Yuumi Kawai | |
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河合 優実 | |
![]() Kawai at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2022 | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | December 19, 2000
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2019–present |
Agent | Dongyu Club |
Yuumi Kawai or Yūmi Kawai (河合 優実, Kawai Yūmi, born December 19, 2000 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress.[1][2]
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]
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.[4]
She respects Mirai Moriyama as both an actor and a dancer.[5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Yodominaku, Yamanai | Lead role; short film | [1] | |
2020 | Rolling Marbles | Moeko | [6] | |
A Beloved Wife | High school girl who makes Udon | [1] | ||
Sasaki in My Mind | Naemura | [7] | ||
2021 | It’s a Summer Film | Beat-ban (Kickboard) | [8] | |
A Balance | Mei | [9] | ||
Unfeigned Happy Ending | Yū | [10] | ||
2022 | Just Remembering | Izumi | [11] | |
Love Nonetheless | Misaki | [12] | ||
To Be Killed by a High School Girl | Aoi Sugi | [13] | ||
Plan 75 | Yōko Narimiya | [14] | ||
A Man | Akane | [15] | ||
A Winter Rose | Tomoka Misaki | [16] | ||
The Lines That Define Me | Kawagishi | [17] | ||
A Hundred Flowers | Misaki | [18] | ||
2023 | Sayonara, Girls. | Manami Yamashiro | Lead role | [19] |
In Her Room | Yōko | [20] | ||
Heartless | Hana | [21] | ||
2024 | A Girl Named Ann | Ann | Lead role | [22] |
April Come She Will | Jun Sakamoto | [23] | ||
Look Back | Fujino (voice) | Lead role | [24] | |
Desert of Namibia | Kana | Lead role | [25] | |
Hakkenden | Hamaji | [26] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | In Hand | Kaori Kikuchi | Episode 4 | [27] |
2022 | Teen Regime | Suguri Saiga | Miniseries | [28] |
One Night Morning | Tamako | Lead role; episode 4 | [29] | |
2023 | I Love My Family for Who They Are | Nami Kishimoto | Lead role | [30] |
Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku | Haruka Kinoshita | Lead role; television film | [31] | |
2024 | Extremely Inappropriate! | Junko Ogawa | [32] | |
RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi | Rena | Lead role | [33] |
Year | Song | Artist | Ref. |
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2021 | Duets | Maaya Sakamoto | [34] |
2022 | Ame San San | King Gnu | [35] |
Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | 41st Zenkoku Eiren Awards | Best Supporting Actress | A Balance | Won | [36] |
43rd Yokohama Film Festival | Best Newcomer | A Balance and It’s a Summer Film | Won | [3] | |
76th Mainichi Film Awards | Best New Actress | A Balance | Nominated | [37] | |
95th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best New Actress | A Balance, It’s a Summer Film and Unfeigned Happy Ending | Won | [38] | |
64th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer | A Balance and It’s a Summer Film | Won | [39] | |
35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Plan 75, A Winter Rose, A Man, and others | Nominated | [40] | |
Best Newcomer | Won | ||||
47th Hochi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Plan 75, A Winter Rose and Just Remembering | Nominated | [41] | |
2023 | 44th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Plan 75, A Winter Rose, A Man, and others | Won | [42] |
16th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Plan 75 | Nominated | [43] |