Mao Inoue

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Mao Inoue (井上 真央, Inoue Mao, born January 9, 1987),[1][2] is a Japanese actress. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as Makino Tsukushi in the Boys Over Flowers series[3][4] and as Sugi Fumi (ja) in the 54th taiga drama Burning Flower. She has also appeared in several films, including I Give My First Love to You, Rebirth, and The Snow White Murder Case.

Career

Dramas and films

Inoue Mao began her acting career at the age of five, appearing in the television series Kids War from 1999 to 2003. She gained widespread recognition in 2005 for her portrayal of Tsukushi Makino in Boys Over Flowers, earning her a Best Actress Award from the Television Drama Academy.[5]

Inoue made her film debut in 2006 with Check It Out, Yo! and subsequently starred in the television drama First Kiss alongside Yūta Hiraoka. She continued to take on prominent roles in television, including the drama special Hanaikusa, in which she played a maiko-turned-geisha, and Anmitsu Hime (2008), where she portrayed a princess. She reprised her role in Anmitsu Hime 2 (2009), also contributing to the theme song alongside Shoko Nakagawa.

Following the success of Boys Over Flowers and its 2007 sequel,[6] Inoue starred in the film adaptation, Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008). The film topped the Japanese box office and became the second-biggest-earning film of that year, contributing to her nickname, the "10 Billion Yen Actress."[1]

After a brief break from acting to focus on her studies at Meiji University, Inoue returned to acting in Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu (2009), in which she shared the lead with Masaki Okada; it was released in theaters in October 2009. In April of the following year, My Darling is a Foreigner was released in theaters with Inoue starring opposite Jonathan Sherr.

Three years after her last drama, she reunited with Boys Over Flowers co-star Shun Oguri for the drama Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., which began airing in October 2010.[7] She also starred in the 84th asadora drama Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., portraying a young woman who lived through World War II in Nagano prefecture.[8] For her role, she won "Best Actress" in the 70th The Television Drama Academy Awards.

In February 2011, Inoue, together with Yutaka Takenouchi, co-starred in Oba: The Last Samurai, a film about World War II holdout Captain Sakae Ōba. Filming took place in Thailand. It was also announced in late September 2010 that Inoue would star in the film Rebirth which was released in April 2011.[9] Both films were successful at the box office. In Rebirth, her portrayal of a daughter with a difficult past earned her several film awards, including her first "Best Starring Actress" award in the 35th Japan Film Academy Awards.[10] The film also won nine other awards that year.

Inoue was chosen to chair the Red team in the New Year's Eve Singing Contest Kōhaku Uta Gassen 2011. This team became the first female-led Red team to win the Kōuhaku Uta Gassen in seven years.

Because of her performance in Oba: Miracle in the Pacific, she was chosen to star in the comedy Tug of War! Released in 2012.[11]Template:Update inline

It was announced in May 2012 that Inoue would play the lead role in a summer drama called Tokkan Tokubetsu Kokuzei Choushukan,[12] reuniting her with director Tsuna Hiichatta. The drama aired in July 2012.

She appeared alongside V6's member Junichi Okada and Haruma Miura in the war film The Eternal Zero in 2013.[13] The film topped the Japan Box Office for eight consecutive weeks and broke box office records. The film also won The Audience Award at the Udine Far East Film Festival.

It was announced that she would reunite with some of her co-stars and her Tug of War! Director in the comedy film King of Apology, which was released in September 2013.

In March 2014, Inoue appeared in a leading role in the mystery suspense film The Snow White Murder Case, directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura.[14]

In June 2014, it was announced that Inoue would play the lead role of Sugi Fumi in the 2015 NHK taiga drama, Burning Flower. After the series experienced historically low ratings during its run, Inoue publicly took responsibility for the viewership, stating, "I am the starring actress, so it has to be from my lack of ability."[15][16]

Following this, she took a year and a half hiatus from acting and later returned to Television in the Fuji TV drama School Counselor, which aired in the fall.[17]

In 2019, Inoue starred in the comedic period film Talking the Pictures and in the special 5-episode NHK drama Boy Torajiro. The following year, on January 8, 2020, her film Angry Rice Wives, set during the 1918 Rice Riots, was released in cinemas across Japan.

In May 2020, it was confirmed that Inoue would appear in the NTV drama Pay To Ace, alongside Yuya Yagira and Shigeaki Kato. The series was originally scheduled to air in July 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Print and television endorsements

Aside from acting in films, Inoue has been chosen to represent Mizuho Bank and Chocola BB Eisai series, NTT fleet West and Asahi Breweries's Asahi Direct Shot, collaborating with Tomohisa Yamashita. She also appears on the covers of various magazines, such as Bomb, Steady, Weekly Shonen, among others.

Voice acting

In 2014, Inoue debuted as a voice actress, providing the voice of Apple Boy in one of the Anpanman films. The anime film was released in July 2014.

Her next voice project was the animated film 3DCG Rudolf and the Black Cat. It was announced on July 31, 2015. The film was released on August 6, 2016.

Stage

Inoue was cast in a stage play called MIWA in 2013.

Inoue starred in the stage play Anger, which ran from January to April 2016.

