Kaya Kiyohara

Kiyohara Kaya is a Japanese actress and model. She was born in Osaka and is represented by Amuse. Kaya is the winner of the "Amuse Audition Festival 2014" Grand Prix. She is also the exclusive model for fashion magazine "Seventeen". Her acting in "The Invisible Cradle" had won her three awards, which are "New Face Award" and "Annual Grand Prize Newcomer Award" in 2018 and "Best Actress in the Tokyo Drama Awards" in 2019. She had appeared in various commercials, starred in music videos as well as shows. She will be starring in next year's asadora "Okaeri Mone".

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Chihayafuru: Part II (2016)

After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Mackenyu  •  Mayu Matsuoka

After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Mackenyu  •  Mayu Matsuoka

Typhoon Noruda (2015)

As an unexpected typhoon bears down on a small tropical island, a group of students trapped at school find themselves forced to put aside their personal issues and work together. Not only to save themselves, but possibly the lives of everyone on the planet!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Arai
CAST:  Shuhei Nomura  •  Daichi Kaneko  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Hideki Kojima

As an unexpected typhoon bears down on a small tropical island, a group of students trapped at school find themselves forced to put aside their personal issues and work together. Not only to save themselves, but possibly the lives of everyone on the planet!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Arai
CAST:  Shuhei Nomura  •  Daichi Kaneko  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Hideki Kojima

Chihayafuru: Part III (2018)

Story takes place 2 years after "Chihayafuru Part 2" and Chihaya is now a high school senior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Mackenyu  •  Mone Kamishiraishi

Story takes place 2 years after "Chihayafuru Part 2" and Chihaya is now a high school senior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Mackenyu  •  Mone Kamishiraishi

Yurigokoro (2017)

Ryosuke has a bright future. He just opened a successful restaurant and hopes to tie the knot soon with his alluring girlfriend. But then his father declares he has pancreatic cancer and his betrothed vanishes without a trace. In his father’s belongings, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Kumazawa
CAST:  Yuriko Yoshitaka  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Aimi Satsukawa

Ryosuke has a bright future. He just opened a successful restaurant and hopes to tie the knot soon with his alluring girlfriend. But then his father declares he has pancreatic cancer and his betrothed vanishes without a trace. In his father’s belongings, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Kumazawa
CAST:  Yuriko Yoshitaka  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Aimi Satsukawa

March Goes out Like a Lamb (2017)

The time spent between professional Shogi player Kiriyama and his three stories helps to heal his wounds. As he prepares to secure another win in an upcoming tournament, the father who left the three sisters appears and disturbs the peace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keishi Otomo
CAST:  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Shota Sometani

The time spent between professional Shogi player Kiriyama and his three stories helps to heal his wounds. As he prepares to secure another win in an upcoming tournament, the father who left the three sisters appears and disturbs the peace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keishi Otomo
CAST:  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Shota Sometani

March Comes in Like a Lion (2017)

Rei Kiriyama is a 17-years-old shogi (Japanese chess) player. He debuted as a professional shogi player when he was in middle school. He lives by himself in Tokyo, because his parents and younger sister died in an traffic accident when he was little. One day, Rei ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keishi Otomo
CAST:  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Shota Sometani

Rei Kiriyama is a 17-years-old shogi (Japanese chess) player. He debuted as a professional shogi player when he was in middle school. He lives by himself in Tokyo, because his parents and younger sister died in an traffic accident when he was little. One day, Rei ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keishi Otomo
CAST:  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Shota Sometani

Tomorrow I Will Date With Yesterday's You (2016)

Takatoshi Minamiyama majors in art at an university in Kyoto. On the train to the school, he sees Emi Fukuju and falls in love with her at first sight. Gathering up all his courage, he speaks to her. They begin to date and enjoy happy days together, but Emi reveals ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Nana Komatsu  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Yuki Yamada

Takatoshi Minamiyama majors in art at an university in Kyoto. On the train to the school, he sees Emi Fukuju and falls in love with her at first sight. Gathering up all his courage, he speaks to her. They begin to date and enjoy happy days together, but Emi reveals ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Nana Komatsu  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Yuki Yamada

Day and Night (2019)

A man suicides causing ruin for his family, reasons are unknown, but his son will decide to take revenge after a succesion of events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Shinnosuke Abe  •  Masanobu Ando  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Tetsushi Tanaka

A man suicides causing ruin for his family, reasons are unknown, but his son will decide to take revenge after a succesion of events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Shinnosuke Abe  •  Masanobu Ando  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Tetsushi Tanaka

Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito (2019)

Not having the courage to love, Toru became an adult. One day, he meets his and old friend who happens to find a poem which changes will his fate. This will make Toru gain enough courage to face love once again. He meets a girl Nagi who is bond into his fate, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Kawamura
CAST:  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Hiroki Iijima  •  Yuri Nakamura

