Gin Maeda

Honestly, Gin Maeda has one of those faces that just feels like family to me, the steady brother-in-law type who shows up, says the sensible thing, and quietly holds the whole household together. Born in 1944 down in Hofu, Yamaguchi, he's a real Showa-era craftsman, and at a modest 170cm he never played the flashy leading man or the action hero, which is exactly why I love him. He's all warmth and decency, the kind of presence that makes a scene feel lived-in and true. I find it charming too that he's not only an actor but a singer, which adds this earnest, old-school texture to him. To me he's the definition of a great character actor: unshowy, easy to overlook, but the moment he's gone you'd feel the gap. A genuinely beloved, quietly essential guy.

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Gin Maeda is a Japanese actor and singer born on February 21, 1944, in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Standing 170 cm tall, he has built a long career in the Japanese entertainment industry across both film and television. He is also known as a singer alongside his acting work. Details about his agency and personal life remain private.

Name (English)

Gin Maeda

Name (Japanese)

前田吟

Reading

まえだ ぎん

Born

February 21, 1944 (age 82)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

Origin

Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Blood type

A

Height

170cm

Active years

1964 -

Occupation

Actor / Singer

Spouse

元妻（1964 - 1968） / 前妻（1971 - 2021、死別） / 箱崎幸子（2022 - ）

Works summary

Appearances

353 (1964–2026)

By year

1964: 1, 1965: 1, 1966: 1, 1967: 5, 1968: 8, 1969: 5, 1970: 9, 1971: 11, 1972: 11, 1973: 8, 1974: 9, 1975: 11, 1976: 11, 1977: 9, 1978: 7, 1979: 6, 1980: 8, 1981: 7, 1982: 5, 1983: 7, 1984: 5, 1985: 9, 1986: 10, 1987: 6, 1988: 5, 1989: 9, 1990: 7, 1991: 9, 1992: 2, 1993: 3, 1994: 4, 1995: 4, 1996: 3, 1997: 7, 1998: 5, 1999: 5, 2000: 4, 2001: 3, 2002: 1, 2004: 1, 2005: 6, 2006: 4, 2007: 7, 2008: 2, 2009: 5, 2010: 4, 2011: 3, 2012: 2, 2013: 6, 2014: 6, 2015: 3, 2016: 3, 2017: 4, 2019: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 2, 2025: 1, 2026: 1

Debut work

沖縄の子

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%89%8D%E7%94%B0%E5%90%9F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9206889

Tags

• Yamaguchi Prefecture
• Actor
• Singer

Last updated

2026-08-26

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