Rina Kawaei

Rina Kawaei is a Japanese actress and former singer. She is a former member of team A of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48.

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Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016)

10 years has passed since the confrontation between Kira and L. Again, Shinigami sends death notes to the ground and due to this, the world soon falls into chaos. Tsukuru is a member of the Death Note special task force team with 6 other investigators including ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Masahiro Higashide  •  Sosuke Ikematsu  •  Masaki Suda  •  Erika Toda

10 years has passed since the confrontation between Kira and L. Again, Shinigami sends death notes to the ground and due to this, the world soon falls into chaos. Tsukuru is a member of the Death Note special task force team with 6 other investigators including ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato
CAST:  Masahiro Higashide  •  Sosuke Ikematsu  •  Masaki Suda  •  Erika Toda

The Lies She Loved (2018)

Yukari Kawahara works at a drink manufacturer. She works hard and achieves recognition for her work. Yukari Kawahara is dating research doctor Kippei Koide. They have lived together for 5 years. One day, Kippei Koide collapses from a brain hemorrhage. Yukari ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhito Nakae
CAST:  Masami Nagasawa  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Kotaro Yoshida  •  DAIGO

Yukari Kawahara works at a drink manufacturer. She works hard and achieves recognition for her work. Yukari Kawahara is dating research doctor Kippei Koide. They have lived together for 5 years. One day, Kippei Koide collapses from a brain hemorrhage. Yukari ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhito Nakae
CAST:  Masami Nagasawa  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Kotaro Yoshida  •  DAIGO

Ajin: Demi-Human (2017)

Ajin is a live-action adaptation of a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gamon Sakurai. Kei Nagai dies in a car accident, but realises he is a type of immortal known as Ajin. Hunted by humans, Ajin is eventually found by the government and used as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Go Ayano  •  Minami Hamabe  •  Yuki Yamada

Ajin is a live-action adaptation of a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gamon Sakurai. Kei Nagai dies in a car accident, but realises he is a type of immortal known as Ajin. Hunted by humans, Ajin is eventually found by the government and used as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Go Ayano  •  Minami Hamabe  •  Yuki Yamada

My Teacher, My Love (2018)

Ayuha Samaru is a high school student. She is honest and works hard at everything, no matter what. One day, she has trouble at a gyudon restaurant due to money. A man at the restaurant, Yoshitaka Hiromitsu, helps her out. The next day, she finds that Yoshitaka ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Tsukikawa
CAST:  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Minami Hamabe  •  Taiki Sato  •  Rina Kawaei

Ayuha Samaru is a high school student. She is honest and works hard at everything, no matter what. One day, she has trouble at a gyudon restaurant due to money. A man at the restaurant, Yoshitaka Hiromitsu, helps her out. The next day, she finds that Yoshitaka ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sho Tsukikawa
CAST:  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Minami Hamabe  •  Taiki Sato  •  Rina Kawaei

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018)

A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Yajima
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Ikue Otani  •  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Shin-ichiro Miki

A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Yajima
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Ikue Otani  •  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Shin-ichiro Miki

The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (2018)

Kaoruko and Kazumasa Harima are a separated couple with two children. They plan to divorce once their daughter, Mizuho, enters elementary school. One day, they receive devastating news of their daughter falling into a coma after a near-drowning accident at a pool. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Ryoko Shinohara  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi  •  Rina Kawaei

Kaoruko and Kazumasa Harima are a separated couple with two children. They plan to divorce once their daughter, Mizuho, enters elementary school. One day, they receive devastating news of their daughter falling into a coma after a near-drowning accident at a pool. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Ryoko Shinohara  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi  •  Rina Kawaei

For Love's Sake (2018)

Shiori is a star university student with an incredible palate for wine who dreams of studying winemaking in France. However, to her dismay she is assigned to a rural sake brewery for her internship. To make matters worse, upon arrival she discovers that the brewery ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoki Segi
CAST:  Rina Kawaei  •  Hayato Onozuka  •  Mao Miyaji  •  Yuichi Nakamura

