Claude Maki
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese surfing
champion, actor
and hip hop
singer, under the stage name A.K.T.I.O.N., from Tokyo
Akasaka
. He is the eldest son of actor and singer Mike Maki. His mother is , an American-Japanese actress.
's year-long Japanese period drama series Takeda Shingen
. Also that year, he made his motion picture debut in Soul Music Lovers Only. In 1989, he was named Best Newcomer at the Japanese Academy Awards for his role in the film Buddies. In 1991 he portrayed the deaf-mute surfer Shigeru in Takeshi Kitano
's third film A Scene at the Sea
. He starred in Junji Sakamoto
's Falling Angels in 1997, followed by four films in 1998 including Golden Wolf, Resurrection, and Beat.
As a rapper he is on the same label as Zeebra
, Solomon i&i Production.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese surfing
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
champion, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
singer, under the stage name A.K.T.I.O.N., from Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
Akasaka
Akasaka, Tokyo
is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi nightlife district....
. He is the eldest son of actor and singer Mike Maki. His mother is , an American-Japanese actress.
Biography
His size is 173 cm and his hobby is surfing. He made his television acting debut in 1987, at age 15, in NHKNHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
's year-long Japanese period drama series Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
, of Kai Province, was a preeminent daimyo in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.-Name:Shingen was called "Tarō" or "Katsuchiyo" during his childhood...
. Also that year, he made his motion picture debut in Soul Music Lovers Only. In 1989, he was named Best Newcomer at the Japanese Academy Awards for his role in the film Buddies. In 1991 he portrayed the deaf-mute surfer Shigeru in Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic...
's third film A Scene at the Sea
A Scene at the Sea
is a 1991 Japanese film written and directed by Takeshi Kitano.This movie was a break from previous Kitano fare in that it features no gangsters or police...
. He starred in Junji Sakamoto
Junji Sakamoto
Junji Sakamoto is a Japanese film director born in Sakai City, Japan. After working as a set assistant or assistant director under such filmmakers as Sogo Ishii and Kazuyuki Izutsu, he made his directorial debut in 1989 with Dotsuitarunen and followed it up with another boxing film,...
's Falling Angels in 1997, followed by four films in 1998 including Golden Wolf, Resurrection, and Beat.
As a rapper he is on the same label as Zeebra
Zeebra
, real name , is a Japanese hip hop artist, who made his first appearance in 1995. Zeebra is a former member of the hip-hop group King Giddra, which also included DJ Oasis and K Dub Shine, and the older brother of fellow hip-hop artist SPHERE of INFLUENCE...
, Solomon i&i Production.
Filmography
- 1988: Soul Music Lovers Only
- 1989: Buddies
- 1991: A Scene at the SeaA Scene at the Seais a 1991 Japanese film written and directed by Takeshi Kitano.This movie was a break from previous Kitano fare in that it features no gangsters or police...
- 1997: Fallen Angels
- 1998: Golden Wolf
- 1998: Beat
- 1998: Resurrection
- 1998: Dolphin Through
- 2000: BrotherBrother (2000 film)All compositions by Joe Hisaishi.#"Drifter... in LAX"#"Solitude"#"Tattoo"#"Death Spiral"#"Party "#"On the Shore"#"Blood Brother"#"Raging Men"#"Beyond the Control"#"Wipe Out"#"Liberation from the Death"#"I Love You, Aniki"#"Ballade"...
- 2003: 3 on 3
- 2006: Backdancers!Backdancers!Backdancers! is a Japanese film released in Japan in September 2006.The movie stars popular J-pop singer and dancer Hiroko Shimabukuro , of the group SPEED.-Plot summary:...
- 2007: Like a DragonLike a DragonLike a Dragon or Yakuza: Like a Dragon known in Japan as is a 2007 Japanese crime drama-comedy film directed by Takashi Miike. It is based upon Toshihiro Nagoshi's 2005 video game Yakuza released on PlayStation 2...