You-Ri Yamanaka
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You-Ri Yamanaka
@you-riyamanaka.bsky.social
UK based Japanese actress/movement director/intimacy coordinator/VoiceOver. Movement Director for totoroshow.com, rsc.org.uk. Butoh. JP Movement Coach www.you-ri.com
This morning, on the way to work.
今朝、仕事場に行く途中。ロンドンにて。
#acting #actingworkshop #演技 #演技ワークショップ
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The beauty of colour. 色の美。
#colour #autumn #色 #秋
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The touch, the sound… it’s been so long since I played an acoustic piano like this.
Truly my dream piano.
One day, perhaps, I’ll be able to bring one home.嗚呼、このタッチ、響き、、、。
こんなに美しいアコースティックピアノを弾くのは、本当に久しぶり。
まさに、私の夢のピアノ。
いつかきっと、家に迎えられますように。
#piano #bechstein #ピアノ #ベヒシュタイン
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
(下に日本語訳あり)Our lives are shorter than a single blink in the history of the Earth—
a grain of stardust drifting through the infinite universe.
We could vanish in an instant,
and yet, each fleeting moment is as precious as eternity.
May we live with love, compassion, and sincerity. #love #compassion
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Autumn in London. ロンドンの秋🍂
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#autumn #autumninlondon #london #uk #秋 #ロンドンの秋 #ロンドン
October 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Voiced a teenage girl! 😝 Thank you! 🎙️
ティーンエイジャーの声を演ったよ!ありがとう😊
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#voiceover #voiceovers #voiceoverartist #voiceovertalent #voiceoveractress #japanesevoiceover #japanesevoiceoverartist #you_riyamanaka #山中結莉
October 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
October 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
At Theater fuusikaden,Daigo San serves exquisite coffee and “real” Matcha. Our acting workshop is now reaching its most exciting stage. ✨
シアター風姿花伝では、大豪(ダイゴ) さんが極上のコーヒーと“本物”の抹茶を淹れてくれる。✨
演技ワークショップはいよいよ佳境に入ってきた! #acting #actingworkshop #theatre #actingtraining #japaneseactor
August 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
From today, our workshops at Theater Fuusikaden in Tokyo begin!
Brush-Up A & B and Scene Study are all full — thank you!
Let’s enjoy this boundless journey of theatre together 💫✨🌟
Photo ©️Takezo Hirabayashi

#acting #actingworkshop #actorslife
August 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
My photo library brought this one back — me in 2010 (!).
Taken by the lovely ©️ @clairegroganpix
Time flies!
フォトアルバムが2010年の写真を引っ張り出してきてくれたよ〜。時の経つのは早いね!
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#headshot #headshotphotography #myface #yourface #face #portrait #宣材写真 #肖像写真
August 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
上智大学でのワークショップ。(下に日本語訳あり) Just finished leading “Traditional & Avant-Garde Japanese Performance and Storytelling” at Sophia University. A deeply human journey into the heart of Japanese culture. More reflections to come. #kabuki #butoh #storytelling #japanesetheatre
July 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
おはようございます!☀️ It’s only 8am, and the sun is blazing. 8:00なのに、もうこの太陽の勢い!#japan #japanesesummer #日本の夏
July 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Morning light, express train, a heart full — travelling from Mum’s care home to work in Tokyo. Feeling grateful for this rhythm of care and creativity 🌱
朝の光と特急列車、心が満ちていく——母のホームから東京のワークショップへ。
ケアと創造が交わるこの毎日に、感謝✨
#mum #alzheimers #motheranddaughter #actingworkshop #kabuki #butoh #tokyo #acting #full
July 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
(下に日本語あり)These are practice fans used in traditional Japanese dance — delicate instruments for conjuring landscapes, creatures, emotions, and more.
We’re exploring fan-based storytelling at Sophia University in Tokyo.
#JapaneseDance #Storytelling #Kabuki #FanDance
July 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Commuting between Mum’s care home and work in Tokyo — what a blessing. Grateful I can care for her and still do what I love. Feeling truly thankful 💝
母のホームと東京での仕事を毎日往復。なんてありがたい。母の介護と自分のやりたいことを同時にできて、心底感謝!ありがとうございます🙏✨
#mum #motheranddaughter #alzheimer #carer #work #アルツハイマー #介護 #仕事
July 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Leading a workshop at Sophia University:
“Traditional and Avant-Garde – Japanese Performance and Storytelling.”
Students explore with their whole being.
The way we move feels different, but at the core, what we express is deeply human.
It was Yukata Day — joy woven into every step. #kabuki #butoh
July 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Calling this place my office for the next 3 weeks — not bad at all! 😉 I’m leading a workshop “Traditional & Avant-Garde Japanese Performance and Storytelling.” at @sophiauniveraity
この場所がこれから3週間の私のオフィスになる- ワクワク!上智大学で「伝統とアヴァンギャルド――日本の舞台芸術とストーリーテリング」というワークショップを担当している。#kabuki #butoh #storytelling
July 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
母が退院した。 She’s back from hospital — thank you, Universe. Mum’s resilience continues. The Universe allows us to walk our journey, fully and deeply. ✨🪐💫
ありがとう、宇宙。
母のたくましさは変わらず続いている。宇宙は、私たちがこの旅路を、深く、そして余すことなく歩むことを許してくれているのだなあ。#mum #alzheimers #motheranddaughter #お母さん #アルツハイマー
July 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
〜The Way of Care〜 (下に日本語訳あり)
A new journey has begun — walking the Way of Care between my work and looking after Mum, between Tokyo and the hospital where she’s been staying.
She’s coming home tomorrow. ✨🌟💫
〜介護道〜
新たな旅が始まろうとしている。仕事と母のケアのあいだを、東京と母が入院している病院のあいだを、介護道を歩いている。
明日、母は退院。
#care #mother #mm
June 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Back in Tokyo. It’s 33°C. I’m melting… 🫠 東京に戻った。溶けそう〜〜
#tokyo #summer #japanesesummer #東京 #夏 #暑い
June 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
And now I’m zooming on the Shinkansen from Tokyo to western Japan — at a breezy 285km/h (that’s 177mph!) 🪽🪽🪽 Mt. Fuji stayed hidden today, wrapped in haze. そして、ただいま新幹線で西を目指して翔んでいる最中!期待した富士山は雲の中だったなあ。🗻
#shinkansen #bullettrain #japan #westernjapan #tokyo #新幹線
June 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I’m flying out to Japan (again) ! 🇯🇵✈️ また日本に向けて出発!
#flight #fly #heathrowairport #london #uk #tokyo #hanedaairport #フライト #飛行機 #空の旅 #ロンドン #イギリス
June 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Acting Workshop in Japan❗️
アクティング・ワークショップ in 東京
I hope this year’s workshop will once again take us deeper and further— a time and space where we can effortlessly touch the essence of our craft.
🌟シアター風姿花伝
www.fuusikaden.com/workshop2025...

#ActingWorkshop #acting #dramaeorkshop #TheatreTraining
June 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I’m baaack! 帰ってきたよ〜!
#home #london #uk #うち #ロンドン #イギリス
June 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A small gift for my soul 💝 自分の魂へのご褒美 #japanesenature #japanesemountains #soul #reward #日本の山 #ご褒美 #魂
June 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM