Atsuko Maeda
Atsuko Maeda is a Japanese actress and singer known for her versatile roles in film and television. She gained fame as a member of the popular idol group AKB48 and has since starred in notable films such as 'Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune' and 'The Last... Read More
Known for
Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune (2023)
With Earth colonized by a superior alien civilization, Akira's only chance at a better future is to enlist as an expendable Yakitori foot soldier.
Green Mothers’ Club (2022)
Five moms in a competitive grade school community keep their enemies close, and one another closer, as envy and secrets tangle and unravel their...
The Future Diary (2021)
In this reality series, complete strangers meet and receive a diary holding the script to their very own love story. Will true romance follow?
We Couldn’t Become Adults (2021)
Prodded by a friend request, a feckless forty-something recalls his past relationships from the 90s onward, looking for his vanished hopes and dreams.
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
AKB48 20th Year Live Tour 2025 in BudokanThe final stop of AKB48's 20th anniversary concert tour in Budokan held from December 4-7, 2025, bringing together current and... |
Unknown character | |
| 2025 |
Scandal EveThe head of a talent agency races to stop an exposé that could end her client's career — pitting her... |
Unknown character | |
| 2025 |
No Matter What, I Love YouThis film is a love story centered around the clumsy yet earnest first love of shy high school boy Nozumu... |
Toko Irumi | |
| 2025 | Unknown character | ||
| 2025 |
HR HeroSet in a large company that retains an old hot-blooded constitution, the protagonist, Ren Hitomi, who is too stupid and... |
Mano Naomi | |
| 2024 |
MONSTERYears after a mysterious event derailed her promising career, a brilliant lawyer finally joins a firm. But her unique approach... |
Unknown character | |
| 2024 |
Documentary of Baby AssassinsA behind-the-scenes look at the production of Baby Assassins: Nice Days. |
Self | |
| 2024 |
Baby Assassins Everyday!Two socially awkward young women live a seemingly laid-back life in a shared house with others - when they're not... |
Iruka Minami | |
| 2024 |
Baby Assassins 3Teenage assassins Mahiro and Chisato visit the coastal city of Miyazaki for a contract and a vacation, but they unexpectedly... |
Minami Iruka | |
| 2024 |
Undead LoversRino believes that "the man of her destiny" is Jun who always disappears from her whenever she feels their love... |
Hanamori Yemei | |
| 2024 |
VoiceHokkaido, Japan: An old woman -- formerly a man -- lives by a lake in the northern reaches of Japan,... |
Reiko | |
| 2024 |
Alice in Wonderful KitchenYaemori Alice is a chef with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) whose favorite phrase is “Cooking is chemistry.” She’s not good... |
Mitsuzawa Kazusa | |
| 2023 |
OzuCommemorating the 120th anniversary of Ozu Yasujiro's birth, six up-and-coming filmmakers remade six of his early silent films as a... |
Unknown character | |
| 2023 |
Maeda Atsuko Yappari Tsuri ga Suki!Actress Maeda Atsuko challenge hairtail and horse mackerel in Tokyo Bay in summer. |
self | |
| 2023 |
Love Will Tear Us ApartWakaba saves her classmate Koki who was being bullied. From then on, people who are involved with Wakaba are killed... |
Kaori Yasukawa | |
| 2023 |
A Town Without SeasonsIt follows a group of people who are still living in temporary housing 12 years after a natural disaster called... |
Sawagami Misao | |
| 2023 |
The Crimes of Those WomenElegant in appearance, fulfilling in her career. Yet, she struggles with romantic relationships, longing for love. Married to a high-profile... |
Yukari Junno | |
| 2023 |
Maternity Leave DetectiveAkizuki Haruto, a police detective on childcare leave, finds himself solving cases using the hints he notices while raising his... |
Yoshino Ryoko | |
| 2023 |
Kashi Mashi MeshiA man killed himself. Due to his death, three of his former classmates from art school, reunite for the first... |
Chiharu Oda | |
| 2023 |
UtsuboraOne day, a beautiful woman named Aki dies mysteriously. Sakura appears in front of popular novel writer Mizorogi and introduces... |
Aki/Sakura | |
| 2023 |
The Lump in my HeartThe film delicately portrays a young girl who struggles with the sudden discovery of juvenile breast cancer and her complicated... |
Hanauchi Toko | |
