Chika Arakawa

Tokyo Family (2013)

An aging couple decide to leave their quiet lives in the country to pay a visit to their children and grandchildren in Tokyo. Once there, they discover that neither their oldest son, a doctor named Koichi, nor their eldest daughter Shigeko - who runs a beauty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Isao Hashizume  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki  •  Yu Aoi  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki

An aging couple decide to leave their quiet lives in the country to pay a visit to their children and grandchildren in Tokyo. Once there, they discover that neither their oldest son, a doctor named Koichi, nor their eldest daughter Shigeko - who runs a beauty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Isao Hashizume  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki  •  Yu Aoi  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki

The Shock Labyrinth (2009)

The horror-thriller follows a group of teenagers dealing with the disappearance of one of them, Yuki, at an amusement park s ghost house. On a rainy day 10 years later, Yuki inexplicably returns. However, no sooner is she united with her former friends than she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Yuya Yagira  •  Misako Renbutsu  •  Ryo Katsuji  •  Erina Mizuno

The horror-thriller follows a group of teenagers dealing with the disappearance of one of them, Yuki, at an amusement park s ghost house. On a rainy day 10 years later, Yuki inexplicably returns. However, no sooner is she united with her former friends than she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Yuya Yagira  •  Misako Renbutsu  •  Ryo Katsuji  •  Erina Mizuno

Tomie vs Tomie (2007)

A young, depressed man is trying to move on with his life after his girlfriend's bizarre death. One day, a mysterious woman notices him at work and convinces his coworkers to introduce him to her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomohiro Kubo
CAST:  Yû Abiru  •  Chika Arakawa  •  Emiko Matsuoka  •  Masaki Miura

A young, depressed man is trying to move on with his life after his girlfriend's bizarre death. One day, a mysterious woman notices him at work and convinces his coworkers to introduce him to her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomohiro Kubo
CAST:  Yû Abiru  •  Chika Arakawa  •  Emiko Matsuoka  •  Masaki Miura

A Yakuza's Daughter Never Cries (2010)

Yuriko, a daughter of Yakudza boss is lost in Russia. Here she finds Alexey - a young man who is trying to help her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergei Bodrov  •  Gulshat Omarova
CAST:  Chika Arakawa  •  Sergey Garmash  •  Artur Smolyaninov  •  Sergey Gazarov

Yuriko, a daughter of Yakudza boss is lost in Russia. Here she finds Alexey - a young man who is trying to help her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergei Bodrov  •  Gulshat Omarova
CAST:  Chika Arakawa  •  Sergey Garmash  •  Artur Smolyaninov  •  Sergey Gazarov

Onechanbara: The Movie - Vortex (2009)

Sisters Aya and Saki put aside their rivalry and go toe-to-toe with Himiko and her band of zombies. The evil Himiko needs the blood of the young girls to restore her youth, while the sisters need to stop Himiko to save mankind ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuyoshi Shôji
CAST:  Yuu Tejima  •  Kumi Imura  •  Akari Ozawa  •  Rika Kawamura

Sisters Aya and Saki put aside their rivalry and go toe-to-toe with Himiko and her band of zombies. The evil Himiko needs the blood of the young girls to restore her youth, while the sisters need to stop Himiko to save mankind ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuyoshi Shôji
CAST:  Yuu Tejima  •  Kumi Imura  •  Akari Ozawa  •  Rika Kawamura

Asyl: Park and Love Hotel (2007)

There is an old love hotel in Tokyo's Shinjuku district where couples can rent a room by the hour for romantic assignations. However, few of its regular customers seem to come there for sexual encounters; the hotel has become a hangout for rootless teenagers, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Kumasaka
CAST:  Sachi Jinno  •  Lily  •  Chiharu  •  Hikari Kajiwara

There is an old love hotel in Tokyo's Shinjuku district where couples can rent a room by the hour for romantic assignations. However, few of its regular customers seem to come there for sexual encounters; the hotel has become a hangout for rootless teenagers, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Izuru Kumasaka
CAST:  Sachi Jinno  •  Lily  •  Chiharu  •  Hikari Kajiwara

A Summer Day, Your Voice (2015)

Tetsuo Togami (Shono Hayama) is in the 2nd grade of high school. Due to a fight, he is hospitalised. There, he meets Maiko Takashiro (Chika Arakawa). She has an incurable disease. She also has a hearing disability and is unable to talk. At first, Tetsuo becomes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Kamimura
CAST:  Shono Hayama  •  Chika Arakawa  •  Seika Furuhata  •  Kengo Oguchi

Tetsuo Togami (Shono Hayama) is in the 2nd grade of high school. Due to a fight, he is hospitalised. There, he meets Maiko Takashiro (Chika Arakawa). She has an incurable disease. She also has a hearing disability and is unable to talk. At first, Tetsuo becomes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Kamimura
CAST:  Shono Hayama  •  Chika Arakawa  •  Seika Furuhata  •  Kengo Oguchi

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers (2018)

A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Ryosuke Miura  •  Kouhei Takeda  •  Chika Arakawa  •  Issay

A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tezuka
CAST:  Ryosuke Miura  •  Kouhei Takeda  •  Chika Arakawa  •  Issay

Dr. Hikojiro (2015)

One day, Hikojiro receives an emergency call from inn proprietress Shino Ogawa to examine Tadahiko Mori, a guest complaining of stomach pain. Mori, who owns an art gallery in Tokyo, has come to Kyoto on a trip with his only daughter, high school student Nanami. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Keiko Toda  •  Takashi Ukaji  •  Yasukaze Motomiya

One day, Hikojiro receives an emergency call from inn proprietress Shino Ogawa to examine Tadahiko Mori, a guest complaining of stomach pain. Mori, who owns an art gallery in Tokyo, has come to Kyoto on a trip with his only daughter, high school student Nanami. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Keiko Toda  •  Takashi Ukaji  •  Yasukaze Motomiya

A Cup of Life (2015)

An old cafe nestled deep in the mountains. Three eccentric regulars enjoy hanging out at the cafe with the cheerful and dynamic proprietress Mariko. But, there's a scary rumor that the cafe's customers keep disappearing…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ko Honekawa
CAST:  Megumi Seki  •  Chika Arakawa  •  Yui Ichikawa  •  Kaoru Fujiwara

An old cafe nestled deep in the mountains. Three eccentric regulars enjoy hanging out at the cafe with the cheerful and dynamic proprietress Mariko. But, there's a scary rumor that the cafe's customers keep disappearing…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ko Honekawa
CAST:  Megumi Seki  •  Chika Arakawa  •  Yui Ichikawa  •  Kaoru Fujiwara