Yōko Maki (真木よう子 ''Maki Yōko'', born Yōko Kanamori on October 15, 1982) is a Japanese

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signed to Soyokaze. Maki has appeared in several films including the

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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 ''

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'', a 2001 reimagining of the

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'' 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.

Filmography

Films

TV dramas

Direct-to-video films

Commercials

* Lotte - Ao Toppo (2000) *

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- Omiya Station version (2005) *

Meiji Seika is a Japanese snack food company. It is the trade name of a pharmaceutical company in Japan. It was renamed into the on March 31, 2011. It is currently a subsidiary of Meiji Holdings and a Japanese leader in the area of infectious disease wit ...

- Xylish (2005) * TBS and

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- Green Film Project: everyday (2008) *

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- Integrate (2008) *

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- The Royal (2008)

Other works

Music

* (2011) (Tokyo No. 1 Soul Set collaboration, on their album ''Subete Hikari'') *"

Saisakizaka is the debut single by Japanese actress Yōko Maki, released on May 27, 2013. The Ringo Sheena-produced song was used as the theme song to the film '' The Ravine of Goodbye'' (2013), Maki's first leading film role since '' Veronika Decides to Di ...

" (2013) (single, produced by

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)

Photobooks

*''LIP'' (2003) *''Gekkan Maki Yoko'' (2007) *''Gekkan Maki Yoko Special'' (2008)

Anime

*''

Michiko to Hatchin is a Japanese anime television series. The series was produced by Manglobe and directed by Sayo Yamamoto, her first directorial work. The two eponymous starring roles are portrayed by film actresses Yōko Maki (actress), Yōko Maki (''The Gru ...

'' (2008–2009) – Michiko Malandro

Video game

*'' Yakuza 6: The Song of Life'' (2016) – Kiyomi Kasahara

References

External links

Flying Box official profile
* 1982 births Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese voice actresses Living people People from Inzai Musicians from Chiba Prefecture Voice actresses from Chiba Prefecture 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses {{Japan-screen-actor-stub