Maria Takagi

Maria Takagi
Born	October 25, 1978 (1978-10-25) (age 33)[1] Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Alias(es)	Rika Inoue
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	48 kg (110 lb)
Ethnicity	Japanese

Maria Takagi (高樹 マリア, Takagi Maria^?, born October 25, 1978) aka Rika Inoue is a multiple award winning former Japanese adult video (AV) star who is now a TV actress.

Life and career

Takagi's debut adult video was the December 2002 release Super-Star for the Max-A Calen label.^[2] In 2003 she was the winner of five awards at the Kuki Inc.-owned XCity's Adult Video Grand Prix Awards. The biggest adult site in Japan, XCity conferred upon Takagi both the Best New Actress and Best Actress awards, and the Best Video Title, Best Conversation, and Prettiest Face awards of 2003.^[3] In 2003, Takagi made her television debut in the role of Kotone Hamaguchi in the Fuji Television drama, Who Is Your Neighbor? (あなたの隣に誰かいる, Anata no tonari ni dare ka iru^?)^[4] In December 2003, Takagi celebrated her first year anniversary with the Max-A studio with the video Maria Perfect One Year!! and her last adult video, Fin...Maria Takagi, was released in February 2004. Since then, she has appeared only in mainstream dramas and movies.

Selected filmography

Video title[5]	Release date	Studio	Director	Notes
Adult Videos (AV)
Superstar	2002-12-24	Max-A Calen XC-1270	Katsuya Taguchi
Oh! Maria Oh！マリア	2003-01-24	Max-A Calen XC-1273	Taira Takano
Crimax Maria 高樹マリア	2003-02-25	Max-A Calen XC-1277	Yoshiho Fukuoka
Just Fit	2003-04-22	Max-A Calen XC-1284	Taira Takano
Ever Green	2003-05-23	Max-A Calen XC-1289	Yukihiko Shimamura
Welcome to Max Cafe! ようこそMax Cafeへ！	2003-06-24	Max-A Calen SRXV-061	Taira Takano
Lovers	2003-07-25	Max-A Calen XC-1295	Yukihiko Shimamura
A Lunar Eclipse 月蝕	2003-08-29	Max-A Calen XC-1298	Yoshiho Fukuoka
Illegal Tits Violation 15 不法侵乳 15	2003-09-26	Max-A Calen SRXV-053	Yukihiko Shimamura
Illusion まぼろし	2003-10-24	Max-A Calen XC-1304	Yukinori Nishizawa
Female Techer Hunting 女教師狩り	2003-11-21	Max-A Calen XC-1306	Yukihiko Shimamura
Maria Perfect One Year!!	2003-12-22	Max-A Calen XC-1310	Yukihiko Shimamura
Maria Flash	2004-01-23	Max-A Calen XC-1316	Yukihiko Shimamura
Fin...Maria Takagi fin…高樹マリア	2004-02-21	Max-A Calen XC-1320	Yukihiko Shimamura

Notes

1. ^ Infobox data from "www.takagi-maria.com (Profile)" (in Japanese). www.takagi-maria.com. http://www.takagi-maria.com/profile.html. Retrieved 2007-11-14.  and "高樹 マリア - Takagi Maria (Profile)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic'. 2004-08-13. http://i-dic.dorachan.com/data?tkgmra00. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
2. ^ "2002" (in Japanese). AV 研究所 (AV Research Laboratory). http://homepage3.nifty.com/kurokami/years/years_2002.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
3. ^ "X City AVGP 2003: Maria Takagi" (in Japanese). X City. Archived from the original on 2003-12-21. http://web.archive.org/web/20031221095612/xcity.jp/CITY_ORG/grandprix2003/takagi/top.html. Retrieved 2009-01-18. 
4. ^ "高樹マリア" (in Japanese). news.goo.ne.jp. http://news.goo.ne.jp/entertainment/talent/W05-0171.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
5. ^ Filmography from "Maria Takagi 高樹マリア". Urabon Navigator. http://urabon-navigator.com/profiles/n0348. Retrieved 2010-03-11. 

Sources

• "いのうえ 梨花 (Inoue Rika)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). 2004-08-13. http://i-dic.dorachan.com/data?inurk_01. Retrieved 2007-11-15. 
• "高樹 マリア (Takagi Maria)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). 2004-08-13. http://i-dic.dorachan.com/data?tkgmra00. Retrieved 2007-11-15. 
• "Porn to be an Actress". japan-zone.com. October 18, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-12-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20031204102103/http://www.japan-zone.com/news/archives/2003_10.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-13. 
• "Porno world spreads its legs and shoots out a few secrets". Mainichi Shimbun. September 14, 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-03-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20060322081536/http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/archive/news/2003/09/20030914p2g00m0dm999000c.html. Retrieved 2007-11-13. 
• "高樹マリア (Takagi Maria)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0991650.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
• "高樹マリア" (in Japanese). AV Idol Directory. http://xcity.jp/idol/detail/?id=2277&style=simple. Retrieved 2010-10-13. 
• Ōtsubo, Kemuta (2003-06-22). "2003年上半期新人王＆MVPも満場一致　高樹マリア当然の大ブレイク！" (in Japanese). allabout.co.jp. http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/adultvideo/closeup/CU20030622A/. Retrieved 2009-04-10. "など今や単体ヒットメーカーである秋秀人監督" 
• Ōtsubo, Kemuta (2003-10-26). "快進撃はまだまだ続く　高樹マリア連ドラレギュラー！" (in Japanese). allabout.co.jp. http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/adultvideo/closeup/CU20031026A/. Retrieved 2009-04-10. "など今や単体ヒットメーカーである秋秀人監督" 
• Ōtsubo, Kemuta (2003-01-14). "2003年は間違い無くマリアちゃんの年に　高樹マリア、満点のデビュー！" (in Japanese). allabout.co.jp. http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/adultvideo/closeup/CU20030114A/. Retrieved 2009-04-10. "など今や単体ヒットメーカーである秋秀人監督" 

External links

• Maria Takagi at the Internet Movie Database
• "www.takagi-maria.com (Maria Takagi's official site)" (in Japanese). www.takagi-maria.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20070814060214/http://www.takagi-maria.com/. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
• "Maria Takagi's Official Blog" (in Japanese). ameblo.jp. http://ameblo.jp/takagimaria/. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
• "TV appearance in official website" (in Japanese). http://www.trendfirm.jp/profile/takagi.html. 

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Name	Takagi, Maria
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Date of birth	October 25, 1978
Place of birth	Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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