Sayaka Yoshino

Sayaka Yoshino is a Japanese actress, model, and television personality. One of the first popular teen models / idols known in Japan as "Chaidoru", she has appeared in numerous TV drama's, commercials, and films.

After Life (1998)

On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Arata Iura  •  Erika Oda  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Takashi Naito

On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Arata Iura  •  Erika Oda  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Takashi Naito

Boogiepop and Others (2000)

The story takes place in an unnamed Japanese city, and follows five students at Shinyo Academy as they try to piece together the puzzle of a new drug and recent disappearances among the student populace. While the teachers believe them to only be runaways, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryu Kaneda
CAST:  Sayaka Yoshino  •  Daijiro Kawaoka  •  Ayana Sakai  •  Tetsu Sawaki

The story takes place in an unnamed Japanese city, and follows five students at Shinyo Academy as they try to piece together the puzzle of a new drug and recent disappearances among the student populace. While the teachers believe them to only be runaways, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryu Kaneda
CAST:  Sayaka Yoshino  •  Daijiro Kawaoka  •  Ayana Sakai  •  Tetsu Sawaki

Maborosi (1995)

A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Makiko Esumi  •  Takashi Naito  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Gohki Kashiyama

A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Makiko Esumi  •  Takashi Naito  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Gohki Kashiyama

TANNKA (2006)

Kaori, a professional thirty-something caught between her passion for an older married man and the indulgence of an energetic, but less-fulfilling, youthful suitor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Aki
CAST:  Tomoka Kurotani  •  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Reiko Takashima

Kaori, a professional thirty-something caught between her passion for an older married man and the indulgence of an energetic, but less-fulfilling, youthful suitor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoko Aki
CAST:  Tomoka Kurotani  •  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Reiko Takashima

Moon Over Tao: Makaraga (1997)

A retired warrior comes to see his former lord and learns that someone is making indestructible swords from some unknown metal. He is sent together with a swordsman to investigate the source. Along the way they meet a young girl working as a beekeeper. She is later ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Amemiya
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Yûko Moriyama  •  Sayaka Yoshino

A retired warrior comes to see his former lord and learns that someone is making indestructible swords from some unknown metal. He is sent together with a swordsman to investigate the source. Along the way they meet a young girl working as a beekeeper. She is later ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Amemiya
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Yûko Moriyama  •  Sayaka Yoshino

Cursed Songs 2: Nu-Meri (2008)

There's something wrong at the Pacific Institute...something wrong and evil. For young Mari, whose family has worked in the finishing industry for generations, her studies in advanced genetics and marine bio-engineering represent not just her own future, but that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Kanemaru
CAST:  Ai Fukaya  •  Gō Ibuki  •  Ippei Kanie  •  Ayumi Kinoshita

There's something wrong at the Pacific Institute...something wrong and evil. For young Mari, whose family has worked in the finishing industry for generations, her studies in advanced genetics and marine bio-engineering represent not just her own future, but that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Kanemaru
CAST:  Ai Fukaya  •  Gō Ibuki  •  Ippei Kanie  •  Ayumi Kinoshita

Gun-Kyu: War Pigeon (2008)

Ever since that fatal incident in college, Kanako has sensed them. A sound behind her... an object moving at the corner of her vision. Birds. Cooing, taunting birds... But are they real, or just in her head? As she struggles to perform her duties teaching marine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Kanemaru
CAST:  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi  •  Chiharu Komatsu  •  Saaya Ishikawa  •  Ayumi Kinoshita

Ever since that fatal incident in college, Kanako has sensed them. A sound behind her... an object moving at the corner of her vision. Birds. Cooing, taunting birds... But are they real, or just in her head? As she struggles to perform her duties teaching marine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Kanemaru
CAST:  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi  •  Chiharu Komatsu  •  Saaya Ishikawa  •  Ayumi Kinoshita

Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger Shushuuto: The Movie (2002)

The second film outing of the Hurricaneger team. Hurricaneger the theatrical movie introduces new, original hardware and characters, including "Tenrai Senpuujin," the Gattai Robot. Sayaka Yoshino guest stars!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuya Watanabe
CAST:  Shun Shioya  •  Nao Nagasawa  •  Kohei Yamamoto  •  Yujiro Shirakawa

