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Yōko Maki (actress)

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Yōko Maki
真木 よう子
Born
Yōko Kanamori
(金森 陽子)

(1982-10-15) October 15, 1982
Inzai, Chiba, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
AgentLesPros Entertainment
Spouse
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(m. 2008; div. 2015)​
Children1

Yōko Maki (真木 よう子 Maki Yōko, born Yōko Kanamori on October 15, 1982) is a Japanese actress signed to Soyokaze. Maki has appeared in several films including the 2004 film Infection and the 2004 American horror film 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 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.[1][2]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleRef.
2001DrugMiki Kondō
The Princess BladeAya
2003Battle Royale II: RequiemMaki Sōda
2004Kamikaze GirlsBTSSB Staff
Ren'ai Shōsetsu (恋愛小説)Mami Suzuki
A Perfect Day for Love LettersRino Katasé
InfectionYūko Kirino[3]
Break Through!Gang-ja Chun
The GrudgeYoko
Do Androids Dream of Electric Santa? (short film)
2005In the PoolYoko Maki
Summer Time Machine BluesYui Itō[4]
Veronika Decides to DieTowa
2006In the PoolYoko Maki
The Vanished (雨の町, Ame no Machi)Fumio Kōsaka
SwayChieko Kawabata
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo DriftMajor Boswell's Girlfriend
UdonYui Itō
A Delicious Way to Kill (おいしい殺し方, Oishii Koroshikata)Marii Tōdaiji
Tokyo Friends: The MovieRyōko Fujiki
2008Flying Rabbits (フライング☆ラビッツ)Chinatsu Kakiuchi
2009SPEri Sasamoto
2011Hard Romantic-er
Looking for a True Fiancee
Genji Monogatari: Sennen no NazoFujitsubo
2013Like Father, Like Son
The Ravine of Goodbye
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl ShipMaiko Okamura
2015The Lion Standing in the Wind
Nōnai Poison BerryIchiko Sakurai
2016After the StormKyoko
2018The Blood of WolvesRikako
Yakiniku DragonShizuka
2020The Grudge: The Untold ChapterYokoVoice role; uncredited
2021A Day with No Name
Ride or Die[5]
The Cursed Sanctuary XHoshino[6]
2022A Man[7]
The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero[8]
2023Nemesis: The Mystery of the Golden SpiralNagisa Kanda[9]
UndercurrentKanae[10]
Jigen DaisukeAdele[11]
2024Great Absence[12]
2025Kaneko's CommissaryMiwako[13]
2026Kyoto Hippocrates[14]

TV dramas

YearTitleRoleFormAppearance
2003Hakoiri Musume! (ハコイリムスメ!, Shurayukihime)NatsukoseriesEp.2,4
Mōdōken Kuīru no Isshō (盲導犬クイールの一生)seriesEp.1,2,4-7
Kao (顔)Sae TakeuchiseriesEp.9
2004Kurokawa no Techō (黒革の手帖)seriesEp.5-7
Toride naki Mono (砦なき者)Meiko Furuyaone-episode-
2006Jikō Keisatsu (時効警察)Ritsuko TachibanaseriesEp.8
2007Fūrin KazanPrincess MiruTaiga drama[15]
Watashitachi no KyōkashoSaki Ōshiroseriesregular
SPEri Sasamotoseriesregular
2008Weekly Maki Yoko (週刊真木よう子, Shūkan Maki Yōko)-omnibusregular
Loss:Time:Life (ロス:タイム:ライフ)Kiyomi HoriikeomnibusEp.8
Walkin' Butterfly (ウォーキン☆バタフライ)Chinatsu KakiuchiseriesEp.9
6jikango ni Kimi wa shinu (6時間後に君は死ぬ)Mio Haradaone-episode-
2010RyōmadenNarasaki Ryō (aka Oryō)Taiga dramarecurring
2019 Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room Hikari Tachibana series regular
2021 Nemesis Mizuho Kanda / Nagisa Kanda series recurring[16]
2022 Lost Man Found Herself series Cameo; ep. 5[17]

Direct-to-video films

YearTitleRole
2001Pelican Road (ペリカンロード)Emiko Sakura
2005Tokyo FriendsRyōko Fujiki

Commercials

Other works

Music

  • "Hoshikage no Komichi" (星影の小径; "Starry Path") (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

Video game

References

  1. "真木よう子、離婚 元俳優・片山怜雄さんと６年１０か月でピリオド : 芸能 : スポーツ報知" [Maki Yoko divorces former actor Katayama Tomoo after 6 years and 10 months ". Sports Hochi (September 26, 2015). Archived from]. 2015-09-25. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  2. "真木よう子「私が離婚したのは、娘に絶対同じ思いをさせたくなかったから」" [Yoko Maki: "I got divorced because I never wanted my daughter to go through the same thing as me"]. Mynavi (in Japanese). 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  3. Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
  4. "サマータイムマシン・ブルース". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  5. "水原希子×さとうほなみ「彼女」の配信は4月、真木よう子ら追加キャスト7人発表". Natalie. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  6. "聖地X". eiga.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  7. "妻夫木聡×安藤サクラ×窪田正孝ら共演、芥川賞作家・平野啓一郎の「ある男」実写映画化". Oricon. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  8. "「コンフィデンスマンJP」瀬戸康史が国際警察に、真木よう子や徳永えりも初参加". Natalie. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  9. "映画ネメシス 黄金螺旋の謎". eiga.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  10. "アンダーカレント". eiga.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  11. "次元大介". eiga.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  12. "大いなる不在". eiga.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  13. "金子差入店". eiga.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  14. "佐々木蔵之介、幕末医師姿で懸命呼びかけ&支援者に直筆サインも "元祖ヒポクラテスたち"への想い". Oricon (in Japanese). 31 December 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  15. "風林火山". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  16. "仲村トオル、真木よう子、山崎紘菜、石黒賢が「ネメシス」出演、事件の鍵握る役". Natalie. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  17. "伊藤沙莉"結"が仲野太賀"諭"に愛のビンタ、ターニングポイントを迎える様子に涙＜拾われた男＞". The Television. Retrieved July 29, 2022.