Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari "Happunkan" (2005)
• Satomi Hakenden (2006)
• Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi "Actress" (2006)
• Zenibana (2006)
• Damens' Walker (2006)
• The Family (2007), Makiko Yasuda
• Zenibana 2 (2007)
• Nodame Cantabile in Europe (2008)
• Gokusen 3 (2008)
• Binbō Danshi (2008)
• Seigi no Mikata (2008)
• Akuma no Temari Uta (2009)
• Mei-chan no Shitsuji (2009)
• Gakeppuchi no Eri (2010)

Anime

• Paradise Kiss (2005) as Yukari Hayasaka