Aki Maeda

Aki Maeda 前田 亜季
Born	(1985-07-11) 11 July 1985 Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Japanese Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actress, Model
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1993-present
Website	Official Site

Aki Maeda (前田 亜季 Maeda Aki, born 11 July 1985 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. She has an older sister named Ai Maeda.

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.

Filmography

• Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys, 1999
• Battle Royale, 2000
• High School Girl's Friend, 2001
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, 2001
• Genji: A Thousand-Year Love, 2002
• The Cat Returns, 2002 (voice cast)
• Battle Royale II: Requiem, 2003
• Out of This World, 2004
• Linda Linda Linda, 2005
• Harami, 2005
• Saishuu Heiki Kanojo (Saikano), 2006
• Mizu ni Sumu Hana, 2006
• 4 Shimai Tantei Dan, 2008

Voiceover roles

• Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san as Comet (2001)
• The Cat Returns (猫の恩返し・Neko no ongaeshi) as 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

External links

• Aki Maeda at the Internet Movie Database
• Aki Maeda Fansite