Hiroko Okabe (岡部 広子, Okabe Hiroko; born 27 June 1980), known professionally as Yūka (優香, Yūka), is a Japanese actress, presenter, and former gravure idol. She is known for playing the lead role in NHK's drama Honjitsu wa Taian Nari and presenting the TBS variety show Ōsama no Brunch. From 1999 to 2001, she received the Golden Arrow Award every year. In 2003, she was given both a Golden Graph Award and the Japan Academy Prize for Best Newcomer.
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Appearances
Films
Koi ni Utaeba (2002), Yumi Sakurai
Boku no Songokū (2003), Songokū
Reincarnation (2005), Nagisa Sugiura
Taishibōkei Tanita no Shain Shokudō (2013), Nanako Haruno
Black Butler (2014), Hanae Wakatsuki
Akumu-chan (2014), Kotoha Hirashima
Wood Job! (2014), Miki Īda
Galaxy Turnpike (2015), Rei
Jinsei no Yakusoku (2016), Yukiko Ōba
Over the Fence (2016), Yoko Ogata
The Blue Hearts (2017)
Gokko (2017)
Hitsuji no Ki (2018), Rieko Ōta
You Shine in the Moonlit Night (2019)
Tokyo Taxi (2025), Kaoru Usami
TV dramas
Ao no Jidai (TBS, 1998), Yuka
The Sun Never Sets (Fuji TV, 2000), Ami Isetani
20-sai no Kekkon (TBS, 2000), Renko Chūganji
Love Story (TBS, 2001), Kano Kobayashi
Zoku Heisei Fūfu Jawan (NTV, 2002)
Yūkaza Cinema (TV Asahi, 2002)
Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari: Dramatic Syndrome (Fuji TV, 2001)
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 3 (Fuji TV, 2003)
Taiga drama Shinsengumi! (NHK, 2004)
Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari: Aketekure (Fuji TV, 2004)
Hoshi ni Negai o: 7jōma de Umareta 410-man no Hoshi (Fuji TV, 2005), Yōko Satō
Renai Shōsetsu "Duke" (TBS, 2006), Kōko Tachibana
24-jikan Terebi Ai wa Chikyū o Sukuu "Yūki" (NTV, 2006), Yoshie
Oishinbo (Fuji TV, 2007-2009), Yūko Kurita
Maru Maru Chibi Maruko Chan Episode 3 (Fuji TV, 2007)
Shinjitsu no Shuki BC Kyū Senpan Katō Tetsutarō "Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai" (NTV, 2007), Fujiko Katō
Gout Temps Nouveau (KTV, 2007), Yūka Tanaka
Maō Episode 4-7 (TBS, 2008), Makiko Naruse
Dubbing
Bunshinsaba (2004), Lee Yoo-jin
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ellie
Strings (2007), Jhinna
