Asahi Shibun Digital (March 2, 2009) is an American-born Japanese actress who is represented by the talent agency GR Promotion.

Biography

Maiko was a subject to a longing scout and auditioned in the entertainment industry when she was a teenager. She received a corporate advertising audition for Shiseido and debuted in an advertisement in 2006. Maiko's first starring role was in the film, ''Yama no Anata: Tokuichi no Koi'', with

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and a former member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. Early life Kusanagi grew up in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan. Career Music In 1987, at age 13, Kusanagi auditioned to enter Joh ...

in 2008. In 2010, she appeared in the

NHK , also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee. NHK operates two terrestr ...

Taiga drama, ''

Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010, spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced tha ...

''. Maiko later become the third-generationg member of

Choya Umeshu , or Choya, is a Japanese company headquartered in Habikino, Osaka, Japan, which specializes in the production and sales of '' umeshu'' plum liqueur. Its other main businesses include brandy, sake, wine, and foods. The company started producing ...

's ''Sarari to Shita Umeshu''. In 2011, she appeared in the NHK Asadora, ''

Ohisama is a Japanese television drama that aired on NHK in 2011 in the Asadora time slot. Originally it was planned to air from March 28, 2011 (same as 2005's Asadora series Fight) to September 24, 2011, but it was delayed due to the earthquake and tsu ...

'', and in December of the same year, her debut in stage is '' 8 Women''. In 2014, Maiko played Ayumi Himekawa in '' Glass Mask'', ''Oricon Style'' (Oricon) (May 14, 2014) and later appeared in many films, television series, stage shows, and advertisements.

Filmography

TV series

Films

References

External links

Official profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maiko American people of Japanese descent American emigrants to Japan Japanese actresses 1985 births Living people People from Tokyo Actresses from Seattle