Juri Manase (真瀬 樹里 Manase Juri, born January 1, 1975) is a Japanese actress.
Julie is the nickname of Juri Manase. It is spelled this way "Julie" to make it easier to pronounce for people all over the world.
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Juri was born Juri Maeda (前田 樹里 Maeda Juri) in Tokyo, Japan. She is the daughter of actors Sonny Chiba and Yoko Nogiwa. Her father contributed one of the Kanjis, Chinese characters, 真 for her stage-last name, which is composed of two Chinese characters, 真瀬. This Kanji, 真, primarily refers to truth or reality. Her father also contributed the same chinese character, 真, to his protégé, actor Hiroyuki Sanada (真田, Sanada). She was inspired to be an actress at an early age from seeing her Mother and Father on sets and stage. Throughout her educational career, she pursued an education to acquire the broadest range of skills to help her become a versatile actor. In both junior and senior high school, she was a member of the English acting club. In college, she studied acting at Nippon University as well as was a member of the Tate (Japanese sword-action) club there.
She began her acting career in 1994, in the same year landing a significant role by auditioning for a movie called "ButouhaJingi -Kanketsuhen-" She then appeared in several TV series, movies and plays in Japan. In 1998, Juri was praised in her role as a guest lead in an NHK TV series about Samurai called “Terakoya Yume Shinan.” Her career extended overseas when in 2002 she was invited to the US to teach 'Tate' (Japanese stage combat to the leads in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill." Along the way, she was offered the role of a "Crazy 88." The director also asked her to be Lucy Liu's stunt double for a few takes due to her level of expertise in Tate and Japanese traditional dance. More recently, in 2007, she obtained a significant role as a Shinobi (Ninja) in the NHK samurai TV series Fūrin Kazan. Her performance as well as her expertise in sword-action fascinated the viewers. Film authority, Louis Anderman, referred to Fūrin Kazan as "masterpiece theater with swords".
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Shoot! | ||
| 1994 | ButouhaJingi -Kanketsuhen- | Azusa (Supporting) | |
| 1994 | Iruka ni Aeruhi | Manami (Supporting) | |
| 2003 | Kill Bill Vol.1 | Crazy 88 | Assistant Sword Trainer |
| SAKURA | Kaede (Supporting) | Shot in 2004 (to be determined) | |
| 2006 | A DAY IN THE LIFE | Miki Sagara |