Yuki Uchida


Yuki Uchida is a Japanese actress, and a popular 1990s idol, model and singer.

Biography

She practiced fencing in high school, and ranked 3rd in a tournament in Tokyo in 1991.
She began her career as a model in commercials, notably for the confectionery company Lotte, then debuted in acting in 1992 in the drama Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta. She became a swimsuit model for the swimwear company Unitika in 1993, and got popular as an idol, partly due to her then unusual tomboyish look with short hair and husky voice. She began to get large exposure in commercials and media, and hosted her own weekly 30mn late radio show, Yozora ni YOUKISS!, from April 1994 to March 2001 on Nippon Broadcasting.
She released her first single at the end of 1994, "TENCA wo Torou!", theme of one of her dramas, which ranked number 1 at oricon music charts, the first time for a solo debuting female singer, with a record of sales in this category only topped by Erika Sawajiri's debut single 12 years later. She went on a successful singing career for the next two years, her first album ranking number 1, with hits written by Tetsuya Komuro, a career which she stopped in 2000 to concentrate on acting.
She was cast in many dramas and movies, often as the lead actress, most notably in the live movies adaptations of the famous manga Hana yori dango in 1995, and Cat's Eye in 1997. She retired from show-business when she married actor Hidetaka Yoshioka on November 28, 2002, but returned to acting in 2006, after her divorce in December 2005. After 10 years away from the big screen, she made her come back to cinema in 2007, in Takeshi Kitano's "Kantoku Banzai!", and in the leading role of "Welcome to the Quiet Room", movie set in a psychiatric hospital, in which she appears in all the scenes. Since 2012, she has played anesthesiologist Hiromi Jonouchi in the popular medical drama, Doctor-X Surgeon Michiko Daimon.

Filmography

Movies

Romaji titleJapanese titleInternational titleYear
Hana Yori Dango花より男子1995
Cat's EyeCat's EyeCat's Eye1997
BEATBEATBEAT1998
Kantoku Banzai!監督・ばんざい!Glory to the Filmmaker!2007
Quiet Room Ni YôkosoクワイエットルームにようこそWelcome to the Quiet Room2007
ZEN禅 - ZENZen2009
Bayside Shakedown 3踊る大捜査線 THE MOVIE3 ヤツらを解放せよ!Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose2010
BakamonoばかものBakamono2010
Bayside Shakedown The Final踊る大捜査線 THE FINAL 新たなる希望The Bayside Shakedown the Final2012
It's me, It's me俺俺It's me, It's me2013
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.斉木楠雄のΨ難2017

TV movie

Romaji titleJapanese titleInternational titleChannelYear
Odoru daisosasen bangaihen - Wangansho fukei monogatari shoka no kôtsûanzen special踊る大捜査線 番外編湾岸署婦警物語 初夏の交通安全スペシャルBayside Shakedown: Wangan Police Station Female Police Officers' StoryFuji TV1998
Matsumoto Seichō special Chihōshi o Kau Onna松本清張スペシャル 地方紙を買う女Seichō Matsumoto Special: The Woman Who Took the Local PaperNippon TV2007
Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi special Zenpen早海さんと呼ばれる日スペシャル前編Becoming Mrs. Hayami Special: First PartFuji TV2012
Doctor-X: Gekai Daimon Michiko SpecialドクターX〜外科医・大門未知子〜 スペシャルDoctor-X SpecialTV Asahi2016

