18 Facts About Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as Makino Tsukushi in the Boys Over Flowers series and as Sugi Fumi in the 54th taiga drama Burning Flower.

Mao Inoue has appeared in several films, including I Give My First Love to You, Rebirth, and The Snow White Murder Case.

Inoue Mao began her acting career at the age of five, appearing in the television series Kids War from 1999 to 2003.

Mao Inoue gained widespread recognition in 2005 for her portrayal of Tsukushi Makino in Boys Over Flowers, earning her a Best Actress Award from the Television Drama Academy.

Mao Inoue continued to take on prominent roles in television, including the drama special Hanaikusa, in which she played a maiko-turned-geisha, and Anmitsu Hime, where she portrayed a princess.

Mao Inoue reprised her role in Anmitsu Hime 2, contributing to the theme song alongside Shoko Nakagawa.

Mao Inoue starred in the 84th asadora drama Ohisama, portraying a young woman who lived through World War II in Nagano prefecture.

Mao Inoue was chosen to chair the Red team in the New Year's Eve Singing Contest Kohaku Uta Gassen 2011.

Mao Inoue appeared alongside V6's member Junichi Okada and Haruma Miura in the war film The Eternal Zero in 2013.

In March 2014, Mao Inoue appeared in a leading role in the mystery suspense film The Snow White Murder Case, directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura.

In 2019, Mao Inoue starred in the comedic period film Talking the Pictures and in the special 5-episode NHK drama Boy Torajiro.

In May 2020, it was confirmed that Mao Inoue would appear in the NTV drama Pay To Ace, alongside Yuya Yagira and Shigeaki Kato.

Mao Inoue appears on the covers of various magazines, such as Bomb, Steady, Weekly Shonen, among others.

In 2014, Mao Inoue debuted as a voice actress, providing the voice of Apple Boy in one of the Anpanman films.

Mao Inoue was cast in a stage play called MIWA in 2013.

Mao Inoue starred in the stage play Anger, which ran from January to April 2016.

Mao Inoue revealed in a show that her mother encouraged her to participate in acting, art and music at age 4.

In 2005, at age 18, Mao Inoue enrolled in Meiji University, majoring in theater and literature; she chose Chinese as her second language elective.