Misaki Itō

Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)

Volunteer home-care worker Rika is assigned to visit a family, she is cursed and chased by two revengeful fiends: Kayako, a woman brutally murdered by her husband and her son Toshio. Each person that lives in or visits the haunted house is murdered or disappears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Megumi Okina  •  Yui Ichikawa  •  Misaki Itō  •  Kanji Tsuda

Volunteer home-care worker Rika is assigned to visit a family, she is cursed and chased by two revengeful fiends: Kayako, a woman brutally murdered by her husband and her son Toshio. Each person that lives in or visits the haunted house is murdered or disappears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Megumi Okina  •  Yui Ichikawa  •  Misaki Itō  •  Kanji Tsuda

About Love (2005)

Three stories are told, respectively set in Tokyo, Taipei, and Shanghai. The first two stories are about a Japanese person and a Taiwanese person. The last one is set in Shanghai with a story about a Japanese man and a Chinese woman. Some of the characters can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yibai  •  Ten Shimoyama  •  Yee Chin-Yen
CAST:  Chen Bolin  •  Mavis Fan  •  Yui Ichikawa  •  Misaki Itō

Three stories are told, respectively set in Tokyo, Taipei, and Shanghai. The first two stories are about a Japanese person and a Taiwanese person. The last one is set in Shanghai with a story about a Japanese man and a Chinese woman. Some of the characters can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yibai  •  Ten Shimoyama  •  Yee Chin-Yen
CAST:  Chen Bolin  •  Mavis Fan  •  Yui Ichikawa  •  Misaki Itō

Copycat Killer (2002)

Masahiro Nakai (SMAP) stars in this hit film based on the best-selling novel by Miyuki Miyabe. Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, the film also stars Tsutomu Yamazaki and Yoshino Kimura. The title “Mohouhan” means “copycat”, and it tells the story of a criminal who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Kanji Tsuda  •  Takashi Fujii  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Masahiro Nakai

Masahiro Nakai (SMAP) stars in this hit film based on the best-selling novel by Miyuki Miyabe. Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, the film also stars Tsutomu Yamazaki and Yoshino Kimura. The title “Mohouhan” means “copycat”, and it tells the story of a criminal who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Kanji Tsuda  •  Takashi Fujii  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Masahiro Nakai

Resurrection (2003)

When dead people starts returning to the small Japanese town of Aso, government official Kawada is dispatched to uncover the “truth”.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Yuriko Ishida  •  Show Aikawa

When dead people starts returning to the small Japanese town of Aso, government official Kawada is dispatched to uncover the “truth”.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Yuriko Ishida  •  Show Aikawa

Umineko - Inseparable (2004)

The shock of her fiance's sudden dissolution of their relationship causes university student, Miki, to lose her voice. While recuperating in a hospital in her hometown of Hakodate, she learns of the tragic life of her deceased mother, Kaoru, from her grandmother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Koichi Sato  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Mimura

The shock of her fiance's sudden dissolution of their relationship causes university student, Miki, to lose her voice. While recuperating in a hospital in her hometown of Hakodate, she learns of the tragic life of her deceased mother, Kaoru, from her grandmother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Koichi Sato  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Mimura

9 Souls (2003)

After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Toyoda
CAST:  Yoshio Harada  •  Chihara Junia  •  Asami Imajuku  •  Jun Inoue

After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiaki Toyoda
CAST:  Yoshio Harada  •  Chihara Junia  •  Asami Imajuku  •  Jun Inoue

Happy Together –All About My Dog– (2011)

A series of short stories explore the connection of love between dogs and people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Nagasaki
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Yuki Amami  •  Tae Kimura  •  Ryuta Sato

A series of short stories explore the connection of love between dogs and people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Nagasaki
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Yuki Amami  •  Tae Kimura  •  Ryuta Sato

Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen (2008)

In this direct continuation of the earlier special, Godai tries to figure out what to do with his life after college while competing with Kyoko's impossibly perfect tennis coach for her affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Akabane
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Taiki Nakabayashi  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Ittoku Kishibe

In this direct continuation of the earlier special, Godai tries to figure out what to do with his life after college while competing with Kyoko's impossibly perfect tennis coach for her affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Akabane
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Taiki Nakabayashi  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Ittoku Kishibe

Maison Ikkoku (2007)

Based on a hit manga by Takahashi Rumiko, this is a romantic comedy about the relationship of Otonashi Kyoko, the beautiful widow and manager of a boarding house and Godai Yusaku, a poor student tenant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Taiki Nakabayashi  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Ittoku Kishibe

Based on a hit manga by Takahashi Rumiko, this is a romantic comedy about the relationship of Otonashi Kyoko, the beautiful widow and manager of a boarding house and Godai Yusaku, a poor student tenant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Taiki Nakabayashi  •  Kayoko Kishimoto  •  Ittoku Kishibe

