Moemi Katayama

Moemi Katayama is a Japanese model, actress, and tarento from Tokyo who has modelled for a number of magazines and commercials as well as acting in theatre, film, television and radio. Affiliated with Wintarts, she graduated from Reitaku University's Faculty of Economics.

Not in Textbooks (2016)

The romantic comedy and drama follows the manga of the same name and follows the adventures of cute and coquettish schoolgirl Shirabaka Aya and nerd of a man Tairaku Arihiko. There is a problem or two. Aya loves Arihiko. Arihiko is a school teacher. Aya is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shota Sasaki
CAST:  Ayaka Morikawa  •  Ryoma Baba  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Yurisa

The romantic comedy and drama follows the manga of the same name and follows the adventures of cute and coquettish schoolgirl Shirabaka Aya and nerd of a man Tairaku Arihiko. There is a problem or two. Aya loves Arihiko. Arihiko is a school teacher. Aya is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shota Sasaki
CAST:  Ayaka Morikawa  •  Ryoma Baba  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Yurisa

Shoplifters (2018)

After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Lily Franky  •  Sakura Ando  •  Kairi Jo  •  Mayu Matsuoka

After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Lily Franky  •  Sakura Ando  •  Kairi Jo  •  Mayu Matsuoka

Lenses on Her Heart (2018)

Akemi is unable to get over the death of his girlfriend, but a book leads to his encounter with Akane, a woman with a wonderful smile. He gradually falls for Akane, who soothes him with her positive outlook and cheerful disposition, but Akane has a boyfriend who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Inudo Kazutoshi
CAST:  Hiroto Kanai  •  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Masanobu Ando  •  Seika Furuhata

Akemi is unable to get over the death of his girlfriend, but a book leads to his encounter with Akane, a woman with a wonderful smile. He gradually falls for Akane, who soothes him with her positive outlook and cheerful disposition, but Akane has a boyfriend who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Inudo Kazutoshi
CAST:  Hiroto Kanai  •  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Masanobu Ando  •  Seika Furuhata

Corpse Prison: Part 2 (2017)

They thought they were coming to study a mysterious town hidden in the mountains of Japan. Instead, they’ve discovered that their Professor brought them to Yasaka for a much darker purpose. Now Mikoto and the other girls are trapped in a monstrous nightmare. As the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Moemi Katayama  •  Anna Tachibana  •  Shinichi Wago  •  Nagomi

They thought they were coming to study a mysterious town hidden in the mountains of Japan. Instead, they’ve discovered that their Professor brought them to Yasaka for a much darker purpose. Now Mikoto and the other girls are trapped in a monstrous nightmare. As the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Moemi Katayama  •  Anna Tachibana  •  Shinichi Wago  •  Nagomi

Corpse Prison: Part 1 (2017)

From the moment she and her fellow students arrive in the mountain village of Yasaka, Mikoto knows that there is something very wrong with this tiny town. Can it really be true that, for 50 years, not a single girl has been born in this isolated community? Despite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Moemi Katayama  •  Anna Tachibana  •  Shinichi Wago  •  Nagomi

From the moment she and her fellow students arrive in the mountain village of Yasaka, Mikoto knows that there is something very wrong with this tiny town. Can it really be true that, for 50 years, not a single girl has been born in this isolated community? Despite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Moemi Katayama  •  Anna Tachibana  •  Shinichi Wago  •  Nagomi

The Gun (2018)

An aimless college student comes upon the aftermath of a murder scene one night, and without thinking, grabs the titular weapon. He takes it home and keeps it safely hidden away, but curiosity gradually begins to consume him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Take
CAST:  Nijiro Murakami  •  Alice Hirose  •  Lily Franky  •  Kyoko Hinami

An aimless college student comes upon the aftermath of a murder scene one night, and without thinking, grabs the titular weapon. He takes it home and keeps it safely hidden away, but curiosity gradually begins to consume him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Take
CAST:  Nijiro Murakami  •  Alice Hirose  •  Lily Franky  •  Kyoko Hinami

