Yuka Itaya

Yuka Itaya
板谷 由夏
Born (1975-06-22) 22 June 1975
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
AgentAmuse, Inc.
Notable workDodge Go! Go!
Television
Spouse
Hirohiko Furuta
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(m. 2007)​
Children2
WebsiteOfficial website

Yuka Itaya (板谷 由夏, Itaya Yuka; born 22 June 1975, in Fukuoka Prefecture)[1] is a Japanese actress and caster. She is represented by Amuse, Inc.[2]

Biography

Itaya graduated from Kyushu International University Comes High School[3] and Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Junior College.[4]

She worked as an exclusive model for PeeWee in 1994.[4] In 1995, Itaya joined with Hanamaru Hakata (as Hakata Tsuruya at the time) and Otako Pū as South End×Yuka (stylized as SOUTH END×YUKA) and released the single "So.ta.i". She made her acting debut in the film avec mon mari, co-starring with Kentarō Ōtani, in which she won the Best New Talent award at the Yokohama Film Festival.[4] After appearing in Perfect Love!, Itaya appeared in many television dramas and films.[4]

Persoanl life

On 22 February 2007, she married wardrobe stylist Hirohiko Furuta. Itaya gave birth to her eldest son in June 2008, and to her second son on 9 August 2012,[5] and is now a mother of two children.

Filmography

TV dramas

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999Perfect Love!Aya Tominaga[6]
2008AtsuhimeHirokawaTaiga drama[7]
2015Ishi-tachi no Renai JijōTomoko Ichikawa[8]
Kāsan, Ore wa DaijōbuNurse ShintaniTV movie[9]
Isan SōzokuRinko Kawamura[10]
2016Yassan: Tsukiji-hatsu! Oishī Jiken-boOmoni[8][11]
Sniffer: Kyūkaku Sōsa-kanEmi Katayama[12]
2017The Stranger Within a WomanMichiko Ito[13]
2021Pension MetsaFukiEpisode 3[14]
OchoyanYūAsadora[15]
2022Tokyo ViceMrs. Katagiri[16]
2024Dear RadianceTakashina no TakakoTaiga drama[17]

Variety, cultural programmes

Year Title Notes Ref.
2007News ZeroTuesday caster[18]
2010History 10-Nen no Happyō: Anata ga Erabu 10 Genre No. 1Presenter[19]
2011Takumi Saito×Yuka Itaya: Eiga Kōbō[20]
2016Nonfiction W: Hollywood o Sukutta Utagoe –Shijō Saikyō no Ghost Singer to Yoba reta Onna–Narration[21]
2022Love Is Blind: JapanCo-host[22]

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999avec mon mariMitsuko Aso
2001Hikari no AmeTeruko Tsukida
2002Dodge Go! Go!Sachie Yamada
Tokyo.soraYoko
Tasogare Ryūsei-gunMina Imai
2004Survive Style 5+President's Secretary
2005A Stranger of MineAyumi Kurata
Irasshaimase, Kanja-sama.Yen Shimizu
YokubōRuiko AotaLead role
2006Berna no shippoKeiko Ito
Akihabara@DeepYui
2007Sad VacationSaeko Shiina
Closed NoteSeibi Yamazaki
Kayōkyokuda yo, Jinsei waBeautiful woman
Apartment 1303Neighbor next door
2010ŌokuŌoka Tadasuke
OutrageOtomo woman
2012GirlTakako Hirai
Hotaru the Movie: It's Only A Little Light In My LifeSachiko Yamada
2014Our Family
2016You Lie in AprilHiroko Seto
2017March Comes in like a LionMisaki
2018Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Togetheradult Ito Serika
201937 SecondsFujimoto[23]
At the End of the MatineeKeiko[24]
2021Unlock Your HeartYoriko Kimura[25]
2022A Hundred Flowers[26]
No Place to GoMichiko KitabayashiLead role[27]
2023AnalogKazumi[28]
The Moon[29]
2024Sensei's Pious Lie[30]
AdabanaFrench-Japanese film[31]
2025Good Luck[32]
Rental FamilyAmerican-Japanese film[33]
2026Euthanasia Special Zone[34]
Zakken!: The Cosmos Beneath Our FeetRikako Sugino[35]
Love≠Comedy[36]

Japanese dub

Year Title Role Voice dub for Notes Ref.
2015ExtantMolly WoodsHalle Berry[37]

