Noriko Maki
Biography
Noriko Maki was a Japanese actress born on March 28, 1940, in Manchuria (now Longyan City, China). She debuted at the age of 19 with a supporting role in "An Autumn Afternoon" (1962) and later became a prominent figure in Japanese cinema, starring in numerous films for Toho Studios. Maki took a hiatus from acting after marrying a businessman and returned to the screen in the late 1960s, guest-starring in popular TV dramas. She retired as an actress in 1973.