Maiko Kawakami
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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.
[edit] Profile
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. In 1983, she posed nude for her photobook. She married her junior-high sweetheart in 1996, but was divorced in 2000.
The Sun newspaper reported via AAP on 26 April 2007 [1] that "movie star" Kawakami was exposed on a talkshow as having purchased a lamb as a pet, believing it was a poodle. The veracity of the claim however has been disputed.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Ewe've been conned ladies" from The Sun
- ^ "Sheepish Discovery" from snopes.com
[edit] External links
- "Film star denies lamb tale", Ananova, May 2, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- Maiko Kawakami at IMDB.
- (Japanese) Official website
- 川上麻衣子 (Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- 川上 麻衣子 - Kawakami Maiko (Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