| 2023 |
And so I'm at a LossYuichi Sugawara is a freelancer, who spends his days meaninglessly. He lives with his long-term girlfriend Satomi Suzuki. One day,... |
Unknown character | |
| 2022 |
I Am What I AmKasumi doesn't know what love is and she doesn't have any feeling of romance. Due to her sister's marriage, her... |
Maho Yonaga | |
| 2022 |
Modern Love TokyoThis seven-episode anthology features a cast of leading actors and depicts various forms of "love," such as love almost forgotten,... |
Sayaka Kono | |
| 2022 |
To the Supreme!Four young women are somewhat desperate in their relationships, since their male partners are not the most successful types. But... |
Machiko Okazaki | |
| 2022 | Unknown character | ||
| 2022 |
Women of the NightA musical adaptation of Kenji Mizoguchi's 1948 film. |
Unknown character | |
| 2022 |
Convenience StoryKato is an up-and-coming scriptwriter in the middle of a severe slump. He submits ideas for potential movies but makes... |
Unknown character | |
| 2022 |
Pandora's BellStageplay "Pandora's Bell (パンドラの鐘) " by director Kunio Sugihara. Live stream available on streaming service WOWOW. |
Unknown character | |
| 2022 |
Communication to be understoodKie's loud crying, echoes throughout the small coffee shop. Yumi gently watches over her. The manager of the coffee shop... |
Unknown character | |
| 2022 |
Song of AliensWhen we were 17 we looked at our teacher who was 27 with arrogance but time flies and before we... |
Shimada Masami | |
| 2022 | Unknown character | ||
| 2022 |
Duty and RevengeGenius brain surgeon Keisuke Fujiki finds himself falsely accused of pushing his girlfriend off the hospital rooftop to her death.... |
Karasuma Kyoko [Taeko's friend] | |
| 2021 |
DIVOC-12"DIVOC-12" is a project by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. to produce an omnibus consisting of 12 short films, aiming to... |
Unknown character | |
| 2021 |
Tokyo Houchi ShokudouMano Hideko is a former judge who left Tokyo after getting tired of judging people. She traveled 120km south to... |
Misaki Tsurumi | |
| 2021 |
Bittomo x Senshi Kirameki Powers!Bittomo x Heroine Kirameki Powers! is the 5th instalment in the Girls x Heroine series. The themes of this season... |
Narrator | |
| 2021 |
Mr. Grim ReaperDetective Gido Kennin (Tanaka Kei) specialises in reinvestigations, and is the most shunned and loathed person at the Tokyo Metropolitan... |
Kawamei Minami | |
| 2021 |
Minegishi Minami Graduation Concert ~Sakura no Sakanai Haru wa Nai~Minegishi Minami Graduation Concert ~Sakura no Sakanai Haru wa Nai~ (峯岸みなみ卒業コンサート〜桜の咲かない春はない〜) was an AKB48 concert held on May 22nd, 2021,... |
Unknown character | |
| 2021 |
Remain In TwilightSix friends, who hanged out together during their high school days, gather again after 5 years for a friend's wedding.... |
Mikie | |
| 2021 |
The Supporting Actors in ByplaywoodIn a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog... |
Unknown character | |
| 2021 |
Caution, Hazardous Wife: The MovieAt the end of the TV series of the same name, it is revealed that the husband works for the... |
Reiko Saegusa | |
| 2021 |
Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting ActorsSet in "Byplaywood" a large film studio surrounded by forest, far from the city. The story depicts 100 days of... |
Unknown character | |
| 2020 |
What's So Wrong with "Azatoi"?Ryota Yamasato, Minami Tanaka, and Ayaka Hironaka The three too-dangerous men and women talk in-depth about the words and actions... |
Unknown character | |
| 2020 |
Remotely KilledDuring the stay home period after the declaration of a state of emergency, six high school classmates gather remotely and... |
Matsuzono Kayoko | |
| 2020 |
Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of MurderThis is the 58 minutes Hulu version which contains spoiler/reveals throughout the special. |
Matsuzono Kayoko | |
| 2020 |
The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family... |
Suzuki | |
| 2020 |
Legendary MotherMei was a legendary witch and also part of a legendary brave group. The brave group defeated Satan, as it... |
Mei | |
| 2019 |
The Master of FuneralsAlumni of Ibaraki High School learn that one of their classmates is killed in an accident on the tenth anniversary... |
Yukiko Watanabe | |
| 2019 |
To the Ends of the EarthA young Japanese woman named Yoko finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot... |
Yoko | |
| 2019 |
