Aki Kajiwara

Japanese actress and screenwriter.

The Rocking Horsemen (1992)

It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With three friends, he forms a band called "The Rocking Horsemen." A warm and comic glimpse into high-school and small-town life in Japan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Bengal  •  Ryo Amamiya  •  Aiko Asano

It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With three friends, he forms a band called "The Rocking Horsemen." A warm and comic glimpse into high-school and small-town life in Japan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Bengal  •  Ryo Amamiya  •  Aiko Asano

OLDK (2004)

A woman as the main character, love and friendship, and one of the  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Hara
CAST:  Mina Shimizu  •  Masaki Miura  •  Fujiko  •  Satoshi Ichijo

A woman as the main character, love and friendship, and one of the  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Hara
CAST:  Mina Shimizu  •  Masaki Miura  •  Fujiko  •  Satoshi Ichijo

The Cherry Orchard (1990)

At an all-girls school, a group of girls prepare for a stage performance of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Hiroko Nakajima  •  Miho Tsumiki  •  Yasuyo Shirashima  •  Miho Miyazawa

At an all-girls school, a group of girls prepare for a stage performance of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Hiroko Nakajima  •  Miho Tsumiki  •  Yasuyo Shirashima  •  Miho Miyazawa

The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (2012)

Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, this boldly erotic yet movingly tender portrait of a group of vulnerable, variously wounded people — a depressed housewife, her high-school-aged lover, and his best friend, who is struggling to provide for himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuki Tanada
CAST:  Kento Nagayama  •  Tomoko Tabata  •  Mieko Harada  •  Takahiro Miura

Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, this boldly erotic yet movingly tender portrait of a group of vulnerable, variously wounded people — a depressed housewife, her high-school-aged lover, and his best friend, who is struggling to provide for himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuki Tanada
CAST:  Kento Nagayama  •  Tomoko Tabata  •  Mieko Harada  •  Takahiro Miura

Night of the Shooting Stars (2003)

Working long hours in the emergency room, nurse Kana Aoshima befriends musician and frequent hospital patient Shogo Amami. Shogo's therapy visits for his muteness and blindness happen to frequently coincide with Kana's shift, which enables the nurse to get to know ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Togashi
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Riho Makise

Working long hours in the emergency room, nurse Kana Aoshima befriends musician and frequent hospital patient Shogo Amami. Shogo's therapy visits for his muteness and blindness happen to frequently coincide with Kana's shift, which enables the nurse to get to know ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin Togashi
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Riho Makise

Barber's Sorrow (2002)

A S&M comedy about a masochist barber.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Toshiki Ayata  •  Seiji Chihara  •  Akira Emoto  •  Aki Kajiwara

A S&M comedy about a masochist barber.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Toshiki Ayata  •  Seiji Chihara  •  Akira Emoto  •  Aki Kajiwara

Nagai Go no Horror Gekijo: Mannequin (1992)

A student girl, derided and continually persecuted by her classmates, is preparing a mannequin with a suit of her own creation for a fashion contest; her classmates are envious because the girl is really good and so they decides to damage both suit and mannequin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidehiro Ito
CAST:  Sakurako Akino  •  Aki Kajiwara  •  Ai Komori  •  Anna Takamizawa

A student girl, derided and continually persecuted by her classmates, is preparing a mannequin with a suit of her own creation for a fashion contest; her classmates are envious because the girl is really good and so they decides to damage both suit and mannequin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidehiro Ito
CAST:  Sakurako Akino  •  Aki Kajiwara  •  Ai Komori  •  Anna Takamizawa

Nostradamus Metsuboroku: Idenshi no Shinseiki (1999)

In 1999, the human race had reached the time of the end. Military balance is lost in the wake of the nuclear test of a certain country, the threat of nuclear war had been swept.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fujirô Mitsuishi
CAST:  Miyuki Komatsu  •  Kenji Mizuhashi  •  Rin Sakiyama  •  Chino Mizuki

In 1999, the human race had reached the time of the end. Military balance is lost in the wake of the nuclear test of a certain country, the threat of nuclear war had been swept.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fujirô Mitsuishi
CAST:  Miyuki Komatsu  •  Kenji Mizuhashi  •  Rin Sakiyama  •  Chino Mizuki

Déracine (2004)

A mysterious street-painter, Jouji, wanders aimlessly, homeless. Together with his homeless pals, he makes his living by selling his paintings on the street. His paintings, dynamically exploding on pieces of cardboard, catch the eyes of Kyoko, an art dealer. He can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Eiji Okuda  •  Asuka Kurosawa  •  Aki Kajiwara  •  Makoto Kaketa

A mysterious street-painter, Jouji, wanders aimlessly, homeless. Together with his homeless pals, he makes his living by selling his paintings on the street. His paintings, dynamically exploding on pieces of cardboard, catch the eyes of Kyoko, an art dealer. He can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Eiji Okuda  •  Asuka Kurosawa  •  Aki Kajiwara  •  Makoto Kaketa

Ichigo Chips (2005)

Ichigo no kakera deals with a female manga artist Ichigo Nekoda (Miyazawa), whose career is heading into a downward spiral as she can't reinvent the success of her 12 year old hit the Cherry Road. Now in her early 30's she's become quite fond of alcohol and egoism ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara  •  Tsutomu Takahashi
CAST:  Maki Carrousel  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Aki Kajiwara  •  Yoshino Kimura

Ichigo no kakera deals with a female manga artist Ichigo Nekoda (Miyazawa), whose career is heading into a downward spiral as she can't reinvent the success of her 12 year old hit the Cherry Road. Now in her early 30's she's become quite fond of alcohol and egoism ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara  •  Tsutomu Takahashi
CAST:  Maki Carrousel  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Aki Kajiwara  •  Yoshino Kimura

My Easygoing Sister (2004)

A young man writes a novel about his forbidden love with his sister, who works overtime in the office on a holiday. Based on the manga of the same name by Naoki Yamamoto, and covering the manga's inspiration source, Juro Kara's "Anjuko's Shoes" and Ogai Mori's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Shichiri
CAST:  Aki Kajiwara  •  Sadaharu Shioda  •  Minami Omori  •  Reina Hosoda

A young man writes a novel about his forbidden love with his sister, who works overtime in the office on a holiday. Based on the manga of the same name by Naoki Yamamoto, and covering the manga's inspiration source, Juro Kara's "Anjuko's Shoes" and Ogai Mori's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Shichiri
CAST:  Aki Kajiwara  •  Sadaharu Shioda  •  Minami Omori  •  Reina Hosoda