Yōko Maki (真木 よう子 ''Maki Yōko'', born Yōko Kanamori on October 15, 1982) is a Japanese
actress
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signed to Soyokaze. Maki has appeared in several films including the
2004 film ''
Infection
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'' and the 2004
American horror film
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''
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
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''
Lady Snowblood''. Maki later began performing on stage in the 2002 play ''Cross''.
Marriage
In November 2008, Maki announced that she had married former actor Reio Katayama, she also announced her pregnancy. On May 10, 2009, she gave birth to their only child, a daughter. They divorced in September 2015.
Filmography
Films
TV dramas
Direct-to-video films
Commercials
*
Lotte - Ao Toppo (2000)
*
JR East
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- Omiya Station version (2005)
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Meiji Seika - Xylish (2005)
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TBS and
Dentsu
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- Green Film Project: everyday (2008)
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Shiseido - Integrate (2008)
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Lipton
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- The Royal (2008)
Other works
Music
* (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
*''
Michiko to Hatchin'' (2008–2009) – Michiko Malandro
Video game
*''
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life'' (2016) – Kiyomi Kasahara
References
External links
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Flying Box official profile
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1982 births
Japanese film actresses
Japanese television actresses
Living people
People from Inzai
Singers from Chiba Prefecture
Voice actresses from Chiba Prefecture
20th-century Japanese actresses
21st-century Japanese actresses
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