Aki Maeda
Japanese actress and singer (born 1985)
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Aki Maeda (前田 亜季, Maeda Aki; born 11 July 1985) is a Japanese actress and singer. She has an older sister named Ai Maeda.
Born11 July 1985
Tokyo, Japan
AlmamaterHosei University
OccupationsActress, singer, model
Yearsactive1992–present
Aki Maeda 前田 亜季 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 July 1985 Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Hosei University |
| Occupations | Actress, singer, model |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Agent | Alpha Agency |
| Labels | |
| Relatives | Ai Maeda (sister) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Japanese Pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1998–2000 |
| Website | Official Site |
She is perhaps best known in the west for her role as Noriko Nakagawa in the controversial 2000 film Battle Royale, which she reprised for its sequel Battle Royale II: Requiem. She graduated from Hosei University in 2008.[1]
Filmography
Films
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)[2]
- School Ghost Stories 2 (1996), Nanako Imai[2]
- School Ghost Stories 3 (1997), Mayuko Fujii[2]
- Pride (1998), Kimie Tōjō[3]
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999), young Ayana Hirasaka[2]
- Battle Royale (2000)[2]
- High School Girl's Friend (2001)[2]
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)[2]
- Genji: A Thousand-Year Love (2002)[2]
- Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)[2]
- Out of This World (2004)[2]
- Linda Linda Linda (2005), Kyoko[2]
- Harami (2005)[4]
- Saikano (2006)[2]
- Romance of Darkness (2006)[5]
- Aokigahara (2012)[2]
- I Never Shot Anyone (2020)[2]
- A Madder Red, (2021)[6]
- Kawa no Nagare ni (2021)[7]
- Frontline: Yokohama Bay (2025)[2]
- Our Journey for 50 Years (2026), Mari[8]
- The Specials (2026), Riko[9]
Television
- Aoi Tokugawa Sandai, Sadako (2000)[10]
- Fūrin Kazan, Ritsu (2007)[11]
- Gochisōsan, Sakurako Muroi (2013)
- Shinya Shokudō, Sachiko's Sister (2014)
- Kuroshoin no Rokubei (2018), Tenshō-in Atsuhime
- The Return (2020)
Anime
- Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san, Comet (2001)
- The Cat Returns, Yuki (2002)
Discography
Studio albums
- 1999: Winter Tales
- 2000: Boys be... original soundtrack
- 2005: we are PARAN MAUM -- Paran Maum (as drummer)
- 2005: Linda Linda Linda original soundtrack (as drummer of Paran Maum)
Singles
- 1999: Gomen Ne
- 2000: Daijōbu (part of the Boys be... original soundtrack)
- 2000: Genki no SHOWER (This song can also be found on the original Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! anime soundtrack.)
Awards
- 2001: Newcomer of the Year, Awards of the Japanese Academy: Battle Royale[12]
