Maiko (actress)

Maiko
Native name マイコ
Born (1985-03-15) March 15, 1985
Seattle, United States or Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japanese-American
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006 -
Agent GR Promotion
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Website Official profile

Maiko (マイコ, born March 15, 1985, in Seattle, United States or Tokyo, Japan)[1] is a Japanese-American actress who is represented by the talent agency GR Promotion.

Biography

Maiko was a subject to a longing scout and auditioned in the entertainment industry when she was a teenager. She received a corporate advertising audition for Shiseido and debuted in an advertisement in 2006.[1]

Maiko's first starring role was in the film, Yama no Anata: Tokuichi no Koi, with Tsuyoshi Kusanagi in 2008.[2] In 2010, she appeared in the NHK Taiga drama, Ryōmaden.[3] Maiko later become the third-generationg member of Choya Umeshu's Sarari to Shita Umeshu.[4] In 2011, she appeared in the NHK Asadora, Ohisama,[5] and in December of the same year, her debut in stage is 8 Women.[6]

In 2014, Maiko played Ayumi Himekawa in Glass Mask,[7] and later appeared in many films, television series, stage shows, and advertisements.

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2010 Ryōmaden Iwasaki Kizei NHK
Shinzanmono Yusatoru Yamamoto TBS
2011 Ohisama Machiko Soma NHK
Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de Yumi Kanno Fuji TV Episode 5
2012 Ren Ai Kentei Sayo Kagawa NHK BS Premium Episode 2
Keigo Tono Mysteries Kiyomi Hatakeyama Fuji TV Episode 6
2013 Made in Japan Kanae Obata NHK
Pin to Kona Mizuki TBS
Kyōryū Sensei Noko Shiozaki NHK BS Premium Lead role
2014 Shinichi Hoshi Mystery SP K Fuji TV
Tsuma wa, Kunoichi: Sai Shūshō Shizuko NHK BS Premium
2015 Ryūsei Wagon Kaori Hashimoto's best friend TBS Episode 5
Massan Taeko Kawano NHK BS Premium
Dr.Rintarō Makiko Miura NTV Episode 4

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Yama no Anata: Tokuichi no Koi Michiho Misawa
2009 Waiting for Good News Ko
Yamagata Scream Katsumiko
Black Gaisha ni Tsutome Teru Naga, mō Ore wa Genkai Kamo Shirenai Nakanishi-san
Snow Prince Yasuko Hasegawa
2010 Space Battleship Yamato Aihara
2011 Milocroze: A Love Story Milocroze
2014 By Location-hyō Sayuri Mitamura / Sayuri Izuka
By Location Ura Sayuri Mitamura / Sayuri Izuka
Over Your Dead Body Kayoko Kurata

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