Aki Maeda
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Aki Maeda is a Japan
ese 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
. She graduated from Hosei University
in 2008.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese actress and singer. She has an older sister named Ai Maeda
Ai Maeda (actress)
is a Japanese model and actress.-Biography:Maeda is notable for performing Shiori Kitano in the 2003 film Battle Royale II: Requiem, as well as for voicing the title role in the anime series Kino's Journey . Her younger sister is Aki Maeda...
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She is perhaps best known in the west for her role as Noriko Nakagawa in the controversial
Controversy
Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of opinion. The word was coined from the Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus – "turned in an opposite direction," from contra – "against" – and vertere – to turn, or versus , hence, "to turn...
2000 film
2000 in film
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
Battle Royale
Battle Royale (film)
is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku based on the novel of the same name. It was written by Kenta Fukasaku and stars Takeshi Kitano. The film aroused international controversy.A sequel, Battle Royale II: Requiem, followed...
. She graduated from Hosei University
Hosei University
is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...
in 2008.
Filmography
- 4 Shimai Tantei Dan, 2008
- Mizu ni Sumu Hana, (2006)
- Saishuu Heiki Kanojo (SaikanoSaikanois a manga, anime, and OVA series by Shin Takahashi, creator of Iihito and Kimi no Kakera. Saikano was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine....
), 2006 - Harami, 2005
- Linda Linda LindaLinda Linda Lindais a 2005 Japanese film. Its name comes from Japanese punk band The Blue Hearts' hit song "Linda Linda". The film was directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and stars Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii, and Shiori Sekine as the band members, and Bae Doona as a South Korean foreign exchange student...
, 2005 - Out of This World, 2004
- Battle Royale II: RequiemBattle Royale II: Requiem, abbreviated as BRII , is a 2003 Japanese, dystopian, action-thriller film. It is a sequel to the 2000 film, Battle Royale, which in turn was based upon a controversial 1999 novel of the same title by Koushun Takami...
, 2003 - The Cat ReturnsThe Cat Returnsis a Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, produced by Studio Ghibli and theatrically released in Japan in 2002 and in 2003 in the United States through Walt Disney Pictures....
, 2002 (voice cast) - Genji: A Thousand-Year Love, 2002
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out AttackGodzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attackis a 2001 science fiction kaiju film co-written and directed by Shūsuke Kaneko with a very catchy name. It was the twenty-fifth film to be released in the Godzilla film series. This is the eleventh film to feature Mothra, sixth to feature King Ghidorah, and third to feature Baragon. It is part of...
, 2001 - High School Girl's Friend, 2001
- Battle RoyaleBattle Royale (film)is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku based on the novel of the same name. It was written by Kenta Fukasaku and stars Takeshi Kitano. The film aroused international controversy.A sequel, Battle Royale II: Requiem, followed...
, 2000 - Gamera 3: Awakening of IrysGamera 3: Awakening of Irysis a 1999 Kaiju film. It is the third and last film in the Gamera Heisei series, and the last to be distributed by Toho. It was released in the United States on DVD in 2003 under the title Gamera: Revenge of Iris.-Plot:...
, 1999
Voiceover Roles
- Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-sanCosmic Baton Girl Comet-sanis a manga series by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, which was adapted into a 43 episode Japanese anime series, about a princess of the fictional Harmonica Star country. Directed by Mamoru Kanbe, the anime premiered on TV Tokyo from 1 April 2001 to 27 January 2002...
as Comet (2001) - The Cat ReturnsThe Cat Returnsis a Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, produced by Studio Ghibli and theatrically released in Japan in 2002 and in 2003 in the United States through Walt Disney Pictures....
(猫の恩返し・Neko no ongaeshi) as Yuki (2002)
Studio albums
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- 2005: Linda Linda Linda original soundtrack (as drummer of Paran Maum)
- 2005: we are PARAN MAUM -- Paran Maum (as drummer)
- 2000: Boys be... original soundtrack
- 1999: Winter Tales
Singles
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- 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.)
- 1999: Gomen Ne