
Acting
Kai Inowaki
Born 1995-11-24 · Kanagawa, Japan
Acting credits
7.6Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
Confessions
2010
7.0Akira is the legendary killer known as the Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner, Yoko, as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design company Octopus with CEO Takoda and employee Misaki. CEO Takoda and Misaki are unaware of Akira's background as an assassin. Meanwhile, Utsubo is a representative for an NPO. But, Utsubo works with contract killer Suzuki to set people up for extortion purposes. They target someone at design company Octopus.
The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
2021
7.4The winds of change blow as a family grapples with unemployment, alienation, mistrust and a lack of communication. When a Japanese salaryman loses his job to outsourcing to China, it's simply the beginning of a series of shattering incidents, leading to the implosion of the family unit.
Tokyo Sonata
2008
7.1Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide; stay alive whatever happens; the mission is more important than anything else. Sent to Lubang, a small island in the Philippines where the Americans are about to land, this role will be to wage a guerrilla war until the return of the Japanese troops. The Empire will surrender soon after; Onoda, 10,000 days later.
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
2021
NRThe directorial debut of Makoto Ueda, the award-winning writer of such films as Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, River, Night is Short Walk on Girl, etc
You Are the Film
2026
5.9After a chain of deaths at a junior high school, new transfer student Koichi Sakakibara turns to a mysterious girl who holds the key to the dark mystery.
Another
2012
7.6Kiyosumi's affection for his schoolmate Hari grows after he saves her from bullying, but a dark secret she's unwilling to share threatens their bond.
My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy
2021
7.1The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.
Penance
2013
6.7The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.
The Fable
2019
7.1Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.
In the Wake
2021
Daiki, a Japanese art student, meets Nikar, a Taiwanese Indigenous artist, in Taipei. Captivated by her ritualistic art, they form a deep bond. Years later, he invites her to a Kagoshima island residency. Working amid volcanic landscapes and traditions, their connection deepens until an unexpected event during a masked festival alters their lives. Fourteen years later, Daiki returns as an art therapist. He meets Nikka, a 19-year-old girl whose paintings awaken buried memories. As the festival approaches, Daiki revisits a journey of memory and desire, confronting a past that still shapes his present.
Burning Island
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4.3Ayano, Miyu, Yuri and Mei are high school students. They learn about a fatal gas accident which occurred at a school in the past. The girls then experience unusual occurrences like hearing breathing from closed classrooms and seeing a person's shadow. Hitomi then sneaks into an abandoned school to shoot a horror video for the internet. Hitomi hears from her colleague Kimio about a fox's window which leads to the spirit world.
Haunted School: The Curse of the Word Spirit
2014
7.0Tsuda Umeko was born in December 31, 1864 and became a pioneer in women's eductation. In 1871, Tsuda Umeko, with her father's recommendation, went to the United States to study at the age of 6. She was the youngest of the group of females to travel there. They were the first Japanese female students to study overseas at their government's expense. 11 years after studying in the United States, Tsuda Umeko returns to Japan. She wants to become a woman who is helpful to her culture, but she is shocked by the low status of women in Japan. (Source: AsianWiki)
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
2022
6.3A couple who are about to divorce argue over who should take custody over their pet cat. The cat flees and disappears due to the human commotions, causing connections and revelations to be revealed.
Straying
2022
7.7On Christmas Eve, a TV broadcasting station receives a phone call. The caller warns "I have set up a bomb at Ebisu in Tokyo." A contract worker for the TV broadcasting station and a housewife are accused by the Ebisu police as being the culprits. During this chaotic situation, a mysterious man silently watches as everything unfolds. A video clip is then uploaded to an online video website. The video contains a demand to talk with the Prime Minister during a live broadcast or a bomb will be detonated at 6 pm in Shibuya, Tokyo. Who is behind the bombings and who will stop them?
Silent Tokyo
2020
8.0Set in 1945 at the end of World War II. Saku arrives on Kakeromajima as the head of navy special forces. He is admired by the children on the island and he is interested in learning the island song as well as drinking with his men. Toe is an elementary school teacher on Kakeromajima and she has feelings for Saku.
Life and Death on the Shore
2017
6.8Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story. Setsuko, who runs a grilled-squid shop in a fishing village at the foot of the Shirakami mountains, decides to take in a large dog with a long, unruly fur that has shown up in town. She names the dog Wasao and showers it with affection, but Wasao at that time doesn't take to Setsuko.
Wasao
2011
6.6Rina is living a nomadic existence when at age 19 she meets her mentor Ema and gets a job doing "BodyWerks," which preserves dead bodies just as they were while alive. Ema's brother Amane uses the technology to make immortality a reality. Rina gets the treatment and will live forever with her 30-year-old body.
Arc
2021
7.3Adapted from the manga series "Black Jack"
Black Jack
2024
5.3Two swim-team members, a hairless boy and a hirsute girl, discover the pangs and tangles of first love.
Sweet Poolside
2014
8.0Four dramas about brothers and sisters, each of whom lacks a certain emotion.
Almost People
2023
7.0WOWOW Actors Short Films Season 3
Actors Short Films Season 3
2023
NRThe story centers around the life and friendship of the 689 Trio (songwriter Nakamura Hachidai, lyricist Ei Rokusuke and singer Sakamoto Kyu).
Sukiyaki
2026
7.5Tamura Yujiro and Hiyori have been married for four years. They look like a happily married couple, but, Hiyori secretly badmouths her husband on social media page "Husband Death Note."
Everything Will Be Owlright!
2022