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.
Movies 45
The Cat Returns
as Yuki (voice)
2002
Battle Royale
as Noriko Nakagawa (Girl #15)
2000
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
as Twin Girl
2001
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
as Girl in Sendai
1996
Linda Linda Linda
as Kyoko Yamada
2005
Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Noriko Nakagawa
2003
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
as Young Ayana Hirasaka
1999
The Specials
2026
A Madder Red
as Sachiko
2021
Moonlight in Golden Gai
2026
An Artist of the Floating World
as Ono Noriko
2019
Haunted School 3
as Mayuko Fujii
1997
Samurai Gangsters
2008
I Never Shot Anyone
as Ami Nakamichi
2020
The Boy Who Saw the Wind
as Maria (voice)
2000
Kasha
as Kozue Kimura
2011
School Ghost Story G
1998
Hissatsu shigotonin 2010
2010
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
Making of 'Battle Royale'
as Self
2000
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
as Self
2001
Haunted School 2
1996
Harami: White Fear
2005
Aokigahara
2013
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet
as Chise
2006
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
as Self
2003
Out of This World
as Ryoko Yoda
2004
When a Tree Falls
2019
Pride
as Kimie Tojo
1998
Mokuhihan
2022
Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife
as Oritsu
2016
Silver Rain
as Kikue
2009
Romance Of Darkness
as Rikka Nikaidou
2006
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
2004
High School Girl's Friend
2001
Case 17
as Narumi Suzumura
2016
Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Self
2003
ドラマスペシャル 松本清張 鬼畜
2017
Omokage
2023
Shokuki
as Ayumi
1998
4 OUTS: Back to the Ballgame
2026
The Return
as Oaki
2019
農業女子“はらぺ娘”
2015
The Armchair Detective and the Family of Flutists
2003
Motherhood
as Mia Sakaguchi
2019TV Shows 30
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
Absolute Zero
as Kaori Fujii
2010
CSI: Crime Scene Talks
2011
Gochisousan
as Horinohata Sakurako
2013
Midnight Diner
as Noriko
2009
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
as Natsuko Kawashima
2014
Princess Comet
as (voice)
2001
Good Doctor
as Ichikawa Shiori
2018
Shinsengumi Keppūroku
2011
Taikomochi no tatsujin: Tadashii XX no homekata
2015
4 Shimai Tantei Dan
2008
Gonzo: The Legendary Detective
as Monami Amano
2008
Bocho Mania 09
2009
The Last Hope
as 우타 토모코
2013
モナリザの微笑
2000
Life as a Girl
2018
Hitoribocchi no Kimi ni
1998
Home Appliance Samurai
as Shizue | Ito Misa
2022
Deaf Voice: A Sign-Language Interpreter in Court
as Matsuyama Chiemi
2023
Woman of Rumor
as Hiromi Hiratsuka
2018
Mary of Magdalene Restaurant
as 杏奈
2025
Copyface
as Chihiro Moriyama
2016
P.P.O.I.
as Ichinose Hinaki
1999
Enzaihan
as Akemi Koyama
2021
富士山大噴火 迫る“灰色の悪夢”
2026
白虎隊～敗れざる者たち
富士山大噴火 迫る“灰色の悪夢”
2026
The Day I'm Called Papa Again
2023
Ima da kara, shinsaku drama tsukuttemimashita
as Chiaki Morimoto
2020
おもかげ
as 大野茜
2025