Nao Okabe

Acting

Nao Okabe

Born

1980-08-18 (46)

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

52 titles

Known for

Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama poster
8.0

Hoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of which are included in textbooks and continue to be read today. His stories often feature mystery, science fiction, or fantasy elements. A sometimes "humorous" and sometimes "cynic" look at society and mankind. Always short, but always surprising and unpredictable. Is it a poisonous allegory or a wake-up call? See some of his greatest gems come to life in this 2022 live-action adaptation

Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama

2022

Wakako Zake poster
6.7

Murasaki Wakako, who is 26 years old, loves going out alone to enjoy eating and drinking, especially when something unpleasant happens at work. Thie show follows Wakako through many solitary outings, where she enjoys different combinations of food and drink!

Wakako Zake

2015

Good Doctor poster
8.1

Minato Shindo has savant syndrome. His memory is amazing, but he has difficulty communicating with other people. When Minato was little, he dreamed of becoming a doctor. He met Doctor Akira Shiga and he wanted to become a pediatric surgeon. Akira was surprised by the 7-year-old's memory of the human organs and he decided to support Minato in achieving his dream. Eventually, Minato graduated from medical school and passed the national exam for medical practitioners. Now, Akira works as a director at a large hospital. He suggests to Minato to work in the pediatric surgery department at the hospital where he works.

Good Doctor

2018

Passion for Punchlines poster
8.7

May 31, 2021—as COVID-19 continued to spread, Masayasu Wakabayashi and Ryota Yamasato were on stage in front of an empty house getting ready for their live stream show. Although they’re from different comedy duos, The Nankai Candies and Audrey, they decided to create Tarinai Futari to perform new jokes about their complexes. Their final show is today.

Passion for Punchlines

2023

Asako I & II poster
6.8

Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.

Asako I & II

2018

Human Specimens poster
6.2

Professor Shiro Sakaki, a butterfly researcher, confesses to turning six young boys, including his own son Itaru, into "human specimens."

Human Specimens

2025

Film credits

2010s · 24 titles

Asako I & II poster
6.8

Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.

Asako I & II

2018

Heaven Is Still Far Away poster
6.6

Yuzo and Mitsuki live together in Yuzo's small apartment, their constant companionship tender and indifferent in turn. Then Yuzo receives a call from Satsuki, a documentarian resolved to make a film about a now-distant family tragedy, and the three meet, to search for some way to account for their relationship with one another, the memories they share, and those they've kept to themselves.

Heaven Is Still Far Away

2016

A Ghost of a Chance poster
7.1

Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so the fun begins in the courtroom when Prosecutor Osano starts to cross examine.

A Ghost of a Chance

2011

AKiBa Virgin Boys poster
NR

Kenta, a fan of the idol Kana Tajima, falls off a bridge when a photo of Kana is blown away by the wind and he tries to pick it up. However, his backpack gets caught on the railing and he is somehow saved. However, his critical situation remains unchanged. "Am I going to die a virgin...?" Kenta tweets his heartfelt cry. Then Junya, a host in the same situation, and Toyooka, a fat otaku, come to his rescue. The three of them unite to get rid of their virginity! Aim for your first experience with Kana!

AKiBa Virgin Boys

2010

Siren XXX: Magical Pleasure poster
6.3

In a rural port town, Kenji Ishikawa runs a barber shop together with his new wife, who speaks very little and has mysterious eyes to match her amorous presence. Running the shop isn’t easy as hardly any customers come… One evening, a man comes to the shop, as if lured by the faint hum of the wife. As the man takes a seat, Kenji exits his shop. The wife then gently fingers the man’s neck…

Siren XXX: Magical Pleasure

2010

Peak: The Rescuers poster
6.3

Shimazaki Sanpo is an experienced mountain climber and rescue team volunteer. Sanpo loves the mountains and wants as many people as possible to experience everything they have to offer so much so that he never holds a grudge against anyone for causing an accident due to their own negligence. Even if a fellow rescuer dies, he's the kind of man who can look toward the corpse and say "You did your best." One spring, newcomer Shiina Kumi is assigned to the Nagano prefecture mountain rescue team where she experiences growth thanks to Sanpo's guidance and the seemingly harsh training methods of the team's captain, Noda. However, she becomes depressed when she's unable to translate her skills to a real-life situation. As her confidence wanes, multiple accidents occur simultaneously due to a mountain blizzard, forcing the entire team into action.

