Ai Maeda (actress)

Ai Maeda (前田 愛, Maeda Ai, born October 4, 1983 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, singer and model.

For the voice actress, see Ai Maeda (voice actress).
Ai Maeda
前田 愛
Born (1983-10-04) October 4, 1983
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materAoyama Gakuin University
OccupationSinger, actress, model
Years active1993–present
AgentGranpapa Production
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Spouse(s)
RelativesAki Maeda (sister)
Musical career
GenresJapanese Pop, R&B
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsPony Canyon
Websitegranpapa.com/1251277177523/

Biography

Maeda is notable for performing Shiori Kitano in the 2003 film Battle Royale II: Requiem, as well as for voicing the title role in the anime series Kino's Journey (for which she also performed a theme song to the series, "The Beautiful World"). Her younger sister is Aki Maeda. Ai Maeda came into the spotlight when she was only 8 years old, appearing in a McDonald's commercial. From there her career started off. She modeled along with her sister Aki Maeda when they were young until she was 16/17 years old, when she starred in many movies and TV series.

Maeda is skilled in the piano, Tate (fighting battles on the movie set) and the English language (Ai studied abroad in Canada for a year in 2000). She starred in the 3-D Ghost horror film Shock Labyrinth 3D,[1] which was directed by Takashi Shimizu.[2]

She is a graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University (Faculty of Economics, International Politics and Communications).

On October 28, 2009, Maeda married Kabuki actor Nakamura Kankurō VI and they have two sons.

Career
  • 1993: Debuted in a McDonald's commercial together with her sister Aki. She was in her fourth year of primary school.
  • 1994: Ai and Aki joined the manager firm "Crayon".
  • 1994 April: Became a regular cast of the show Appare-Sanma Sensei.
  • 1997: Changed manager to "Granpapa".
  • 1997: Formed the group "Pretty Chat" with Maya Hamaoka, Yuuka Nomura and Ayako Omura, releasing a single album "Wake up girls".
  • 2003: On her 20th birthday she voiced her first anime Kino no Tabi.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNote
1995Toire no Hanako-sanNatsumi Sakamoto
1998Belle Epoque
1998Shinsei Toire no Hanako-sanSatomi Kurahashi
1999Gamera 3: Revenge of IrisAyana Hirasaka
2000Battle RoyaleShiori KitanoVoice role
2001Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out AttackTwin girl
2003Battle Royale II: RequiemShiori Kitano
2003Gūzen nimo saiaku na shōnenFemale college student
2004Kino's Journey: In Order to Do Something –Life Goes On–KinoVoice role
2005Azumi 2: Death or LoveChiyo
2005Gokudō no onna-tachi: Jōen
2006Death Note 2: The Last NameAyako Yoshino
2006God's Left Hand, Devil's Right HandYoshiko
2006Kamyu nante shiranaiKiyoko Hisada
2006Nihon ChinbotsuNurse
2006Taitei no Ken
2007Kino's Journey: Country of Illness -For You-KinoVoice role
2007Saiban'in -Eraba re, soshite miete kita monoEmi Onuma
2007The Yakiniku Movie BulgogiYakiniku Battle Royale Reporter
2009Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the SkyMakoto Ogawa
2009The Shock LabyrinthRin
2010King Game
2010Nanase Futatabi: The MovieMayumi Ruri
2010Wakiyaku MonogatariSakura

Discography

Mini-albums

Singles
  • the Beautiful World

The title track was used in Kino's Journey ending theme

References
  1. German Trailer for Takashi Shimizu's 'The Shock 'Labyrinth 3D'
  2. Wild New Stills from Takashi Shimizu's 'The Shock Labyrinth 3D'
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