Sayu Kubota

Sayu Kubota is an actress, known for 4-go Keibi (2017), Sayonara made no 30-bun (2020) and Boku wa tomodachi ga sukunai (2014).

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (2014)

Second year high school student Kodaka Hasegawa has transferred to his new school about a month ago, but he still hasn't made any friends. Kodaka Hasegawa was born from a Japanese father and a British mother. Because of his appearance, people think Kodaka Hasegawa ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuro Oikawa
CAST:  Koji Seto  •  Kie Kitano  •  Sara Takatsuki  •  Mio Otani

Second year high school student Kodaka Hasegawa has transferred to his new school about a month ago, but he still hasn't made any friends. Kodaka Hasegawa was born from a Japanese father and a British mother. Because of his appearance, people think Kodaka Hasegawa ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuro Oikawa
CAST:  Koji Seto  •  Kie Kitano  •  Sara Takatsuki  •  Mio Otani

Shippu Rondo (2016)

An illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even call the police because the secret nature of the weapon. The school lab then receives a message stating that the entire country is now being held hostage and they must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyuki Yoshida
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Oshima Yuko  •  Tsuyoshi Muro

An illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even call the police because the secret nature of the weapon. The school lab then receives a message stating that the entire country is now being held hostage and they must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyuki Yoshida
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Oshima Yuko  •  Tsuyoshi Muro

Again (2015)

Mie’s father died during the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One day, she finds a bundle of unsent New Year’s cards, which languished there for 28 years. To find out why the cards were never sent, Mie tracks down Haruhiko Sakacho. Haruhiko ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sumio Omori
CAST:  Kiichi Nakai  •  Haru  •  Emi Wakui  •  Toshiro Yanagiba

Mie’s father died during the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One day, she finds a bundle of unsent New Year’s cards, which languished there for 28 years. To find out why the cards were never sent, Mie tracks down Haruhiko Sakacho. Haruhiko ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sumio Omori
CAST:  Kiichi Nakai  •  Haru  •  Emi Wakui  •  Toshiro Yanagiba

Shimajiro and the Song of the Whale (2014)

Shimajiro, who helped an injured baby whale Kuu-chan, takes care of Kuu-chan who wants to return to her mother and keeps her in touch. In order to return Ku-chan, who was about to be sent to the aquarium, to her mother, Shimajiro rides on her back and sets out on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Hirabayashi  •  Hiroshi Kawamata
CAST:  Bae Jin Young  •  Omi Minami  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Miki Takahashi

Shimajiro, who helped an injured baby whale Kuu-chan, takes care of Kuu-chan who wants to return to her mother and keeps her in touch. In order to return Ku-chan, who was about to be sent to the aquarium, to her mother, Shimajiro rides on her back and sets out on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Hirabayashi  •  Hiroshi Kawamata
CAST:  Bae Jin Young  •  Omi Minami  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Miki Takahashi

Hello, Goodbye (2017)

Hazuki and Aoi are classmates but their relationship outside class is fraught, and outside school non-existent. But when both girls are drawn to helping an elderly woman, they're forced to interact, confronting their differences and similarities as well as their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeo Kikuchi
CAST:  Minori Hagiwara  •  Sayu Kubota  •  Ryo Ikeda  •  Masako Motai

Hazuki and Aoi are classmates but their relationship outside class is fraught, and outside school non-existent. But when both girls are drawn to helping an elderly woman, they're forced to interact, confronting their differences and similarities as well as their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeo Kikuchi
CAST:  Minori Hagiwara  •  Sayu Kubota  •  Ryo Ikeda  •  Masako Motai

Kidan Piece of Darkness (2016)

Based on Fuyumi Ono's best-selling books, these 10 tales of spookiness by six Japanese horror directors are designed to chill viewers to the bone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Naito  •  Yoshihiro Nakamura  •  Koji Shiraishi  •  Hajime Ohata  •  Mari Asato  •  Hiroki Iwasawa
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Amane Okayama  •  Win Morisaki  •  Izumi Fujimoto

Based on Fuyumi Ono's best-selling books, these 10 tales of spookiness by six Japanese horror directors are designed to chill viewers to the bone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Naito  •  Yoshihiro Nakamura  •  Koji Shiraishi  •  Hajime Ohata  •  Mari Asato  •  Hiroki Iwasawa
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Amane Okayama  •  Win Morisaki  •  Izumi Fujimoto

That Moment, My Heart Cried (2019)

This project, a fusion of poetry, music, and movies, gives birth to a new style of filmmaking, through the work of five directors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike  •  Isao Yukisada  •  Daishi Matsunaga  •  Hiroki Horanai  •  Hiroki Inoue
CAST:  Akira  •  Naoki Kobayashi  •  Ryuji Imaichi  •  Misako Renbutsu

This project, a fusion of poetry, music, and movies, gives birth to a new style of filmmaking, through the work of five directors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike  •  Isao Yukisada  •  Daishi Matsunaga  •  Hiroki Horanai  •  Hiroki Inoue
CAST:  Akira  •  Naoki Kobayashi  •  Ryuji Imaichi  •  Misako Renbutsu

Mo-Ruerani (2019)

The owner of an established photo studio, collapses from illness. His son Shinta, who was raised by his divorced wife, comes home. One day, an elderly woman named shows up at the studio and beckons Shinta to come with her. They arrive at a grassy field where Shinta ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsubokawa Takushi
CAST:  Kyōko Kagawa  •  Ren Osugi  •  Nene Otsuka  •  Kenji Mizuhashi