Awards

Year Award Work Ref.
199921st Yokohama Film Festival Best New Talentavec mon mari[38]
200560th Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting ActressA Stranger of Mine[39]

References

  1. 1 2 "板谷 由夏". Amuse Official Website (in Japanese). Amuse, Inc. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  2. ↑ "日本タレント名鑑(VIPタイムズ社)". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). VIP Times. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  3. ↑ "2015年7月30日 今年もアツい!全国高校野球選手権大会". News Zero (in Japanese). Nippon TV. 30 Jul 2015. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "板谷由夏" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpō Eiga Database. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  5. ↑ Saito, Chie (10 Aug 2012). "板谷由夏が第2子となる男児を出産!『NEWS ZERO』とツイッターで報告!!". Hot Mama Town (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  6. ↑ "パーフェクトラブ!の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ "篤姫の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Negishi, Nao (21 Jun 2016). "エンタがビタミン♪】板谷由夏&伊原剛志 かつての"不倫相手"が「今年また再会しました」". Techinsight Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  9. ↑ "母さん、俺は大丈夫". Nippon TV. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  10. ↑ "板谷由夏、チーム『遺産争族』解散を報告 榮倉奈々、室井滋、余貴美子と4ショット". Crank In!! (in Japanese). 14 Dec 2015. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  11. ↑ "柄本佑が「ヤッさん」で伊原剛志の相棒に。山本舞香、上地雄輔、板谷由夏、里見浩太朗も出演" (in Japanese). Internet TV Guide. 17 Jun 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  12. ↑ "板谷由夏、役作りは"におい"から". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 13 Oct 2016. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  13. ↑ "女の中にいる他人". NHK. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  14. ↑ "役所広司&石橋静河&光石研ら、小林聡美と2人芝居「ペンションメッツァ」". Cinema Cafe. 27 November 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  15. ↑ "杉咲花ヒロイン朝ドラ「おちょやん」後半の新たな出演者発表". Model Press. 10 February 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  16. ↑ "マイケル・マン監督×渡辺謙、山下智久ら出演 製作費88億円の大型ドラマ『TOKYO VICE』放送決定". Crank-in!. 16 September 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  17. ↑ "来年大河『光る君へ』第2弾キャスト11人発表 両親役に岸谷五朗&国仲涼子 清少納言役はウイカ 【11人の役柄紹介あり】". Oricon. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  18. ↑ "第2日本テレビでNEWS ZEROの新コーナーが!!!新火曜キャスター・板谷由夏の動画ブログ配信開始。" (in Japanese). Nippon TV. 10 Oct 2007. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  19. ↑ "板谷由夏「ZEROでは頼ってばかり…」単独初司会に挑戦". Eiga.com (in Japanese). 3 Dec 2010. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  20. ↑ "「斎藤工×板谷由夏 映画工房」放送200回記念イベント、東京国際映画祭で開催!". Eiga.com (in Japanese). 7 Sep 2015. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  21. ↑ "板谷由夏「ナレーション入れながら元気もらいました」". Sanspo.com (in Japanese). 22 Feb 2016. Retrieved 2 Feb 2017.
  22. ↑ "Meet the hosts of Netflix's 'Love Is Blind: Japan'". 24 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "37セカンズ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  24. ↑ "マチネの終わりに". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  25. ↑ "ひらいて". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  26. ↑ "「百花」長澤まさみが菅田将暉と夫婦に、永瀬正敏らの出演も解禁". Natalie. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  27. ↑ "夜明けまでバス停で". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  28. ↑ "アナログ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  29. ↑ "月". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  30. ↑ "先生の白い嘘". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  31. ↑ "徒花 ADABANA". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  32. ↑ "Good Luck". Osaka Asian Film Festival. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  33. ↑ "レンタル・ファミリー". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  34. ↑ "安楽死特区". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  35. ↑ "ザッケン!". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  36. ↑ "ラブ≠コメディ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  37. ↑ "『エクスタント』モリー役の板谷由夏さんにインタビュー!「自分も彼女のようでありたい、そう思わせてくれる女性です」". Kaigai Drama Navi. 30 March 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  38. ↑ "第21回ヨコハマ映画祭 1999年日本映画個人賞". Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  39. ↑ "第60回 日本映画大賞". The Television. Retrieved June 16, 2024.