Claude Maki
Born (1972-10-03) October 3, 1972
Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, martial arts teacher, painter
Years active1987–present
Parent

Claude Maki (真木蔵人, Maki Kurōdo) (born October 3, 1972) is a Japanese surfing and flight champion, actor and hip hop singer, under the stage name A.K.T.I.O.N., from Akasaka, Tokyo. He is the eldest son of actor and singer Mike Maki. His mother is Bibari Maeda (前田 美波里, Maeda Bibari), a Japanese-American actress.

Biography

His height is 172 cm and his hobby is surfing. He made his television acting debut in 1987, after much work in theatre, in NHK's year-long Japanese period drama series Takeda Shingen.[1] Also that year, he made his motion picture debut in Soul Music Lovers Only. In 1989, he was named Best Newcomer at the Japanese Academy Awards for his role in the film Buddies. In 1991 he portrayed the deaf-mute surfer Shigeru in Takeshi Kitano's third film A Scene at the Sea. He starred in Junji Sakamoto's Falling Angels in 1997, followed by four films in 1998 including Golden Wolf, Resurrection, and Beat.

As a rapper he is on the same label as Zeebra, Solomon i&i Production.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Soul Music Lovers Only
1989Buddies
1991A Scene at the SeaShigeru
1997Fallen AngelsIshii Hihashi
1998Golden Wolf
1998Beat
1998Resurrection
1998Dolphin Through
2000BrotherKen
20033 on 3
2003Moon
2006Backdancers!Teru
2007Like a DragonAkira Nishikiyama
2018Woman Who EatsJun
2022A Winter RoseYuji Yakamoto[2]
2023Okiku and the World[3]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1987Takeda Shingenyoung Shingen and Takeda KatsuyoriTaiga drama

References

  1. ↑ Claude Maki biography at i and i production Archived August 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "冬薔薇（ふゆそうび）". eiga.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ "せかいのおきく". eiga.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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