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Yumi Kawai

Yumi Kawai

Actor · Born December 19, 2000 (25) · Tokyo, Japan

Yuumi Kawai is a model signed to the talent agency Dongyu and was born in Tokyo. Her debut as an actress took place in the TV drama "INHAND" in 2019, and the first movie she starred in was "A Beloved Wife" in 2020. She is an active model with multiple CMs and appears on MVs.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 19, 2000 (25)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 21% in 30 days

What are Yumi Kawai's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
28%
Morality
15%
Survival
7%
Ideas
7%
Society
6%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
10
Contemplative
8
Tense
4
Bittersweet
4
Hopeful
4
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yumi Kawai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yumi Kawai's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

54 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Ema Nonomura

  • Political Lupin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 9 episodes · as Miyabi Kobayakawa

  • Extremely Inappropriate! New Years Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Ogawa Junko

  • Two Seasons, Two Strangers(2025)

    as Nagisa

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Don’t Look for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Renoir(2025)

    as Kuriko Kita

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • She Taught Me Serendipity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Hana Sakurada

  • Anpan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 130 episodes · as Ranko Asada

  • Luka and the Flower of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as シュウ

  • A Bad Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Aimi Hayashino

  • Teki Cometh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Ayumi Sugai

  • Like a Dragon: Yakuza(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Yumi Sawamura

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Hakkenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Hamaji

  • Desert of Namibia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Kana Miyama

  • Look Back(2024)

    as Fujino (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • A Girl Named Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Ann kagawa

  • RoOT - Route of OddTaxi -(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rena

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • April, Come She Will(2024)

    as Jun Sakamoto

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Luka and the Flower of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as シュウ

  • Extremely Inappropriate!(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ogawa Junko

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Haruka Kinoshita

  • Modern or Anarchy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Hana

  • Kazoku Dakara Aishitan Janakute, Aishita no ga Kazoku Datta(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Nami Kishimoto

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • In Her Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Youko

  • Sayonara, Girls. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Yamashiro Manami

  • A Man(2022)

    as Akane

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Lines That Define Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Kawagishi

  • A Hundred Flowers(2022)

    as Misaki Tanabe

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • One Night Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hatamoto Tamako

  • Plan 75(2022)

    as Haruko Narimiya

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Winter Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Tomoka Misaki

  • Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Drive In California (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Teen Regime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Saiga Suguri

  • To Be Killed by a High School Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Aoi Kosugi

  • Love Nonetheless(2022)

    as Misaki

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Just Remembering(2021)

    as Izumi

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Unfeigned Happy Ending (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Yu

  • A Balance(2020)

    as Moe Kobata

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • It's a Summer Film! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kickboard

  • 見つめ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as 永瀬ミツメ

  • Welcome to Planet Sutherland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mugi

  • The Hovering Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nagamine Ema

  • Nemesis(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Natsumoto Rena

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Captivated, by You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Arakawa

  • AREA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Sasaki in My Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Naemura

  • Underdog: Part One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Furimun Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Japan Women's Gourmet Burger Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Rena

  • Tōmei no kuni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Rolling Marbles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Kigeki aisai monogatari(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles from 2019 to 2026.

Biggest box office

April, Come She Will (2024)

$6.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Look Back (2024)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting54 of 54: 54 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

2010s1 · acting2020s53 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 17% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Yumi Kawai's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Like a Dragon: Yakuza (2024)

62nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Look Back (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Yumi Kawai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yumi Kawai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ayumu Nakajima shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers