Kanata Hosoda

The World of Machida-kun (2019)

High school boy Machida is a loner who is not particularly good at his studies or extracurricular activities. He does seem to have his heart in the right place however. When he is injured at school instead of the school nurse at the infirmary a school-mate tends to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuya Ishii
CAST:  Kanata Hosoda  •  Nagisa Sekimizu  •  Atsuko Maeda  •  Mitsuki Takahata

High school boy Machida is a loner who is not particularly good at his studies or extracurricular activities. He does seem to have his heart in the right place however. When he is injured at school instead of the school nurse at the infirmary a school-mate tends to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuya Ishii
CAST:  Kanata Hosoda  •  Nagisa Sekimizu  •  Atsuko Maeda  •  Mitsuki Takahata

One Summer Story (2021)

Between competitive swim team practice and cramming for classes the anime Buffalo Kotek is Minami’s only respit from her hectic life. So it feels a lot like kismet when she discovers that her classmate Shohei, and aspiring manga artist, shares her obsession—and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Moka Kamishiraishi  •  Kanata Hosoda  •  Yuki Saito  •  Etsushi Toyokawa

Between competitive swim team practice and cramming for classes the anime Buffalo Kotek is Minami’s only respit from her hectic life. So it feels a lot like kismet when she discovers that her classmate Shohei, and aspiring manga artist, shares her obsession—and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Moka Kamishiraishi  •  Kanata Hosoda  •  Yuki Saito  •  Etsushi Toyokawa

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)

Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Doi
CAST:  Kasumi Arimura  •  Masaki Suda  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Joe Odagiri

Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Doi
CAST:  Kasumi Arimura  •  Masaki Suda  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Joe Odagiri

One Left Hand Shot (2020)

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DIRECTION:  Masato Murakami
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Taro Suruga  •  Tamae Ando  •  Katsuya

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DIRECTION:  Masato Murakami
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Taro Suruga  •  Tamae Ando  •  Katsuya

The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono (2020)

Rai, a frustrated student and part-time labourer, is wandering home after setting up a museum exhibition on the classic novel "The Tale of Genji". There is a blinding flash of light and he finds himself mysteriously time-slipped into the Heian period, the setting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hitomi Kuroki
CAST:  Kentaro Ito  •  Ayaka Miyoshi  •  Sairi Ito  •  LaSalle Ishii

Rai, a frustrated student and part-time labourer, is wandering home after setting up a museum exhibition on the classic novel "The Tale of Genji". There is a blinding flash of light and he finds himself mysteriously time-slipped into the Heian period, the setting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hitomi Kuroki
CAST:  Kentaro Ito  •  Ayaka Miyoshi  •  Sairi Ito  •  LaSalle Ishii

Around The Table (2021)

Haruko is a single mother. She has an unusual living arrangement. She lives with her son Riku, her friend Aiko and Aiko's boyfriend Sorao. One day, Yuko stays at Haruko's house to attend an art institute for the summer. Yuko is the daughter of Haruko's old friend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soushi Matsumoto
CAST:  Naomi Nishida  •  Miwako Ichikawa  •  Aino Kuribayashi  •  Uta Yorikawa

Haruko is a single mother. She has an unusual living arrangement. She lives with her son Riku, her friend Aiko and Aiko's boyfriend Sorao. One day, Yuko stays at Haruko's house to attend an art institute for the summer. Yuko is the daughter of Haruko's old friend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soushi Matsumoto
CAST:  Naomi Nishida  •  Miwako Ichikawa  •  Aino Kuribayashi  •  Uta Yorikawa

Stand By Meow (2020)

One summer day, Leo and his three friends go camping and suddenly find themselves in big trouble! What was supposed to be a fun summer adventure takes a turn for the worse. What's standing in their way?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aimi Satsukawa
CAST:  Kanata Hosoda  •  Aino Kuribayashi  •  Takuma Usa  •  yuna

One summer day, Leo and his three friends go camping and suddenly find themselves in big trouble! What was supposed to be a fun summer adventure takes a turn for the worse. What's standing in their way?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aimi Satsukawa
CAST:  Kanata Hosoda  •  Aino Kuribayashi  •  Takuma Usa  •  yuna

To Be Killed by a High School Girl (2022)

Higashiyama Haruto is a 34-year-old Japanese history teacher who combines good looks with an honest and friendly personality. When he has been assigned to Nitaka High School, a school for advanced students, Haruto immediately attracts the attention of his female ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Kei Tanaka  •  Sara Minami  •  Yuumi Kawai  •  Riko

Higashiyama Haruto is a 34-year-old Japanese history teacher who combines good looks with an honest and friendly personality. When he has been assigned to Nitaka High School, a school for advanced students, Haruto immediately attracts the attention of his female ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Kei Tanaka  •  Sara Minami  •  Yuumi Kawai  •  Riko

The Lines that Define Me (2022)

Sousuke Aoyama is a college student who suffers painfully from the loss of his parents in a traffic accident. He meets Kozan Shinoda, a suibokuga (India-ink painting) artist, at an exhibition. Kozan becomes interested in Sousuke and surprisingly accepts him as his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Kanata Hosoda  •  Yuumi Kawai

Sousuke Aoyama is a college student who suffers painfully from the loss of his parents in a traffic accident. He meets Kozan Shinoda, a suibokuga (India-ink painting) artist, at an exhibition. Kozan becomes interested in Sousuke and surprisingly accepts him as his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Kanata Hosoda  •  Yuumi Kawai

People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind (2023)

When sophomore university student Nanamori meets Mugito, they decide to join a club. Intrigued by the Plushies Club, they soon realize it is not a place where people make plushies, but rather one where members are welcome to talk to stuffed animals about their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yurina Kaneko
CAST:  Kanata Hosoda  •  Yuzumi Shintani  •  Ren Komai  •  Gaku Hosokawa

When sophomore university student Nanamori meets Mugito, they decide to join a club. Intrigued by the Plushies Club, they soon realize it is not a place where people make plushies, but rather one where members are welcome to talk to stuffed animals about their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yurina Kaneko
CAST:  Kanata Hosoda  •  Yuzumi Shintani  •  Ren Komai  •  Gaku Hosokawa

Cat Sharehouse (2022)

They are moody but sometimes they want to be pampered. They act aloof, but seem to be missing something. If someone is feeling down, they want to be there for them. This describes cats, but it describes many humans as well. Cats, good-looking guys and a shared ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Ayabe
CAST:  Yuki Furukawa  •  Mijika Nagai  •  Kanata Hosoda  •  Kaisei Kamimura

They are moody but sometimes they want to be pampered. They act aloof, but seem to be missing something. If someone is feeling down, they want to be there for them. This describes cats, but it describes many humans as well. Cats, good-looking guys and a shared ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Ayabe
CAST:  Yuki Furukawa  •  Mijika Nagai  •  Kanata Hosoda  •  Kaisei Kamimura

Knuckle Girl (2023)

Ran participates in a death match in order to save her missing sister Yuzuki.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chang
CAST:  Ayaka Miyoshi  •  Hideaki Ito  •  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Goki Maeda

Ran participates in a death match in order to save her missing sister Yuzuki.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chang
CAST:  Ayaka Miyoshi  •  Hideaki Ito  •  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Goki Maeda