The World of Machida-kunHigh school boy Machida is a loner who is not particularly good at his studies or extracurricular activities. He does... |
Sakae Kirei Rira | |
| 2019 |
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -In Hong Kong, Dako, Boku-chan and Richard take a huge amount of money from people who are greedy. |
Suzuki | |
| 2019 |
Masquerade HotelA serial (3) killer leaves a GPS code of his next target with each victim - this time Hotel Cortesia... |
Keiko Takayama | |
| 2018 |
Eating WomenFollows the daily lives of 8 women with different backgrounds through what they eat and whom they date. |
Tamiko Shirako | |
| 2018 |
Until I, Who Was Unable to Go to School, Wrote "anohana" and "The Anthem of the Heart"Akiko Sakata was a hikikomori during her school days. She was withdrawn from social life and isolated. She goes to... |
Akiko Sakata | |
| 2018 |
Nomitori SamuraiHironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a mansion in Edo where... |
Ochie | |
| 2018 |
4.50 from PaddingtonToko Amano worked as a detective, but to take care of her sick husband she quit her job. After her... |
Aya Nakamura | |
| 2018 |
Dynamite GraffitiWhen Suei was little, his mother had an affair with a young man who lived next door. Suei's mother and... |
Makiko | |
| 2017 |
The Last Shot in the BarIn order to find a missing university student, a detective and his buddy get involved with the owner of a... |
Reiko | |
| 2017 |
The Public EnemySato Tomoko leads an ordinary life with her husband and young child. One day, she defies the rules at the... |
Mia Koide | |
| 2017 | Unknown character | ||
| 2017 |
Before We VanishNarumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple... |
Asumi Kase | |
| 2017 |
MukokuKengo was gifted in Kendo (Japanese martial art) but he quits after a tragic incident. He works as a security... |
Kazuno | |
| 2017 | 사쿠라바 나츠키 | ||
| 2017 |
Inspector ZenigataInspector Zenigata takes on cases in Japan. |
Natsuki Sakuraba | |
| 2017 |
A Family Goes Job HuntingYosuke is a middle aged businessman who has a wife and two kids; wife is a teacher, his son a... |
Unknown character | |
| 2016 |
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2016For this 17th Anniversary Special, Inagaki Goro is our host once again for 6 spooky tales based on tales from... |
Unknown character | |
| 2016 |
Shin GodzillaWhen a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its... |
Evacuees Aqua Tunnel | |
| 2016 |
The Mohican Comes HomeEikichi left his hometown in Hiroshima for Tokyo. He tried to find success with his music band, but failed. Several... |
Yuka | |
| 2016 |
Busujima Yuriko no Sekirara NikkiYuriko Busujima (Atsuko Maeda) does not trust men due to her father's betrayal when she was a child. She has... |
Yuriko Busujima | |
| 2015 |
Decade - AKB48's 10 Year TrajectoryCovers 10 years of AKB48 history from 2005 - 2015 |
Self | |
| 2015 |
Dokonjō GaeruHiroshi is now 30-years-old and lethargic, but Pyonkichi, the frog imprinted on his shirt, is always energetic. Sometimes Hiroshi does... |
Kyouko-chan | |
| 2015 |
Initiation LoveSet in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Takkun is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find... |
Mayuko Naruoka | |
| 2015 |
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist CompetitionCommemorating the 25th anniversary of the series. In this work, we collaborate with five popular manga artists such as Go... |
Unknown character | |
| 2015 |
The EarthboundPeople begin to mysteriously freeze in place becoming statue-like, unable to move. If physically moved by someone else, they return... |
Unknown character | |
| 2015 |
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015The AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015 (AKB48 リクエストアワー セットリストベスト1035 2015) was held from January 21 to January 25,... |
Unknown character | |
| 2015 |
A Fading SummerA major newspaper has informally decided to employ a female university student. However, shock ripples within the newspaper because of... |
Yu Kahara | |
| 2014 |
As the Gods WillHigh school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change,... |
Maneki-neko (voice) | |
| 2014 |
Gu Gu the CatAbout a lady and her cat. The lady's cat dies and she loses all inspiration to continue living, and doing... |
Iida | |
| 2014 |
Nobunaga ConcertoSaburo is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo travels... |
Oharu | |
| 2014 |
