Aki Maeda

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. Filmography Films Gamera 2: Attack of Legion, (1996) School Ghost Stories 2, (1996), Nanako Imai School Ghost Stories 3, (1997), Mayuko Fujii Pride (1998), Kimie Tōjō Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys, (1999) Battle Royale, (2000) High School Girl's Friend, (2001) Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, (2001) Genji: A Thousand-Year Love, (2002) Battle Royale II: Requiem, (2003) Out of This World, (2004) Linda Linda Linda, (2005), Kyoko Harami, (2005) Saishuu Heiki Kanojo (Saikano), (2006) Mizu ni Sumu Hana, (2006) 4 Shimai Tantei Dan, (2008) Aokigahara, (2012) I Never Shot Anyone, (2020) A Madder Red, (2021) Kawa no Nagare ni (2021)