Ichikawa Yui

Name: Ichikawa Yui
Nickname: Yui-nyan
Profession: Actress, singer and model
Birthdate: 1986-2-10
Birthplace: Tokyo
Height: 159cm
Star sign: Aquarius
Blood type: A
Talent agency: Ken-On
Ichikawa (third from right) is better known to Western medias as Nana Komatsu in NANA 2.

Yui Ichikawa (Ichikawa Yui?), born 10 February 1986, is an actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She is also known by her nickname, Yui-nyan. As an actress she has appeared in several dramas (doramas), and in recent years she has concentrated more on her film career. She played a minor role in the movie Ju-on: The Grudge and reprised her character for a bigger role in the sequel, Ju-on: The Grudge 2. She has recently portrayed Nana Komatsu (Hachi) in the film adaptation of the famous manga Nana, and on December 18, 2006, Ichikawa and co-star Mika Nakashima came to New York City for the International Premier of NANA 2 at the IFC Center.