Maki Horikita

Maki Horikita is a Japanese actress. She debuted in 2003, and has starred in numerous Japanese television dramas, television and magazine advertisements, and movies. Horikitas popular roles include the introverted high school student Nobuko Kotani in Nobuta wo Produce, the crossdressing sports fan Mizuki Ashiya in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, and a town doctor during Japans postwar era Umeko Shimomura in Umechan Sensei.

Maki Horikita was born on October 6, 1988 in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan. She is the eldest of three daughters. Considered a tomboy in her childhood, Horikita enjoyed playing basketball and baseball. She even became the vicecaptain of their basketball club in junior high. Despite her boyishness, Horikita looked up to her mother. This was revealed when she appeared in an episode of KATTUNs nowdefunct variety show Cartoon KATTUN where she mentioned that she liked imitating her mother when she was younger.

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