Yuu Kashii
Japanese actress and model
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Yūko Odagiri (小田切 悠子, Odagiri Yūko; born February 16, 1987), known by her stage name Yuu Kashii (香椎 由宇, Kashii Yuu), is a Japanese actress and model. She studied at Mejiro University, where she majored in English.
- Actress
- model
Yuu Kashii 香椎 由宇 | |
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| Born | Yuuko Kashii February 16, 1987 |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
History
Personal life
She married actor Joe Odagiri, who is exactly 11 years her senior, on February 16, 2008, the birthday the couple share.[1] She gave birth to two sons in both February 2011 and April 2014. The youngest son died a year later due to an intestinal obstruction.
Kashii's maternal grandfather is a European-American newspaper reporter, and thus her ethnic background is ¼ European. Kashii spent her childhood in Singapore[2] and attended elementary school there.[3] She has been said to have exactly the same dimensions for her right and left side of the face which led to a German doctor wanting to use her face as a specimen for research uses.[4]
Biography
Kashii got her start in the entertainment business as an in-house model for the Japanese teen magazine mc Sister in 2001. Her first acting role was in the movie adaptation of Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean in which she played the title character.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Linda Linda Linda | Kei Tachibana | [5] | |
| 2005 | Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean | Paula Atsuko Ebner | [6] | |
| 2006 | Death Note | Shiori Akino | [7] | |
| 2025 | Gosh!! | [8] | ||
| 2026 | Memorizu | [9] | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Yukan Club | Noriko Hakushika | [10] | |
| 2007 | Detective Conan: Confrontation with the Men in Black | Shiho Miyano | [11] | |
| 2026 | Sins of Kujo | Reiko Kameoka | [12] | |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Genji: Dawn of the Samurai | Lady Shizuka | PS2 Japanese version | [13] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2008 | 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actress | Yukan Club | Won | [14] |