Kabukicho Love HotelThis erotically charged drama traces the intersecting stories of a group of employees and visitors at a notorious "love hotel"... |
Saya Iijima | |
| 2014 |
Eight Ranger 2Set five years after first film "Eight Ranger". A new threat appears for Eight City and its protectors Eight Ranger. |
Jun Saigo | |
| 2014 |
LeadersBefore World War II, the automobile industry in developed countries in Europe and the United States possessed formidable technological capabilities.... |
Unknown character | |
| 2014 |
Seventh CodeAkiko, a young woman, comes to Vladivostok to meet Matsunaga, a young businessman she has met in Tokyo only once.... |
Akiko | |
| 2013 |
Tamako in MoratoriumTamako graduated from a university in Tokyo, but she now lives with her father back in Kofu. Tamako doesn't help... |
Tamako Sakai | |
| 2013 |
Asaki YumemishiIt’s 1681, Oshichi is the daughter of Kihee and Ofusa who own a vegetables store. Unfortunately the store burns down... |
Unknown character | |
| 2013 |
Pokémon: Eevee & FriendsThere’s a party at Sylveon’s house, and you’re invited! Join Pikachu, Oshawott, Axew, and Pansage as they have fun with... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2013 |
The ComplexNursing student Asuka has just moved into an apartment complex with her parents and younger brother. On the first night... |
Asuka Ninomiya | |
| 2013 |
Ghostly GirlJunior high school teacher Koyama Akira has the ability to sense ghosts, and his new school has a ghost named... |
Chiho Kawai | |
| 2013 |
The Complex: Prologue"The Complex-Prologue" is a spin-off of horror movie "The Complex". A young boy named Minoru becomes involved in a mysterious... |
Asuka Ninomiya | |
| 2013 |
Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha"DVD footage of AKB48 Team A's 6th Stage "Mokugekisha" |
Unknown character | |
| 2013 |
Documentary of AKB48 No Flower Without Rain"No Flower Without Rain" is the 3rd AKB48 documentary. The movie feature various moments of 2012, such as Maeda Atsuko's... |
Herself | |
| 2012 |
AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830 no Yume~ is AKB48 's Tokyo Dome concert held from August 24 to 26, 2012.... |
Herself | |
| 2012 |
Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” TravelogueProminent Japanese wildlife photographer and filmmaker Mitsuaki Iwago loves cats of all shapes and sizes. So he's set out on... |
Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2012 |
The Drudgery TrainIn this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two... |
Yasuko Sakurai | |
| 2012 |
Maeda Atsuko's Tearjerking Graduation Announcement in Saitama Super ArenaGyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! in Saitama Super Arena (業務連絡。頼むぞ、片山部長! in さいたまスーパーアリーナ, "Business Contract. I'll Ask, Katayama Director! in Saitama... |
Unknown character | |
| 2012 |
Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go OnDocumentary Of AKB48 : Show Must Go On is the 2nd AKB48 documentary. The movie feature various moments of 2011,... |
Herself | |
| 2012 |
Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata ~Ending Planner~Saikō no Jinsei no Owarikata: Ending Planner is a Japanese television drama series. It premiered on TBS on January 12,... |
Haruka Ihara | |
| 2011 |
HANA-KIMI 2011This is a youthful romantic comedy about a love-struck girl, who enters an all-boys school in pursuit of the guy... |
Ashiya Mizuki | |
| 2011 | Herself | ||
| 2011 |
Drucker in the Dug-OutThe movie is about Minami Kawashima, a high school girl who becomes the manager of her school's baseball team in... |
Minami Kawashima | |
| 2011 | Herself | ||
| 2011 | Herself | ||
| 2011 | Herself | ||
| 2011 |
Letters from a Sakura TreeA soon-to-be-graduating girls, in high school, find out that their homeroom teacher is terminally ill. He writes each of them... |
Atsuko | |
| 2011 |
Documentary of AKB48 To Be ContinuedThis documentary follows the unstoppable all-female Japanese idol group, AKB48. With a complicated balance of competition and friendship among the... |
Unknown character | |
| 2011 |
Documentary of AKB48 The Future 1mm Ahead"Documentary Of AKB48 : The Future 1mm Ahead" is the first AKB48 documentary which was aired on NHK. The movie... |
Unknown character | |
| 2010 |
Q10High school senior Heita Fukai doesn't know what to do with his life. Having been seriously ill until recently, he... |
Q10/Kuto | |
| 2010 |
Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei"DVD footage of AKB48 Team A's 4th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei" |
Unknown character | |
| 2010 |
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2010The AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2010 (AKB48 リクエストアワー セットリストベスト100 2010) was held from January 21 to January 24,... |
Unknown character | |
| 2010 |
Majisuka AcademyTwo transfer students, Atsuko Maeda and Onizuka Daruma came at the all-girls school Majisuka Gakuen. In this school violence and... |
Maeda | |
| 2010 |
RyōmadenRyōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning... |
Sakamoto Harui | |
| 2009 | Unknown character | ||
| 2009 |
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2009The AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2009 (AKB48 リクエストアワー セットリストベスト100 2009) was held from January 18 to January 21,... |
Unknown character | |
| 2008 |
Himawarigumi 2nd Stage - Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni IkanaiYume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai is AKB48's Himawarigumi (Team A, Team K) 2nd Stage (Himawarigumi 2). |
Unknown character | |
| 2008 |
Nasu ShonenkiSet in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture in 1954, movie tells the tale of 14 year old boys: their friendships, fights among... |
Megumi Sasahara | |
| 2008 |
AKBINGO!AKBINGO! is a long-running variety show featuring Japanese idol group AKB48. Its opening theme song was the AKB48 single "Aitakatta"... |
Unknown character | |
| 2008 |
Homeroom on the BeachsideA private high school by the sea... All of the senior students devote themselves only to their studies for college... |
Mayu Hunaki | |
| 2008 |
Himawarigumi 1st Stage - Boku no TaiyouBoku no Taiyou is AKB48's Himawarigumi 1st Stage (Himawarigumi 1). |
Unknown character | |
| 2008 |
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2008The AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2008 (AKB48 リクエストアワー セットリストベスト100 2008) was held from January 21 to January 24,... |
Unknown character | |
| 2008 |
Shiori and Shimiko's Bizarre Case FilesThe story follows two girls named Shiori and Shimiko who become involved in strange incidents in their town. |
Shimiko | |
| 2007 |
Team A 4th Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu"DVD footage of AKB48 Team A's 4th Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu" |
Unknown character | |
| 2007 | 쿠로다 히나코 | ||
| 2007 |
The Suicide SongOriginal story by Yasushi AKIMOTO, writer of the mega hit movie One Missed Call (Chakushin Ari) series. As the project... |
Kana | |
| 2007 |
How to Become MyselfJuri, an elementary school girl, loses sight of her true self while acting out a false self to play along... |
Hinako Hanada | |
| 2007 |
Team A 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"DVD footage of AKB48 Team A's 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo" |
Unknown character | |
| 2007 |
Team A 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni"DVD footage of AKB48 Team A's 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" |
Unknown character | |
| 2007 |
Team A 2nd Stage "Aitakatta"DVD footage of AKB48 Team A's 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" |
Unknown character |
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Got a question about Atsuko Maeda?
Atsuko Maeda's career highlights include her role in AKB48, significant performances in films like 'Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune,' and her success as a solo artist.
Yes, Atsuko Maeda has received various awards, including the Best Supporting Actress at the Japan Academy Prize for her role in 'The Last Cop.'
Atsuko Maeda's first film was 'Moshidora,' released in 2011, where she played the lead role of a high school student.
Some of Atsuko Maeda's most successful films include 'Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune,' 'The Last Cop,' and 'Kimi wa Pika Pika Suna.'
Atsuko Maeda keeps her personal life private. She has not publicly disclosed any romantic relationships and focuses on her career.
Atsuko Maeda's estimated net worth is around $5 million, primarily from her acting and music career.
Milestones in Atsuko Maeda's filmography include her lead roles in major films, her transition from idol to actress, and her impact on Japanese pop culture.
Yes, besides acting, Atsuko Maeda is also a singer and television presenter, showcasing her versatility in the entertainment industry.