is a Japanese actress, singer and model.
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,German Trailer for Takashi Shimizu's 'The Shock 'Labyrinth 3D' which was directed by Takashi Shimizu.Wild New Stills from Takashi Shimizu's 'The Shock Labyrinth 3D'
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 Maeda. 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 Year Title Role Note1995 Toire no Hanako-san Natsumi Sakamoto 1998 Belle Epoque 1998 Shinsei Toire no Hanako-san Satomi Kurahashi 1999 Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris Ayana Hirasaka 2000 Battle Royale Shiori Kitano Voice role2001 Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack Twin girl 2003 Battle Royale II: Requiem Shiori Kitano 2003 Gūzen nimo saiaku na shōnen Female college student 2004 Kino's Journey: In Order to Do Something –Life Goes On– Kino Voice role2005 Azumi 2: Death or Love Chiyo 2005 Gokudō no onna-tachi: Jōen 2006 Death Note 2: The Last Name Ayako Yoshino 2006 God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand Yoshiko 2006 Kamyu nante shiranai Kiyoko Hisada 2006 Nihon Chinbotsu Nurse 2006 Taitei no Ken 2007 Kino's Journey: Country of Illness -For You- Kino Voice role2007 Saiban'in -Eraba re, soshite miete kita mono Emi Onuma 2007 The Yakiniku Movie Bulgogi Yakiniku Battle Royale Reporter 2009 Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky Makoto Ogawa 2009 The Shock Labyrinth Rin 2010 King Game 2010 Nanase Futatabi: The Movie Mayumi Ruri 2010 Wakiyaku Monogatari Sakura
Discography
Mini-albums Night Fly [2005.03.16]
Singles the Beautiful World The title track was used in Kino's Journey ending theme
References
External links Official Website (In Japanese) http://www.granpapa.com/1251277177523/