Maika Yamamoto (山本 舞香, Yamamoto Maika, born 13 October 1997) is a Japanese actress, TV personality, and fashion model.[1] She is known for her roles as Kaede Kayano in Assassination Classroom, Chiyomi Horikiri in the 2015 television drama Minami-kun no Koibito, and Mizuki Kurata in the 2018 film adaptation of the manga series After the Rain, among others.
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山本 舞香 | |
![]() Yamamoto at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018. | |
Born | (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 (age 24) Yonago, Tottori, Japan |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Employer | Biz |
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Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
Yamamoto was born in 1997 in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, and made her entertainment debut as the 14th Mitsui ReHouse Girl in 2011.[2] Her first acting role came in 2011 in the Fuji TV series Soredemo, Ikite Yuku.[3] At the age of 15 she moved to Tokyo to attend private high school while pursuing an acting career.[4] In 2015 she played the role of Kaede Kayano in Assassination Classroom, the film adaptation of Yūsei Matsui's manga.[5] That same year she played the lead role of Chiyomi Horikiri, a young dancer and writer who shrinks in size, in the 2015 Fuji TV adaptation of the Shungicu Uchida manga Minami-kun no Koibito.[6]
Yamamoto was an exclusive model for nicola as a teenager.[4] Her first photobook was published by Kodansha in March 2018.[3]
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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Madame Marmalade no Ijo na Nazo: Shutsudai Hen | 2013 | [7] | ||
Madame Marmalade no Ijo na Nazo: Kaito Hen | [7] | |||
Kamen Teacher: The Movie | 2014 | Saeko Kobayashi | [8] | |
Z Island | 2015 | Hyuga | [9] | |
Assassination Classroom | Kaede Kayano | [5] | ||
Assassination Classroom: Graduation | 2016 | Kaede Kayano | [10] | |
Cherry Blossom Memories | Miku Tono | Lead role | [11] | |
The Magnificent Nine | Natsu | [12] | ||
Daytime Shooting Star | 2017 | Yuyuka Nekota | [13] | |
The Blue Hearts | Ayano Yoshida | "Love Letter" segment | [14] | |
Teen Bride | Saaya Matsui | [15] | ||
After the Rain | 2018 | Mizuki Kurata | [16] | |
Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Together | Young Serika | [17] | ||
Gangoose | Yuki | [18] | ||
Tokyo Ghoul S | 2019 | Tōka Kirishima | [19] | |
Brave Father Online: Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV | Miki | [20] | ||
Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō | 2020 | Sonoko Hattori | [21] | |
From Today, It's My Turn the Movie | Ryoko Morikawa | [22] | ||
Remember-Member | 2022 | Rumiko Hiiragi | [23] | |
Title | Year | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
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Still, Life Goes On (それでも, 生きてゆく, Soredemo, Ikite Yuku) | 2011 | Young Futaba Toyama | Fuji TV/CX | [24] | |
Gō | 2011 | Sada | NHK | Taiga drama | [25] |
Teppei 1990 (13歳のハローワーク, 13-sai no Hello Work) | 2012 | Maho Tamura | TV Asahi/EX | [26] | |
Kazoku no Uta | 2012 | Nozomi Miki | Fuji TV/CX | Guest role, episodes 5 and 7 | [27] |
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers | 2012 | Nono | TBS | Guest role, episodes 8-10 | [28] |
Shinryochu in the Room (心療中 in the Room) | 2013 | Tomoka Tenma | NTV | [29] | |
Mahoro Eki Mae Bangaichi | 2013 | Sonoko Ashihara | TV Tokyo | [30] | |
Kasuka na Kanojo | 2013 | Risa Kyozuka | Fuji TV | [31] | |
Kamen Teacher | 2013 | Saeko Kobayashi | NTV | [32] | |
49 | 2013 | Sachi Takami | NTV | [33] | |
Night Teacher (夜のせんせい, Yoru no Sensei) | 2014 | Rei Ogami | TBS | [34][35] | |
Minami-kun no Koibito | 2015 | Chiyomi Horikiri | Fuji TV | Lead role | [6] |
Yassan (ヤッさん, Yassan) | 2016 | Misaki | TV Tokyo | [36][37] | |
SR Saitama Rapper: Way of the Mic (SR サイタマノラッパー マイクの細道, SR Saitama no Rappa Maiku no Hosomichi) | 2017 | Toko | TV Tokyo | [38] | |
We Are Rockets! (チア☆ダン, Chia Dan) | 2018 | Maki Shibata | TBS | [39][40] | |
Could Have Done It Committee (やれたかも委員会, Yareta Kamo Iinkai) | 2018 | Nobuko Machida | TBS | Guest role, episode 5 | [41][42] |
Scams | 2019 | Misaki Azuma | MBS | [43] | |
Kotaro Lives Alone | 2021 | Mizuki Akitomo | TV Asahi | [44] |