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 '. She graduated from Hosei University in 2008.
Filmography
Films
- ' (1996)
- School Ghost Stories 2 (1996), Nanako Imai
- School Ghost Stories 3 (1997), Mayuko Fujii
- Pride (1998), Kimie TÃ
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- ' (1999), young Ayana Hirasaka
- Battle Royale (2000)
- High School Girl's Friend (2001)
- ' (2001)
- Genji: A Thousand-Year Love (2002)
- ' (2003)
- Out of This World (2004)
- Linda Linda Linda (2005), Kyoko
- Harami (2005)
- Saikano (2006)
- Romance of Darkness (2006)
- Aokigahara (2012)
- I Never Shot Anyone (2020)
- A Madder Red, (2021)
- Kawa no Nagare ni (2021)
- Frontline: Yokohama Bay (2025)
- Our Journey for 50 Years (2026), Mari
- The Specials (2026), Riko
Television
Anime
Discography
Studio albums
- 1999: Winter Tales
- 2000: Boys be... original soundtrack
- 2005: we are PARAN MAUM -- Paran Maum (as drummer)
- 2005: Linda Linda Linda original soundtrack (as drummer of Paran Maum)
Singles
- 1999: Gomen Ne
- 2000: DaijÃ
Âbu (part of the Boys be... original soundtrack)
- 2000: Genki no SHOWER (This song can also be found on the original Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! anime soundtrack.)
Awards
- 2001: Newcomer of the Year, Awards of the Japanese Academy: Battle Royale
References
External links