Kurumi Shimizu

Kurumi Shimizu (清水 くるみ, Shimizu Kurumi, July 16, 1994) is a Japanese actress from Obu City, Aichi Prefecture. She is affiliated with Amuse. She won the Grand Prix at the Amuse 30th Anniversary National Audition held in 2007, whose privilege was the right to appear in a movie produced by Amuse in 2008.

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Jinx!!! (2013)

A South Korean exchange student named Ji-Ho gets to know Kaede and Yusuke at a Japanese university. Kaede and Yusuke can’t seem to honestly convey their feelings for each other, so Ji-Ho takes it upon herself to play matchmaker while teaching them the Korean ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Kumazawa
CAST:  Hyomin  •  Kurumi Shimizu  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Airi Matsuyama

A South Korean exchange student named Ji-Ho gets to know Kaede and Yusuke at a Japanese university. Kaede and Yusuke can’t seem to honestly convey their feelings for each other, so Ji-Ho takes it upon herself to play matchmaker while teaching them the Korean ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Kumazawa
CAST:  Hyomin  •  Kurumi Shimizu  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Airi Matsuyama

The Kirishima Thing (2012)

A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how his disappearance affects every person in school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daihachi Yoshida
CAST:  Ai Hashimoto  •  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Suzuka Ohgo  •  Masahiro Higashide

A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how his disappearance affects every person in school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daihachi Yoshida
CAST:  Ai Hashimoto  •  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Suzuka Ohgo  •  Masahiro Higashide

Orange (2015)

Naho Takamiya is a 2nd year high school student. During the spring, Naho Takamiya receives a letter sent by herself from 10 years in the future. In the letter, she liked transfer student Kakeru Naruse. Kakeru Naruse carried emotional scars from his mother's suicide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kojiro Hashimoto
CAST:  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Ryo Ryusei  •  Hirona Yamazaki

Naho Takamiya is a 2nd year high school student. During the spring, Naho Takamiya receives a letter sent by herself from 10 years in the future. In the letter, she liked transfer student Kakeru Naruse. Kakeru Naruse carried emotional scars from his mother's suicide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kojiro Hashimoto
CAST:  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Kento Yamazaki  •  Ryo Ryusei  •  Hirona Yamazaki

The First Train Runs in Hiroshima (2015)

Only 3 days after A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a streetcar started running through the town burned to the ground. The drivers were teenage girls working for the train company in place of men. The drama is based on a true story of people who strived for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Kishi
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Yuina Kuroshima  •  Kurumi Shimizu  •  Narumi Akizuki

Only 3 days after A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a streetcar started running through the town burned to the ground. The drivers were teenage girls working for the train company in place of men. The drama is based on a true story of people who strived for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Kishi
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Yuina Kuroshima  •  Kurumi Shimizu  •  Narumi Akizuki

Far Away, So Close (2013)

27-year-old Sakumi Shimura lost the last 10 years of her memory from a car accident. Sakumi can only remember events up to when she was 17-years-old, but she accepts her fate and tries to stay positive. Nevertheless, Sakumi is bothered by the loss of her memory. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiko Nagasawa
CAST:  Kana Kurashina  •  Yûta Nakano  •  Kana  •  Kurumi Shimizu

27-year-old Sakumi Shimura lost the last 10 years of her memory from a car accident. Sakumi can only remember events up to when she was 17-years-old, but she accepts her fate and tries to stay positive. Nevertheless, Sakumi is bothered by the loss of her memory. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiko Nagasawa
CAST:  Kana Kurashina  •  Yûta Nakano  •  Kana  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Pumpkin and Mayonnaise (2017)

A struggling, unemployed musician living with his girlfriend looks to improve his life after he discovers how she's been paying the rent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Asami Usuda  •  Taiga Nakano  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Ken Mitsuishi

A struggling, unemployed musician living with his girlfriend looks to improve his life after he discovers how she's been paying the rent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanori Tominaga
CAST:  Asami Usuda  •  Taiga Nakano  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Ken Mitsuishi

Stray Nightingale (2017)

Juzaburo, known as a chivalrous robber, is one day betrayed by his henchman and his entire gang is slaughtered. The gravely wounded Juzuaburo escapes and is saved by Inspector Sadaemon and a couple, Kansuke and Okayo, who run a tavern. There, Juzuaburo retires and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Inoue  •  Takuji Izumi
CAST:  Arata Furuta  •  Izumi Inamori  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Juzaburo, known as a chivalrous robber, is one day betrayed by his henchman and his entire gang is slaughtered. The gravely wounded Juzuaburo escapes and is saved by Inspector Sadaemon and a couple, Kansuke and Okayo, who run a tavern. There, Juzuaburo retires and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Inoue  •  Takuji Izumi
CAST:  Arata Furuta  •  Izumi Inamori  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Gintama (2017)

