Having trained as an actress in Japan, Yui Natsukawa entered the screen world with early television roles such as the 1993 series Taniguchi Rokuzo Shoten and the 1997 drama Aoi Tori, where she portrayed Kaori Machimura. Her profile rose through parts in Net Violence (2000) and the historical drama Yoshitsune (2005), followed by a notable appearance as Kyoko Yokokawa, the mother of Seita and Setsuk…