Maiko Kawakami

Maiko Kawakami (川上 麻衣子, Kawakami Maiko^?, born February 5, 1966) is a Swedish-born Japanese actress who has starred in numerous movies and TV serials. She is a graduate of Keio University through distance education.

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Maiko debuted on an NHK drama titled Kizuna. In 1980, she starred in the 2nd Kinpachi-sensei series. The following year, she released a J-pop single, Byakuya no sedai, as a Japanese idol. She married her junior-high sweetheart in 1996, but was divorced in 2000.

Kawakami is perhaps best known for her role in the 1989 Sesame Street TV special Big Bird in Japan.she was also a guest judge on the Japanese version of Iron Chef

References

External links

• Maiko Kawakami at IMDB.
• (Japanese) Official website
• "川上麻衣子" (in Japanese). JMDB. http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0233410.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-02. 
• "川上 麻衣子 - Kawakami Maiko" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). http://i-dic.dorachan.com/data?kwkmik00. Retrieved 2007-05-02. 

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