Not having the courage to love, Toru became an adult. One day, he meets his and old friend who happens to find a poem which changes will his fate. This will make Toru gain enough courage to face love once again. He meets a girl Nagi who is bond into his fate, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Kawamura
CAST:  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Hiroki Iijima  •  Yuri Nakamura

Strawberry Song (2019)

Kota runs into his old friend Chika on the anniversary of their friend's death. They plan to meet again in a year, but their feelings are complicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintaro Sugawara
CAST:  Yutaro Furutachi  •  Shizuka Ishibashi  •  Emi Wakui  •  Kazunobu Mineta

Kota runs into his old friend Chika on the anniversary of their friend's death. They plan to meet again in a year, but their feelings are complicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintaro Sugawara
CAST:  Yutaro Furutachi  •  Shizuka Ishibashi  •  Emi Wakui  •  Kazunobu Mineta

Les Misérables (2019)

This feature drama, produced to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fuji TV, is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic masterpiece Les Miserables set in the 1990s in Japan. In Kobe in 1993, Jun Baba gets taken to a juvenile prison due to a killing of a man who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michiko Namiki
CAST:  Dean Fujioka  •  Arata Iura  •  Mizuki Yamamoto  •  Ryo Yoshizawa

This feature drama, produced to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fuji TV, is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic masterpiece Les Miserables set in the 1990s in Japan. In Kobe in 1993, Jun Baba gets taken to a juvenile prison due to a killing of a man who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michiko Namiki
CAST:  Dean Fujioka  •  Arata Iura  •  Mizuki Yamamoto  •  Ryo Yoshizawa

My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (2021)

Kiyosumi’s affection for his schoolmate Hari grows after he saves her from bullying, but a dark secret she’s unwilling to share threatens their bond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Anna Ishii  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Kaya Kiyohara

Kiyosumi’s affection for his schoolmate Hari grows after he saves her from bullying, but a dark secret she’s unwilling to share threatens their bond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Anna Ishii  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Kaya Kiyohara

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020)

With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kotaro Tamura
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Yume Miyamoto  •  Kazuyuki Okitsu

With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kotaro Tamura
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Yume Miyamoto  •  Kazuyuki Okitsu

The Door into Summer (2021)

A pioneering roboticist awakens in 2025 after decades in cryosleep. To change the past and reunite with his adopted sister, he seeks a way back to 1995.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Kento Yamazaki  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Naohito Fujiki  •  Natsuna Watanabe

A pioneering roboticist awakens in 2025 after decades in cryosleep. To change the past and reunite with his adopted sister, he seeks a way back to 1995.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Kento Yamazaki  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Naohito Fujiki  •  Natsuna Watanabe

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

The Brightest Roof in the Universe (2020)

14 year-old schoolgirl Tsubame is into university student Toru. She sees him in her area and really wants to be his. She struggles with how to inform him of her love. Then her stepmother becomes pregnant and she is distracted with that development. The one reliable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Kentaro Ito  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

14 year-old schoolgirl Tsubame is into university student Toru. She sees him in her area and really wants to be his. She struggles with how to inform him of her love. Then her stepmother becomes pregnant and she is distracted with that development. The one reliable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michihito Fujii
CAST:  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Kentaro Ito  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hope (2020)

Kazuto Ishikawa is a first-class architect. He is married to Kiyomi. They have a son, Tadashi, who attends high school and a daughter, Miyabi, who attends middle school. They live together in a refined home, designed by Kazuto. An injury causes Tadashi to quit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Yuriko Ishida  •  Koshi Mizukami  •  Kaya Kiyohara

Kazuto Ishikawa is a first-class architect. He is married to Kiyomi. They have a son, Tadashi, who attends high school and a daughter, Miyabi, who attends middle school. They live together in a refined home, designed by Kazuto. An injury causes Tadashi to quit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Yuriko Ishida  •  Koshi Mizukami  •  Kaya Kiyohara

You're Not Normal, Either! (2021)

Ono Yasuomi is a cram school teacher with poor communication skills. He hopes to get married but doesn't know what ordinary means and feels awkward on dates with women. He asks Kasumi, a student who knows lots of trivia about romance, to teach him the meaning of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kôji Maeda
CAST:  Ryo Narita  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Rika Izumi  •  Kotaro Koizumi

Ono Yasuomi is a cram school teacher with poor communication skills. He hopes to get married but doesn't know what ordinary means and feels awkward on dates with women. He asks Kasumi, a student who knows lots of trivia about romance, to teach him the meaning of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kôji Maeda
CAST:  Ryo Narita  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Rika Izumi  •  Kotaro Koizumi

In the Wake (2021)

Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Mitsuko Baisho

Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahisa Zeze
CAST:  Takeru Satoh  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Kaya Kiyohara  •  Mitsuko Baisho

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DIRECTION:  Yukinori Kida
CAST:  Haruna Kawaguchi  •  Yo Oizumi  •  Kasumi Ishikawa  •  Kaya Kiyohara
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