Rena Komine

Rena Komine is a former Japanese actress. She played Asuka Midorikawa in Kamen Rider The First.

Hey Japanese! Do You Believe in Love, Peace and Understanding? (2008)

A gonzo black comedy with six intertwining stories set in the streets of Tokyo about the ongoing battle between the Internet generation and the older generation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Muramatsu
CAST:  Sayaka Kanda  •  Yakkun Sakurazuka  •  Issei Ishida  •  Chiharu Kawai

A gonzo black comedy with six intertwining stories set in the streets of Tokyo about the ongoing battle between the Internet generation and the older generation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Muramatsu
CAST:  Sayaka Kanda  •  Yakkun Sakurazuka  •  Issei Ishida  •  Chiharu Kawai

Labyrinth of Dreams (1997)

Tomiko falls in love with Niitaka, even though she also suspects him of being the Tokyo bus driver serial killer, who killed his female conductors after tiring of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gakuryu Ishii
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Rena Komine  •  Kotomi Kyōno  •  Tomoka Kurotani

Tomiko falls in love with Niitaka, even though she also suspects him of being the Tokyo bus driver serial killer, who killed his female conductors after tiring of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gakuryu Ishii
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Rena Komine  •  Kotomi Kyōno  •  Tomoka Kurotani

Into a Dream (2005)

Low-profile theater troop actor Mutsugoro Suzuki begins an oneiric journey back to his hometown, marked by his quest to find the one responsible of infecting him with a STD.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Tetsushi Tanaka  •  Yûna Natsuo  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Jun Murakami

Low-profile theater troop actor Mutsugoro Suzuki begins an oneiric journey back to his hometown, marked by his quest to find the one responsible of infecting him with a STD.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Tetsushi Tanaka  •  Yûna Natsuo  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Jun Murakami

First Love (2006)

In the chaotic days of the 1960s, Misuzu, a lonely high school girl from a troubled family, finds sanctuary with her nihilistic brother, Ryo, and his friends. They pass their days hanging around a shadowy jazz cafe bar, indulging themselves in a life of sex, drugs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukinari Hanawa
CAST:  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Masaru Miyazaki  •  Rena Komine

In the chaotic days of the 1960s, Misuzu, a lonely high school girl from a troubled family, finds sanctuary with her nihilistic brother, Ryo, and his friends. They pass their days hanging around a shadowy jazz cafe bar, indulging themselves in a life of sex, drugs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukinari Hanawa
CAST:  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Masaru Miyazaki  •  Rena Komine

Rain of Light (2001)

This documentary-style film recreates the infamous Asama Sanso Incident of 1972 wherein an extreme faction of the Students Allied Red Army holed themselves up in a mountainous cabin in the dead of winter. By the time the police finally caught up with them, it was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Banmei Takahashi
CAST:  Masato Hagiwara  •  Ren Osugi  •  Sansei Shiomi  •  Mansaku Ikeuchi

This documentary-style film recreates the infamous Asama Sanso Incident of 1972 wherein an extreme faction of the Students Allied Red Army holed themselves up in a mountainous cabin in the dead of winter. By the time the police finally caught up with them, it was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Banmei Takahashi
CAST:  Masato Hagiwara  •  Ren Osugi  •  Sansei Shiomi  •  Mansaku Ikeuchi

August in the Water (1995)

A teenage girl gains supernatural power after an accident and comes to understand her place in the universe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gakuryu Ishii
CAST:  Shinsuke Aoki  •  Rena Komine  •  Kou Machida  •  Reiko Matsuo

A teenage girl gains supernatural power after an accident and comes to understand her place in the universe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gakuryu Ishii
CAST:  Shinsuke Aoki  •  Rena Komine  •  Kou Machida  •  Reiko Matsuo

Sodom the Killer (2004)

Bad things happen when innocent blood is shed. In the early 1700s, Lord Sodom Ichibei is happily celebrating his wedding day when his wife-to-be suddenly dies. In his search for an explanation, he kills any and every suspect he comes across. When Lord Ichibei ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Takahashi
CAST:  Naomi Akimoto  •  Mari Asato  •  Rena Komine  •  Seiji Kondô

Bad things happen when innocent blood is shed. In the early 1700s, Lord Sodom Ichibei is happily celebrating his wedding day when his wife-to-be suddenly dies. In his search for an explanation, he kills any and every suspect he comes across. When Lord Ichibei ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Takahashi
CAST:  Naomi Akimoto  •  Mari Asato  •  Rena Komine  •  Seiji Kondô

Kamen Rider: The First (2005)

Takeshi Hongo is a man of extraordinary intellect, but his promising future is about to be maliciously snuffed out by and evil secret society known as Shocker. Reinvented against his will and transformed into a powerful experimental cyborg, Hongo will forever be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Nagaishi
CAST:  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hassei Takano  •  Rena Komine  •  Hiroshi Miyauchi

Takeshi Hongo is a man of extraordinary intellect, but his promising future is about to be maliciously snuffed out by and evil secret society known as Shocker. Reinvented against his will and transformed into a powerful experimental cyborg, Hongo will forever be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Nagaishi
CAST:  Masaya Kikawada  •  Hassei Takano  •  Rena Komine  •  Hiroshi Miyauchi

Yakuza-Busting Girls: Final Death-Ride Battle (2010)

