Claude Maki
Introduction  (born October 3, 1972) is a Japanese surfing and flight champion, actor and hip hop singer, under the stage name A.K.T.I.O.N., from Akasaka, Tokyo. He is the eldest son of actor and singer Mike Maki. His mother is , a Japanese-American actress.
Biography His height is 172 cm and his hobby is surfing. He made his television acting debut in 1987, after much work in theatre, in NHK'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.
Filmography ===Film=== Year  Title  Role  Notes 1988  ''Soul Music Lovers Only''   1989  ''Buddies''   1991  ''A Scene at the Sea''  Shigeru  1997  ''Fallen Angels''  Ishii Hihashi  1998  ''Golden Wolf''   1998  ''Beat''   1998  ''Resurrection''   1998  ''Dolphin Through''   2000  ''Brother''  Ken  2003  ''3 on 3''   2003  ''Moon''   2006  ''Backdancers!'' Teru  2007  ''Like a Dragon''  Akira Nishikiyama  2018  ''Woman Who Eats''  Jun  2022  ''A Winter Rose''  Yuji Yakamoto   2023  ''Okiku and the World''   ===Television=== Year  Title  Role  NotesRef. 1987  ''Takeda Shingen''  young Shingen and Takeda Katsuyori ''Taiga'' drama
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