Mariko Gotō
Biography
Mariko Gotō (後藤 まりこ, Gotō Mariko) (born February 22, 1982, in Izumiōtsu, Osaka) is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and composer. Her career started in the early 2000s with the band Usagi (うさぎ), where she sang and played guitar. After it broke up in 2003, she joined punk jazz group Midori together with Usagi's bassist, Yoshifumi Kuwano. Midori released three full-length albums, five EPs, and a single. After its dissolution, Gotō focused on her solo career as a musician, as well as a stage, film, and television drama actress. In 2013, she wrote the lyrics for and sang the opening song of the anime Flowers of Evil which is titled "宇宙人" (ep. 4–6, "Aku no Hana -Nakamura Sawa-"). Her song "Sound of Me" was used as the ending theme of the drama Taberu Dake, where she played the lead role. In May 2016, it was reported that she decided to quit the music industry. She returned at the end of 2018 with a demo EP, following it with a full-length album in 2019, both under the alias DJ510Mariko.
Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Woman with Scissors
Kiyomi Koike is a 16-year-old girl. She has all these different emotions intertwined in her mind. One day, she suddenly blurts out "What is a woman?" She then hears a DJ's voice in her head. The voice states "Women's Songs! Radio FM999 starts." The DJ in Kiyomi Koike’s head proceeds to spin songs that matches her worries. With her eyes closed, Kiyomi Koike meets various women in the world of music and learns from them.
Drama Series - 2013, 16 episodes • as Shizuru
Based on the manga by Sanko Takada
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Senior
Long-time friends Jinko and Motoko hear that their college friend Miki has jumped into the ocean. They are joined by Haraki, who Jinko happens to meet, and head by car on a journey to see Miki.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Mozu
In a back-street secondhand clothing store, Maria is visited by various people with troublesome problems and issues.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Vocals and Guitar
Sayonara, Goto-san. is a recording of Midori's final show at Tokyo LIQUIDROOM on December 30, 2010, released on DVD on April 6, 2011.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Yuiko Heishi
Tama Nanjo has been frequenting mini-theaters since she was a child. Her dream was to become a professional guitarist. One day, she casually uploaded a video of herself playing a song by a band she admired onto social media and an unexpected person seemed to have seen it...
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A punk-yakuza-fantasy comedy set in Onomichi.
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Self
In many parts of Tokyo redevelopment is afoot, and the cityscape continues to change at a rapid pace. While on the surface Japan is easy to live in, many Japanese still feel a sense of emptiness in the aftermath of the shattered economic bubble, a condition that prevents them from making a change. Autumn 2006. Eight "normal" young women living in Tokyo--eight women now in the middle of change.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Yuiko
A musical drama about a dull woman working at a music office who struggles to produce a music video for an unsuccessful band.
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Self
Early Midori live (July 3, 2005 and January 15, 2006), both at Shibuya O-NEST.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Self
Recorded June 6, 2009 at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall.