Aki Maeda
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1985-07-11 (age 40)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 前田 亜季 · 마에다 아키 · Maeda Aki · 前田亚季 · 前田亞季 · Аки Маэда
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Talks
2011
Absolute Zero
2010
as Kaori Fujii
Gochisousan
2013
as Horinohata Sakurako
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
2014
as Natsuko Kawashima
Good Doctor
2018
as Ichikawa Shiori
Taikomochi no tatsujin: Tadashii XX no homekata
2015
Shinsengumi Keppūroku
2011
Princess Comet
2001
as (voice)
4 Shimai Tantei Dan
2008
The Last Hope
2013
as 우타 토모코
Woman of Rumor
2018
as Hiromi Hiratsuka
Life as a Girl
2018
Gonzo: The Legendary Detective
2008
as Monami Amano
モナリザの微笑
2000
Deaf Voice: A Sign-Language Interpreter in Court
2023
as Matsuyama Chiemi
まぐだら屋のマリア
2025
as 杏奈
Ima da kara, shinsaku drama tsukuttemimashita
2020
as Chiaki Morimoto
Home Appliance Samurai
2022
as Shizue | Ito Misa
Bocho Mania 09
2009
Copyface
2016
白虎隊～敗れざる者たち
Enzaihan
2021
as 香山朱美
Hitoribocchi no Kimi ni
1998
P.P.O.I.
1999
as Ichinose Hinaki
The Day I'm Called Papa Again
2023
富士山大噴火
2026
Movies (44)
The Cat Returns
2002
as Yuki (voice)
Battle Royale
2000
as Noriko Nakagawa (Girl #15)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
as Twin Girl
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003
as Noriko Nakagawa
Linda Linda Linda
2005
as Kyoko Yamada
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
1999
as Young Ayana Hirasaka
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996
as Girl in Sendai
ドラマスペシャル 松本清張 鬼畜
2017
I Never Shot Anyone
2020
as Ami Nakamichi
Kasha
2011
as Kozue Kimura
An Artist of the Floating World
2019
as Ono Noriko
Samurai Gangsters
2008
The Specials
2026
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
The Boy Who Saw the Wind
2000
as Maria (voice)
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
2004
The Return
2019
Haunted School 3
1997
as Mayuko Fujii
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
2001
as Self
A Madder Red
2021
as Sachiko
School Ghost Story G
1998
Haunted School 2
1996
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet
2006
as Chise
Hissatsu shigotonin 2010
2010
Silver Rain
2009
as Kikue
Out of This World
2004
as Ryoko Yoda
Pride
1998
as Kimie Tojo
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
2003
as Self
When a Tree Falls
2019
Hissatsu Shigotonin 2010
2010
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003
as Self
Making of 'Battle Royale'
2000
as Self
High School Girl's Friend
2001
Omokage
2023
Aokigahara
2013
Mokuhihan
2022
Romance Of Darkness
2006
as Rikka Nikaidou
Motherhood
2019
as Mia Sakaguchi
Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife
2016
as Oritsu
Case 17
2016
as Narumi Suzumura
Harami: White Fear
2005
農業女子“はらぺ娘”
2015
安楽椅子探偵と笛吹家の一族
2003
Shokuki
1998
as Ayumi
About Aki Maeda
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. With 71 credits spanning from 1996 to 2026, Aki Maeda has appeared in 44 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Aki Maeda Movies
- The Cat Returns (2002) — as Yuki (voice)
- Battle Royale (2000) — as Noriko Nakagawa (Girl #15)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) — as Twin Girl
- Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003) — as Noriko Nakagawa
- Linda Linda Linda (2005) — as Kyoko Yamada
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