The second film outing of the Hurricaneger team. Hurricaneger the theatrical movie introduces new, original hardware and characters, including "Tenrai Senpuujin," the Gattai Robot. Sayaka Yoshino guest stars!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuya Watanabe
CAST:  Shun Shioya  •  Nao Nagasawa  •  Kohei Yamamoto  •  Yujiro Shirakawa

Jigokudo Spiritual Press (1996)

Upon rescuing a friend who is being held captive by a wicked classmate and his gang of bullies, 11-year-olds Tetsushi, Yuusuke, and Ryoji unexpectedly find themselves entwined in a supernatural battle against the forces of hell. Armed with courage, wit, and three ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nasu
CAST:  Suzunosuke Tanaka  •  Ryuta Otake  •  Takamasa Nakayama  •  Sayaka Yoshino

Upon rescuing a friend who is being held captive by a wicked classmate and his gang of bullies, 11-year-olds Tetsushi, Yuusuke, and Ryoji unexpectedly find themselves entwined in a supernatural battle against the forces of hell. Armed with courage, wit, and three ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nasu
CAST:  Suzunosuke Tanaka  •  Ryuta Otake  •  Takamasa Nakayama  •  Sayaka Yoshino

Immoral (2008)

With stalker crimes on the rise in Tokyo, the Meiji Jingu Gaien police department decides to form an all-female Sex Crime Investigation Unit. As the first order of business a member of the theft division is paired with a member of the community safety division. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hitoshi Ozawa
CAST:  Sayaka Yoshino  •  Hiroko Satoh  •  Saki Akai  •  Chiharu Konno

With stalker crimes on the rise in Tokyo, the Meiji Jingu Gaien police department decides to form an all-female Sex Crime Investigation Unit. As the first order of business a member of the theft division is paired with a member of the community safety division. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hitoshi Ozawa
CAST:  Sayaka Yoshino  •  Hiroko Satoh  •  Saki Akai  •  Chiharu Konno

The Farmers Bride: I Want to See You (2014)

Mizutani Kei, who starred in the V Cinema production A Weather Woman that also gained popularity overseas, gives a delightfully humorous performance as the battling protagonist who gives up a glamorous nightclub career to take up farming. Thirty-five-year-old bar ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshirō Enomoto
CAST:  Kei Mizutani  •  Manabu Hamada  •  Haruka Nishimoto  •  Jiro Dan

Mizutani Kei, who starred in the V Cinema production A Weather Woman that also gained popularity overseas, gives a delightfully humorous performance as the battling protagonist who gives up a glamorous nightclub career to take up farming. Thirty-five-year-old bar ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshirō Enomoto
CAST:  Kei Mizutani  •  Manabu Hamada  •  Haruka Nishimoto  •  Jiro Dan

Tokyo Neo Mafia 2 (2009)

Yabuki Ginya and a short run who jumped out of the Sanryu group and became stubborn in order to stick to their own goodwill. As they disappear and those who are fascinated by the darkness expose their desires, an organization called "Tokyo Mahouya" that raises ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Kanemaru
CAST:  Jun Murakami  •  Masaki Miura  •  Kenji Mizuhashi  •  Mitsuki Koga

Yabuki Ginya and a short run who jumped out of the Sanryu group and became stubborn in order to stick to their own goodwill. As they disappear and those who are fascinated by the darkness expose their desires, an organization called "Tokyo Mahouya" that raises ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Kanemaru
CAST:  Jun Murakami  •  Masaki Miura  •  Kenji Mizuhashi  •  Mitsuki Koga

Cursed Songs: Chi-Manako (2008)

Misaki is a popular bar hostess whose policy is to 'live on presents'. She is haughty and wants nothing but the most expensive and exclusive. One night, she finds a rabbit and takes it home, setting off the story of an unimaginable tragedy. It is an 'animal panic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Kanemaru
CAST:  Masayuki Deai  •  Gohshuu  •  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi  •  Ken'ichi Ishii

Misaki is a popular bar hostess whose policy is to 'live on presents'. She is haughty and wants nothing but the most expensive and exclusive. One night, she finds a rabbit and takes it home, setting off the story of an unimaginable tragedy. It is an 'animal panic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Kanemaru
CAST:  Masayuki Deai  •  Gohshuu  •  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi  •  Ken'ichi Ishii