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Maki Horikita
Born Marina Hara (原麻里奈?)
October 6, 1988 (1988-10-06) (age 19)
Tokyo, Japan

Maki Horikita (堀北真希 Horikita Maki?, born October 6, 1988, in Kiyose, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Kiyose (清瀬市 -shi is a city which is located in Tokyo, Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Maki Horikita started her acting career in 2003 as a U-15 idol and has since starred in a number of Japanese television dramas, TV and magazine ads, and films. In Japanese culture refers to mostly female media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly cute and pretty and who will for a period also called dorama (ドラマ are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily

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Biography

Childhood

Horikita Maki was born the eldest of three girls on 6 October 1988 in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Kiyose (清瀬市 -shi is a city which is located in Tokyo, Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. She was boyish during her childhood days, like in middle school, she enjoyed playing basketball and baseball with her friends on holidays. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each While she was in junior high, she preferred to play Dragon Ball Z with the boys more than playing with the girls. This was because with the girls, she couldn’t play the princess the way she wanted in the princess make-believe games.

When she attended as a guest on KAT-TUN's variety show, Cartoon KAT-TUN, she stated that she loved imitating her mother when she was young. KAT-TUN ( hepburn

Education

In her junior high years, she served as student council vice-president and basketball club vice-captain. She was also described as the “Boss of 3-C” in a number of various writings, in recognition of her status as class leader. As she became more active in the entertainment industry, she put her club and council activities on hold. Being unable to meet her many commitments and after much deliberation, she finally withdrew from her school activities, plainly concentrating on her studies and career. [1]

After completing her senior high education, she passed the entrance examination for Chuo University, known for its Law school, but it is uncertain whether she will study Law. literally Central University is a Private university in Tokyo, renowned for its law school Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society

Career

Modeling

Later in 2003, Horikita started to model for various advertisements and star in TV dramas and films in supporting roles. Her first photobooks featured her as a mild-themed gravure model. are Japanese models who primarily pose in Bikinis Leotards and other provocative clothing for photo spreads in magazines and photobooks aimed largely at men However, her career in the said modeling field was indeed short-lived since she gradually dropped gravure-themed modeling when she started to get busy with TV appearances.

Her well-known commercials are her advertisements for Fujifilm (wherein she appeared alongside Japanese idol Nagase Tomoya) and Lotte (particularly for its sub-brands Ghana and Airs). is a Japanese company known for its Photographic film and Cameras Fujifilm is the world’s largest photographic and imaging company. In Japanese culture refers to mostly female media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly cute and pretty and who will for a period is a Japanese singer and actor born on November 7, 1978.He is the youngest member of TOKIO, a Johnny Entertainment musical group Lotte Group is a large South Korea - Japan Chaebol ( conglomerate) Her current advertisements for the said chocolate brand are its Ice Yogurt and Shasha.

Horikita has appeared in numerous men's and teenage magazines, most of them featuring her on the cover.

Media

Currently, Horikita is a constantly praised U-20 Japanese idol, her rise to fame seemingly gradual but certain. In Japanese culture refers to mostly female media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly cute and pretty and who will for a period

Television

In 2005, she gained much recognition from her back-to-back TV dramas, Densha Otoko and Nobuta wo Produce. is a Japanese television drama that aired on Fuji Television. is a Japanese drama series ( Dorama) produced and aired in 2005 by NTV.

Her exemplary portrayal in Nobuta wo Produce as the shy Nobuko Kotani, bagged her a Best Supporting Actress award in a Japanese award-giving body. On the other hand, the chemistry between her character, Nobuko, commonly called as Nobuta, and Kusano Akira, played by Japanese male idol Yamashita Tomohisa, was recognized as well, leading both of them to star in another drama, Kurosagi. In Japanese culture refers to mostly female media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly cute and pretty and who will for a period also known as is a Japanese idol, Singer-songwriter and an award-winning Actor. Horikita bagged her second Best Supporting Actress award from the same award-giving body for her performance in this drama.

Came 2007, her role as Ashiya Mizuki in the Japanese adaptation of the gender-bender manga Hana-Kimi, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, earned her a Best Actress award, her first one to date. is a Shōjo Manga series written by Hisaya Nakajo. The manga was serialized in Japan in the bi-weekly Hakusensha manga magazine Hana to also known as Ike-para, is a Japanese drama produced by Fuji Television and first aired on July 3 2007 After filming the series, she has been attending press conferences for her three projects: the Taiga drama, Atsuhime; the suspense movie where she plays the lead character who has a multiple personality disorder, Tokyo Shounen and the sequel of her breakthrough movie, Always: Sunset on Third Street. is the name NHK gives to the annual year-long historical fiction television series it broadcasts in Japan. literally Princess Atsu is the 47th NHK Taiga drama. It began on January 6 2008 and will air throughout 2008 with an estimated total of 50 episodes Dissociative Identity Disorder ( DID) as defined by the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM is a 2005 Film co-written and directed by the Japanese Filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki, based on Ryōhei Saigan

All her exceptional work paid off when Horikita was chosen by Vogue Nippon as one of its eleven Women of the Year (award) for 2007[2]. Vogue is a Fashion and lifestyle Magazine published in eighteen countries by Condé Nast Publications. Recipients of this same award include Ayase Haruka and Anna Tsuchiya. born on March 24 1985, is a Japanese Actress. Career In 1999 she successfully passed the audition is a Singer, Lyricist, model, and Actress. Anna was born to a Japanese mother and a Polish-American father

