Honoka Matsumoto

One of Vogue Japan's Women of the Year in 2018, Honoka Matsumoto is a rising star who first made a name for herself in the popular NHK morning drama "Hiyokko" two years ago. Interest in the Osaka-native has continued to grow since and she's now very much an actress in demand, particularly after playing the female lead in the 2018 live adaptation series of the popular wartime anime "In This Corner of the World" ("Kono Sekai no Katasumi Ni").

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Mio's Cookbook (2020)

When Mio was young, she lost her parents in a great flood and also became separated from her best friend Noe. Afterwards, Mio found her talent in cooking and eventually became a cook. Meanwhile, Noe has become an oiran (high-ranking courtesan).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruki Kadokawa
CAST:  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Nao  •  Mayumi Wakamura  •  Atsuko Asano

When Mio was young, she lost her parents in a great flood and also became separated from her best friend Noe. Afterwards, Mio found her talent in cooking and eventually became a cook. Meanwhile, Noe has become an oiran (high-ranking courtesan).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruki Kadokawa
CAST:  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Nao  •  Mayumi Wakamura  •  Atsuko Asano

Over the Sky (2020)

Mio is a girl in high school who slacks off. She and her childhood friend Arata and best friend Madoka spend their after-school days in Ikebukuro hanging out. One day, Madoka tells Mio that she loves Arata, and Mio realizes that she loves Arata, too. But she’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinobu Sena
CAST:  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Toshiki Seto  •  Saori Hayami  •  Yui Ogura

Mio is a girl in high school who slacks off. She and her childhood friend Arata and best friend Madoka spend their after-school days in Ikebukuro hanging out. One day, Madoka tells Mio that she loves Arata, and Mio realizes that she loves Arata, too. But she’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshinobu Sena
CAST:  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Toshiki Seto  •  Saori Hayami  •  Yui Ogura

DIVOC-12 (2021)

"DIVOC-12" is a project by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. to produce an omnibus consisting of 12 short films, aiming to enable creators, production staff, and actors affected by the coronavirus infection to continue to engage in creative activities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukiko Mishima  •  Michihito Fujii  •  Shinichiro Ueda  •  Miyuki Fukuda
CAST:  Sumiko Fuji  •  Kisetsu Fujiwara  •  Aju Makita  •  Shuri Nakamura

"DIVOC-12" is a project by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. to produce an omnibus consisting of 12 short films, aiming to enable creators, production staff, and actors affected by the coronavirus infection to continue to engage in creative activities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukiko Mishima  •  Michihito Fujii  •  Shinichiro Ueda  •  Miyuki Fukuda
CAST:  Sumiko Fuji  •  Kisetsu Fujiwara  •  Aju Makita  •  Shuri Nakamura

Music Of My Life (2017)

Based on a letter from a fan addressed to the band "SING LIKE TALKING", which will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2018, a movie depicting three true stories about the band. "Love for the first time in 20 years" depicting the reunion of men and women who were ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusaku Okamoto
CAST:  Tomoko Tabata  •  Takashi Yamanaka  •  Shiho Takano  •  Machiko Kochi

Based on a letter from a fan addressed to the band "SING LIKE TALKING", which will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2018, a movie depicting three true stories about the band. "Love for the first time in 20 years" depicting the reunion of men and women who were ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusaku Okamoto
CAST:  Tomoko Tabata  •  Takashi Yamanaka  •  Shiho Takano  •  Machiko Kochi

Love Like the Falling Petals (2022)

Haruto Asakura falls in love with hairdresser Misaki Ariake and asks her out. Watching Misaki Ariake work hard to achieve what she wants, Haruto Asakura, who almost gave up his dream to become a photographer, begins to pursue his dream again, but Misaki Ariake is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Fukagawa
CAST:  Kento Nakajima  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Yuki Sakurai

Haruto Asakura falls in love with hairdresser Misaki Ariake and asks her out. Watching Misaki Ariake work hard to achieve what she wants, Haruto Asakura, who almost gave up his dream to become a photographer, begins to pursue his dream again, but Misaki Ariake is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Fukagawa
CAST:  Kento Nakajima  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Yuki Sakurai

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CAST:  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Kanji Furutachi  •  Shugo Nagashima  •  Chiharu Ogoshi

Musicophilia (2021)

Based on webcomic “Musicophilia” by Akira Saso published in 2011, this is a film about Saku Urushibara, a young man with a special ability to understand sounds in nature. His father is a prominent composer, and his younger half-brother is a genius music composer. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Taniguchi
CAST:  Kai Inowaki  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Ikusaburo Yamazaki  •  Shinnosuke Abe

Based on webcomic “Musicophilia” by Akira Saso published in 2011, this is a film about Saku Urushibara, a young man with a special ability to understand sounds in nature. His father is a prominent composer, and his younger half-brother is a genius music composer. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Taniguchi
CAST:  Kai Inowaki  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Ikusaburo Yamazaki  •  Shinnosuke Abe

It's in the Woods (2022)

Set in an actual forest said to be rife with supernatural phenomena, this next-gen horror film is based on witness accounts of people who saw "It" and the protagonists’ encounter with the mysterious "It".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Masaki Aiba  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Noriko Eguchi  •  Hidekazu Mashima

Set in an actual forest said to be rife with supernatural phenomena, this next-gen horror film is based on witness accounts of people who saw "It" and the protagonists’ encounter with the mysterious "It".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Masaki Aiba  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Noriko Eguchi  •  Hidekazu Mashima

Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight (2022)

Toru Kamiya performs a false confession of love to stop his classmates' bullying. The story begins when Maori Hino, a girl in his class (whom Toru has made the false confession to) gives him three strange conditions for going out with him: "Not to talk to her until ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Shunsuke Michieda  •  Riko Fukumoto  •  Kotone Furukawa  •  Honoka Matsumoto

Toru Kamiya performs a false confession of love to stop his classmates' bullying. The story begins when Maori Hino, a girl in his class (whom Toru has made the false confession to) gives him three strange conditions for going out with him: "Not to talk to her until ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Shunsuke Michieda  •  Riko Fukumoto  •  Kotone Furukawa  •  Honoka Matsumoto

Taiga Dorama ga Umareta Hi (2023)

Commemorating the 70th anniversary of TV broadcasting in Japan, and the 60th anniversary of the Taiga drama, this special depicts the struggles of creating the first Taiga drama.  (more)

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CAST:  Toma Ikuta  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Kana Kurashina

Commemorating the 70th anniversary of TV broadcasting in Japan, and the 60th anniversary of the Taiga drama, this special depicts the struggles of creating the first Taiga drama.  (more)

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CAST:  Toma Ikuta  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Kana Kurashina

Thorns of Love (2023)

After getting dumped by her boyfriend Kentaro, Tomita Momo, who works at a library, suddenly discovers the existence of her ex-boyfriend's current girlfriend Riko through his social media. She is intrigued by Riko, who is the opposite of herself in terms of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Tina Tamashiro  •  Keisuke Watanabe  •  Ayumu Nakajima

After getting dumped by her boyfriend Kentaro, Tomita Momo, who works at a library, suddenly discovers the existence of her ex-boyfriend's current girlfriend Riko through his social media. She is intrigued by Riko, who is the opposite of herself in terms of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Tina Tamashiro  •  Keisuke Watanabe  •  Ayumu Nakajima

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DIRECTION:  Hitonori Taniguchi
CAST:  Succhi  •  Kozo Takeda  •  Katsunori Uchiba  •  Honoka Matsumoto
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