Peak: The Rescuers

2011

Dare to Stop Us poster
7.0

In Spring 1969, 21-year-old Megumi Yoshizumi goes to Wakamatsu Production. The company makes films popular with young people. Pink film director Koji Wakamatsu gathers there with young talented people who are all fascinated with movie making. When they are not making movies, they spend their time smoking, drinking alcohol, scouting for actresses and looking for material for their next film. When filming begins, everybody immerses themselves into the production and will do everything on the filming set from running, shouting to acting.

Dare to Stop Us

2018

By Rule of Crow's Thumb poster
6.3

Constantly on the run from a vicious loan shark, two small-time con artists, Take and Tetsu, plan their biggest and most complex con yet in order to get revenge and retire from a life of crime. However, things get complicated when they cross paths with Mahiro, a young woman that Take inadvertently orphaned during a job gone awry years ago. Seeing Mahiro down on her luck, Take tries to relieve his guilt by taking her on as a partner, while hiding his true identity. But as his plan unfolds, Take discovers that he isn't the only one with a secret.

By Rule of Crow's Thumb

2012

Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer

2010

Prison 13 poster
6.5

Mari is a female university student. She takes part in an experiment held by popular VTuber Sophia. When Mari arrives at the place where the experiment is to be held, she notices the place looks like a prison. 12 people participate in the experiment and they are assigned roles of prisoners and prison officers. The experiment takes place over 7 days. Mari is assigned the role of a prison officer. The experiment turns violent.

Prison 13

2019

The Human Trust poster
4.0

A professional scammer is hired by a wealthy young businessman to find a hidden treasure looted from the Bank of Japan and supposedly stashed away by a group of men after WWII in various locations around the globe. Eventually an assassin is put on their trail.

The Human Trust

2013

The Millennial Rapture poster
4.0

Sennen no yuraku is set in a small community called “Roji” where Kenji Nakagami—one of the most famous novelists in Japan—drew the absurdity and passion of life since its inhabitants have been living and dying. There were beautiful men in “Roji” who struggled to live with the blood of the Nakamato Clan, blood called “noble yet unholy.” Oryu, a midwife, has watched all those men growing up, living and dying... She is now aging old and starts to talk with the dead men souls of the Nakamoto Clan...

The Millennial Rapture

2012

11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate poster
5.2

On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of Japan's greatest and most celebrated novelists. With four members of his own private army - the Tatenokai - Mishima had taken the commandant hostage and called upon the assembled military outside the Ministry to overthrow their society and restore the powers of the Emperor. When the soldiers mocked and jeered Mishima, he cut short his speech and withdrew to the commandant's office where he committed seppuku - the samurai warrior's death - tearing open his belly with a ceremonial knife before being beheaded by one of his colleagues. What was Mishima truly trying to express through his actions? And what did he witness during his final moments?

11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate

2012

Female Bondage: Shizuka Raising poster
NR

Saya has been kept under house arrest by her father, Genichi, and has never known the outside world. One day, she meets a female bondage artist, Shizuka, at a bondage show and falls in love with her techniques. She runs away from home to meet Shizuka, but Genichi notices her...

Female Bondage: Shizuka Raising

2011

Female Bondage: Shizuka Awakening poster
NR

Shizuka, at rock bottom after losing her job and being abandoned by her fiancé, finds a new job at a publishing company that publishes SM magazines. At first, she is confused by this new world, but then she has a fateful encounter with a master bondage artist...

Female Bondage: Shizuka Awakening

2010

Like a Fairy Tale poster
8.0

High school senior Shiho reminisces about her first love.

Like a Fairy Tale

2014

Petrel Hotel Blue poster
5.0

Seeking to exact revenge upon Yoji, Yukio travels to an area surrounded by the sea, desert and lava topped mountains. There, Yukio meets mysterious Rika and becomes enchanted by her presence. While, Yukio can't get Rika out of his mind, he faces off against Masakazu, a former subordinate of Yoji, and a detective chasing Rika.

Petrel Hotel Blue

2012

Tamayura poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tamayura

2018

Sheep in the Night poster
NR

A real estate agent, Shinji Sawaguchi finds a fallen meteorite by accident. On the next day, his missing sister Shiori shows up for the first time in ten years. Shinji can't help being agitated by her sudden return. On the other hand, unusual events start happening in his life, and her threatening melody spreads in the town. Including Shinji's fiancé Maki, the development of characters centers around Shiori's mysterious presence felt. Shiori's identity is hidden, and Shinji gets involved in a peculiar situation.

Sheep in the Night

2010

Ikareta Baby poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ikareta Baby

2013

There's Nothing To Be Afraid Of poster
NR

Cinema worker Eri and her husband Fumiya have decided not to have children. They live happily together, sharing their joys and sadnesses. However, an incident begins to silently bring about change in their placid lifestyle.

There's Nothing To Be Afraid Of

2013

Amachoroi Love Song poster
NR

While working part-time jobs, Naomi, a not-so-popular band member who sings at live houses, faces a challenging situation as two members of the band declare their departure, and her boyfriend proposes to her. Although Naomi initially considers quitting rock music, things take a different turn.

Amachoroi Love Song

2010

Drifting Clouds poster
NR

Kumosuke walks out on his pregnant lover, Fumiyo, and goes to see his old lover, Kiyoko. Even though Kiyoko's husband, Sachio and her sister, Hikaru think Kumosuke suspect, Kumosuke pretends to be Kiyoko's brother and stays in her house unconcernedly. One day, Kiyoko suffers from constipation and begs Kumosuke to suck out feces from her mouth. As Sachio gets jealous for being stolen his part of sucking his wife out, he does the same thing to Hikaru, which causes a collapse of the family. The meeting and parting of strange and sad people. Where the story heads to...

Drifting Clouds

2010

Beautiful Girl Game poster
NR

Eros drama as a gift by Sana Fukeda, who is a focus as an actress Kotaro the employed shop manager, the maid cafe has a special pair of goggles that can experience the delusions as a virtual reality. He is a virtual relationship simulation with Maid Deep Snow who works together.

Beautiful Girl Game

2013

2000s · 13 titles

Honey and Clover poster
6.4

Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real world on a great voyage of self-discovery.

Honey and Clover

2006

United Red Army poster
6.4

Two of the most radical student groups form the United Red Army (URA) and head into the mountains to conduct a training camp. Ideology devolves into despotism, and the URA's leaders begin to arbitrarily persecute their followers, a harrowing ordeal that culminates in violence and murder.

United Red Army

2007

Passion poster
6.3

A young couple's announcement of their engagement to their friends is followed by a series of interactions and conflicts that forces everyone to reflect on their lives.

Passion

2008

Torso poster
5.5

Hiroko is a young, alienated woman "in love" with a blow-up male torso. Tension rises when her sister discovers her secret desire.

Torso

2009

I’m a Cat Stalker poster
6.6

Haru works at a part-time job for a bookstore. Her dream is to become an illustrator and she also loves cats. One day, after a cat named Chibutomu disappears from the bookstore Haru canvasses the neighbourhood in search of Chibutomu.

I’m a Cat Stalker

2009

I Love Thee for Good poster
5.7

While the wedding day should be blissful for the bride, Eiko, there is a secret that she can’t tell her fiance...

I Love Thee for Good

2009

A Family of Lovers: Melting and Wetting poster
2.0

Tomomi moved from Osaka to Tokyo to study at a video school, but instead she became a hostess at a cabaret club continuing her relationship with her unemployed gigolo boyfriend Akira. One day, she received a call from her mother Tatsuko, who lives in Osaka. Her divorced father Rokuzo was released from prison after six months and was heading to Tokyo. After being released, he visited Tatsuko and declared that he would start afresh in Tokyo opening a takoyaki shop. Rokuzo broke into Tomomi apartment while she was out and found her club. Tomomi couldn't hide her surprise when her father came as a customer. Rokuzo hits it off with Erika, the number one at the club, and spends the night at her apartment. The next day, Rokuzo goes to the motorboat racetrack to raise funds to open a takoyaki shop and asks Tomomi to lend him some money, but she refuses. Meanwhile, Tatsuko becomes immersed in the world of SM with Tsutomu, a customer at the bar and decides to remarry...

A Family of Lovers: Melting and Wetting

2008

Snow Woman poster
4.2

A woman with the constitution of orgasmic death: She dies in orgasm but always comes back to life! A group of people carries a casket in the mountains covered with deep snow. Inside is a beautiful woman who was found dead that same morning. The people believe that she’s the snow woman because it was their second time to find her dead. They carried her body to the mountain once before, but she reappeared in their village. Placing the casket on top of the mountain, they quickly run away so certain that she is a ghost...

Snow Woman

2009

Izakaya no nyōbō: Yoi nure kyonyū poster
2.0

Hiroko single-handedly runs a bar. Her husband, Kozo, is a habitual cheater. He cheats on her and disappears with another woman about once every six months... This cycle repeats itself. Hiroko is generous, believing that infidelity is a sign of a man's virility, but there was one rule he was supposed to strictly adhere to: 'He never lays a hand on a married woman.' But...

Izakaya no nyōbō: Yoi nure kyonyū

2008

Cream Lemon: Ikenai Mako-chan poster
1.0

Mako is a young woman who dreams of being a manga artist, but she’s frustrated — she can’t come up with a compelling romantic story, and she has no personal experience with love to draw from. While struggling with this creative block, she ends up sharing her home with Nene, an exchange student. The two quickly become close friends and begin working together on Mako’s manga. At first their relationship feels just like creative collaboration, but Nene suggests they “practice” romance so Mako can better understand how to depict it. They share an intimate moment that surprises both of them. Around the same time, a male classmate named Yū confesses his feelings to Mako. As Mako blushes and starts to explore new feelings, Nene begins to feel jealous — and she might be hiding a secret of her own.

Cream Lemon: Ikenai Mako-chan

2007

Hitozuma hizamakura: Oku made hojitte poster
2.0

After finishing overtime at work, Maruko visits his usual brothel, but his reservation is canceled because he is late. Frustrated, Maruko wanders the streets and happens to stumble upon an ear-cleaning shop where he meets Shirai, a married woman.

Hitozuma hizamakura: Oku made hojitte

2008

The Big Gun poster
NR

Ikuo receives a suspicious order from a client demanding him to manufacture ten guns in two months. After trial and error, the weapons are completed. But the client postpones the payment and orders 40 more.

The Big Gun

2009

Honban ôdishon: Yarareppanashi poster
4.0

Pink film directed by Osamu Satô

Honban ôdishon: Yarareppanashi

2009

Series credits

Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama poster
8.0

Hoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of which are included in textbooks and continue to be read today. His stories often feature mystery, science fiction, or fantasy elements. A sometimes "humorous" and sometimes "cynic" look at society and mankind. Always short, but always surprising and unpredictable. Is it a poisonous allegory or a wake-up call? See some of his greatest gems come to life in this 2022 live-action adaptation

Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama

2022

Wakako Zake poster
6.7

Murasaki Wakako, who is 26 years old, loves going out alone to enjoy eating and drinking, especially when something unpleasant happens at work. Thie show follows Wakako through many solitary outings, where she enjoys different combinations of food and drink!

Wakako Zake

2015

Good Doctor poster
8.1

Minato Shindo has savant syndrome. His memory is amazing, but he has difficulty communicating with other people. When Minato was little, he dreamed of becoming a doctor. He met Doctor Akira Shiga and he wanted to become a pediatric surgeon. Akira was surprised by the 7-year-old's memory of the human organs and he decided to support Minato in achieving his dream. Eventually, Minato graduated from medical school and passed the national exam for medical practitioners. Now, Akira works as a director at a large hospital. He suggests to Minato to work in the pediatric surgery department at the hospital where he works.

Good Doctor

2018

Passion for Punchlines poster
8.7

May 31, 2021—as COVID-19 continued to spread, Masayasu Wakabayashi and Ryota Yamasato were on stage in front of an empty house getting ready for their live stream show. Although they’re from different comedy duos, The Nankai Candies and Audrey, they decided to create Tarinai Futari to perform new jokes about their complexes. Their final show is today.

Passion for Punchlines

2023

Human Specimens poster
6.2

Professor Shiro Sakaki, a butterfly researcher, confesses to turning six young boys, including his own son Itaru, into "human specimens."

Human Specimens

2025

You're My Pet poster
6.9

Sumire Iwaya works as an editor for a well known newspaper. She is attractive and graduated from a prestigious university. She goes through a difficult period after being dumped by her boyfriend and getting demoted at work. One day, she picks up a beautiful young man, Takeshi Goda, out of a box. Takeshi looks like her former pet Momo and Sumire offers to let Takeshi live in her home as her pet.

You're My Pet

2017

Off the Record poster
7.8

Keito is a reporter for a weekly magazine. The magazine covers everything from corruption by politicians to entertainers' scandals. She watches out for the next big scoop. Keito is also rich and enjoys her work, as well as her love life. One day, Keito's mother suddenly dies. Anna was a single mother who raised Keito alone. She worked as a movie critic. Right before her death, Anna mentioned something about Keito's father. The name she mentioned is that of a Hollywood star.

Off the Record

2020

Tokyo in April Is... poster
6.7

Childhood friends Kazuma and Ren reunite as coworkers after a decade apart, but Ren’s cold demeanor forces Kazuma to confront their past and buried emotions.

Tokyo in April Is...

2023

Kamiya Utako Is Not at the Graduation Ceremony poster
7.8

Utako Kamiya is struggling in life with her past trauma and joins a dance group to revive her spirits.

Kamiya Utako Is Not at the Graduation Ceremony

2022

No artwork available
NR

Kurokawa Morio and his friends have conversations that lead to Morio recalling his past part-time jobs and deepens his love for Yukiko. An unexpected connection between Morio and Yukiko is revealed.

Kurokawa Morio, I’m Looking for a Part-Time Job!

2021