HORIKITA MAKI is a well-known JAPANESE ACTRESS/Model. Her real name is HARA MARINA (wiki).

She has a few nicknames such as Pori chan, Homaki, Makinpo, and Horikitty (given by Ikuta Toma & Oguri Shun) She was born in the year 1988 on the day of OCTOBER 6 in TOKYO, JAPAN. Her blood type is B and is 160 CM tall. She began her career in 2003 after a scout persistently asked her to be part of their talent agency. During her debut, she had appeared in more than 50 movies& dramas (incl. guest) Thereafter, she has starred in several dramas such as NOBUTA WO PRODUCE, which actually brought her to fame, as well as HANAZAKARI NO KIMITACHI E, a successful 2007 Summer drama (2007 Best Drama, Best Actress). She is currently part of the talent agency SWEET POWER.

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. Movies
(2003) COSMIC RESCUE (2003) Seventh Anniversary (2004) Manners Movie (Portable near death theater cage) (2004) Winning passing (2004) Shibuya ghost story (2004) Shibuya ghost story 2 (2004) Socrates in Love (2004) Place with mother (One typhoon Ca) (2004) HIRAKATA (2004) Ghost story new Mimifcro (2004) J Horror theater prophecy (2005) The period at school (Cultural Matsa in autumn) (2005) Adversity nine (2005) HINOKIO (2005) Crimson (2005) ALWAYS Sunset in 3 chome (2006) Cellular phone detective : Secret in the Tower of Babel : Challenge to Sencata sisters (2006) TRICK 2 (2006) One missed Call FINAL (2007) Argentine Baba (2007) Love on Sunday (2007) Tokyo Shounen (2008) ALWAYS Sunset in 3 chome II (2008) Kurosagi the Movie (2009) Fly me to the Moon (voice) (2009) Professor Layton The First Movie (voice) (2010) Dareka ga Watashi ni Kiss wo Shita

. Dramas
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(2007) Deru Toko Demasho! (SP) (2007) Galileo (guest ep 6) (2007) Koi no Kara Sawagi- Love Story IV (SP) (2008) Tokyo Daikushu (SP) (2008) Atsu-hime (2008) Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (SP) (2008) Innocent Love (2008) Danso no Reijin (guest) (2009) Chance! ~Kanojo ga Seikoushita Riyuu~ (SP) (2009) Atashinchi no Danshi (2010) Wagaya no Rekishi (SP) (2010) Tokujo Kabachi!!

. Photobooks
* Shinkaron * Bijomegane 2 * Hikokigumo * NS Eyes * Koisuru Nichiyoubi: Watashi, Koishita * Castella * Missmatch (with Kuroki Meisa) * Cinematic * Hanazakari no Kimi Tachi e ~Ikemen Paradise~ Making Book * Innocent Love PB (Maki version) *S

. Awards - Rankings
+ 47th Television Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Nobuta Wo Produce) + 49th Television Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Kurosagi) + 29th Japan Academy Awards: Best Newcomer (Always: Sunset on Third Street) + MTV Student Voice Awards 2006: Best Teen Actress + Japanese U-20 Scholar Idol Ranking 2007: 4th place + Beauty Week Award 2007: Most Stylish Hairstyle for Short Hair division + 54th Television Academy Awards: Best Actress (Hanazakari no Kimitachi E) + 11th Annual Drama GrandPrix Nikkan Sports': Best Actress (*) + TV Life: Best Actress (Hanazakari no Kimitachi E) + Vogue Nippon - Women of the Year 2007: One of the eleven recipients + Japanese U-20 Scholar Idol Ranking 2008: 2nd place + Jewelry Best Dresser (teens) 2008, awarded by the Japan Jewelry Association (*) + Miss Cotton 2008, 5th Cotton USA awards (*) + Oricon - Top 20years old for 2008: 2nd place (*) + Oricon - Ideal Women: 5th place (*) + Oricon - Ideal Girlfriend: 3rd place (*) + Nikkei Entertainment - Most Active Actors/Actresses of 2008: 1st place! (*) + Monthly The Television - Most Active Actress of 2008: 2nd place (*) + DeView - Most Active Actress of 2008: 2nd place (*) + Junon - Best Female Protagonist of 2008: 2nd place (in Innocent Love) (*) + Popolo - TV GrandPrix - Best Actress of 2008: 3rd place (in Innocent Love) (*) + Myojo - TV GrandPrix - Best Actress of 2008 (in general): 4th

