Yōko Maki (actress)
Yōko Maki ( Japanese 真 木 よ う 子 , Maki Yōko , born Yōko Kanamori ( 金森 陽 子 ), born October 15, 1982 in Inzai , Chiba Prefecture ) is a Japanese actress . She is best known from the two horror films in the Ju-on series , which were remade as The Grudge .
Life
Yōko Maki made her film debut at the age of 19 in the 2001 film Drug . The springboard of her career was the manga-based action film Shura Yukihime in which she starred Aya. In addition to numerous film and series roles, she also acted for various commercials . In 2008 she made her first appearance as Seiyū in the anime Michiko to Hatchin as Michiko Malandro. In November 2008, she announced her wedding to a man who did not come from the entertainment industry himself. At the same time, she also announced that she was pregnant.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 2001: Drug
- 2001: Shura Yukihime
- 2003: Battle Royale II: Requiem (Batoru rowaiaru II: Chinkonka)
- 2004: Kamikaze Girls ( 下 妻 物語 , Shimotsuma Monogatari )
- 2004: Ren'ai Shōsetsu (恋愛 小説)
- 2004: Koibumi Biyori (恋 文 日 和)
- 2004: Kansen (感染)
- 2004: Pacchigi! (パ ッ チ ギ!)
- 2004: The Grudge (The Grudge)
- 2004: Do Android's Dream of Electric Santa? (Short film)
- 2005: Summer Time Machine Blues (Samâ taimu mashin burûsu)
- 2005: Veronika decides to die (Veronika Decides to Die)
- 2006: Ame no Machi ( 雨 の 町 , Ame no machi )
- 2006: Yureru (ゆ れ る)
- 2006: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
- 2006: Udon
- 2006: Oishii Koroshikata ( お い し い 殺 し 方 , TV movie)
- 2006: Tokyo Friends: The Movie (東京 フ レ ン ズ The Movie)
- 2008: Flying Rabbits ( フ ラ イ ン グ ☆ ラ ビ ッ ツ , Furaingu rabittsu )
- 2008: 6 jikango ni Kimi wa shinu ( 6 時間 後 に 君 は 死 ぬ , TV movie)
- 2013: Sayonara Keikoku ( さ よ な ら 渓 谷 )
- 2013: Like Father, Like Son ( そ し て 父 に な る , Soshite chichi ni naru )
- 2015: Nōnai Poison Berry ( 脳 内 ポ イ ズ ン ベ リ ー )
- 2016: After the Storm ( Umi yori mo Mada Fukaku )
- 2018: The Blood of Wolves
- 2018: Yakiniku Dragon
Series
- 2003: Hakoiri Musume! (ハ コ イ リ ム ス メ!)
- 2003: Mōdōken Kuīru no Isshō (盲 導 犬 ク イ ー ル の 一生)
- 2003: Kao (顔)
- 2004: Kurokawa no Techō (黒 革 の 手 帖)
- 2004: Toride naki Mono (砦 な き 者)
- 2006: Jikō Keisatsu ( 時効 警察 , one episode)
- 2007: Fūrin Kazan (風 林 火山)
- 2007: Watashitachi no Kyokasho (わ た し た ち の 教科書)
- 2007: SP (SP 警 視 庁 警備 部 警 護 課 第四 係)
- 2008: Shūkan Maki Yōko (週刊 真 木 よ う 子)
- 2008: Loss: Time: Life (ロ ス: タ イ ム: ラ イ フ)
- 2008: Walkin 'Butterfly (ウ ォ ー キ ン ☆ バ タ フ ラ イ)
- 2011: Kare, Otto, Otoko Tomodachi ( カ レ 、 夫 、 男友 達 )
- 2015: Mondai no Aru Restaurant ( 問題 の あ る レ ス ト ラ ン )
- 2015: Kamo Shirenai Joyū Tachi ( か も し れ な い 女優 た ち )
Commercials
- 2000: Lotte Group - Ao Toppo
- 2005: East Japan Railway Company - Omiya Station version
- 2005: Meiji Seika - Xylish
- 2008: TBS and Dentsū - Green Film Project: everyday
- 2008: Shiseido - Integrate
- 2008: Lipton - The Royal
Anime (as Seiyū)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maki Yoko Married. Japan Zone, November 17, 2008, accessed December 22, 2008 .
Web links
- Profile of Yōko Maki at the agency flyingbox (Japanese)
- Yōko Maki in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maki, yōko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kanamori, Yōko (maiden name); 真 木 よ う 子 (Japanese); 金森 陽 子 (ja-hani) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Inzai , Chiba Prefecture , Japan |