Maya Imamori
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- Gravure model
- actress
Maya Imamori | |||||
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今森 茉耶 | |||||
 Imamori in 2024 | |||||
| Born | March 26, 2006 Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | ||||
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| Years active | 2022–2025 | ||||
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| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||
| Hair color | black | ||||
| Eye color | brown | ||||
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| Kanji | 今森 茉耶 | ||||
| Hiragana | いまもり まや | ||||
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Maya Imamori (今森 茉耶, Imamori Maya; born March 26, 2006) is a Japanese former gravure model and actress. She was first scouted as a TikToker before transitioning into the mainstream entertainment industry.
Imamori was born in Miyazaki Prefecture on March 26, 2006. She has one older sister and is of mixed Filipino descent.[1][2]
She began posting videos on TikTok in junior high school, and was scouted in October 2022 and signed with her former agency, Seju.[3] She made her gravure debut in March 27 of the following year, in Shueisha's Weekly Playboy magazine, and gained attention as "Miyazaki's new star".[1]
In May 2023, she made it to the top 16 finalists of Kodansha's "Miss Magazine 2023" contest from a total of 3,204 contestants.[3][4] On August 29, it was announced that she had been selected as the Grand Prix winner of "Miss Magazine 2023" and appeared on the cover and in the lead photo spread of the September 4 issue of Weekly Young Magazine.[5][6] Her first photo book, "Love Begins," was released on August 28, 2024.[7]
In the 49th Super Sentai series No.1 Sentai Gozyuger, which aired on February 16, 2025, Imamori portrayed the role of Sumino Ichikawa/Gozyu Unicorn, the first female "Black Ranger".[8][9] However, she lost both the role and her contract with her agency on November 8, 2025, after she was allegedly caught drinking while underage, since the minimum legal drinking age in Japan is twenty years old.[10] Imamori has posted an apology on her personal Instagram account regarding the report.[11]
Due to the incident, Imamori's character would be heavily edited around for the next few episodes, with the character only appearing in fight scenes and transformed, with actress Ayaka Maekawa dubbing over her lines.[12] Toei later recast the character's live actress beginning with the 40th episode, with Imamori replaced by Kohaku Shida from the 46th Super Sentai series Avataro Sentai Donbrothers.[13]
In November 2025, it was reported that Imamori's scenes in The Girl at the End of the Line will be taken out due to the aforementioned incident.[14]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2024 | Kokoro no Futa: Yuki Furu Machi de | Shiina Yayoi | [15] | |
| Sana: Let Me Hear | Mari Kohinata | [16] | ||
| 2025 | No.1 Sentai Gozyuger: TegaSword of Resurrection | Sumino Ichikawa/Gozyu Unicorn | [8] | |
| Yoyogi Johnny | Izumo | [17] | ||
| 2026 | The Girl at the End of the Line | Kiyoko's classmate | Deleted scene | [18][14] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2024 | Mr. Mitsuya's Strategic Feeding | Yupi | [19] | |
| My Diary | High school girl | [20] | ||
| The Final Lesson: Only Survivors Graduate | Eri Matsumoto | Web short drama | [21] | |
| 2025 | No.1 Sentai Gozyuger | Sumino Ichikawa/Gozyu Unicorn | ep 1, 3-36 | [9] |
| Gozyuger Fill-in Plan: No.1 Confessional | Sumino Ichikawa | Web series | [22] |
