Yuumi Kawai Explained

Yuumi Kawai
Native Name:河合 優実
Birth Date:19 December 2000
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Alma Mater:Nihon University College of Art
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:2019–present

is a Japanese Actress.[1] [2]

Career

In 2019, Kawai made her acting debut in the short film Yodominaku, Yamanai.[1] In 2022, she was given the Best Newcomer award at the 43rd Yokohama Film Festival for her roles in A Balance and It's a Summer Film.[3] She continued her success by winning Best Supporting Actress at the 44th Yokohama Film Festival for her roles in various other films,[4] including Plan 75, which earned her a nomination of Best Supporting Actress at the 16th Asian Film Awards.[5] [6]

She has also been active in television drama acting, with roles in Extremely Inappropriate![7] and The Child Of God Murmurs[8] earning her two acting awards in 2024. In particular, audience of Extremely Inappropriate! (where Kawai plays a high-school student in the 1980s) noticed her resemblance to Momoe Yamaguchi when in-character, and proceeded to name Kawai "Momoe-chan from the Reiwa era".[9] [10] This TV series had a significant impact, and after its broadcast ended, she was cast in commercials for well-known companies such as Shiseido, Uniqlo, and Suntory. According to Oricon's survey, she ranked as the No. 1 breakout actress of the first half of 2024.[11]

Personal life

Her hobbies are dancing, singing, drawing and playing basketball. When she was in third grade, she started going to the dance studio her younger sister was attending. Although she once stopped dancing when in middle school, she was in the dance club in high school. As she continued dancing, she realized the joy of "expressing" and decided to become an actress.[12]

Kawai is good friends with fellow actress Ai Mikami, as both of them attended Nihon University College of Art together.[13]

She respects Mirai Moriyama as both an actor and a dancer.[14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole Notes
2019Yodominaku, YamanaiLead role; short film
2020Rolling MarblesMoeko[15]
A Beloved WifeHigh school girl who makes Udon
Sasaki in My MindNaemura[16]
2021It's a Summer FilmBeat-ban (Kickboard)[17]
A BalanceMei[18]
Unfeigned Happy EndingYū[19]
2022Just RememberingIzumi[20]
Love NonethelessMisaki[21]
To Be Killed by a High School GirlAoi Sugi[22]
Plan 75Yōko Narimiya[23]
A ManAkane[24]
A Winter RoseTomoka Misaki[25]
The Lines That Define MeKawagishi[26]
A Hundred FlowersMisaki[27]
2023Sayonara, Girls.Manami YamashiroLead role[28]
In Her RoomYōko[29]
HeartlessHana[30]
2024A Girl Named AnnAnnLead role[31]
April Come She WillJun Sakamoto[32]
Look BackFujino (voice)Lead role[33]
Desert of NamibiaKanaLead role[34]
Hakkenden: Fiction and RealityHamaji[35]
2025Teki ComethAyumi Sugai[36]
She Taught Me SerendipityHana Sakurada[37]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019In HandKaori KikuchiEpisode 4[38]
2022Teen RegimeSuguri SaigaMiniseries[39]
One Night MorningTamakoLead role; episode 4[40]
First LoveNanako KimitsuEpisode 3[41]
2023My FamilyNami KishimotoLead role[42]
The Child of God MurmursHaruka KinoshitaLead role; television film[43]
2024Extremely Inappropriate!Junko Ogawa[44]
RoOT/Route of Odd TaxiRenaLead role[45]
Yumi Sawamura[46]
2025AnpanRanko AsadaAsadora[47]

