| Ai Maeda | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 前田 愛 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1983 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Aoyama Gakuin University | ||||||||
| Relatives: | Aki Maeda (sister) | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 1993–present | ||||||||
| Children: | 2 | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Singer, actress, model | ||||||||
| Agent: | Granpapa Production | ||||||||
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is a Japanese actress, singer and model.
Maeda is notable for performing Shiori Kitano in the 2003 film , 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.
| Year | Title | Role | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Toire no Hanako-san | Natsumi Sakamoto | ||
| 1998 | Belle Epoque | |||
| 1998 | Shinsei Toire no Hanako-san | Satomi Kurahashi | ||
| 1999 | Ayana Hirasaka | |||
| 2000 | Battle Royale | Voice role | ||
| 2001 | Twin girl | |||
| 2003 | 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 role | |
| 2005 | Chiyo | |||
| 2005 | Gokudō no onna-tachi: Jōen | |||
| 2006 | 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 role | |
| 2007 | Saiban'in -Eraba re, soshite miete kita mono | Emi Onuma | ||
| 2007 | The Yakiniku Movie Bulgogi | Yakiniku Battle Royale Reporter | ||
| 2009 | Makoto Ogawa | |||
| 2009 | The Shock Labyrinth | Rin | ||
| 2010 | King Game | |||
| 2010 | Nanase Futatabi: The Movie | Mayumi Ruri | ||
| 2010 | Wakiyaku Monogatari | Sakura |
The title track was used in Kino's Journey ending theme