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Aki Maeda

Acting Born Jul 11, 1985 Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

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.

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Known for

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

2002

CSI: Crime Scene Talks

2011

Absolute Zero

as Kaori Fujii

Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out

as Natsuko Kawashima
Film

Battle Royale

as Noriko Nakagawa (Girl #15)
Film

The Cat Returns

as Yuki (voice)
Film

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

as Twin Girl

Full filmography

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)
  • CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011)
  • Absolute Zero (2010) as Kaori Fujii
  • Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out (2014) as Natsuko Kawashima
  • Gochisousan (2013) as Horinohata Sakurako
  • Good Doctor (2018) as Ichikawa Shiori
  • Battle Royale (2000) as Noriko Nakagawa (Girl #15)
  • The Cat Returns (2002) as Yuki (voice)
  • Taikomochi no tatsujin: Tadashii XX no homekata (2015)
  • 4 Shimai Tantei Dan (2008)
  • Shinsengumi Keppūroku (2011)
  • まぐだら屋のマリア (2025) as 杏奈
  • Woman of Rumor (2018) as Hiromi Hiratsuka
  • The Last Hope (2013) as 우타 토모코
  • Deaf Voice: A Sign-Language Interpreter in Court (2023) as Matsuyama Chiemi
  • Life as a Girl (2018)
  • Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as Twin Girl
  • Gonzo: The Legendary Detective (2008) as Monami Amano
  • Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003) as Noriko Nakagawa
  • Princess Comet (2001) as (voice)
  • Ima da kara, shinsaku drama tsukuttemimashita (2020) as Chiaki Morimoto
  • 白虎隊～敗れざる者たち
  • Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) as Young Ayana Hirasaka
  • Bocho Mania 09 (2009)