
Aki Maeda
Biography
Aki Maeda (前田亜季 Maeda Aki, born 11 July 1985 in Tokyo, Japan) 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Noriko Nakagawa
2003

Battle Royale
as Noriko Nakagawa (Girl #15)
2000

Linda Linda Linda
as Kyoko Yamada
2005

The Cat Returns
as Yuki (voice)
2002

Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet
as Chise
2006

Making of 'Battle Royale'
as Self
2000

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
as Self
2003

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
as Self
2001

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Self
2003

Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife
as Oritsu
2016

ドラマスペシャル 松本清張 鬼畜
2017

Haunted School 2
1996

Out of This World
as Ryoko Yoda
2004

Mokuhihan
2022

Aokigahara
2013

Hissatsu shigotonin 2010
2010

安楽椅子探偵と笛吹家の一族
2003

Kasha
as Kozue Kimura
2011

Haunted School 3
as Mayuko Fujii
1997

Shokuki
as Ayumi
1998
TV Appearances

Princess Comet
as (voice)
2001

モナリザの微笑
2000
Hitoribocchi no Kimi ni
1998

Enzaihan
as 香山朱美
2021

The Day I'm Called Papa Again
2023

Life as a Girl
2018

Ima da kara, shinsaku drama tsukuttemimashita
as Chiaki Morimoto
2020

4 Shimai Tantei Dan
2008

Bocho Mania 09
2009

Shinsengumi Keppūroku
2011

Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
as Natsuko Kawashima
2014

Absolute Zero
as Kaori Fujii
2010