Makiko Kuno

is a Japanese actress. Her early stage name was ; she changed it to , and switched to writing her surname in katakana in 2005. Kuno has been active as a model since senior high school, and as an actress made her debut in 1987. In 1986, she participated in the first Pocari Sweat Image Girl Contest, but lost to 17-year-old Chisato Moritaka in the finals. Kuno was the image girl of the JR East kiosks from 1988 to 1994. In 1994, she released a collection of photographs, Mitsu, and appeared nude in an original video, XX: Utsukushiki Karyūdo. In 1998, Kuno played the part of Sunday in the Chunsoft sound novel Machi to a favorable reception. In addition, she qualified as a sommelier in 1998. Filmography Film Banana Shoot (1989) as Fuko Hosaka Taro! Tokyo makai taisen (1991) as Yasuhara The Guard from Underground (1992) as Akiko Narushima Fuyu no kappa (1995) as Tamako Mari's Prey マリ-の獲物 (1996) The Mars Canon (2001) as Kinuko World's End Girlfriend Sekai no owari (2005) Mushishi (2006) as Maho's mother