Makiko Kuno

Japanese actress (born 1967)

Makiko Kuno
Born	(1967-02-21) February 21, 1967 (age 57) Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Shōko Kuno
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–present

Makiko Kuno (クノ真季子, Kuno Makiko, born February 21, 1967 in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Her early stage name was Shōko Kuno (久野翔子, Kuno Shōko); she changed it to Makiko Kuno (久野真紀子, Kuno Makiko), and switched to writing her surname in katakana in 2005.

Kuno has been active as a model since senior high school, and as an actress made her debut in 1987. In 1986, she participated in the first Pocari Sweat Image Girl Contest, but lost to 17-year-old Chisato Moritaka in the finals.^[1] Kuno was the image girl of the JR East kiosks from 1988 to 1994. In 1994, she released a collection of photographs, Mitsu, and appeared nude in an original video, XX: Utsukushiki Karyūdo. In 1998, Kuno played the part of Sunday in the Chunsoft sound novel Machi to a favorable reception. In addition, she qualified as a sommelier in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Banana Shoot (1989) as Fuko Hosaka
Taro! Tokyo makai taisen (1991) as Yasuhara
The Guard from Underground (1992)^[2] as Akiko Narushima
Fuyu no kappa (1995) as Tamako
Mari's Prey a.k.a. マリ-の獲物 (1996)
The Mars Canon (2001) as Kinuko
World's End Girlfriend Sekai no owari (2005)
Mushishi (2006) as Maho's mother

Television

Ultraman Gaia (1998) as Kyoko Inamori
Urutora kyû: Dâku fantajî (2004) TV series... a.k.a. Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy

Game

Machi (1998)

Original video

XX: Beautiful Hunter XX: Utsukushiki karyuudo (1994).... Shion
Oretachi wa tenshi ja nai (1993).... Eri
Oretachi wa tenshi ja nai 2 (1993).... Eri
Sugar: Howling of Angel (1996)
Inagawa Junji no shinjitsu no horror (2003)... a.k.a. J-Horror Anthology: Legends

References

^ "森高千里の評価がイマイチ低い理由". Awabi. 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
^ "The Guard from Underground". Midnight Eye. March 28, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2015.