Aki Maeda

Biography

Aki Maeda (前田 亜季, Maeda Aki; born 11 July 1985) 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.

== Filmography ==

=== Films === Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) School Ghost Stories 2 (1996), Nanako Imai School Ghost Stories 3 (1997), Mayuko Fujii Pride (1998), Kimie Tōjō Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999), young Ayana Hirasaka Battle Royale (2000) High School Girl's Friend (2001) Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) Genji: A Thousand-Year Love (2002) Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003) Out of This World (2004) Linda Linda Linda (2005), Kyoko Harami (2005) Saikano (2006) Romance of Darkness (2006) Aokigahara (2012) I Never Shot Anyone (2020) A Madder Red, (2021) Kawa no Nagare ni (2021) Frontline: Yokohama Bay (2025) Our Journey for 50 Years (2026), Mari The Specials (2026), Riko Four Outs (2026), Michiko Yagami

=== Television === Aoi Tokugawa Sandai, Sadako (2000) Fūrin Kazan, Ritsu (2007) Gochisōsan, Sakurako Muroi (2013) Shinya Shokudō, Sachiko's Sister (2014) Kuroshoin no Rokubei (2018), Tenshō-in Atsuhime The Return (2020)

=== Anime === Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san, Comet (2001) The Cat Returns, Yuki (2002)

== Discography ==

=== Studio albums === 1999: Winter Tales 2000: Boys be... original soundtrack 2005: we are PARAN MAUM -- Paran Maum (as drummer) 2005: Linda Linda Linda original soundtrack (as drummer of Paran Maum)

=== Singles === 1999: Gomen Ne 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.)