Shiori is a star university student with an incredible palate for wine who dreams of studying winemaking in France. However, to her dismay she is assigned to a rural sake brewery for her internship. To make matters worse, upon arrival she discovers that the brewery ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoki Segi
CAST:  Rina Kawaei  •  Hayato Onozuka  •  Mao Miyaji  •  Yuichi Nakamura

Principal: Am I In a Love Story? (2018)

After her parents divorced, Shima Sumitomo lived with her mother. She felt uncomfortable living with her stepfather and she was unable to hang out with people at her high school. Shima Sumitomo decides to move to Hokkaido where her father lives. At her new high ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Yuina Kuroshima  •  Nozomu Kotaki  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Rina Kawaei

After her parents divorced, Shima Sumitomo lived with her mother. She felt uncomfortable living with her stepfather and she was unable to hang out with people at her high school. Shima Sumitomo decides to move to Hokkaido where her father lives. At her new high ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Yuina Kuroshima  •  Nozomu Kotaki  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Rina Kawaei

Diner (2019)

A former murderer and genius chef along with a waitress come together with a group of fantastical assassins in a diner. A girl with a hollowness in her heart, who believes that she belongs nowhere, is thrust into a series of attacks where she must struggle to find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mika Ninagawa
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Tina Tamashiro  •  Masataka Kubota  •  Kanata Hongo

A former murderer and genius chef along with a waitress come together with a group of fantastical assassins in a diner. A girl with a hollowness in her heart, who believes that she belongs nowhere, is thrust into a series of attacks where she must struggle to find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mika Ninagawa
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Tina Tamashiro  •  Masataka Kubota  •  Kanata Hongo

Ride Your Wave (2019)

Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Ryota Katayose  •  Rina Kawaei  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Mami Horikoshi

Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Ryota Katayose  •  Rina Kawaei  •  Honoka Matsumoto  •  Mami Horikoshi

Until I Meet September's Love (2019)

Shiori has just moved to a new apartment. One evening, she hears a mysterious voice that claims to be "from the future" asking her to trail Susumu Hirano, who lives next door. Shiori in an attempt to solver the mystery began to investigating more and more about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Yamamoto
CAST:  Haruna Kawaguchi  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Kenta Hamano  •  Yuko Nakamura

Shiori has just moved to a new apartment. One evening, she hears a mysterious voice that claims to be "from the future" asking her to trail Susumu Hirano, who lives next door. Shiori in an attempt to solver the mystery began to investigating more and more about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Yamamoto
CAST:  Haruna Kawaguchi  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Kenta Hamano  •  Yuko Nakamura

Don't Cry, Mr. Ogre (2019)

What was once a superlative varsity baseball coach is now a jaded middle-aged man. He and a former student meet and the older man discovers that his now married pupil is afflicted with terminal cancer. Full of regrets of how he once treated the student the man ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Kaneshige
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Yuya Yagira  •  Rina Kawaei  •  Midoriko Kimura

What was once a superlative varsity baseball coach is now a jaded middle-aged man. He and a former student meet and the older man discovers that his now married pupil is afflicted with terminal cancer. Full of regrets of how he once treated the student the man ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Kaneshige
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Yuya Yagira  •  Rina Kawaei  •  Midoriko Kimura

Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2018)

Nanami Ishikawa works as an editor at a publishing company. She travels Hiroshima to go after her father Asahi who left home. During her visit to Hiroshima, she learns about the tragic story of Asahi's older sister Minami Hirano. When Minami Hirano was 13 years old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ritsuji Kumano
CAST:  Takako Tokiwa  •  Isao Hashizume  •  Yuna Taira  •  Rina Kawaei

Nanami Ishikawa works as an editor at a publishing company. She travels Hiroshima to go after her father Asahi who left home. During her visit to Hiroshima, she learns about the tragic story of Asahi's older sister Minami Hirano. When Minami Hirano was 13 years old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ritsuji Kumano
CAST:  Takako Tokiwa  •  Isao Hashizume  •  Yuna Taira  •  Rina Kawaei

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DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hoshi  •  Eiki Takahashi  •  Kazuyuki Iwata  •  Junichi Tsuzuki
CAST:  Shirō Sano  •  Ryo Katsuji  •  Rina Kawaei  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi

Schoolgirls for Sale (2015)

