Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa (夏川 結衣, Natsukawa Yui) is a Japanese actress.^[1] She co-starred with Hiroshi Abe in the 2006 Japanese drama Kekkon Dekinai Otoko and in Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2008 film Still Walking.^[2]

Yui Natsukawa
Born	Miki Miyagawa (1968-06-01) June 1, 1968 (age 57) Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–present

Filmography

Film

• Sora ga Konnani Aoi Wake ga Nai (1993) - Kaoru Aoki
• Yoru ga Mata Kuru (1994) - Nami Tsuchiya
• Kura (1995) - Seki Yamanaka
• Gonin 2 (1996) - Saki
• The Trap (1996) - Yuriko
• Watashitachi ga Suki datta Koto (1997) - Aiko Shibata
• Shikoku (1999) - Hinako Myoujin
• Acacia no Michi (2001) - Kijima, Miwako
• Distance (2001) - Kiyoka
• Onmyōji (2001) - Fujiwara no Sukehime
• Sotsugyō (2002) - Izumi
• When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002) - Shizu / Mitsu
• Spy Sorge (2003) - Hideko Ozaki
• Zatōichi (2003) - O-Shino, Hattori's Wife
• Yudan Tateiki (2004) - Miss Makiko
• Hana (2006) - Oryo
• Tales from Earthsea (2006) - The Queen (voice)
• A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007) - Itoko Migita
• Still Walking (2008) - Yukari Yokoyama
• Ballad (2009) - Kawakami Misako
• The Lone Scalpel (2010) - Namiko Nakamura
• I Wish (2011) - Kyoko (Megumi's Mother)
• Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan (2012) - Mari inoue
• Tokyo Family (2013) - Fumiko Hirayama
• A Tale of Samurai Cooking (2013) - Tei
• The Little House (2014) - Yasuko Arai
• Solomon's Perjury (2015) - Kuniko Fujino
• Soromon no gishou: Kouhen saiban (2015) - Kuniko Fujino
• 125 Years Memory (2015) - Yuki
• What a Wonderful Family! (2016) - Fumie Hirata
• 64: Part I (2016) - Mikami, Minako
• 64: Part II (2016) - Mikami, Minako
• What a Wonderful Family! 2 (2017) - Fumie Hirata
• What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life (2018)
• Red Snow (2019) - Sanae Etô
• The Day's Organ (2019) - Fusayo Yanai
• Hotel Royal (2020)^[3]
• The Silent Service (2023) - Hitomi Sonezaki^[4]
• The Silent Service: The Battle of the Arctic Ocean (2025) - Hitomi Sonezaki^[5]
• Not Me That Went Viral (2025) - Mayuko Yamagata^[6]
• Bomb (2025)^[7]

Television

• Taniguchi Rokuzo Shoten (1993)
• Aoi Tori (1997) - Kaori Machimura
• Net Violence (2000)
• Aru Hi Arashi no Yoni (2001)
• Proof of the Man (2004) - Kiriko Motomiya
• Yoshitsune (2005) - Akiko (Tomomori's wife)
• Grave of the Fireflies (2005, TV Movie) - Kyoko Yokokawa (Seita and Setsuko's mother)
• Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (2006) - Hayasaka Natsumi
• Toilet no Kamisama (2011)
• Galileo (2013) - Nogi Yuko
• The Unbrokwn (2016)
• Meet Me After School (2018) - Aiko Kuroiwa
• The Fugitive (2020) - Yōko Kakurai
• Ann's Lyrics: Ann Sakuragi's Haiku Lessons (2021)^[8]
• The Silent Service (2024) - Hitomi Sonezaki^[9]
• Asura (2025)^[10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1995	Yokohama Film Festival	Best New Actress	Yoru ga Mata Kuru	Won	[11]
1997	Drama Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Aoi Tori	Won	[12]
2001	Hōsō Bunka Foundation Award	Best Actress (Television)	Net Violence	Won	[13]
2001	Japanese Movie Critics Awards	Best Actress	Acacia no Michi	Won	[14]
2001	Takasaki Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Distance	Won	[15]
2006	Drama Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Kekkon Dekinai Otoko	Won	[16]
2008	Nikkan Sports Film Award	Best Supporting Actress	Still Walking	Won	[17]
2009	Takasaki Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[15]
2010	Yokohama Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	The Lone Scalpel	Won	[18]
2011	Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[19]
2011	Japan Academy Prize	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[20]
2011		Excellence Award		Won	[20]
2011	Tokyo Sports Film Award	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[21]