Sei Ashina
Sei Ashina was born Igarashi Aya, and assumed the stage name Sei Ashina. Prior to her acting career, Ashina was a model. She made her acting debut in the 2002 TBS Television series The Tail of Happiness (しあわせのシッポ）, modeling that year in magazines including Shogakukan's CanCam and Shueisha's Pinky, and was best known for starring as Hime in Kamen Rider Hibiki. She was also known for her role as The Girl, an unnamed concubine, in Silk (2007).
Silk (2007)
Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, this visually stunning film tells the story of a French trader who finds unexpected love far away from home. (more)
Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, this visually stunning film tells the story of a French trader who finds unexpected love far away from home. (more)
Elevator Trap (2009)
Japanese film directed by Keisuke Horibe. Three seemingly unacquainted men and a woman find themselves trapped in an elevator. As the hours pass and the level of anxiety rise, we realize the elevator trap is in fact a trap, but hatched by which of the parties and ... (more)
Japanese film directed by Keisuke Horibe. Three seemingly unacquainted men and a woman find themselves trapped in an elevator. As the hours pass and the level of anxiety rise, we realize the elevator trap is in fact a trap, but hatched by which of the parties and ... (more)
Koibone (2005)
A string of brutal murders takes a bizarre turn of events when newly transferred student Ryouko begins to see ghosts roaming the school hallways. (more)
A string of brutal murders takes a bizarre turn of events when newly transferred student Ryouko begins to see ghosts roaming the school hallways. (more)
The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011)
"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a spirit. Yu Kao, who is from the lower class, give comfort to Genji's ... (more)
"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a spirit. Yu Kao, who is from the lower class, give comfort to Genji's ... (more)
Hard Romanticker (2011)
Writer-director Gu Su-yeon's new film draws on his own semiautobiographical account of growing up as a delinquent zainichi Korean (Japanese-born, but of Korean ancestry) in the seaside city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, a working-class hellhole ... (more)
Writer-director Gu Su-yeon's new film draws on his own semiautobiographical account of growing up as a delinquent zainichi Korean (Japanese-born, but of Korean ancestry) in the seaside city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, a working-class hellhole ... (more)
World's End / Girl Friend (2005)
Shinnosuke and Misawa are joint managers of a Bonsai shop. Suddenly Shinnosuke's childhood friend Haruko turns up. She has split up with her boyfriend and finds herself out on the streets. Shinnosuke starts to like her and really wants to cheer her up, but he can't ... (more)
Shinnosuke and Misawa are joint managers of a Bonsai shop. Suddenly Shinnosuke's childhood friend Haruko turns up. She has split up with her boyfriend and finds herself out on the streets. Shinnosuke starts to like her and really wants to cheer her up, but he can't ... (more)
Saru Lock: The Movie (2010)
Saru is a talented young locksmith who unlocks any kind of lock. He is, however, a complete fool when it comes to women. One day a girl Mayumi asks him to open a safe full of stolen money. Knowing nothing about it, Saru takes the money briefcase with Mayumi and ... (more)
Saru is a talented young locksmith who unlocks any kind of lock. He is, however, a complete fool when it comes to women. One day a girl Mayumi asks him to open a safe full of stolen money. Knowing nothing about it, Saru takes the money briefcase with Mayumi and ... (more)
Kamui (2009)
A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family. (more)
A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family. (more)
Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto (2009)
The story is about a group of university students who inevitably gets involved in playing a game of "Horumo" - a combat match where each person manipulates 100 spirits (referred to as "oni") to fight the opponent. Akira Abe, a freshman at Kyoto University student ... (more)
The story is about a group of university students who inevitably gets involved in playing a game of "Horumo" - a combat match where each person manipulates 100 spirits (referred to as "oni") to fight the opponent. Akira Abe, a freshman at Kyoto University student ... (more)
ST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the Movie (2015)
Pancakes (2014)
A lighthearted romantic comedy about different cultures. (more)
A lighthearted romantic comedy about different cultures. (more)
Specialist (2013)
Kusanagi plays a police detective who gets framed for a crime he didn't commit and had to spend the last 10 years in prison. However, he regains his job as a police officer and makes use of his specialized knowledge on criminal psychology to solve difficult cases. (more)
Kusanagi plays a police detective who gets framed for a crime he didn't commit and had to spend the last 10 years in prison. However, he regains his job as a police officer and makes use of his specialized knowledge on criminal psychology to solve difficult cases. (more)
Brutus's Heart (2011)
The Last Revenge (2011)
This is the true story of the last officially recorded case of adauchi, when a young man avenged the death of his father by brutally killing the murderers in broad daylight. Samurai revenge killings, or adauchi, was considered a rightful and noble act of honor and ... (more)
This is the true story of the last officially recorded case of adauchi, when a young man avenged the death of his father by brutally killing the murderers in broad daylight. Samurai revenge killings, or adauchi, was considered a rightful and noble act of honor and ... (more)
Nanase futatabi (2010)
A gifted psychic named Nanase teams up with other psychics in order to fight against a mysterious organization determined to hunt them down. (more)
A gifted psychic named Nanase teams up with other psychics in order to fight against a mysterious organization determined to hunt them down. (more)
Kingu gemu (2010)
5 girls and 5 guys find themselves mysteriously trapped in a room and are forced to play a psychological game of dare. (more)
5 girls and 5 guys find themselves mysteriously trapped in a room and are forced to play a psychological game of dare. (more)
Kaidan Horror Classics (2010)
Four short films based on ghost stories written by award winning modern Japanese writers. (more)
Four short films based on ghost stories written by award winning modern Japanese writers. (more)
Kazura (2010)
Bald Moriyama wants a new image and buys a wig. It works: suddenly he has a career and a girlfriend. But life is hard when you have to keep a secret. Perfect timing and handling of real-life anxieties plus brilliant comedians MIMURA and OOTAKE make WIG an ... (more)
Bald Moriyama wants a new image and buys a wig. It works: suddenly he has a career and a girlfriend. But life is hard when you have to keep a secret. Perfect timing and handling of real-life anxieties plus brilliant comedians MIMURA and OOTAKE make WIG an ... (more)
Je t'aime: I Am a Beast (2008)
Yuka, a troubled young woman who suddenly begins working part-time as a high-class call girl, finds unexpected romance while on the job. (more)
Yuka, a troubled young woman who suddenly begins working part-time as a high-class call girl, finds unexpected romance while on the job. (more)
Cycle Soul Apartment (2007)
When Miyata is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she decides to join a mass suicide pact with the members of a suicide website. However, the plan ends in failure when only the man that planned the whole thing ends up dying. The owner of the suicide site promises to ... (more)
When Miyata is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she decides to join a mass suicide pact with the members of a suicide website. However, the plan ends in failure when only the man that planned the whole thing ends up dying. The owner of the suicide site promises to ... (more)