Yōko Maki (actress)
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| Yōko Maki | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yōko Kanamori (金森 陽子) October 15, 1982 Inzai, Chiba, Japan |
| Ethnicity | Japanese |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Website | |
| http://www.flyingbox.co.jp/maki/ | |
Yōko Maki (真木 よう子 Maki Yōko, born October 15, 1982) is a Japanese actress signed to Flying Box.
Maki has appeared in several films including 2003 film Infection and the 2004 American remake The Grudge.
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[edit] Biography
Maki made her film debut at the age of 19 in 2001 film Drug. Her film career sprung when receiving a role as Aya in the highly modernized remake of the Japanese vengeance film Lady Snowblood (later re-titled as The Princess Blade). Maki later began performing on stage in the 2002 play Cross. In November 2008, Maki announced that she had married a 26-year old man not in the Japanese entertainment industry. She also announced that she is pregnant.[1]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Drug | Miki Kondō (近藤 美樹) |
| The Princess Blade (修羅雪姫 Shurayukihime) | Aya (彩) | |
| 2003 | Battle Royale II: Requiem (バトル・ロワイアルII 鎮魂歌 Batoru Rowaiyaru II Chinkonka) | Maki Sōda (早田 マキ) |
| 2004 | Kamikaze Girls (下妻物語 Shimotsuma Monogatari) | BTSSB Staff |
| Ren'ai Shōsetsu (恋愛小説) | Mami Suzuki (鈴木 真美) | |
| Koibumi Biyori (恋文日和) | Rino Katasé (片瀬 理乃) | |
| Infection (感染 Kansen) | Yūko Kirino (桐野 優子) | |
| Break Through! (パッチギ! Pacchigi!) | Gang-ja Chun (チョン・ガンジャ) | |
| The Grudge | Yoko | |
| Do Androids Dream of Electric Santa? (short film) | ||
| 2005 | In the Pool | Yoko Maki |
| Summer Time Machine Blues | Yui Itō (伊藤 唯) | |
| Veronika Decides to Die (ベロニカは死ぬことにした Beronika wa shinu koto ni shita) | Towa (トワ) | |
| 2006 | In the Pool | Yoko Maki |
| The Vanished (雨の町 Ame no Machi) | Fumio Kōsaka (香坂 文緒) | |
| Sway (ゆれる Yureru) | Chieko Kawabata (川端 智恵子) | |
| The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Boswell Father's Girlfriend | |
| Udon (UDON) | Yui Itō (伊藤 唯) | |
| A Delicious Way to Kill (おいしい殺し方 Oishii Koroshikata) | Marii Tōdaiji (東大寺 マリィ) | |
| Tokyo Friends: The Movie (東京フレンズ The Movie) | Ryōko Fujiki (藤木 涼子) | |
| 2008 | Flying Rabbits (フライング☆ラビッツ) | Chinatsu Kakiuchi (垣内 千夏) |
| 2009 | SP (SP 警視庁警備部警護課第四係) | Eri Sasamoto (笹本 絵里) |
| 2011 | Hard Romantic-er (ハードロマンチッカー) | |
| Yubiwa wo Hametai (指輪をはめたい) | ||
| Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo (源氏物語 千年の謎) | Fujitsubo (藤壺) |
[edit] TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Form | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hakoiri Musume! (ハコイリムスメ! Shurayukihime) | Natsuko (夏子) | series | Ep.2,4 |
| Mōdōken Kuīru no Isshō (盲導犬クイールの一生) | series | Ep.1,2,4-7 | ||
| Kao (顔) | Sae Takeuchi (竹内 さえ) | series | Ep.9 | |
| 2004 | Kurokawa no Techō (黒革の手帖) | series | Ep.5-7 | |
| Toride naki Mono (砦なき者) | Meiko Furuya (古谷 めい子) | one-episode | - | |
| 2006 | Jikō Keisatsu (時効警察) | Ritsuko Tachibana (立花 律子) | series | Ep.8 |
| 2007 | Fūrin Kazan (風林火山) | Princess Miru (美瑠姫) | Taiga drama | Ep.26-?? |
| Watashitachi no Kyokasho (わたしたちの教科書) | Saki Ōshiro (大城 早紀) | series | regular | |
| SP (SP 警視庁警備部警護課第四係) | Eri Sasamoto (笹本 絵里) | series | regular | |
| 2008 | Weekly Maki Yoko (週刊真木よう子 Shūkan Maki Yōko) | - | omnibus | regular |
| Loss:Time:Life (ロス:タイム:ライフ) | Kiyomi Horiike (堀池 清美) | omnibus | Ep.8 | |
| Walkin' Butterfly (ウォーキン☆バタフライ) | Chinatsu Kakiuchi (垣内 千夏) | series | Ep.9 | |
| 6jikango ni Kimi wa shinu (6時間後に君は死ぬ) | Mio Harada (原田 美緒) | one-episode | - | |
| 2010 | Ryōmaden (龍馬伝) | Narasaki Ryō (aka Oryō) (楢崎龍/お龍) | Taiga drama | recurring |
[edit] Direct-to-video films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Pelican Road (ペリカンロード) | Emiko Sakura (佐倉 えみ子) |
| 2005 | Tokyo Friends (東京フレンズ) | Ryōko Fujiki (藤木 涼子) |
[edit] Commercials
- Lotte - Ao Toppo (2000)
- JR East - Omiya Station version (2005)
- Meiji Seika - Xylish (2005)
- TBS and Dentsu - Green Film Project: everyday (2008)
- Shiseido - Integrate (2008)
- Lipton - The Royal (2008)
[edit] Other works
[edit] Photobooks
- LIP (2003)
- Gekkan Maki Yoko (2007)
- Gekkan Maki Yoko Special (2008)
[edit] Anime
- Michiko to Hatchin (2008) Michiko
[edit] References
- ^ "Maki Yoko Married". Japan Zone. November 17, 2008. http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2008/11/17/maki_yoko_married.shtml. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Flying Box official profile (English)
- Yoko Maki at the Internet Movie Database
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