Fumiko's Legs (2018)

When older man Tsukakoshi asks Unokichi to paint it is of his mistress, the geisha Fumiko. Tsukakoshi loves the feet and legs part of Fumiko's anatomy. The fetishism gives the art student a commission to put his talent to use.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Ueda
CAST:  Denden  •  Yasushi Fuchikami  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Shodai Fukuyama

When older man Tsukakoshi asks Unokichi to paint it is of his mistress, the geisha Fumiko. Tsukakoshi loves the feet and legs part of Fumiko's anatomy. The fetishism gives the art student a commission to put his talent to use.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Ueda
CAST:  Denden  •  Yasushi Fuchikami  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Shodai Fukuyama

Tezuka's Barbara (2020)

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Shizuka Ishibashi

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Goro Inagaki  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Kiyohiko Shibukawa  •  Shizuka Ishibashi

Not in Textbooks 5 (2019)

A school romantic comedy about the cohabitation life of a popular high school girl in a class and a Japanese language teacher who is swayed by her in the fifth in the series "Not in Textbooks!". Aya Shirakaba, a high school girl who attends Otome High School, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shota Sasaki
CAST:  Ayaka Morikawa  •  Ryoma Baba  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Yurisa

A school romantic comedy about the cohabitation life of a popular high school girl in a class and a Japanese language teacher who is swayed by her in the fifth in the series "Not in Textbooks!". Aya Shirakaba, a high school girl who attends Otome High School, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shota Sasaki
CAST:  Ayaka Morikawa  •  Ryoma Baba  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Yurisa

Not in Textbooks 2 (2016)

In the second part of this manga adaptation, Tairaku Arihiko, who is a teacher at a local high school, lives with his student Shirakaba Aya and things are becoming steamier. As she becomes aggressive with her love for him he has to navigate his responsibility and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shota Sasaki
CAST:  Ayaka Morikawa  •  Ryoma Baba  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Yurisa

In the second part of this manga adaptation, Tairaku Arihiko, who is a teacher at a local high school, lives with his student Shirakaba Aya and things are becoming steamier. As she becomes aggressive with her love for him he has to navigate his responsibility and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shota Sasaki
CAST:  Ayaka Morikawa  •  Ryoma Baba  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Yurisa

Romancing SaGa THE STAGE ~The Day Roanu Burned~ (2017)

Every 300 years the Death Eclipse kills all newly born creatures. Men, women, and children, animals and plants, even ferocious monsters - no one can survive the devastation caused by the Eclipse. No one except a child chosen by the destiny. 600 years ago, such a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhito Yoneyama
CAST:  Junji Shimizu  •  Tōma Ozuki  •  Seijiro Nakamura  •  Ryoma Baba

Every 300 years the Death Eclipse kills all newly born creatures. Men, women, and children, animals and plants, even ferocious monsters - no one can survive the devastation caused by the Eclipse. No one except a child chosen by the destiny. 600 years ago, such a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhito Yoneyama
CAST:  Junji Shimizu  •  Tōma Ozuki  •  Seijiro Nakamura  •  Ryoma Baba

Go Away, Ultramarine (2019)

An island in Japan is the site for the dumped and the refuse. Nanakusa and Yu who were childhood and school friends meet on this island that is called Kaiden, a scary name that only refers to things not normal or earthly. The reunited friends strike a bargain and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akina Yanagi
CAST:  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Marie Iitoyo  •  Honoka Yahagi  •  Koudai Matsuoka

An island in Japan is the site for the dumped and the refuse. Nanakusa and Yu who were childhood and school friends meet on this island that is called Kaiden, a scary name that only refers to things not normal or earthly. The reunited friends strike a bargain and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akina Yanagi
CAST:  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Marie Iitoyo  •  Honoka Yahagi  •  Koudai Matsuoka