Drama

Romaji titleJapanese titleChannelYear
Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumaretaその時、ハートは盜まれたFuji TV1992
Hitotsu Yane no Shitaひとつ屋根の下Fuji TV1993
If Moshimo If もしもFuji TV1993
Jajauma Narashiじゃじゃ馬慣らしFuji TV1993
Aogeba Tōtoshi仰げば尊しFuji TV1994
Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari '94 Fuyu no Tokubetsu hen "Kokoro no Koe ga Kikoeru"世にも奇妙な物語 94'冬の特別編「心の声が聞こえる」Fuji TV1994
Toki o Kakeru Shōjo時をかける少女Fuji TV1994
Jū Nana Sai17才Fuji TV1994
Hanjuku Tamago半熟卵Fuji TV1994
Campus Noteキャンパス・ノートTBS1996
Tsubasa o Kudasai!翼をください!Fuji TV1996
Akimahende!あきまへんで！TBS1998
Amai Seikatsu甘い生活。NTV1999
Kōri no Sekai氷の世界Fuji TV1999
Tenshi ga Kieta Machi天使が消えた街NTV2000
Namida o Fuite涙をふいてFuji TV2000
Big WingビッグウイングTBS2001
Kita no Kuni Kara 2002 Yuigon北の国から2002 遺言Fuji TV2002
Dare Yorimo Mama wo Ai su誰よりもママを愛すTBS2006
MaguroマグロTV Asahi2007
Bambino!バンビーノ!NTV2007
Iryū 2: Team Medical Dragon 2医龍-Team Medical Dragon-2Fuji TV2007
Innocent Loveイノセント・ラヴFuji TV2008
Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari '08 Aki no Tokubetsu hen "Body Rental"世にも奇妙な物語 08'秋の特別編「ボディレンタル」Fuji TV2008
Kami no Shizuku神の雫NTV2009
Gine Sanfujinka no Onnatachiギネ 産婦人科の女たちNTV2009
Kenji Onijima Hēhachirō検事・鬼島平八郎TV Asahi2010
Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta大切なことはすべて君が教えてくれたFuji TV2011
Don Quixoteドン★キホーテNTV2011
Kikyō帰郷TBS2011
Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi最後から二番目の恋Fuji TV2012
Mirai Nikki: Another World未来日記-ANOTHER:WORLD- Episode 10Fuji TV2012
Bayside Shakedown: The Last TV Salary Man Keiji to Saigo no Nanjiken踊る大捜査線 THE LAST TV サラリーマン刑事と最後の難事件Fuji TV2012
Doctor-X: Gekai Daimon MichikoドクターX〜外科医・大門未知子〜 Series 1-6TV Asahi2012-2019
SakiサキKTV and Media Mix Japan2013
Kaen Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den火怨・北の英雄 アテルイ伝NHK2013
Doubles: Futari no Keijiダブルス〜二人の刑事TV Asahi2013
Gunshi Kanbei軍師官兵衛NHK2014
Zoku Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi続・最後から二番目の恋Fuji TV2014
Dr.RintarōDr.倫太郎NTV2015
Haburashi / Onna Tomodachiはぶらし／女友だちNHK BS Premium2016
Naomi and KanakoナオミとカナコFuji TV2016
Segodon西郷どんNHK2018
ManpukuまんぷくNHK2018

Discography

Albums

Romaji titleJapanese titleRelease dateReferenceOricon
Junjou Karen Otome Moyou純情可憐乙女模様1995/02/08KICS-4701
Mi-CheminMi-Chemin1995/09/21KICS-5103
Merry Christmas For YouMerry Christmas For You1995/11/22KICS-53019
Ai no Baka愛のバカ1996/03/23KICS-54020
nakitakunalu泣きたくなる1996/10/10KICS-60018
Present - Uchida Yuki Best AlbumPresent ~内田有紀 Best Album~1997/12/03KICS-63033

Singles

Romaji titleJapanese titleRelease dateReferenceOricon
TENCA wo Torou! ~Uchida no Yabou~TENCAを取ろう~内田の野望1994/10/21KIDS-2201
Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku明日は明日の風が吹く1995/04/05KIDS-2403
Only YouOnly You1995/04/21KIDS-2502
Baby's Growing UpBaby's Growing Up1995/08/19KIDS-2705
Shiawase ni Naritai幸せになりたい1996/01/24KIDS-2806
Ever & Ever Ever & Ever1996/07/17KIDS-3008
Aishiteruアイシテル1997/02/21KIDS-33023
Da.i.su.kiDa.i.su.ki1997/05/21KIDS-34029
Heartbreak Sniperハートブレイク スナイパー1998/09/23KIDS-37032
Rakuen楽園1999/08/25KIDS-43028
Rakuen -Memorial Tracks- 楽園-Memorial Tracks1999/10/13KICS-76367

Others

;Concert videos
Uchida's live showYuki Uchida 1995 Concert1996
No make1996
NakitakunaluYuki Uchida Concert 19961997
Minna DA I SU KIYuki Uchida Concert Tour 19971998

;Other videos
Visual Queen of The Year '93: Yuki Uchida - La PaletteSwimsuit idol video1993
The Cat's SecretMaking of Cat's Eye1997

;Photobooks
Visual queen of the year '93with models Hiroko Tanaka, Maiko Tono, Mitsuko Aoki, Mitchiko Endo.1993
YUKISSFirst solo photobook1994
Yuki to tsuki to taiyo to有紀と月と太陽と - Second solo photobook1995
Yozora ni YOUKISS!夜空に YOUKISS! - photos, texts and poems taken from her radio show.1996
Cat's EyeCat's Eye movie photobook1997

;Radio
Romaji titleJapanese titleBroadcasterRelease date
Yozora ni YOUKISS!夜空に YOUKISS!Nippon Broadcasting1994–2001
Article 21 Radio Charity MusicSon第21回 ラジオ・チャリティー・ミュージックソンNippon Broadcasting1995
Yuki Uchida's Dusk Street Kids内田有紀の夕暮れストリートキッズSt.GIGA 1995