Maika Yamamoto

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.

Maika Yamamoto
山本 舞香
Yamamoto at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018.
Born	13 October 1997 Yonago, Tottori, Japan
Occupation	Actress fashion model TV personality singer
Years active	2011–present
Employer	Biz
Known for	Minami-kun no Koibito (2015) Assassination Classroom (2015)
Height	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)

Biography

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]

Filmography

Films

Title	Year	Role	Notes	Ref.
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]

Television dramas

Title	Year	Role	Network	Notes	Ref(s)
Still, Life Goes On (それでも, 生きてゆく, Soredemo, Ikite Yuku)	2011	Young Futaba Toyama	Fuji TV/CX		[23]
Gō	2011	Sada	NHK	Taiga drama	[24]
Teppei 1990 (13歳のハローワーク, 13-sai no Hello Work)	2012	Maho Tamura	TV Asahi/EX		[25]
Kazoku no Uta	2012	Nozomi Miki	Fuji TV/CX	Guest role, episodes 5 and 7	[26]
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers	2012	Nono	TBS	Guest role, episodes 8-10	[27]
Shinryochu in the Room (心療中 in the Room)	2013	Tomoka Tenma	NTV		[28]
Mahoro Eki Mae Bangaichi	2013	Sonoko Ashihara	TV Tokyo		[29]
Kasuka na Kanojo	2013	Risa Kyozuka	Fuji TV		[30]
Kamen Teacher	2013	Saeko Kobayashi	NTV		[31]
49	2013	Sachi Takami	NTV		[32]
Night Teacher (夜のせんせい, Yoru no Sensei)	2014	Rei Ogami	TBS		[33][34]
Minami-kun no Koibito	2015	Chiyomi Horikiri	Fuji TV	Lead role	[6]
Yassan (ヤッさん, Yassan)	2016	Misaki	TV Tokyo		[35][36]
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		[37]
We Are Rockets! (チア☆ダン, Chia Dan)	2018	Maki Shibata	TBS		[38][39]
Could Have Done It Committee (やれたかも委員会, Yareta Kamo Iinkai)	2018	Nobuko Machida	TBS	Guest role, episode 5	[40][41]

References

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38. "土屋太鳳、制服姿を披露！ 石井杏奈＆山本舞香らがレギュラー出演決定「チア☆ダン」". CinemaCafe.net (in Japanese). 4 April 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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External links

• Official blog (in Japanese)
• Official profile at Biz (in Japanese)
• Maika Yamamoto at IMDb