Personal life

Inoue revealed in a show that her mother encouraged her to participate in acting, art and music at age 4.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Though acting was not her priority early on, she decided to continue upon receiving her first fan letter. Although she entered show business at a young age, she gave her school priority. In 2004, she rose in popularity from her role in the Kid's War series. Despite this, she chose to put her acting on hold as she concentrated on graduating from the University of Japan. In 2005, at age 18, Inoue enrolled in Meiji University, majoring in theater and literature; she chose Chinese as her second language elective. In March 2009, she graduated from Meiji University.[18]

Filmography

Television dramas

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1992 Gakkō ga Abunai! Mami Asakura
Itsumitemo Haran Banjō Midori Satsuki
Tsubusareta Kao! Zankoku na Shashin
1993 Kokoro no Tabi Series
1994 Kagishi
Mayonaka no Jōkyaku
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Tsuruhime/Ninja White as a young child
1995 Tōryanse
Kura
1996 Genki o Ageru Maiko Nitani
Asahi ni Wakare no Seppun o
1997 Abarenbō Shōgun VII Sayo Episode 17
Mito Kōmon 25th Series Episode 14
Terakoya Yume Shinan
Kin no Tamago Episode 3
Shin Hanshichi Torimonochō
Gourmet Mystery Onna Shutchō Ryōrinin ga Iku!
1998 Tōyama no Kinsan vs Onna Nezumi Tonbo Episode 8
Hi no Ryōsen
1999 Kai Ayako Tomita
Kids War Zaken na yo Akane Imai
2000 Kids War 2 Zaken na yo Akane Imai
Otōsan Yū Ōmura
2001 Kids War 3 Zaken na yo Akane Imai
2002 Kids War Special Zaken na yo Akane Imai
Kids War 4 Zaken na yo Akane Imai
Kids War Special Ai Koso Subete da! Zaken na yo Akane Imai
2003 Kids War 5 Zaken na yo Akane Imai Lead role
Kids War Special Kore de Final! Zaken na yo Akane Imai
2004 Home Drama Shōko Nagamine
2005 Kyūmei Byōtō 24 Ji
Boys Over Flowers Makino Tsukushi Lead role
Grave of the Fireflies Natsu Sawano TV movie
2007 Boys Over Flowers 2 Makino Tsukushi Lead role
Ōsama no Shinzō Sakura Kariya
First Kiss Mio Fukunaga Lead role
Hanaikusa Mineko Iwasaki Lead role
2008 Anmitsu Hime Anmitsu Hime/Tokoroten Lead role
2009 Anmitsu Hime 2 Anmitsu Hime/Tokoroten Lead role
Karei naru Spy Ami Yoshizawa Episode 1
Kinkyu Special Kyumei Byoto 24-ji Kyumei Kusush Episode 4
Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara Natsuko Nonogami Television film
Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari: Aki no Tokubetsuhen Kanako Okazaki Lead role
2010 Mominoki wa Nokotta Uno
Veterinarian Dolittle Asuka Tashima
2011 Sunshine Yōko Sudō Lead role; Asadora [19]
2012 Gooko's Life Suzumiya Miki Lead role
2013 Paji Momo Special appearance
2015 Burning Flower Sugi Fumi Lead role; Taiga drama [20]
2017 School Counselor Hinata Aizawa Lead role [21]
2019 Shōnen Torajirō Mitsuko Kuruma Lead role; miniseries [22]
2021 Pay to Ace Mai Sakura [23]
2023 Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? Yui Sōma Lead role [24]

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Check It Out, Yo! Yui Haebaru [25]
2007 Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro Mika Miura [26]
Kaidan [27]
2008 Hana Yori Dango Final Makino Tsukushi Lead role [28]
2009 I Give My First Love to You Mayu Taneda Lead role [29]
2010 My Darling Is a Foreigner Saori Lead role [30]
Surely Someday Shōko Gotō [31]
2011 Oba: The Last Samurai Chieko Aono [32]
Rebirth Erina Lead role [33]
2012 Tug of War! Nishikawa Chiaki Lead role [34]
2013 The Eternal Zero Miyabe Matsuno [35]
King of Apology Noriko Kuramochi [36]
2014 The Snow White Murder Case Miki Shirono Lead role [37]
Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope Apple Boy (voice) [38]
2016 Rudolf the Black Cat Rudolf (voice) Lead role [39]
2018 Yakiniku Dragon Rika [40]
When a Tree Falls Mitsue Kayama Lead role [41]
2019 Talking the Pictures Kotoe Tachibana [42]
2020 I Never Shot Anyone Karuta Fukuhara [43]
2021 Angry Rice Wives Ito Matsuura Lead role [44]
2022 Remember to Breathe Yūko Lead role [45]
2025 Sunset Sunrise Momoka Sekino [46]

Other television

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Work(s) Result Ref.
2007 10th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress Boys Over Flowers 2 Won [48]
16th Hashida Awards Best Newcomer Won [49]
MTV Student Voice Awards Best Actress Won [50]
2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Best Actress Won
2011 3rd Tama Film Awards Best Emerging Actress Miracle in the Pacific Won
35th Fumiko Yamaji Award Film Awards Newcomer Actress Rebirth Won
26th Nikkan Sports Film Award Best Newcomer Rebirth, Miracle in the Pacific Won [51]
2012 36th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won [52]
35th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Rebirth Won [53]
2015 38th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress The Snow White Murder Case Nominated [54]
2019 61st Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress Yakiniku Dragon Nominated [55]

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