From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aki Maeda (前田亜季 Maeda Aki, born 11 July 1985 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. She has an older sister named Ai Maeda. She is perhaps best known in the west for her role as Noriko Nakagawa in the controversial 2000 film "Battle Royale", which she reprised for its sequel "Battle Royale II: Requiem". She graduated from Hosei University in 2008.