Yūki Amami

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Career

Amami joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1987 and retired from the stage company in 1995. Amami was the youngest actress in the company's history to be cast in a top male role. As an Template:Nihongo, she belonged to the Moon Troupe (Tsuki).

She was involved in various famous musicals when she was in the company, including Gone With the Wind, where she starred as Rhett Butler, and Me and My Girl. After resigning from the company, she continued to work as a television and film actress.

In May 2013, Amami suffered a mild heart attack after performing in the stage production L’honneur de Napoleon at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. Although she wanted to return, she decided to bow out of the role on her doctor's advice and wrote a letter of apology to her fans.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Template:Abbr
1996	Christmas Apocalypse	Yoko Sugimura
1998	Ishimitsu Makiyo no Shogai	Hana Mizuno
	Misty
1999	Kuro no tenshi Vol. 2	Mayo
1999	Hissatsu! Shamisenya no Yuji	Otoyo
2001	Inugami	Miki Bonomiya	Lead role
	Rendan	Sasaki Namiko
	Yawaraka na Ho	Kasumi Moriwake
	Sennen no Koi Story of Genji	Hikaru Genji
2002	Totsunyū Seyo! Asama Sanso Jiken	Sassa Sachiko
	Utsutsu	Woman with umbrella
2004	Socrates in Love (a.k.a. Sekai no Chūshin de, Ai o Sakebu)	Sakutaro's boss
2005	All About My Dog (a.k.a. Inu no Eiga)	Miharu
2007	Battery	Makiko Harada
	Southbound	Sakura Uehara
2008	Ponyo	Gran Mamare	Voice
	The Magic Hour	Woman in mourning
2009	Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess	Saeko Yagami
	Kaiji	Rinko Endō
2013	The Kiyosu Conference
2015	Ao no Ran	Sōma/Masakado Gozen
2017	A Loving Husband	Miyoko Miyamoto
	Let's Go, Jets!	Kaoruko Saotome
	Mary and the Witch's Flower	Madam Mumblechook	Voice
	Tornado Girl	Mikiko Etō
2019	The Bucket List	Mako	Lead role
2020	Kaiji: Final Game	Rinko Endō
2021	What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?	Atsuko Gotō	Lead role	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Supporting Actors: The Movie	Herself		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023	Baian the Assassin, M.D.	Omi		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō	Beniko	Lead role	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025	Climbing for Life	Etsuko Kitayama		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final	Yukiko Makabe	Lead role	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2026	The Keeper of the Camphor Tree	Chifune Yanagisawa (voice)		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

TV drama

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Template:Abbr
1997	Singles	Asahi	Lead role
1998	Naguru Onna	Yōko Tachibana
	Shinsengumi Keppūroku	Osei
1999	Renai Sagishi	Hiromi Shinohara	Episode 1
2001	Fighting Girl	Shōko Mitsui
	Suiyōbi no Jōji	Ai Sakura
2002	Toshiie and Matsu	Haru	Taiga drama	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Bara no Jūjika	Aki Takahata
2003	Ruten no Ōhi Saigo no Kōtei	Ri Kōran (Li Hsiang-lan)
2004	Tengoku e no Ōenka Cheers	Shizue Nakao	TV movie
	Last Present	Asuka Hiraki	Lead role
2004–2005	Divorce Lawyer	Takako Mamiya	Lead role; 2 seasons
2005	The Queen's Classroom	Maya Akutsu	Lead role
	Onna no Ichidaiki: The Second Night	Fubuki Koshiji	Lead role; TV movie
	Kiken na Aneki	Takako Mimiya	Episode 8
2006	Kitchen Wars	Makoto Kōsaka	Lead role; TV movie
	Top Caster	Haruka Tsubaki	Lead role
2007	Maguro	Natsumi Sakazaki	2-part television special
	Queen of Enka	Himawari Ōkochi	Lead role
2008	Around 40	Satoko Ogata	Lead role
2009	The Waste Land	Beniko Hamanaka		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009–2011	Boss	Eriko Osawa	Lead role; 2 seasons
2010	Wagaya no Rekishi	Chiaki Onizuka	3-part television special
	Gold	Yuri Saotome	Lead role
2012	Kaeru no Ōjosama	Mio Kurasaka	Lead role
	Kekkon Shinai	Haruko Kirishima	Lead role
2013	Onna Nobunaga	Nobunaga Oda	Lead role; 2-part television special
	Galileo Season 2	Ayane Mita
	Olympic no Minoshirokin	Eiko Kasahara	2-part television special
2014	Oiesan	Yone Suzuki	Lead role
2014–2025	Emergency Interrogation Room	Yukiko Makabe	Lead role; 5 seasons
2015	Massan	Kazue Kawakami	Asadora
2016	Chef: Three Star School Lunch	Hoshino Mitsuko	Lead role
2018	As a Father of Murderer Son	Kyoko Kanzaki	TV movie	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Japanese dub

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Template:Abbr
2011	Real Steel	Bailey Tallet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	Minions	Scarlett Overkill		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	Thor: Ragnarok	Hela		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Work	Result	Template:Abbr
1997	20th Japan Academy Awards	Rookie of the Year	Christmas Apocalypse	Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002	25th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Female Supporting Role	Sennen no Koi: Hikaru Genji Monogatari	Template:Nom	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	44th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actress	Inugami, Rendan, Sekai no Chūshin de, Ai o Sakebu	Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	23rd Yokohama Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Inugami, Rendan	Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	5th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Supporting Actress	Suiyōbi no Jōji	Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2005	8th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Actress	Divorce Lawyer	Template:Won	<ref name=NSDGP/>
2006	9th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Actress	The Queen's Classroom	Template:Won	<ref name=NSDGP/>
2010	13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Actress	Boss	Template:Won	<ref name=NSDGP/>
2020	43rd Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actress	The Bucket List	Template:Nominated	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	34th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Actress	What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?	Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	46th Hochi Film Awards	Best Actress		Template:Nom	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	64th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actress		Template:Nominated	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	45th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actress		Template:Nom	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025	28th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Supporting Actress	Believe: A Bridge to You	Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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