Maeda Atsuko

Born in 1991 in Chiba Prefecture. A former member of popular idol group AKB48, she left in 2012 to pursue other projects. Began her acting career with Ashita no watashi no tsukurikata (How To Become Tomorrow’s Myself) in 2007. Had her first starring role in 2011’s Moshi kōkō yakyū no joshi manējā ga Dorakkā no “Manējimento” o yondara (What If the High School Baseball Team’s Manager Read Drucker’s Management?). Since then, she has appeared in films like Machida-kun no sekai (Almost a Miracle), Tabi no owari sekai no hajimari (To the Ends of the Earth), Kurenazume (Remain in Twilight), and on stage in Fakespeare and in the musical Yoru no onna-tachi (Women of the Night).