In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Fukuda
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Masaki Suda  •  Kanna Hashimoto  •  Yuya Yagira

In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Fukuda
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Masaki Suda  •  Kanna Hashimoto  •  Yuya Yagira

The Whispering (2018)

Six high school students, who have finished their college entrance examinations, accidentally discover a haunted house with eerie rumors to it. Inside there, the students start to hear the whispers of death and vanish one by one, as unstoppable, extreme terror ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Choi Sang-hun
CAST:  So Joo-yeon  •  Kim Min-gue  •  Kim Young  •  Kim Tae-min

Six high school students, who have finished their college entrance examinations, accidentally discover a haunted house with eerie rumors to it. Inside there, the students start to hear the whispers of death and vanish one by one, as unstoppable, extreme terror ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Choi Sang-hun
CAST:  So Joo-yeon  •  Kim Min-gue  •  Kim Young  •  Kim Tae-min

We Are (2018)

Seven friends part ways after their last day at school. Some seek their fortune in Tokyo, others remain in their hometown Maebashi. Over the course of ten years, their paths keep crossing, and while they experience losses and broken dreams, they learn about the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Erina Mano  •  Kurumi Shimizu  •  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Yuki Morinaga

Seven friends part ways after their last day at school. Some seek their fortune in Tokyo, others remain in their hometown Maebashi. Over the course of ten years, their paths keep crossing, and while they experience losses and broken dreams, they learn about the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Erina Mano  •  Kurumi Shimizu  •  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Yuki Morinaga

A Long Goodbye (2019)

A seventy-year-old retired school headmaster informs his wife and daughters that he has Alzheimer’s disease. They are all concerned, but react differently due to their individual situations. The family watches as the husband and father regresses due to the disease ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryota Nakano
CAST:  Yu Aoi  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

A seventy-year-old retired school headmaster informs his wife and daughters that he has Alzheimer’s disease. They are all concerned, but react differently due to their individual situations. The family watches as the husband and father regresses due to the disease ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryota Nakano
CAST:  Yu Aoi  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

21st Century Girl (2020)

21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hana Matsumoto  •  Yuki Yamato  •  Ayaka Kato  •  Yoko Yamanaka  •  Momoko Fukuda  •  Aya Igashi  •  Yûka Eda  •  Risa Takeuchi  •  Aimi Natsuto  •  Rin Shuto  •  Yuka Yasukawa  •  Yukari Sakamoto  •  Yurina Kaneko  •  Kanae Higashi  •  Sakura Tamagawa
CAST:  Serena Motola  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Aki Asakura  •  Sairi Ito

21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hana Matsumoto  •  Yuki Yamato  •  Ayaka Kato  •  Yoko Yamanaka  •  Momoko Fukuda  •  Aya Igashi  •  Yûka Eda  •  Risa Takeuchi  •  Aimi Natsuto  •  Rin Shuto  •  Yuka Yasukawa  •  Yukari Sakamoto  •  Yurina Kaneko  •  Kanae Higashi  •  Sakura Tamagawa
CAST:  Serena Motola  •  Ai Hashimoto  •  Aki Asakura  •  Sairi Ito

Cheer Boys!! (2019)

Haruki Bando decides to quit his family's sport of judo after a shoulder injury and start a new project with his childhood friend Kazuma. Together they form a cheerleading group called 'Breakers'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroki Kazama
CAST:  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Masaki Nakao  •  Toshiki Seto  •  Shogo Iwaya

Haruki Bando decides to quit his family's sport of judo after a shoulder injury and start a new project with his childhood friend Kazuma. Together they form a cheerleading group called 'Breakers'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroki Kazama
CAST:  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Masaki Nakao  •  Toshiki Seto  •  Shogo Iwaya

Sad Boyfriend (2009)

37 year old sales manager Iwatsu is so caught up in work, he's unable to truly live his life. One night while looking at his graduation album on his phone, he receives a sudden call from a girl named Kana. He's taken to his hometown Kobe, where he lived as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōka Kusano
CAST:  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Saki Terashima  •  Yuya Matsushita  •  Rina Uchiyama