Music videos

YearSongArtist
2021DuetsMaaya Sakamoto[48]
2022Ame San SanKing Gnu[49]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)Result
202241st Zenkoku Eiren AwardsBest Supporting ActressA Balance[50]
43rd Yokohama Film FestivalBest NewcomerA Balance and It's a Summer Film
76th Mainichi Film AwardsBest New ActressA Balance[51]
95th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest New ActressA Balance, It's a Summer Film and Unfeigned Happy Ending[52]
64th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest NewcomerA Balance and It's a Summer Film[53]
35th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressPlan 75, A Winter Rose, A Man, and others[54]
Best Newcomer
47th Hochi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressPlan 75, A Winter Rose and Just Remembering[55]
202344th Yokohama Film FestivalBest Supporting ActressPlan 75, A Winter Rose, A Man, and others[56]
16th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressPlan 75
2024119th Drama Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActressExtremely Inappropriate!
50th Hoso Bunka Foundation PrizeActing Skill AwardNHK Special "Shūkyō nisei" series The Child of God Murmurs
37th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest ActressA Girl Named Ann, Desert of Namibia and Look Back[57]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 河合優実、生涯女優宣言「演じることが楽しくて仕方ない。一生、続けたい」…今年３本映画出演の20歳. 7 February 2022. Sports Hochi.
  2. Web site: "好き"という気持ちが原動力。河合優実、20歳が描くこれからの未来。. 7 February 2022. Vogue Girl.
  3. Web site: 第43回ヨコハマ映画祭 2021年日本映画個人賞. 7 February 2022. Yokohama Film Festival. ja.
  4. Web site: 第44回ヨコハマ映画祭 2022年日本映画個人賞 . 3 December 2022 . 2024-07-19. ja.
  5. Web site: アジア・フィルム・アワードで「ドライブ・マイ・カー」8部門ノミネート. Natalie. 2024-07-19. ja.
  6. Web site: 16th – Asian Film Awards Academy. Asian Film Awards Acedamy. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322101527/https://www.afa-academy.com/zh/awards/16th-3/. 2023-03-22. live. 2024-07-19. zh-hk.
  7. Web site: ＜ドラマアカデミー賞＞「ふてほど」が6冠達成　主演女優&助演男優賞は「ブギウギ」. WEBザテレビジョン. KADOKAWA. 23 May 2024. 2024-05-23. ja.
  8. Web site: 阿部サダヲ＆河合優実、放送文化基金賞で演技賞 『ふてほど』はドラマ奨励賞. マイナビニュース. マイナビ. 6 June 2024. 2024-07-19. ja.
  9. Web site: 河合優実“令和の百恵ちゃん”は平成生まれ　ドラマ「不適切にもほどがある！」でスケバン純子を好演. 29 February 2024. 2024-07-20. ja.
  10. Web site: 河合優実が語る「令和の百恵ちゃん」の反響　「実は学生時代…」　マルチな才能「ふてほど」で歌って踊れる. 29 March 2024. 2024-07-14. ja.
  11. Web site: 2024年上半期ブレイク俳優ランキング（女性編）. 14 September 2024. Oricon.
  12. Web site: 11 November 2019 . 新人女優・河合優実の職人気質な幼少期「ひとりで、ひたすら色水を作り続けてたらしいんです」 – エンタメ – ニュース . 2022-11-30 . 週プレNEWS［週刊プレイボーイのニュースサイト］ . ja.
  13. Web site: 演出家志望だった見上愛。女優としての転機と葛藤 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240824131117/https://tvablog.tv-asahi.co.jp/reading/logirl/946/ . 24 August 2024 . 2024-08-25 . tvablog.tv-asahi.co.jp . ja.
  14. Web site: 20 November 2020 . 女優・河合優実の「かっこいいって何ですか？」。表現者として尊敬する人 【GINZA】東京発信の最新ファッション＆カルチャー情報 FASHION . 2022-11-30 . 【GINZA】東京発信の最新ファッション＆カルチャー情報 . ja.
  15. Web site: 転がるビー玉. 7 February 2022. eiga.com.
  16. Web site: 佐々木、イン、マイマイン. 18 June 2024. eiga.com.
