Yūko Takeuchi (born April 1, 1980 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese actress, popular for her cute looks and cheerful image. She was compared to Meg Ryan by a Japanese magazine, and was likened to Audrey Hepburn by director Kichitaro Negishi.

 

Television

FlashForward (2009) as Keiko Arahida

Bara no nai Hanaya (2008) as Miou Shirato

Fukigen na Gene (2005) as Yoshiko Aoi

Shin New York Koimonogatari (2004 Fuji TV) as Eiko Fujikura

Pride (2004 Fuji TV) as Aki Murase

Warsaw no Aki (2003 YTV) as Yoko Aoki

Egao no Hosoku (2003 TBS) as Yumi Kurasawa

Lunch no Joou (2002 Fuji TV) as Natsumi Mugita

Gakkou no Sensei (2001 TBS) as Motoko Asakura

Mukodono! (2001 Fuji TV) as Sakura Arai

Shiroi Kage (2001 TBS) as Noriko Shimura

Style! (2000 TV Asahi) as Shiori Sakakibara

Hyakunen no monogatari in episode 2 (2000 TBS) as Toshiko Nagai

Friends (2000 TBS) as Miyuki Matsuno

Asuka (1999 NHK) as Asuka Miyamoto

Romance (1999 NTV) as Kotoe Kurasawa

Nanisama (1998 TBS) as Yuri Kimura

Terauchi Kantaro ikka in autumn 1998 (1998 TBS) as Misuzu Kawachi

Abunai Deka Forever (1998 NTV) as Asuka Fubuki

Setsunai (1998 TV Asahi)

Korituku Natsu (1998 NTV) as Junko Moriguchi

Shin-D Natsu no Wasuremono (1997 NTV)

Ii Hito (1997 Fuji TV)

Saibougu (1996 Fuji TV)

 

Film

Golden Slumbers (2010) as Haruko Higuchi

Nakumonka (2009) as Tetsuko Yamagishi

The Triumphant of General Rouge (2009) as Kimiko Taguchi

The Glory of Team Batista (2008) as Kimiko Taguchi

Midnight Eagle (2007) as Keiko Arisawa

Closed Note (2007) as Ibuki Mano

The world according to chocolat (2007) as Chocolat

Sidecar ni Inu (2007) as Yōko

Spring Snow (2005) as Satoko Ayakura

Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu (2004) as Mio Aio

Heaven's Bookstore - The Light of Love (2004) as Shoko Hiyama / Kanako Nagase

Yomigaeri (2003) as Aoi Tachibana

Hoshi ni Negai wo (2003) as Kana Aoshima

Big Show! Hawaii ni Utaeba (1999) as Satomi Takahashi

Ringu (1998) as Tomoko Oishi

Innocent World (1998) as Ami

RIP Yuko.