The Gun 2020 (2020)

Toko grew up unloved by her mother Mizuho who continues to adore her deceased son. She lives alone in an apartment the electricity has been cut off and the trash is piling up. One late night, Toko enters a gloomy building in order to escape from a threatening ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Take
CAST:  Kyoko Hinami  •  Lily Franky  •  Tomochika  •  Nijiro Murakami

Toko grew up unloved by her mother Mizuho who continues to adore her deceased son. She lives alone in an apartment the electricity has been cut off and the trash is piling up. One late night, Toko enters a gloomy building in order to escape from a threatening ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Take
CAST:  Kyoko Hinami  •  Lily Franky  •  Tomochika  •  Nijiro Murakami

We Couldn't Become Adults (2021)

Prodded by a friend request, a feckless forty-something recalls his past relationships from the 90s onward, looking for his vanished hopes and dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Mori
CAST:  Mirai Moriyama  •  Sairi Ito  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Sumire

Prodded by a friend request, a feckless forty-something recalls his past relationships from the 90s onward, looking for his vanished hopes and dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Mori
CAST:  Mirai Moriyama  •  Sairi Ito  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Sumire

"Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira (2022)

Kosuge, the president of a factory, is killed by someone while returning home. A bag charm is found at the scene. When Akira Higuchi and his colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division investigate his home, they find a bankbook with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihisa Kodama
CAST:  Airi Matsui  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Gaku Sano  •  Satoru Saito

Kosuge, the president of a factory, is killed by someone while returning home. A bag charm is found at the scene. When Akira Higuchi and his colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division investigate his home, they find a bankbook with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihisa Kodama
CAST:  Airi Matsui  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Gaku Sano  •  Satoru Saito

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DIRECTION:  Yūhiko Kin
CAST:  Moemi Katayama  •  Akiko Yada  •  Noriko Aoyama  •  Chika Uchida

1446: An Eternal Minute (2022)

An America director tries to shoot a comedy film about the 2011 earthquake and devastating tsunami. Is he out of his mind or could his film bring hope and catharsis to those still struggling to recover?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Sone
CAST:  Michael Keida  •  Ryan Drees  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Awich

An America director tries to shoot a comedy film about the 2011 earthquake and devastating tsunami. Is he out of his mind or could his film bring hope and catharsis to those still struggling to recover?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Sone
CAST:  Michael Keida  •  Ryan Drees  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Awich

Matching (2024)

This film revolves around the perils of a dating app. A single woman is recommended an app, however the person she matches with is different to his photo. At the same time, a serial killer is stalking his latest victims also using the same app.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiji Uchida
CAST:  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Daisuke Sakuma  •  Nobuaki Kaneko  •  Sei Matobu

This film revolves around the perils of a dating app. A single woman is recommended an app, however the person she matches with is different to his photo. At the same time, a serial killer is stalking his latest victims also using the same app.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiji Uchida
CAST:  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Daisuke Sakuma  •  Nobuaki Kaneko  •  Sei Matobu

City Hunter (2024)

An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance with his late partner's sister to investigate his death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Satoh
CAST:  Ryohei Suzuki  •  Misato Morita  •  Masanobu Ando  •  Fumino Kimura

An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance with his late partner's sister to investigate his death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Satoh
CAST:  Ryohei Suzuki  •  Misato Morita  •  Masanobu Ando  •  Fumino Kimura

Sefure no Hinkaku: Ketsui (2023)

Adapted from the manga series "Sefure no Hinkaku" (セフレの品格) by Minato Yoriko (湊よりこ).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Aika Yukihira  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Shinya Niiro

Adapted from the manga series "Sefure no Hinkaku" (セフレの品格) by Minato Yoriko (湊よりこ).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Aika Yukihira  •  Sho Aoyagi  •  Moemi Katayama  •  Shinya Niiro