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Hyunri

Hyunri

Actor · Born December 18, 1986 (39) · Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Hyunri LEE (well known as "Hyunri" in Japan and Korea )is born in Tokyo, Japan of Korean descent. She is completely bilingual in Japanese and Korean. She lived in Oxford, England when she was a teenager. And she moved to study acting in Shin-Yong Wook Acting academy in Korea at the same time as an exchange student at Yonsei University from Aoyama Gakuin University majoring in law. After college she returned to Japan and landed acting jobs in many Japanese films as well as top TV shows. In 2016, Her first starring role, she played a Japanese Korean girl living in Tokyo, in "The Voice of Water" which was officially invited to the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. This film received numerous awards including the Rising Star Award in the 29th Takasaki Film Festival. She also received People choices Asian Star award in Seoul international drama awards 2017. In 2020, she appearing as the support role Hiroko Kusakabe in the movie "Wife of a Spy" directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa won the Silver lion prize in Venice International Film Festival. Also in 2021, the role of Tsugumi in the movie "The wheel of fortune and fantasy" directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi won the prize of Silver Bear Grand July prize in Berlin International Film Festival. The best well known her role in Japan is Saeko Harada in "Mistresses" based on BBC's TV series and the role of Yoon Jian in "Love you as the world ends" on Hulu(2021). Hyunri also hosted her own radio show for one of the largest radio stations J-WAVE in Tokyo from 2017 until 2022. She speaks fluent Japanese, Korean and English.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 18, 1986 (39)
From
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 49 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 17% in 30 days

What are Hyunri's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
32%
Morality
14%
Survival
12%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Romantic
2
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Hyunri's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hyunri'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

49 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Can This Love Be Translated?(2026)

    Show 11 episodes · as Nanami

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Someone in this town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mochizuki Ryoko

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

    as Saki Yamaguchi

  • Eye Love You(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Min Hana

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • A Shop for Killers(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Q

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Innai Keisatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · as Moeko Kamijo

  • Lawyer Sodom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Madoka Wakamatsu

  • Story Game(2020)

    as Haru

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Atom's Last Shot(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Aki Sagara

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Barber Shop with a View of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Vice(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Erika

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Pachinko(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Kiyo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy(2021)

    as Tsugumi

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Love You as the World Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 22 episodes · as Yoon Jian

  • Alice in Borderland(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Shion

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Wonderful Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Sae

  • Wife of a Spy(2020)

    as Hiroko Kusakabe

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • On the Road, Khaosan Tango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Ha Young

  • The Devil's Attorney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Asumi Sakuraba

  • The First Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Rie Obata

  • The Naked Director(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ikezawa's Secretary

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Madoromi Barmaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • A Rose and A Tulip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Myung-A

  • Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Saeko Harada

  • Mampuku(2018)

    Show 151 episodes · as Mochizuki Aya

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Cinema Fighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Kanako

  • Terminal place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Kanako Ogawa

  • Life as a Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • The Dream of Nepenthes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Haruka Saito

  • Hello, Detective Hedgehog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Rena Asada

  • Highheels: Kodawari ga unda otogibanashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Innocent Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Heaven Is Still Far Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Satsuki

  • Time Patrol OL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sachiko Shiba

  • The Sea of Trees(2015)

    as Flight Attendant

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Moribito(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • A Bride for Rip Van Winkle(2016)

    as Nitadori Mami

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Koi no sanriku ressha kon de iko! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hanasaki Moe

  • Hotel Copain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Yuri

  • Give my regards to Yakima Canutt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Broken Hearts for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Dreamland(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Voice of Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Minjung

  • Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sayaka

  • Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sayaka

  • Judge! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Harada

  • The Intermission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles from 2013 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Wife of a Spy (2020)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Can This Love Be Translated? (2026)

Film career

20132026

Peak 2021 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2014Screen debut· Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist
  • 2014First film· Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 48: 48 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

By decade

2010s29 · acting2020s19 · acting

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.

How do Hyunri's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Dreamland (2015)

91st percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Shop for Killers (2024)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

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 Hyunri work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hyunri's MovieCove titles; Ryūsuke Hamaguchi shares the most, 2.