The story is about a woman named Asami who is tortured and left for dead by a Yakuza group, only they failed to finish her off, and she staggers back from the grave, literally. Bruised and battered, Asami seeks refuge at her old gang until such time she is ready to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazushi Nakadaira
CAST:  Asami  •  Rena Komine  •  Jiro Sato  •  Misato Tate

The story is about a woman named Asami who is tortured and left for dead by a Yakuza group, only they failed to finish her off, and she staggers back from the grave, literally. Bruised and battered, Asami seeks refuge at her old gang until such time she is ready to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazushi Nakadaira
CAST:  Asami  •  Rena Komine  •  Jiro Sato  •  Misato Tate

Misuzu (2001)

Tells the life story of Teru Kaneko, who was born and raised in a small coastal town. While working as a clerk in a book shop, Teru starts writing her own verses to get away from the worries of a disgraceful marriage. Under the pseudonym Misuzu, her works arrive to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Misato Tanaka  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Ryo Kase  •  Katsuo Nakamura

Tells the life story of Teru Kaneko, who was born and raised in a small coastal town. While working as a clerk in a book shop, Teru starts writing her own verses to get away from the worries of a disgraceful marriage. Under the pseudonym Misuzu, her works arrive to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shō Igarashi
CAST:  Misato Tanaka  •  Susumu Terajima  •  Ryo Kase  •  Katsuo Nakamura

The Last Coffin (2003)

A strange crossword puzzle starts circulating amongst Chiri's friends, and they soon begin getting murdered one by one in horrifying ways. At night, Chiri can seemingly view their deaths in her dreams, causing her to lose sleep. Depressed and confused, she wanders ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Kamei
CAST:  Rena Komine  •  Kanako Magara  •  Naoyuki Chiba  •  Miyû Watase

A strange crossword puzzle starts circulating amongst Chiri's friends, and they soon begin getting murdered one by one in horrifying ways. At night, Chiri can seemingly view their deaths in her dreams, causing her to lose sleep. Depressed and confused, she wanders ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Kamei
CAST:  Rena Komine  •  Kanako Magara  •  Naoyuki Chiba  •  Miyû Watase

Lady Plastic (2001)

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DIRECTION:  Gen Takahashi
CAST:  Rena Komine  •  Daisuke Nagakura  •  Reila Aphrodite  •  Tetsuhiro Sai

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DIRECTION:  Gen Takahashi
CAST:  Rena Komine  •  Daisuke Nagakura  •  Reila Aphrodite  •  Tetsuhiro Sai

Mori no gakkō (2002)

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DIRECTION:  Yoshiharu Nishigaki
CAST:  Haruma Miura  •  Ai Kanzaki  •  Saburo Shinoda  •  Rena Komine

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DIRECTION:  Yoshiharu Nishigaki
CAST:  Haruma Miura  •  Ai Kanzaki  •  Saburo Shinoda  •  Rena Komine

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DIRECTION:  Satoshi Shimomoto
CAST:  Yūta Sone  •  Rena Komine  •  Shuji Kashiwabara  •  Daisuke Nagakura

Half Blood Samurai (2008)

Jacky plays the role of Takeru, a street-smart half-Japanese, half-Filipino, who falls in love with Kristine, the daughter of his rich Filipino boss. Despite Takeru and Kristine's mutual feelings, their relationship is hindered by the big gap in their social status ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacky Woo
CAST:  Jacky Woo  •  Jennylyn Mercado  •  Niña Jose  •  Gabby Eigenmann

Jacky plays the role of Takeru, a street-smart half-Japanese, half-Filipino, who falls in love with Kristine, the daughter of his rich Filipino boss. Despite Takeru and Kristine's mutual feelings, their relationship is hindered by the big gap in their social status ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacky Woo
CAST:  Jacky Woo  •  Jennylyn Mercado  •  Niña Jose  •  Gabby Eigenmann

Corazon de Melon (2008)

Izumi is an office lady who lives with her boyfriend, Hiromi, whose illness prevents him from work. One day, Izumi's company undergoes a restructuring. Without telling Hiromi, Izumi begins to hunt for a new job, with little success. Without knowing the torubles ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tanaka
CAST:  Waka Inoue  •  Takanori Nishikawa  •  Rena Komine  •  Minoru Torihada

Izumi is an office lady who lives with her boyfriend, Hiromi, whose illness prevents him from work. One day, Izumi's company undergoes a restructuring. Without telling Hiromi, Izumi begins to hunt for a new job, with little success. Without knowing the torubles ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Tanaka
CAST:  Waka Inoue  •  Takanori Nishikawa  •  Rena Komine  •  Minoru Torihada

Iguana Girl (1996)

Rika Aoshima is the eldest daughter of an ordinary Japanese family in the mid-twentieth century. Though Rika is regarded by others as intelligent, athletic, and beautiful, her mother Yuriko believes that her daughter is an iguana; she frequently belittles Rika, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takehiko Shinjo  •  Imai Kazuhisa
CAST:  Miho Kanno  •  Yoshinori Okada  •  Rena Komine

Rika Aoshima is the eldest daughter of an ordinary Japanese family in the mid-twentieth century. Though Rika is regarded by others as intelligent, athletic, and beautiful, her mother Yuriko believes that her daughter is an iguana; she frequently belittles Rika, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takehiko Shinjo  •  Imai Kazuhisa
CAST:  Miho Kanno  •  Yoshinori Okada  •  Rena Komine