Yōko Maki (actress)
| 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 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
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) | |
| 2013 | Like Father, Like Son | |
| The Ravine of Goodbye | ||
| Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship | Maiko Okamura | |
| 2015 | Kaze ni Tatsu Lion | |
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 |
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) |
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" (星影の小径, "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.
External links
- Flying Box official profile (English)
- Yoko Maki at the Internet Movie Database