YÅko Maki (actress)
| YÅko Maki | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 真木 よã†å |
| Born |
YÅko Kanamori (金森 陽å) October 15, 1982 Inzai, Chiba, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Agent | Flying Box |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Website |
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YÅko Maki (真木 よã†å Maki YÅko, born October 15, 1982) is a Japanese actress signed to Flying Box. Maki has appeared in several films including the 2003 film Infection and the 2004 American horror film The Grudge.
Biography
Maki made her film debut at the age of 19 in the 2001 film Drug. Her film career sprung when she received 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]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Drug | Miki KondÅ |
| The Princess Blade | Aya | |
| 2003 | Battle Royale II: Requiem | Maki SÅda |
| 2004 | Kamikaze Girls | BTSSB Staff |
| Ren'ai ShÅsetsu (æ‹æ„›å°èª¬) | Mami Suzuki | |
| A Perfect Day for Love Letters | Rino Katasé | |
| Infection[2] | YÅ«ko Kirino | |
| Break Through! | Gang-ja Chun | |
| The Grudge | Yoko | |
| Do Androids Dream of Electric Santa? (short film) | ||
| 2005 | In the Pool | Yoko Maki |
| Summer Time Machine Blues | Yui ItÅ | |
| Veronika Decides to Die#Adaptations | Towa | |
| 2006 | In the Pool | Yoko Maki |
| The Vanished (雨ã®ç”º Ame no Machi) | Fumio KÅsaka | |
| Sway | Chieko Kawabata | |
| The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Boswell Father's Girlfriend | |
| Udon | Yui ItÅ | |
| A Delicious Way to Kill (ãŠã„ã—ã„殺ã—æ–¹ Oishii Koroshikata) | Marii TÅdaiji | |
| Tokyo Friends: The Movie | RyÅko Fujiki | |
| 2008 | Flying Rabbits (フライング☆ラビッツ) | Chinatsu Kakiuchi |
| 2009 | SP | Eri Sasamoto |
| 2011 | Hard Romantic-er | |
| Looking for a True Fiancee | ||
| Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo | Fujitsubo | |
| 2013 | Like Father, Like Son | |
| The Ravine of Goodbye | ||
| Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship | Maiko Okamura | |
| 2015 | Kaze ni Tatsu Lion | |
| NÅnai Poison Berry | Ichiko Sakurai | |
| 2016 | After the Storm | Kyoko |
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Form | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hakoiri Musume! (ãƒã‚³ã‚¤ãƒªãƒ スメ! Shurayukihime) | Natsuko | series | Ep.2,4 |
| MÅdÅken KuÄ«ru no IsshÅ (盲導犬クイールã®ä¸€ç”Ÿ) | series | Ep.1,2,4-7 | ||
| Kao (é¡”) | Sae Takeuchi | series | Ep.9 | |
| 2004 | Kurokawa no TechÅ (é»’é©ã®æ‰‹å¸–) | series | Ep.5-7 | |
| Toride naki Mono (ç ¦ãªã者) | Meiko Furuya | one-episode | - | |
| 2006 | JikÅ Keisatsu (時効è¦å¯Ÿ) | Ritsuko Tachibana | series | Ep.8 |
| 2007 | FÅ«rin Kazan | Princess Miru | Taiga drama | Ep.26-?? |
| Watashitachi no KyÅkasho | Saki ÅŒshiro | series | regular | |
| SP | Eri Sasamoto | series | regular | |
| 2008 | Weekly Maki Yoko (週刊真木よã†å ShÅ«kan Maki YÅko) | - | omnibus | regular |
| Loss:Time:Life (ãƒã‚¹:タイム:ライフ) | Kiyomi Horiike | omnibus | Ep.8 | |
| Walkin' Butterfly (ウォーã‚ン☆ãƒã‚¿ãƒ•ãƒ©ã‚¤) | Chinatsu Kakiuchi | series | Ep.9 | |
| 6jikango ni Kimi wa shinu (6時間後ã«å›ã¯æ»ã¬) | Mio Harada | one-episode | - | |
| 2010 | RyÅmaden | Narasaki RyÅ (aka OryÅ) | Taiga drama | recurring |
Direct-to-video films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Pelican Road (ペリカンãƒãƒ¼ãƒ‰) | Emiko Sakura |
| 2005 | Tokyo Friends | RyÅko Fujiki |
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)
Other works
Music
- "Hoshikage no Komichi" (星影ã®å°å¾„, "Starry Path") (2011) (Tokyo No. 1 Soul Set collaboration, on their album Subete Hikari)
- "Saisakizaka" (2013) (single, produced by Ringo Sheena)
Photobooks
- LIP (2003)
- Gekkan Maki Yoko (2007)
- Gekkan Maki Yoko Special (2008)
Anime
- Michiko to Hatchin (2008) – Michiko
References
- ↑ "Maki Yoko Married". Japan Zone. November 17, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ↑ Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
External links
- Flying Box official profile (English)
- Yoko Maki at the Internet Movie Database
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