Departures of note

Yuri Nakamura (中村ゆり, born Nakamura Yuri, March 15, 1982) was a Japanese actress from Osaka Prefecture. She began her entertainment career as a member of the duo YURIMARI, formed through the TV Tokyo program ASAYAN, and performed for about three years before pivoting to acting in 2003 with the film "偶然にも最悪な少年" (Guzen ni mo Saiaku na Shonen).

Over the following two decades she built a steady career across film, television, and stage. Her notable credits included the film "Fukushima50" (2020), television dramas such as TV Tokyo's "今夜はコの字で", Nippon TV's "未満警察 ミッドナイトランナー" and "私たちはどうかしている", and the stage production "MISHIMA2020 『真夏の死』", staged for the 50th anniversary of Yukio Mishima's death. She also gained public attention through commercials for Japan Life and Mercari.

Nakamura battled cancer across much of her adult life, first being diagnosed about 13 years before her death and going into remission, then facing a recurrence in January 2025. After surgery and treatment, she died of rectal cancer on September 1, 2026, at the age of 44.