Mariko Gotō

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1982-02-22 (42 years old)

Place of Birth Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As 後藤 まりこ , Midori, Mariko Gotou

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

Actor

2022
Discos High

as Yuiko

2021
FM999: 999 WOMEN'S SONGS

as Woman with Scissors

2013
Petal Dance

as Senior

2013
Taberudake

as Shizuru

2011
Midori: Sayonara, Goto-San.

as Vocals and Guitar

Sound

2019
All the Kindness of a Man is a Motive

as Original Music Composer