Maiko Asano

Dark Water (2002)

A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Mirei Oguchi  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Asami Mizukawa

A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Mirei Oguchi  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Asami Mizukawa

Fish Story (2009)

A rock band writes a song called "Fish Story" based on a sentence from a badly translated novel by a quack translator. The song exceeds the boundaries of space and time and ties people and their stories together. Thirty-seven years go by, and the song strikes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Mikako Tabe  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Atsushi Ito  •  Kengo Kora

A rock band writes a song called "Fish Story" based on a sentence from a badly translated novel by a quack translator. The song exceeds the boundaries of space and time and ties people and their stories together. Thirty-seven years go by, and the song strikes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Mikako Tabe  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Atsushi Ito  •  Kengo Kora

Tokyo Gore Police (2008)

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In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nishimura
CAST:  Eihi Shiina  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Yukihide Benny  •  Jiji Bû

In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nishimura
CAST:  Eihi Shiina  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Yukihide Benny  •  Jiji Bû

The Booth (2005)

Shogo, the arrogant and condescending star of a popular call-in radio-show must temporarily broadcast out of Studio 6, a creepy and dilapidated booth abandoned since its last DJ committed suicide several years ago. Suddenly, Shogo begins receiving disturbing calls, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Maiko Asano  •  Makoto Ashikawa  •  Ryuta Sato  •  Masaki Miura

Shogo, the arrogant and condescending star of a popular call-in radio-show must temporarily broadcast out of Studio 6, a creepy and dilapidated booth abandoned since its last DJ committed suicide several years ago. Suddenly, Shogo begins receiving disturbing calls, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Maiko Asano  •  Makoto Ashikawa  •  Ryuta Sato  •  Masaki Miura

The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage (2003)

There has been a surge in the number of people killing themselves; a mysterious DVD is found on the bodies of the victims... Nozomi falls under the spell of a deadly cult. Yousuke, the policeman she is dating, soon realizes that the cult has something to do with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Nozomi Ando  •  Yoichiro Saito  •  Yûrei Yanagi  •  Yuko Nakamura

There has been a surge in the number of people killing themselves; a mysterious DVD is found on the bodies of the victims... Nozomi falls under the spell of a deadly cult. Yousuke, the policeman she is dating, soon realizes that the cult has something to do with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Nozomi Ando  •  Yoichiro Saito  •  Yûrei Yanagi  •  Yuko Nakamura

Seventh Anniversary (2003)

Each time Lulu is heartbroken small stones come out of her body. The doctor tells Lulu they are kidney stones. She collects them in memoriam of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Naomi Akimoto  •  Maiko Asano  •  Yuka Hanabusa  •  Kei Horie

Each time Lulu is heartbroken small stones come out of her body. The doctor tells Lulu they are kidney stones. She collects them in memoriam of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Naomi Akimoto  •  Maiko Asano  •  Yuka Hanabusa  •  Kei Horie

Shichi-nin no otaku: Cult seven (1992)

Several otaku band together to save the baby of a Filipina mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daiki Yamada
CAST:  Kiyotaka Nanbara  •  Teruyoshi Uchimura  •  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Shinji Takeda

Several otaku band together to save the baby of a Filipina mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daiki Yamada
CAST:  Kiyotaka Nanbara  •  Teruyoshi Uchimura  •  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Shinji Takeda

Fifteen Girl Island Diary (1992)

Fifteen girls who went on an expedition to an uninhabited island are left behind because their ship sank. The girls' survival begins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Yoshida
CAST:  Maiko Asano  •  Ikeuchi Shin  •  Yoshie Okuyama  •  Shiho Kitatsuji

Fifteen girls who went on an expedition to an uninhabited island are left behind because their ship sank. The girls' survival begins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Yoshida
CAST:  Maiko Asano  •  Ikeuchi Shin  •  Yoshie Okuyama  •  Shiho Kitatsuji

Be The World For Her (2005)

Love story between a cloned boy and bullied high school girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Hosaka
CAST:  Hiroki Sakanoshita  •  Kaori Fuseya  •  Tarô Suwa  •  Maiko Asano

Love story between a cloned boy and bullied high school girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Hosaka
CAST:  Hiroki Sakanoshita  •  Kaori Fuseya  •  Tarô Suwa  •  Maiko Asano

The Artful Dodgers (1998)

Three young Japanese drop-outs are comically adrift in New York  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuo Yasuda
CAST:  Issei Ishida  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Taiji Sato  •  Maiko Asano

Three young Japanese drop-outs are comically adrift in New York  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuo Yasuda
CAST:  Issei Ishida  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Taiji Sato  •  Maiko Asano

Cream Lemon: Ikenai Mako-chan (2007)

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DIRECTION:  Daisuke Hosaka
CAST:  Tsubomi  •  Mayu Sakuma  •  Nao Okabe  •  Maiko Asano

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DIRECTION:  Daisuke Hosaka
CAST:  Tsubomi  •  Mayu Sakuma  •  Nao Okabe  •  Maiko Asano