Yui Aragaki
Known for
Yui Aragaki, born in Naha, Okinawa in 1988, moved from teen modelling to acting in the mid-2000s and broke through in the youth romance Koizora (2007). She built a domestic idol career through comedies such as Legal High (2012-2013) and the drama Rinne no Ame (2013), before landing the sleeper hit Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (2016), whose ending theme dance became a national craze. On film she reunited with that shows creative team in the sequel Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu Gambare Jinrui! Shin Koi no Kandobake Special (2021) and appeared in the family drama Sakura (2020). Warm on camera and a household name at home, she has become one of the defining leading actresses of Japanese prime time in the 2010s.
Yui Aragaki
17 Movies
21 Series
Yui Aragaki, born in Naha, Okinawa in 1988, moved from teen modelling to acting in the mid-2000s and broke through in the youth romance Koizora (2007). She built a domestic idol career through comedies such as Legal High (2012-2013) and the drama Rinne no Ame (2013), before landing the sleeper hit Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (2016), whose ending theme dance became a national craze. On film she reunited with that shows creative team in the sequel Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu Gambare Jinrui! Shin Koi no Kandobake Special (2021) and appeared in the family drama Sakura (2020). Warm on camera and a household name at home, she has become one of the defining leading actresses of Japanese prime time in the 2010s.
Movies
Plays Sister Hiyoko (voice)
The Colors Within
2024
Plays Tahara Mika
Sky of Love
2007
Plays Sae Hirasawa
Dogwood Tree
2010
Plays Teacher Yoko
Ghost Book
2022
Plays Megumi Shiraishi
Code Blue: The Movie
2018
Plays Makio Kōdai
Worlds Apart
2024
Plays Yuri Kashiwaga
Have a Song on Your Lips
2015
Plays Iruma Hayashi
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future
2015
Plays Princess Renheme
Ballad
2009
Plays Tamako Tomita
Mixed Doubles
2017
Plays Mirara
Sergeant Keroro The Super Duper Movie
2006
Plays Saya
Twilight: Saya in Sasara
2014
Plays Natsuki Kiryu
(Ab)normal Desire
2023
Plays Yui Aoki
Tokyo Serendipity
2007
Plays Momoyama Momoko
Cheer Cheer Cheer!
2008
TV Shows
Plays Yae
The 13 Lords of the Shogun
2022
Plays Yoshino Fujieda (voice)
Digimon Data Squad
2006
Plays Shiraishi Megumi
Code Blue
2008
Plays Machiko Mayuzumi
Legal High
2012
Plays Ema
Sh15uya
2005
Plays Mishima Hana
Smile
2009
Plays Yoshino Kosaka
Dragon Sakura
2005
Plays Nagisa
Gal Circle
2006
Plays Rika Inaba
Public Affairs Office in the Sky
2013
Plays Ayukawa Wakaba
The Full Throttle Girl
2011
Plays Moriyama Mikuri
The Full-Time Wife Escapist
2016
Plays Hikari Umemura
My Boss, My Hero
2006
Plays Kyoko Okitegami
The Memorandum of Kyoko Okitegami
2015
Plays Akira Shinkai
Weakest Beast
2018
Plays Iruma Hayashi
S -The Last Policeman
2014
Plays Kawahara Koume
Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter
2007
Plays Sachiko Obika
Daddy Is My Classmate
2020
Plays Shiroma Kaoru
Fence
2023
Plays Seiko Hayata
Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
2023
Plays Masako Matsushita
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
2017
Plays 川村ゆかり
彼女の恋文
2006
Latest Trailers
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The Colors Within
Full Filmography
The Colors Within
Sister Hiyoko (voice)
2024
Film
Worlds Apart
Makio Kōdai
2024
Film
Fence
Shiroma Kaoru · 5 episodes
2023
TV
Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
Seiko Hayata · 4 episodes
2023
TV
(Ab)normal Desire
Natsuki Kiryu
2023
Film
Ghost Book
Teacher Yoko
2022
Film
The 13 Lords of the Shogun
Yae · 48 episodes
2022–
TV
Daddy Is My Classmate
Sachiko Obika · 7 episodes
2020
TV
Weakest Beast
Akira Shinkai · 10 episodes
2018
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Yui Aragaki and where are they from?
Yui Aragaki is 38 years old, born on June 11, 1988 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Yui Aragaki?
Yui Aragaki is best known for roles in Sky of Love, The Colors Within, Ranma ½.
How many movies has Yui Aragaki been in?
Over a 20-year career (since 2006), Yui Aragaki has appeared in 17 movies and 21 TV shows.
What was Yui Aragaki's first movie?
The career of Yui Aragaki began with True Love (2006).
What is Yui Aragaki's most recent movie or series?
Yui Aragaki's most recent release is The Colors Within, which premiered on August 30, 2024.
What TV shows has Yui Aragaki appeared in?
On television, Yui Aragaki has appeared in Digimon Data Squad, Legal High, The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Dragon Sakura.
Yui Aragaki
1988-06-11 · Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Yui Aragaki is a Japanese idol, model, actress, singer, seiyū and occasional radio show host. She is most well-known for her role in the 2007 movie "Koizora" (also known as "Sky of Love") which was a box office hit.
Yui Aragaki was born in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture on June 11, 1988, and has two older sisters. After seeing an audition notice for the junior fashion magazine Nicola (ニコラ Nikora), she applied for it and won the Grand Prix award for the audition. In 2001, at the age of 13, she began her Nicola modelling career and was very well received as a Nicola model, having set a record for appearing on cover for 15 times. A fellow Nicola model Ayako Enomoto gave her the popular nickname "Gakki."
At the age of 15, Aragaki moved to Tokyo and enrolled in Horikoshi High School, a private high school popular for being attended by many Japanese celebrities. In 2004, she decided to put her Nicola career on hold and expand her career path into gravure and acting, and she also appeared in variety shows and commercials, with her Pocky commercials being the most popular. A year later, she officially graduated from Nicola. Even so, she still appears in the magazine occasionally.
In 2005, Aragaki took up a role in the TBS drama, Dragon Sakura, starring alongside Japanese idols like Tomohisa Yamashita and Masami Nagasawa. This marked a breakthrough in her acting career. Since then, she has been cast in many other dramas, like My Boss, My Hero and Gal Circle. She also starred in the 2007 tragic love story movie hit Koizora, for which she won her first award, the Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer. Currently, she has 5 newcomer awards.
Aragaki won the Film prize at the 45th Golden Arrow Awards in 2008. Her tremendous number of movie shoots as well as the preparation for her debut album resulted in her suffering from work-related stress in 2007.
Outside acting she also released her first album, Sora, and the single "Heavenly Days", a song from Koizora. "Memories", the theme song for Tokyo Serendipity, was included in her debut album. She also performed at Budokan.
She was also the co-hosts for popular radio program Girls Locks in 2010-2012.