  17. Web site: 満席劇場も！ 口コミで拡大『サマーフィルムにのって』本編映像. 14 February 2022. Cinema Cafe.
  18. Web site: 由宇子の天秤. 7 February 2022. eiga.com.
  19. Web site: 偽りのないhappy end. 18 June 2024. eiga.com.
  20. Web site: ちょっと思い出しただけ. 7 February 2022. eiga.com.
  21. Web site: 城定秀夫×今泉力哉「愛なのに」主演は瀬戸康史、さとうほなみや河合優実も出演. 7 February 2022. Natalie.
  22. Web site: 田中圭主演『女子高生に殺されたい』に南沙良、細田佳央太ら出演 ティザービジュアルも. 7 February 2022. Real Sound.
  23. Web site: PLAN75. 7 February 2022. eiga.com.
  24. Web site: 河合優実、話題作への出演が続く"最注目女優"としての存在感. 8 March 2022. Cinematoday.
  25. Web site: 冬薔薇（ふゆそうび）. 31 March 2022. eiga.com.
  26. Web site: 横浜流星×清原果耶、映画『線は、僕を描く』メイキング映像解禁 細田佳央太、河合優実ら出演者も発表. 21 June 2022. Oricon.
  27. Web site: 「百花」長澤まさみが菅田将暉と夫婦に、永瀬正敏らの出演も解禁. 19 April 2022. Natalie.
  28. Web site: 河合優実、映画初主演 朝井リョウの連作短編小説『少女は卒業しない』映画化. 24 August 2022. Oricon.
  29. Web site: ひとりぼっちじゃない. 13 September 2022. eiga.com.
  30. Web site: モダンかアナーキー. 30 May 2023. eiga.com.
  31. Web site: あんのこと. 19 October 2023. eiga.com.
  32. Web site: 四月になれば彼女は. 19 December 2023. eiga.com.
  33. Web site: ルックバック. 14 March 2024. eiga.com.
  34. Web site: ナミビアの砂漠. 17 April 2024. eiga.com.
  35. Web site: 河合優実、映画『八犬伝』犬塚信乃に想いを寄せる浜路役 立川談春・中村獅童・尾上右近も出演. 18 June 2024. Oricon.
  36. Web site: 敵. 14 September 2024. eiga.com.
  37. Web site: 萩原利久と河合優実が初共演、ジャルジャル福徳の恋愛小説を大九明子が映画化. 18 September 2024. Natalie.
  38. Web site: インハンド. 7 February 2022. TV drama database.
  39. Web site: 神尾楓珠:NHKドラマ初主演で17歳の若き総理に 共演に山田杏奈、星野源 脚本は吉田玲子. 7 February 2022. Mantan-web.
  40. Web site: ドラマ『ワンナイト・モーニング』ポスタービジュアル&本編映像初解禁. 27 July 2022. Oricon.
  41. Web site: First Love 初恋. 16 November 2024. TV drama database. ja.
  42. Web site: 河合優実が連ドラ初主演、錦戸亮ら共演『家族だから愛したんじゃなくて、愛したのが家族だった』5月放送開始. 27 January 2023. Crank-in!.
  43. Web site: 河合優実、田中麗奈、根本真陽、森山未來が『NHKスペシャル "宗教2世"を生きる』ドラマ編に出演決定 ドキュメンタリー編と2回シリーズで"宗教2世"に迫る. 12 October 2023. TV Life.
  44. Web site: 河合優実、阿部サダヲの"不良娘"に 『不適切にもほどがある!』でTBS連ドラ初レギュラー. 22 November 2023. Oricon.
  45. Web site: 河合優実・坂東龍汰W主演、「オッドタクシー」の世界から生まれたミステリードラマOA. 25 December 2023. Natalie.
  46. Web site: 2024-10-01 . Live-Action Like a Dragon: Yakuza Series' Trailer Unveils More Cast . 2024-10-01 . Anime News Network . en.
  47. Web site: 来春朝ドラ『あんぱん』第3次キャスト7人発表 ヒロイン家族を演じる豪華な顔ぶれ. 26 June 2024. Oricon.
  48. Web site: 坂本真綾、新作コンセプトアルバム「Duets」 連作リリックビデオを順次公開. 18 June 2022. Natalie.
  49. Web site: KingGnu「雨燦々」MVに出演しております。. 18 August 2022. Twitter.
  50. Web site: 全国映連賞 . 27 August 2022. 全国映連 . ja.
  51. Web site: 毎日映画コンクール 候補作が決定 「ドライブ・マイ・カー」最多10ノミネート. 7 February 2022. Sponichi.
  52. Web site: "突然肩をたたかれた" 河合優実がキネ旬新人賞、和田庵は尾野真千子の演技に鳥肌. 7 February 2022. Natalie.
  53. Web site: 新人賞・河合優実、今後は「やったことのない役で常に驚かせていたい」【第64回ブルーリボン賞】. 24 February 2022. Chunichi Sports.
  54. Web site: 日刊スポーツ映画大賞・石原裕次郎賞ノミネート発表 「PLAN75」が最多6部門. 9 November 2022. eiga.com.
  55. Web site: 「第47回報知映画賞」各賞ノミネート決定. 11 November 2022. PR Times.
  56. Web site: 第44回ヨコハマ映画祭 2022年日本映画個人賞. 5 February 2023. Yokohama Film Festival.
  57. Web site: 【映画大賞】主演男優賞に池松壮亮、仲野太賀、役所広司、山口馬木也、山田孝之／ノミネート一覧. 13 November 2024. Nikkan Sports. ja.

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