Maki Carrousel

Maki Carrousel
Maki Carrousel
カルーセル麻紀
Born	November 26, 1942 (age 83); Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupations	Actress and singer
Years active	1963–present
Agent	Office Carrousel

Maki Hirahara (平原麻紀, Hirahara Maki), born November 26, 1942, in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan^[1] and known^[vague] as Maki Carrousel (カルーセル麻紀, Karūseru Maki), is a Japanese transgender actress who is represented by the talent agency Office Carrousel.^[2]

Life

Carrousel underwent two stages of sex reassignment surgery, once in 1964 and then again in 1973 in Morocco.^[3] She took her name from the cabaret Le Carrousel de Paris, famous for its transgender performers.^[4]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	SPEC: Shō	Tarot Aunt		^[5]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1985	Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon	Marciano (voice)		^[6]
2024	Voice	Maki		^[7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
2024	37th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Voice	Nominated	^[8]
2025	79th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Performance		Won	^[9]
2025	67th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	^[10]

References

↑ "Official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-09-16.
↑ "[1]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
↑ McLelland, Mark (2005). Queer Japan from the Pacific War to the Internet Age. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4616-4160-5.
↑ McLelland, Mark (March 2004). "From the stage to the clinic: changing transgender identities in post-war Japan". Japan Forum. 16 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1080/0955580032000189302. ISSN 0955-5803.
↑ "カルーセル麻紀のドラマ出演情報". Oriconlanguage=ja. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
↑ "ルパン三世バビロンの黄金伝説". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
↑ "一月の声に歓びを刻め". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
↑ "【映画大賞】主演男優賞に池松壮亮、仲野太賀、役所広司、山口馬木也、山田孝之／ノミネート一覧". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
↑ "「夜明けのすべて」毎日映画コンクールで日本映画大賞、主演賞は河合優実＆横浜流星". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
↑ "第67回ブルーリボン賞候補決まる「あんのこと」「正体」が最多4部門で選出 3部門で「碁盤斬り」「侍タイムスリッパー」「十一人の賊軍」「ラストマイル」". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2025.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[1] "Official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-09-16.

[2] "[1]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2015-09-16.

[3] McLelland, Mark (2005). Queer Japan from the Pacific War to the Internet Age. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4616-4160-5.

[4] McLelland, Mark (March 2004). "From the stage to the clinic: changing transgender identities in post-war Japan". Japan Forum. 16 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1080/0955580032000189302. ISSN 0955-5803.

[5] "カルーセル麻紀のドラマ出演情報". Oriconlanguage=ja. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[6] "ルパン三世バビロンの黄金伝説". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[7] "一月の声に歓びを刻め". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[8] "【映画大賞】主演男優賞に池松壮亮、仲野太賀、役所広司、山口馬木也、山田孝之／ノミネート一覧". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[9] "「夜明けのすべて」毎日映画コンクールで日本映画大賞、主演賞は河合優実＆横浜流星". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 January 2025.

[10] "第67回ブルーリボン賞候補決まる「あんのこと」「正体」が最多4部門で選出 3部門で「碁盤斬り」「侍タイムスリッパー」「十一人の賊軍」「ラストマイル」". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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