place (*) + Oricon Style - Most Active Actress of 2008: 4th place (*) + Oricon - The Face of 2008 (female celebrities): 5th place (*) + 2008's Kings & Queens of Commercials: 3rd place (*) + Oricon - Who you'd want as boy-/girlfriend?: 7th place (*) + Ameblo Valentine's Day Celebrity Ranking: 2nd place (*) + Oricon - Ideal type of daughter: 9th place (*) + Oricon - Beautiful lips: 10th place (*) + Oricon - Ideal new co-worker: 4th place (*) + Oricon - Ideal younger sister: 6th place (*) + Oricon - who would you want to become? : 8th place (*) + Oricon - 2009's fresh stars: 7th place (*) + Oricon - young actresses to watch: 3rd place (*) + 121 Eyes - alluring eyes: 8th place (*) + Top 30 Female Celebrities you would like to hug from behind : 4th place (*) + 2009 Best Leathernist Awards (*)

.03 about Her

...family: her parents & two younger sisters, they still live together. ...nicknames: Homaki, Pori-chan, Horikitty (given by Ikuta Toma & Oguri Shun), Makinpo (from Girls Locks). ...favorite movies: "50 FIRST DATES", "THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA". ...favorite artists: EXILE, SPEED, Hirai Ken. ...hobbies: reading, strolling, listening to music, 'spacing out'. ... she has been said to possess an independent character, one that refuses to lose under any circumstance. Even in trifle playing around, she can become dead serious," according to acquaintances (from FLASH EX 2006 January 30 Edition). ... Maki also has neutral views regarding romance. One time, in a Gout Temps Nouveau episode, Esumi Makiko, was asked if seeing Yamashita Tomohisa caused her heart to start racing. Maki answered, My co-star is someone I work with and I cannot see him in any other light. ... With regards to marriage, this is her opinion, "If one is going to marry, financial freedom is also important. (from CIRCUS) ... "I feel that the question of when someone connects with their loved one is insignificant." Maki says. ... "If my parents were to choose for me, I would greatly appreciate it." Like her views in marriage, her views of having a long-distance relationship are rather well-opinionated as well. I dont think I am the type that can sustain something like a long distance relationship. Even if its only the neighbouring high school, I would get the feeling that its become a great distance. (from JUNON May Issue Horikita Makis Love and Friendship Counseling Room) ... When she was young, she wanted to become Sailor Moon, a female ninja, a policewoman, and a rich person. ... On her days off, she generally spends it outdoors. Shopping with friends or going to the karaoke for example. ... She treasures her family and enjoys spending time with them. ... In middle school, she had a boyfriend of three years. Theyd split up time and time again, but they usually worked out their differences and it continued like this for three years," according to acquaintances. ... She has poor eyesight, and because she uses contact lens she has said that her eyes get dry from things like photographic sessions. ... She has a weird fetish for insects. ... Shes highly capable of reading the questioners mind, making her see through the answers in multiple-choice tests. She has mentioned that she can score 40 points on multiple-choice questions alone. (A good proportion of the correct answers in the national language test are u ("c" in Western culture), according to her). ... She likes the band EXILE very much. According to her official blog, she even had a miniature flag of EXILE during the band's summer concert. ... Shes under the same agency as Kuroki Meisa and is good friends with her. A year and a half since graduating from middle school, they

were on living terms at the agencys dormitories. (from SPA!) ... Because of the shadow patterns that fall on her face and the ambience that results, she has made countless appearances as the lead of horror films. ... She is very comfortable with fellow Hana Kimi actor, Ikuta Toma. In fact, as of July 2007, Ikuta has guested twice in her radio show. She was given nickname 'Horikitty' by Toma & Oguri Shun during that period. ... She is very keen on cleaning. (5LDK)