Yōko Maki (actress)

Yōko Maki
真木 よう子
Born
Yōko Kanamori
(金森 陽子)

(1982-10-15) October 15, 1982 (age 42)
Inzai, Chiba, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
AgentSoyokaze (LesPros Entertainment)
Websitewww.lespros.co.jp/artists/yoko-maki/

Yōko Maki (真木 よう子 Maki Yōko, born Yōko Kanamori on October 15, 1982) is a Japanese actress signed to Soyokaze. Maki has appeared in several films including the 2004 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 took off when she received the role of Aya in The Princess Blade, a 2001 reimagining of the manga Lady Snowblood. 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 was pregnant.[1]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Ref.
2001 Drug Miki Kondō
The Princess Blade Aya
2003 Battle Royale II: Requiem Maki Sōda
2004 Kamikaze Girls BTSSB Staff
Ren'ai Shōsetsu (恋愛小説) Mami Suzuki
A Perfect Day for Love Letters Rino Katasé
Infection Yūko Kirino [2]
Break Through! Gang-ja Chun
The Grudge Yoko
Do Androids Dream of Electric Santa? (short film)
2005 In the Pool Yoko Maki
Summer Time Machine Blues Yui Itō
Veronika Decides to Die Towa
2006 In the Pool Yoko Maki
The Vanished (雨の町, Ame no Machi) Fumio Kōsaka
Sway Chieko Kawabata
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Major Boswell's Girlfriend
Udon Yui Itō
A Delicious Way to Kill (おいしい殺し方, Oishii Koroshikata) Marii Tōdaiji
Tokyo Friends: The Movie Ryōko Fujiki
2008 Flying Rabbits (フライング☆ラビッツ) Chinatsu Kakiuchi
2009 SP Eri Sasamoto
2011 Hard Romantic-er
Looking for a True Fiancee
Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo Fujitsubo
2013 Like Father, Like Son
The Ravine of Goodbye
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship Maiko Okamura
2015 The Lion Standing in the Wind
Nōnai Poison Berry Ichiko Sakurai
2016 After the Storm Kyoko
2018 The Blood of Wolves Rikako
Yakiniku Dragon Shizuka
2020 The Grudge: The Untold Chapter Yoko Voice role; uncredited
2021 A Day with No Name
Ride or Die [3]
The Cursed Sanctuary X Hoshino [4]
2022 A Man [5]
The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero [6]
2023 Nemesis: The Movie Nagisa Kanda [7]
Undercurrent Kanae [8]
Jigen Daisuke Adele [9]
2024 Great Absence [10]
2025 Kaneko's Commissary Miwako [11]

TV dramas

Year Title Role Form Appearance
2003 Hakoiri Musume! (ハコイリムスメ!, Shurayukihime) Natsuko 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 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 one-episode -
2006 Jikō Keisatsu (時効警察) Ritsuko Tachibana series Ep.8
2007 Fūrin Kazan Princess Miru Taiga drama [12]
Watashitachi no Kyōkasho Saki Ōshiro series regular
SP Eri Sasamoto 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 omnibus Ep.8
Walkin' Butterfly (ウォーキン☆バタフライ) Chinatsu Kakiuchi series Ep.9
6jikango ni Kimi wa shinu (6時間後に君は死ぬ) Mio Harada one-episode -
2010 Ryōmaden Narasaki Ryō (aka Oryō) Taiga drama recurring
2019 Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room Hikari Tachibana series regular
2021 Nemesis Mizuho Kanda / Nagisa Kanda series recurring[13]
2022 Lost Man Found Herself series Cameo; ep. 5[14]

Direct-to-video films

Year Title Role
2001 Pelican Road (ペリカンロード) Emiko Sakura
2005 Tokyo Friends Ryōko Fujiki

Commercials

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

Video game

References

  1. ^ "Maki Yoko Married". Japan Zone. November 17, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  2. ^ Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
  3. ^ "水原希子×さとうほなみ「彼女」の配信は4月、真木よう子ら追加キャスト7人発表". Natalie. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "聖地X". eiga.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "妻夫木聡×安藤サクラ×窪田正孝ら共演、芥川賞作家・平野啓一郎の「ある男」実写映画化". Oricon. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "「コンフィデンスマンJP」瀬戸康史が国際警察に、真木よう子や徳永えりも初参加". Natalie. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "映画ネメシス 黄金螺旋の謎". eiga.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "アンダーカレント". eiga.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "次元大介". eiga.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "大いなる不在". eiga.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "金子差入店". eiga.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  12. ^ "風林火山". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  13. ^ "仲村トオル、真木よう子、山崎紘菜、石黒賢が「ネメシス」出演、事件の鍵握る役". Natalie. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "伊藤沙莉"結"が仲野太賀"諭"に愛のビンタ、ターニングポイントを迎える様子に涙＜拾われた男＞". The Television. Retrieved July 29, 2022.


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