Kyoka Shibata

Kyōka Shibata (柴田 杏花, Shibata Kyōka, born 30 August 1999) is a Japanese actress born in Tōkyō, Japan. Shibata is represented by Stardust Promotion's Section 3. Also known as Kyoka (杏花).

Penance (2013)

The 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Hazuki Kimura  •  Yu Aoi  •  Eiko Koike

The 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Hazuki Kimura  •  Yu Aoi  •  Eiko Koike

Have a Song on Your Lips (2015)

Yuri Kashiwaga was once known as a genius pianist. One day, she returns to her hometown in Goto Islands from Tokyo. There, she begins to work as a temporary teacher at a middle school and advisor for the school chorus. The chorus aims to take part at a competition. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Yui Aragaki  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Kenta Kiritani  •  Yuri Tsunematsu

Yuri Kashiwaga was once known as a genius pianist. One day, she returns to her hometown in Goto Islands from Tokyo. There, she begins to work as a temporary teacher at a middle school and advisor for the school chorus. The chorus aims to take part at a competition. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Yui Aragaki  •  Fumino Kimura  •  Kenta Kiritani  •  Yuri Tsunematsu

Blue Spring Ride (2014)

When she was a middle school student, Futaba Yoshioka liked Kou Tanaka who was unlike the other boys and quite gentle. Kou Tanaka then moved away and they lost contact. At the end of Futaba Yoshioka's first year as a high school student she meets Kou Tanaka again. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Tsubasa Honda  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Yua Shinkawa  •  Ryo Yoshizawa

When she was a middle school student, Futaba Yoshioka liked Kou Tanaka who was unlike the other boys and quite gentle. Kou Tanaka then moved away and they lost contact. At the end of Futaba Yoshioka's first year as a high school student she meets Kou Tanaka again. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Tsubasa Honda  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Yua Shinkawa  •  Ryo Yoshizawa

Detective Conan Drama Special 2: Confrontation With the Men in Black (2007)

Shinichi Kudo returns as the young Conan to investigate a murderous letter sent to a beauty pageant winner who demands affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Okamoto Koichi
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Tomoka Kurokawa  •  Takanori Jinnai  •  Yuu Kashii

Shinichi Kudo returns as the young Conan to investigate a murderous letter sent to a beauty pageant winner who demands affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Okamoto Koichi
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Tomoka Kurokawa  •  Takanori Jinnai  •  Yuu Kashii

Saki (2017)

Story follows high school student Saki Miyanaga and her classmates as they become absorbed in the game of mahjong. They target an upcoming national competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Minami Hamabe  •  Nana Asakawa  •  Aika Hirota  •  Seika Furuhata

Story follows high school student Saki Miyanaga and her classmates as they become absorbed in the game of mahjong. They target an upcoming national competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Minami Hamabe  •  Nana Asakawa  •  Aika Hirota  •  Seika Furuhata

The Pierrot Prays to the Moon (2013)

Shizuru Tamai (Takako Tokiwa) lives in a small mountain town in rural Japan with her mother and grandmother. Her grandmother is partially unable to move, and Shizuru has to care for her with her mother, who tries to keep Shizuru shackled at every opportunity. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shoji Horiba
CAST:  Takako Tokiwa  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Takayuki Takuma  •  Yumiko Takahashi

Shizuru Tamai (Takako Tokiwa) lives in a small mountain town in rural Japan with her mother and grandmother. Her grandmother is partially unable to move, and Shizuru has to care for her with her mother, who tries to keep Shizuru shackled at every opportunity. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shoji Horiba
CAST:  Takako Tokiwa  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Takayuki Takuma  •  Yumiko Takahashi

God of Novels (2020)

Ichiya Chitani (Taiki Sato) made his debut as a novelist when he was in middle school. His novels received severe criticisms and were not popular. Now, Ichiya Chitani is a high school student. His confidence as a writer is shot. One day, an editor proposes that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Taiki Sato  •  Kanna Hashimoto  •  Ryuji Sato  •  Kyoka Shibata

Ichiya Chitani (Taiki Sato) made his debut as a novelist when he was in middle school. His novels received severe criticisms and were not popular. Now, Ichiya Chitani is a high school student. His confidence as a writer is shot. One day, an editor proposes that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sigeaki Kubo
CAST:  Taiki Sato  •  Kanna Hashimoto  •  Ryuji Sato  •  Kyoka Shibata

Go to see Pinkerton (2018)

Yuko, a former leader of the five-member idol group Pinkerton, with the help of man named Matsumoto, tries to reunite the now-disbanded group.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Haruka Imou  •  Chika Uchida  •  An Ogawa  •  Wakana Matsumoto

Yuko, a former leader of the five-member idol group Pinkerton, with the help of man named Matsumoto, tries to reunite the now-disbanded group.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Haruka Imou  •  Chika Uchida  •  An Ogawa  •  Wakana Matsumoto

Baseball Players Acting On The Stage! (2018)

At the baseball club of Yame Kita High School in the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, fierce competition for positions was always fought. In the qualifying that led to the spring selection tournament (Koshien), the team was beginning to get jerky due to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsuo Nakayama
CAST:  Yutaro Watanabe  •  Kyoka Shibata  •  Daichi Funatsu  •  Shunpei Kawagoshi

At the baseball club of Yame Kita High School in the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, fierce competition for positions was always fought. In the qualifying that led to the spring selection tournament (Koshien), the team was beginning to get jerky due to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Setsuo Nakayama
CAST:  Yutaro Watanabe  •  Kyoka Shibata  •  Daichi Funatsu  •  Shunpei Kawagoshi

4 / Cat-Nekobun no Yon (2015)

A short omnibus created by four young creators on the theme of "drawing the people of Ichii who use a certain station where a cat lives".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoya Asanuma  •  Shinichiro Ueda  •  Yûya Nakaizumi  •  Ryosuke Hayazaka
CAST:  Masaki Miura  •  Haruka Kinami  •  Kyoka Shibata  •  Tomoharu Hasegawa

A short omnibus created by four young creators on the theme of "drawing the people of Ichii who use a certain station where a cat lives".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoya Asanuma  •  Shinichiro Ueda  •  Yûya Nakaizumi  •  Ryosuke Hayazaka
CAST:  Masaki Miura  •  Haruka Kinami  •  Kyoka Shibata  •  Tomoharu Hasegawa

Goodbye, Bad Magazines (2022)

Shiori, a young woman aspiring to work as a fashion magazine editor, is hired by the publishing house of erotica for men. There, she finds herself surrounded by salacious photos and indecent language. However, some of Shiori's earlier enthusiasm is regained through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shoichi Yokoyama
CAST:  Kyoka Shibata  •  Nanase Iwai  •  Seina Kasugai  •  Yusuke Yamada

Shiori, a young woman aspiring to work as a fashion magazine editor, is hired by the publishing house of erotica for men. There, she finds herself surrounded by salacious photos and indecent language. However, some of Shiori's earlier enthusiasm is regained through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shoichi Yokoyama
CAST:  Kyoka Shibata  •  Nanase Iwai  •  Seina Kasugai  •  Yusuke Yamada

Dokurogeki 2: atoaji no warui sasupensu (2012)

Misuzu Murai had a hobby of divination in college, Yokoyama often lets Misuzu do divination, one day, Yokoyama's grandson got sick and needed surgery, Yokoyama hopes to do something for grandson and let Misuzu do divination, something terrible happened to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Haruka Tomatsu  •  Toru Nomaguchi  •  Rin Takanashi  •  Kentarō Shimazu

Misuzu Murai had a hobby of divination in college, Yokoyama often lets Misuzu do divination, one day, Yokoyama's grandson got sick and needed surgery, Yokoyama hopes to do something for grandson and let Misuzu do divination, something terrible happened to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichiro Miki
CAST:  Haruka Tomatsu  •  Toru Nomaguchi  •  Rin Takanashi  •  Kentarō Shimazu

Drawing Closer (2024)

With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Ren Nagase  •  Natsuki Deguchi  •  Mayuu Yokota  •  Fumino Kimura

With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Ren Nagase  •  Natsuki Deguchi  •  Mayuu Yokota  •  Fumino Kimura