Radio

Horikita is also one of the six young female hosts of the radio show, GIRLS LOCKS!, a sub-portion of the Japanese radio program, SCHOOL OF LOCKS!. Radio programming is the content that is broadcast by Radio stations The original inventors of radio such as Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. She usually gives her letter-senders a call as a form of reply and gives book recommendations to her listeners. A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together Her stint is at ten in the evening, every third or fourth week of the month. Other hosts of this radio show include Yui Aragaki and Erika Toda. Radio programming is the content that is broadcast by Radio stations The original inventors of radio such as Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo is a Japanese model, Actress, Seiyū and occasional Radio show host. is a Japanese actress from Kobe. She has had supporting roles in many popular Japanese TV dramas such as Nobuta o Produce, Engine

Voice Acting

She has also debuted as an anime seiyu for a Doraemon animated movie, Nobita and the Green Giant Legend 2008‎ as the young princess of the "Green Planet," who transfers all of Earth's plants there because of the Earth's advancing environmental destruction. (anime in Japanese, A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they is a Japanese Manga series created by Fujiko F Fujio (the pen name of Hiroshi Fujimoto which later became an Anime series and Asian EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 [3]

On January 20, 2008, she did a public 'after-recording' at a studio in Meguro, Tokyo for the Doraemon movie, along with other guest voice actors like Maria Genesis (GT). Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Meguro City in English She already has done a voice recording for a video game series, Professor Layton series since 2006, but she said it's harder to get used to dubbing in the animation, than it is for the game. She was asked who, in the Doraemon series, is her favorite type of a boy. She replied that she has a lot in common with Nobita; a similar interest in sleeping, string figures, and shooting (as seen in western movies). Sleep is a Natural state of bodily rest observed throughout the animal kingdom A string figure is a Design formed by manipulating string on around and using one's Fingers or sometimes between the fingers of multiple people Shooting is the act or process of firing Rifles Shotguns or other projectile Weapons such as bows or Crossbows Even the firing of [4]

Filmography

Films

Year Title
2003 COSMIC RESCUE
Seventh Anniversary
2004 Sekai no Chuushin de Ai wo Sakebu
Shibuya Ghost Story
Shibuya Ghost Story 2
HIRAKATA
Ghost Story New Mimifcro
J-Horror Theater Prophecy
2005 Yogen
Gyakkyou Nine
HINOKIO
Crimson
Shinku
Always Sanchōme no Yūhi
2006 Ketai Daka
Haru No Ibasho
TRICK 2
2007 One Missed Call: Final
Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi
Argentina Hag
Koisuru Nichiyoubi ~Watashi. Hinokio is a 2005 Japanese Science fiction film directed by Takahiko Akiyama and starring Masatoshi Nakamura, Kanata is a 2005 Film co-written and directed by the Japanese Filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki, based on Ryōhei Saigan One Missed Call Final ( Chakushin Ari Final) is the final episode of the One Missed Call franchise released in 2006. Koishita
2008 ARCANA
Tokyo Shounen
Kurosagi
Nobita and the Green Giant Legend 2008

TV Dramas

Title Character Role type Year Network
Densha  ?? Supporting 2003  ??
Keitai Deka Zenigata Mai Zenigata Mai Leading 2003 TBS
Doubutsu no Oisha-san  ?? Supporting 2003  ??
Division 1 - Stage 8 ("Houkago") Michida Mayuko Supporting 2004 Fuji TV
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro  ?? Supporting 2004 TBS
Ningen no Shoumei Kouri Sayaka Supporting 2004 Fuji TV
Densha Otoko Yamada Aoi Supporting 2005 Fuji TV
Nobuta. O Produce Kotani Nobuko Supporting 2005 NTV
Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi Yuna/Komine Nanako Leading 2006 Fuji TV
Kurosagi Yoshikawa Tsurara Supporting 2006 TBS
Densha Otoko DX~Saigo No Seizen Yamada Aoi Supporting 2006 Fuji TV
Teppan Shoujo Akane Kagura Akane Leading 2006 TBS
Seito Shokun! Kimura Juria Supporting 2007 TV Asahi
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Ashiya Mizuki Leading 2007 Fuji TV
Deru Toko Demasho! Kamei Shizuka Leading 2007 Fuji TV
Koi no Karasawagi (Namaiki No Onna)  ?? Leading 2007 NTV
Atsuhime Kazunomiya Chikako Supporting 2008 NHK
Tokyo Daikushu Sakuragi Haruko Leading 2008 NTV
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP Ashiya Mizuki Leading 2008 Fuji TV

Endorsements

Other

PV Appearances

Photobooks

Games

Awards/Recognitions

Trivia

References

  1. ^ D-Addicts :: View topic - Horikita Maki
  2. ^ Vogue names Women of the Year - Tokyograph
  3. ^ Horikita to make anime seiyu debut in "Doraemon" movie - Tokyograph
  4. ^ のび太君がタイプです！“王女”堀北真希がアニメ声優初挑戦 (Japanese). Sankei Shinbun. Retrieved on 2008-01-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
  5. ^ Japan Today - Shukan Post Watcher - TV has some new drama queens

See also

External links

This is a list of Japanese idols a type of Celebrity in Japan who achieves popularity and fame in Japan largely by virtue of her looks
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