The owner of an established photo studio, collapses from illness. His son Shinta, who was raised by his divorced wife, comes home. One day, an elderly woman named shows up at the studio and beckons Shinta to come with her. They arrive at a grassy field where Shinta ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsubokawa Takushi
CAST:  Kyōko Kagawa  •  Ren Osugi  •  Nene Otsuka  •  Kenji Mizuhashi

Our 30-Minute Sessions (2020)

College student Sota picks up a cassette tape left behind by musician Aki when he died a year ago. When the tape is played back, Aki takes over Sota's body for just 30 minutes. They share the same body and rush to reunite a band that split up and bring a smile to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Hagiwara
CAST:  Mackenyu  •  Takumi Kitamura  •  Sayu Kubota  •  Shono Hayama

College student Sota picks up a cassette tape left behind by musician Aki when he died a year ago. When the tape is played back, Aki takes over Sota's body for just 30 minutes. They share the same body and rush to reunite a band that split up and bring a smile to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Hagiwara
CAST:  Mackenyu  •  Takumi Kitamura  •  Sayu Kubota  •  Shono Hayama

Overprotected Kahoko: 2018 Love & Dream (2018)

Set one year after drama series "Overprotected Kahoko." Kahoko is busy running her daycare center "Kahoko House" and also doing housework. Things at work and home are not going smoothly. "Kahoko House" is in financial difficulties and she isn't very good with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Higurashi
CAST:  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Saburo Tokito

Set one year after drama series "Overprotected Kahoko." Kahoko is busy running her daycare center "Kahoko House" and also doing housework. Things at work and home are not going smoothly. "Kahoko House" is in financial difficulties and she isn't very good with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Higurashi
CAST:  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Saburo Tokito

One in a hundred thousand (2012)

Tamura Masakazu plays Shohei Yamauchi, a freelance reporter obsessed with finding out the truth about a traffic accident in which his beloved daughter died. Judging by the photo of the accident, which appeared in the news described by photojournalists as "one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Rina Uchiyama

Tamura Masakazu plays Shohei Yamauchi, a freelance reporter obsessed with finding out the truth about a traffic accident in which his beloved daughter died. Judging by the photo of the accident, which appeared in the news described by photojournalists as "one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Rina Uchiyama

Wadaiko Girls (2021)

Born and raised in a wealthy family, Tamaki Matsuzawa was at the top of the hierarchy at a missionary school for young ladies, but when her father's company went bankrupt, her life changed forever. Unable to tell her friends about her situation, she finds herself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Okuaki
CAST:  Ayaka Konno  •  Sayu Kubota  •  Riko Nagase  •  Mizuki Itagaki

Born and raised in a wealthy family, Tamaki Matsuzawa was at the top of the hierarchy at a missionary school for young ladies, but when her father's company went bankrupt, her life changed forever. Unable to tell her friends about her situation, she finds herself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Okuaki
CAST:  Ayaka Konno  •  Sayu Kubota  •  Riko Nagase  •  Mizuki Itagaki

Horimiya (2021)

Miyamura is quiet and keeps to himself, and honors student Kyoko is cheerful and popular. They are polar opposites but both have a secret persona that no one knows about. They get to know each other after randomly discovering each other's secret side.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hana Matsumoto
CAST:  Ouji Suzuka  •  Sayu Kubota  •  Jin Suzuki  •  Rion Okamoto

Miyamura is quiet and keeps to himself, and honors student Kyoko is cheerful and popular. They are polar opposites but both have a secret persona that no one knows about. They get to know each other after randomly discovering each other's secret side.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hana Matsumoto
CAST:  Ouji Suzuka  •  Sayu Kubota  •  Jin Suzuki  •  Rion Okamoto

20dB (2020)

After Hiyori is admitted to the hospital, Uta goes around recording sounds from the memories, wishing for her to regain consciousness. She believes that they can return to that day. As she traces their memories, she makes a discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nishiyama
CAST:  Sayu Kubota  •  Konatsu Kato

After Hiyori is admitted to the hospital, Uta goes around recording sounds from the memories, wishing for her to regain consciousness. She believes that they can return to that day. As she traces their memories, she makes a discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nishiyama
CAST:  Sayu Kubota  •  Konatsu Kato

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DIRECTION:  Kosuke Suzuki
CAST:  Takanori Iwata  •  Mitsuko Oka  •  Mikako Yoshida  •  Takaaki Enoki

It Is Not Good, Maybe. (2023)

Kaminiida Midori is a member of "Pon Poko Pi", a three-person streamer group. The number of views of their videos has been dropping and Midori has been tasked by her friends to be the "test subject" of a surprise documentary project, "Let a cute girl approach a guy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iseda Seyama
CAST:  Ai Yoshikawa  •  Amane Okayama  •  Sayu Kubota  •  Yuki Inoue

Kaminiida Midori is a member of "Pon Poko Pi", a three-person streamer group. The number of views of their videos has been dropping and Midori has been tasked by her friends to be the "test subject" of a surprise documentary project, "Let a cute girl approach a guy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iseda Seyama
CAST:  Ai Yoshikawa  •  Amane Okayama  •  Sayu Kubota  •  Yuki Inoue

Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023)

Wakaba is many things: one of the most kawaii grade-schoolers ever and someone with a particularly strong sense of righteousness. So when she witnesses her dorky classmate Koki being pushed around by two bullies, she can’t help but stand up for him. Not used to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken'ichi Ugana
CAST:  Sayu Kubota  •  Yuzu Aoki  •  Riko Fukikoshi  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Wakaba is many things: one of the most kawaii grade-schoolers ever and someone with a particularly strong sense of righteousness. So when she witnesses her dorky classmate Koki being pushed around by two bullies, she can’t help but stand up for him. Not used to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken'ichi Ugana
CAST:  Sayu Kubota  •  Yuzu Aoki  •  Riko Fukikoshi  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi