Yui Narumi leads the cast of TV Tokyo's Akato Elegy, which premieres October 8, and is also cast in the live-action Sins of Kujo film, which opens in Japan on January 8, 2027.
Yui Narumi is named in two cast announcements from September 2026. The earlier of the two concerns TV Tokyo's Akato Elegy, the live-action adaptation of Kira Takashi's manga, where Narumi leads the cast opposite Koyo Kurosaki. TV Tokyo announced nine new cast members for the October drama, including UTA, who plays Yusaku, the missing ex-boyfriend of heroine Chiko.
Two days later, Narumi appeared in a different announcement. The live-action film of Shohei Manabe's Sins of Kujo streamed a new teaser on Thursday naming six cast members. Narumi plays Rui Ota. The film opens in Japan on January 8, 2027, with Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Haru Kuroki, Eita Okuno, Mutsuo Yoshioka, and Yu Tokui also named.
What the two stories establish is a pair of live-action adaptations in which Narumi takes a named role in each. Akato Elegy is a commercial broadcast drama and Narumi is part of its lead pair. Sins of Kujo is a film and Narumi is one of six supporting additions announced in the teaser. Neither story says anything about prior credits, training, or agency. Coverage of Narumi is limited to these casting entries.
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The live-action film of Shohei Manabe's Sins of Kujo began streaming a new teaser on Thursday, adding six cast members. Kiyohiko Shibukawa plays Takehito Mitarashi, Haru Kuroki plays Kanako Kujo, Yui Narumi plays Rui Ota, Eita Okuno plays Uji, Mutsuo Yoshioka plays Karigane, and Yu Tokui plays Kajiya. The film opens in Japan on January 8, 2027.
TV Tokyo announced nine new cast members for its October drama Akato Elegy, the live-action adaptation of Kira Takashi's manga. UTA, who debuted in Netflix's Gas Human, plays Yusaku, the missing ex-boyfriend of heroine Chiko, in his first commercial broadcast drama appearance. Mari Hamada, Sarina Suzuki, and Yuichi Kimura also join, along with five more actors. Kōyo Kurosaki and Yui Narumi lead the cast. The drama premieres October 8.