Yuko Araki (新木 優子, Araki Yūko, born 15 December 1993 in Tokyo)[1] is a Japanese actress and fashion model represented by Stardust Promotion.

Yuko Araki
新木 優子
Araki in June 2023
Born (1993-12-15) 15 December 1993 (age 30)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2007–present
AgentStardust Promotion
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Websitewww.stardust.co.jp/section3/profile/arakiyuko.html

Biography

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Araki was recruited when she was in elementary school.[2] Her first leading film role was Ikari o Nagero in May 2008.[1] Araki became an exclusive model for the magazine non-no in 2014.[1]

Her first leading television drama role was the Fuji Television drama Love Love Alien in 2016.[3] Araki's skills are playing the euphonium and trumpet.[4][5]

She voiced Gabby Gabby in the Japanese dub of Toy Story 4.[6]

Filmography

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TV dramas

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Real Clothes Episode 7 [7]
2012 Dragon Seinendan Yuka [8]
2013 Kamen Rider Wizard Chiaki Shimizu Episodes 34 and 35 [9]
2015 A Girl's Breakfast Risa Arai [10]
Prison School Anzu Yokoyama [11]
2016 Your Home is My Business! Madoka Murata [12]
Love Love Alien Sonomi Ishibashi Lead role [3]
2017 Crisis: Special Security Squad Oyama Rei [13]
Million Yen Women Hiraki Nanaka [14]
Code Blue Season 3 Yokomine Akari [15]
2018 Kiss that Kills Mikoto Namiki [16]
We Are Rockets! Aoi Fujitani [17]
2019 Motokare Mania Yurika Lead role [18]
2022 The Forbidden Magic Tomoka Makimura Television film [19]
Roppongi Class Yuka Kusunoki [20]

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Ikari o Nagero Naomi Lead role [21]
Aoi Tori Mai Katayama [7]
2010 Confessions [22]
2011 Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan [22]
2013 School Girl Complex Hōsōbu Hen Futaba Eriguchi [23]
Yurusenai, Aitai Mari Hashimoto [24]
2015 Kazoku-gokko Omnibus film; appeared in "Hinnyū Club" [25]
Kaze no Tayori Kurumi Lead role [26][27]
2016 Nakimushi Piero no Kekkonshiki Maki Inaba [28]
Intern! Haruka Kawakura Lead role [29]
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow Bookstore clerk [30]
2017 Our Meal for Tomorrow Koharu Uemura Lead role [31]
Evil and the Mask Kaori [32]
2018 Anoko no Toriko Shizuku [33]
2021 The Crocodile That Lived for 100 Days Senpai (voice) [34]
2022 The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock the Movie Beni Hasukabe [35]
2023 See Hear Love Hibiki Aida [36]
Once Upon a Crime Cinderella [37]
2024 Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General Liao [38]
Previously Saved Version Mayumi [39]

Japanese dub

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Toy Story 4 Gabby Gabby [6]

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Notes Ref.
2007 "Taiyō no Nihohi" Naotarō Moriyama [40]
2009 "Lady Don't Cry" D-51
2010 "echoes" universe
2011 "Someday Again: Mataau Hi Made" Love
"Gomen ne, Mama" Yu-A
"Majime na Hito" suzumoku [41]
2013 "for You." Hazzie [42]
2014 "Mrs. Summer" Galileo Galilei [43]
2015 "Mirai (Ashita)" BToB [44]
2016 "Bokura no Tame ni..." Ketsumeishi [45]
2021 "Hanauranai" Vaundy [46]

Accolades

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She was honoured with Excellence Award at 2020 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards for her work in the industry.[47]

References

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