Face to Face (2003)

Japanese horror starring Stephen Fung as a man who dies in a skiing accident, only for his best friend to marry his wife and inherit his fortune. Supernatural hijinks ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Casey Chan Lai-Ying
CAST:  Stephen Fung  •  Misaki Itō  •  Natsuo Ishido  •  Shosuke Tanihara

Japanese horror starring Stephen Fung as a man who dies in a skiing accident, only for his best friend to marry his wife and inherit his fortune. Supernatural hijinks ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Casey Chan Lai-Ying
CAST:  Stephen Fung  •  Misaki Itō  •  Natsuo Ishido  •  Shosuke Tanihara

All About My Dog (2005)

A series of short stories all about dogs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato  •  Isshin Inudo  •  Akira Nagai  •  Atsushi Sanada  •  Yoshio Kuroda  •  Hideki Kuroda  •  Tetsuhisa Yazu
CAST:  Shido Nakamura  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Misaki Itō  •  Manami Konishi

A series of short stories all about dogs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinsuke Sato  •  Isshin Inudo  •  Akira Nagai  •  Atsushi Sanada  •  Yoshio Kuroda  •  Hideki Kuroda  •  Tetsuhisa Yazu
CAST:  Shido Nakamura  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Misaki Itō  •  Manami Konishi

Free and Easy 16 (2005)

Hama-chan meets a friendly US soldier on a trip to Nagasaki with Su-san. Su-san returns to Tokyo and is informed that Hama-chan has gone missing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Miyoko Asada  •  Jeremy Deschner  •  Aya Hirayama  •  Misaki Itō

Hama-chan meets a friendly US soldier on a trip to Nagasaki with Su-san. Su-san returns to Tokyo and is informed that Hama-chan has gone missing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Miyoko Asada  •  Jeremy Deschner  •  Aya Hirayama  •  Misaki Itō

Damejin (2006)

An off-beat comedy about 3 'damejin' (useless persons), who don't work and spend their lives doing nothing. They actually don't want to work. When they hear 'in India one can live without working' they take it seriously. They begin to raise the money to go to India ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Miki
CAST:  Ryuta Sato  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Yasuhito Hida  •  Eisuke Sasai

An off-beat comedy about 3 'damejin' (useless persons), who don't work and spend their lives doing nothing. They actually don't want to work. When they hear 'in India one can live without working' they take it seriously. They begin to raise the money to go to India ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Miki
CAST:  Ryuta Sato  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Yasuhito Hida  •  Eisuke Sasai

Tsubakiyama's Send Back (2006)

When middle-aged salary man Tsubakiyama suddenly dies, he leaves his family high and dry. But suddenly he's given another chance: a few days in which to return to Earth and straighten things out. The thing is, he's come back in the form of a strikingly beautiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Misaki Itō  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Emi Wakui

When middle-aged salary man Tsubakiyama suddenly dies, he leaves his family high and dry. But suddenly he's given another chance: a few days in which to return to Earth and straighten things out. The thing is, he's come back in the form of a strikingly beautiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Kono
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Misaki Itō  •  Hiroki Narimiya  •  Emi Wakui

Last Love (2007)

Akira was a sax player in New York, but retired from it because of his wife's sudden death. One day, Akira Agawa met Yui Uehara, a young woman who works for the cleaning station, and eventually reunited in New York. Since then, they have opened up their hearts and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Misaki Itō  •  Ei Morisako  •  Tsurutaro Kataoka

Akira was a sax player in New York, but retired from it because of his wife's sudden death. One day, Akira Agawa met Yui Uehara, a young woman who works for the cleaning station, and eventually reunited in New York. Since then, they have opened up their hearts and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Misaki Itō  •  Ei Morisako  •  Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special (2009)

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Tamori  •  Hayato Ichihara  •  Kanata Hongo  •  Mina Fujii

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Tamori  •  Hayato Ichihara  •  Kanata Hongo  •  Mina Fujii

Life Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara (2007)

Follows the life of Natsuki Iijima, a windsurfer from Japan, as he battles and ultimately loses his life to liver cancer. The first and only windsurfer to compete for 8 consecutive years in the World Cup Competition, Natsuki's diagnosis overwhelms him with fear and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takehiko Shinjo
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Takao Osawa  •  Miki Maya  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada

Follows the life of Natsuki Iijima, a windsurfer from Japan, as he battles and ultimately loses his life to liver cancer. The first and only windsurfer to compete for 8 consecutive years in the World Cup Competition, Natsuki's diagnosis overwhelms him with fear and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takehiko Shinjo
CAST:  Misaki Itō  •  Takao Osawa  •  Miki Maya  •  Yoshihiko Hakamada