37 year old sales manager Iwatsu is so caught up in work, he's unable to truly live his life. One night while looking at his graduation album on his phone, he receives a sudden call from a girl named Kana. He's taken to his hometown Kobe, where he lived as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōka Kusano
CAST:  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Saki Terashima  •  Yuya Matsushita  •  Rina Uchiyama

The Stork Nest (2013)

A small clinic in Kumamoto Prefecture begins accepting anonymous drop-offs of unwanted newborn babies at a residential building. The name of the controversial new program is "Stork Nest."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko
CAST:  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Katsuhiko Watabiki  •  Keiko Horiuchi  •  Noriko Eguchi

A small clinic in Kumamoto Prefecture begins accepting anonymous drop-offs of unwanted newborn babies at a residential building. The name of the controversial new program is "Stork Nest."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kaneko
CAST:  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Katsuhiko Watabiki  •  Keiko Horiuchi  •  Noriko Eguchi

My Departure (2012)

Drama depicting two men and a woman, each with their own issues, who head for Fukui, and their maturity and rejuvenation through travel. Recently retired Nishina Kosuke goes to meet his first love, who he got to know as a pen pal 42 years ago. For Kagawa Yuika, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsu Maeda
CAST:  Kiyoshi Maekawa  •  Yu Yamada  •  Shono Hayama  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Drama depicting two men and a woman, each with their own issues, who head for Fukui, and their maturity and rejuvenation through travel. Recently retired Nishina Kosuke goes to meet his first love, who he got to know as a pen pal 42 years ago. For Kagawa Yuika, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsu Maeda
CAST:  Kiyoshi Maekawa  •  Yu Yamada  •  Shono Hayama  •  Kurumi Shimizu

The Brightest Roof in the Universe (2020)

14 year-old schoolgirl Tsubame is into university student Toru. She sees him in her area and really wants to be his. She struggles with how to inform him of her love. Then her stepmother becomes pregnant and she is distracted with that development. The one reliable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Kentaro Ito  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

14 year-old schoolgirl Tsubame is into university student Toru. She sees him in her area and really wants to be his. She struggles with how to inform him of her love. Then her stepmother becomes pregnant and she is distracted with that development. The one reliable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Kentaro Ito  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

I Want to Be Loved (2020)

Ten years ago, on an island located near Hiroshima, a seventeen-year-old student named Miyuki committed suicide by jumping from a cliff near where she lived. Bullied everyday at school, she was in love with a fellow student named Takuma. Ten years later, Takuma ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronan Girre
CAST:  Renn Kiriyama  •  Kurumi Shimizu  •  Tomoya Maeno  •  Yoko Mitsuya

Ten years ago, on an island located near Hiroshima, a seventeen-year-old student named Miyuki committed suicide by jumping from a cliff near where she lived. Bullied everyday at school, she was in love with a fellow student named Takuma. Ten years later, Takuma ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronan Girre
CAST:  Renn Kiriyama  •  Kurumi Shimizu  •  Tomoya Maeno  •  Yoko Mitsuya

Arc (2021)

Set in the near future, Rina lives a wandering life and she meets Ema. Ema becomes a mentor for Rina and Rina begins to work for Ema. Her job is called body works, which is to plasticize dead bodies for people who lost loved ones. Meanwhile, Ema’s younger brother ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Ishikawa
CAST:  Kyoko Yoshine  •  Shinobu Terajima  •  Masaki Okada  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Set in the near future, Rina lives a wandering life and she meets Ema. Ema becomes a mentor for Rina and Rina begins to work for Ema. Her job is called body works, which is to plasticize dead bodies for people who lost loved ones. Meanwhile, Ema’s younger brother ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Ishikawa
CAST:  Kyoko Yoshine  •  Shinobu Terajima  •  Masaki Okada  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Sweet Bitter Candy (2022)

Sanae (An Ogawa) is a high school girl preparing to take university entrance exams. She isn't very good at socializing. She wants to hurry up and become an adult, but it isn't going very well. Over summer vacation, Sanae's sister comes home from college in Tokyo, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaro Nakamura
CAST:  An Ogawa  •  Hoshi Ishida  •  Shunsuke Tanaka  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Sanae (An Ogawa) is a high school girl preparing to take university entrance exams. She isn't very good at socializing. She wants to hurry up and become an adult, but it isn't going very well. Over summer vacation, Sanae's sister comes home from college in Tokyo, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaro Nakamura
CAST:  An Ogawa  •  Hoshi Ishida  •  Shunsuke Tanaka  •  Kurumi Shimizu
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