Yuka Itaya

Japanese actress and caster (born 1975) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yuka Itaya (板谷 由夏, Itaya Yuka; born 22 June 1975, in Fukuoka Prefecture)[1] is a Japanese actress and caster. She is represented by Amuse, Inc.[2]

Born (1975-06-22) 22 June 1975 (age 50)
Fukuoka Prefecture,[1] Japan
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1994–present
AgentAmuse, Inc.
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Yuka Itaya
板谷 由夏
Born (1975-06-22) 22 June 1975 (age 50)
Fukuoka Prefecture,[1] Japan
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
AgentAmuse, Inc.
Notable workDodge Go! Go!
Television
Spouse
Hirohiko Furuta
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(m. 2007)​
WebsiteOfficial website
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Biography

  • Itaya graduated from Kyushu International University Comes High School[3] and Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Junior College.[4]
  • She worked as an exclusive model for PeeWee in 1994.[4]
  • In 1995, Itaya joined with Hanamaru Hakata (As Hakata Tsuruya at the time) and Otako Pū as South End×Yuka (stylized as SOUTH END×YUKA) and released the single "So.ta.i".
  • Co-starring with Kentarō Ōtani, she acting debut in the film avec mon mari, in which she won the Best New Talent award at the Yokohama Film Festival.[4] After appearing in Perfect Love!, Itaya appeared in many television dramas and films.[4]
  • On 22 February 2007, she married wardrobe stylist Hirohiko Furuta. Itaya gave birth to her eldest son in June 2008, and to her second son on 9 August 2012,[5] and is now a mother of two children.

Filmography

TV dramas

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1999Perfect Love!Aya Tominaga[6]
2008AtsuhimeHirokawaTaiga drama[7]
2015Ishi-tachi no Renai JijōTomoko Ichikawa[8]
Kāsan, Ore wa DaijōbuNurse ShintaniTV movie[9]
Isan SōzokuRinko Kawamura[10]
2016Yassan: Tsukiji-hatsu! Oishī Jiken-boOmoni[8][11]
Sniffer: Kyūkaku Sōsa-kanEmi Katayama[12]
2017The Stranger Within a WomanMichiko Ito[13]
2021Pension MetsaFukiEpisode 3[14]
OchoyanYūAsadora[15]
2022Tokyo ViceMrs. Katagiri[16]
2024Dear RadianceTakashina no TakakoTaiga drama[17]
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Variety, cultural programmes

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2007News ZeroTuesday caster[18]
2010History 10-Nen no Happyō: Anata ga Erabu 10 Genre No. 1Presenter[19]
2011Takumi Saito×Yuka Itaya: Eiga Kōbō[20]
2016Nonfiction W: Hollywood o Sukutta Utagoe –Shijō Saikyō no Ghost Singer to Yoba reta Onna–Narration[21]
2022Love Is Blind: JapanCo-host[22]
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Films

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1999avec mon mariMitsuko Aso
2001Hikari no AmeTeruko Tsukida
2002Dodge Go! Go!Sachie Yamada
Tokyo.soraYoko
Tasogare Ryūsei-gunMina Imai
2004Survive Style 5+President's Secretary
2005A Stranger of MineAyumi Kurata
Irasshaimase, Kanja-sama.Yen Shimizu
YokubōRuiko AotaLead role
2006Berna no shippoKeiko Ito
Akihabara@DeepYui
2007Sad VacationSaeko Shiina
Closed NoteSeibi Yamazaki
Kayōkyokuda yo, Jinsei waBeautiful woman
Apartment 1303Neighbor next door
2010ŌokuŌoka Tadasuke
OutrageOtomo woman
2012GirlTakako Hirai
Hotaru the Movie: It's Only A Little Light In My LifeSachiko Yamada
2014Our Family
2016You Lie in AprilHiroko Seto
2017March Comes in like a LionMisaki
2018Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Togetheradult Ito Serika
201937 SecondsFujimoto[23]
At the End of the MatineeKeiko[24]
2021Unlock Your HeartYoriko Kimura[25]
2022A Hundred Flowers[26]
No Place to GoMichiko KitabayashiLead role[27]
2023AnalogKazumi[28]
The Moon[29]
2024Sensei's Pious Lie[30]
AdabanaFrench-Japanese film[31]
2025Good Luck[32]
Rental FamilyAmerican-Japanese film[33]
2026Euthanasia Special Zone[34]
Zakken!: The Cosmos Beneath Our FeetRikako Sugino[35]
Love≠Comedy[36]
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Japanese dub

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2015ExtantMolly WoodsHalle Berry[37]
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Awards

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199921st Yokohama Film Festival Best New Talentavec mon mari[38]
200560th Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting ActressA Stranger of Mine[39]
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