Japan’s obsession with cutesy culture has taken a dark turn, with schoolgirls now offering themselves for “walking dates” with adult men. Last year the US State Department, in its annual report on human trafficking, flagged so-called joshi-kosei osanpo dates ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Ostrovsky
CAST:  Simon Ostrovsky  •  Jake Adelstein  •  Yumeno Nito  •  Hinako Kera

Japan’s obsession with cutesy culture has taken a dark turn, with schoolgirls now offering themselves for “walking dates” with adult men. Last year the US State Department, in its annual report on human trafficking, flagged so-called joshi-kosei osanpo dates ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Ostrovsky
CAST:  Simon Ostrovsky  •  Jake Adelstein  •  Yumeno Nito  •  Hinako Kera

Guard Center 24 (2016)

The Security Guard Center sets the stage for this drama that stars Mamoru Shinomiya, a newly-hired emergency responder. Together with his brilliant colleagues, all of whom have colorful personalities, they tackle one emergency after another with flying colors and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matsubara Hiroshi
CAST:  Kento Nakajima  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Kendô Kobayashi

The Security Guard Center sets the stage for this drama that stars Mamoru Shinomiya, a newly-hired emergency responder. Together with his brilliant colleagues, all of whom have colorful personalities, they tackle one emergency after another with flying colors and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matsubara Hiroshi
CAST:  Kento Nakajima  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Kendô Kobayashi

Aozora Cut (2017)

Hairstylist Shota Kawamura (Kento Hayashi) lives in Paris, but returns to Osaka when he learns his mother Sumire Kawamura (Yoshiko Tokoshima) his mother has passed away. He has a strong dislike for his father Goro Kawamura (Kotaro Yoshida) who neglected his mother. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Ozaki
CAST:  Kento Hayashi  •  Kotaro Yoshida  •  Rina Kawaei  •  Yoshiko Tokoshima

Hairstylist Shota Kawamura (Kento Hayashi) lives in Paris, but returns to Osaka when he learns his mother Sumire Kawamura (Yoshiko Tokoshima) his mother has passed away. He has a strong dislike for his father Goro Kawamura (Kotaro Yoshida) who neglected his mother. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Ozaki
CAST:  Kento Hayashi  •  Kotaro Yoshida  •  Rina Kawaei  •  Yoshiko Tokoshima

Step (2020)

Single father Kenichi has raised his daughter Miki alone for the past ten years, from when she attended nursery school until her graduation from elementary school. Kenichi is currently 30 years old. His wife Tomoko died at a young age and he has raised Miki alone ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Iizuka
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Tamaki Shiratori  •  Sairi Ito  •  Rina Kawaei

Single father Kenichi has raised his daughter Miki alone for the past ten years, from when she attended nursery school until her graduation from elementary school. Kenichi is currently 30 years old. His wife Tomoko died at a young age and he has raised Miki alone ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Iizuka
CAST:  Takayuki Yamada  •  Tamaki Shiratori  •  Sairi Ito  •  Rina Kawaei

Summer Ghost (2021)

An urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up one day. When a ghost named Ayane appears, she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  loundraw
CAST:  Chiaki Kobayashi  •  Miyuri Shimabukuro  •  Rina Kawaei  •  Nobunaga Shimazaki

An urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up one day. When a ghost named Ayane appears, she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  loundraw
CAST:  Chiaki Kobayashi  •  Miyuri Shimabukuro  •  Rina Kawaei  •  Nobunaga Shimazaki

Hell's Garden (2021)

Naoko Tanaka is a 26-year-old office lady (OL). Her job is typical, but her workplace has fierce fights among different cliques. Other OLs are absorbed in the daily clique fighting. One day, due to an OL at the company, Naoko Tanaka's company is targeted by OL from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuaki Seki
CAST:  Mei Nagano  •  Alice Hirose  •  Nanao  •  Rina Kawaei

Naoko Tanaka is a 26-year-old office lady (OL). Her job is typical, but her workplace has fierce fights among different cliques. Other OLs are absorbed in the daily clique fighting. One day, due to an OL at the company, Naoko Tanaka's company is targeted by OL from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuaki Seki
CAST:  Mei Nagano  •  Alice Hirose  •  Nanao  •  Rina Kawaei
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