Kana Kurashina

Kana Kurshina is a Japanese actress and model. She was born December 23rd, 1987 in the Minami ward of Kumamoto City in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Nicknamed Kana-chan, she is represented by SMA Entertainment.

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The Extreme Sukiyaki (2013)

Former college buddies Horaguchi and Okawa suddenly reunite on a whim after 15 years apart and try to resume their friendship by planning a trip together. Meanwhile, Okawa’s live-in girlfriend Kaede and the pair's old friend Kyoko get roped into joining them. Soon, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiro Maeda
CAST:  Arata Iura  •  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Kana Kurashina

Former college buddies Horaguchi and Okawa suddenly reunite on a whim after 15 years apart and try to resume their friendship by planning a trip together. Meanwhile, Okawa’s live-in girlfriend Kaede and the pair's old friend Kyoko get roped into joining them. Soon, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiro Maeda
CAST:  Arata Iura  •  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Kana Kurashina

Kids Return: The Reunion (2013)

Set 10 years after "Kids Return." Shinji and Masaru have graduated from high school with different paths in their lives. Shinji attempted to become boxer and Masaru a yakuza. They both tried to rise to the top of their respective fields.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shimizu
CAST:  Yuta Hiraoka  •  Takahiro Miura  •  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi  •  Kana Kurashina

Set 10 years after "Kids Return." Shinji and Masaru have graduated from high school with different paths in their lives. Shinji attempted to become boxer and Masaru a yakuza. They both tried to rise to the top of their respective fields.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shimizu
CAST:  Yuta Hiraoka  •  Takahiro Miura  •  Hiroyuki Ikeuchi  •  Kana Kurashina

See You Tomorrow, Everyone (2013)

After Satoru Watarai graduated from elementary school, he dropped out of school and decided to live within his apartment complex, never to venture outside. Satoru Watari then meets his old friends as they are coming back from their middle school classes. Satoru has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Gaku Hamada  •  Bengal  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Kento Nagayama

After Satoru Watarai graduated from elementary school, he dropped out of school and decided to live within his apartment complex, never to venture outside. Satoru Watari then meets his old friends as they are coming back from their middle school classes. Satoru has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Nakamura
CAST:  Gaku Hamada  •  Bengal  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Kento Nagayama

Dreams for Sale (2012)

After losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to rebuild their shattered finances: marrying the husband off to a series of lonely women and defrauding them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miwa Nishikawa
CAST:  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Takako Matsu  •  Kyosuke Yabe

After losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to rebuild their shattered finances: marrying the husband off to a series of lonely women and defrauding them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miwa Nishikawa
CAST:  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Takako Matsu  •  Kyosuke Yabe

700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police (2008)

Set on the backdrop of 1979 a group of troublemaking teenagers led by Mamachari (Hayato Ichihara) decide to prank Chuzai-san (Kuranosuke Sasaki) the local police officer who caught Mamachari’s friend Saijo (Takuya Ishida) for speeding on his scooter, Chuzai-san ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renpei Tsukamoto
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Maki Sakai

Set on the backdrop of 1979 a group of troublemaking teenagers led by Mamachari (Hayato Ichihara) decide to prank Chuzai-san (Kuranosuke Sasaki) the local police officer who caught Mamachari’s friend Saijo (Takuya Ishida) for speeding on his scooter, Chuzai-san ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renpei Tsukamoto
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Maki Sakai

Chinyuki (2016)

Genzo is a monk on his way to Tianzhu (early East Asian name for India). Along the way, he happens to visit a house and meets an old couple. The couple has an adopted son, Taro Yamada (Kenichi Matsuyama). They ask Genzo to rehabilitate Taro who makes trouble with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Junpei Mizobata  •  Yoichi Nukumizu

Genzo is a monk on his way to Tianzhu (early East Asian name for India). Along the way, he happens to visit a house and meets an old couple. The couple has an adopted son, Taro Yamada (Kenichi Matsuyama). They ask Genzo to rehabilitate Taro who makes trouble with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Junpei Mizobata  •  Yoichi Nukumizu

The Last Witness (2015)

Sadato Sakata was a highly regarded public prosecutor but now has his own law practice and specializes in criminal cases. One day, Sadato accepts a request to defend a successful businessman accused of murdering a woman he was having an affair with. The crime ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryosuke Kanezaki
CAST:  Takaya Kamikawa  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Ken Ishiguro

Sadato Sakata was a highly regarded public prosecutor but now has his own law practice and specializes in criminal cases. One day, Sadato accepts a request to defend a successful businessman accused of murdering a woman he was having an affair with. The crime ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryosuke Kanezaki
CAST:  Takaya Kamikawa  •  Yuki Matsushita  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Ken Ishiguro

Far Away, So Close (2013)

27-year-old Sakumi Shimura lost the last 10 years of her memory from a car accident. Sakumi can only remember events up to when she was 17-years-old, but she accepts her fate and tries to stay positive. Nevertheless, Sakumi is bothered by the loss of her memory. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiko Nagasawa
CAST:  Kana Kurashina  •  Yûta Nakano  •  Kana  •  Kurumi Shimizu

27-year-old Sakumi Shimura lost the last 10 years of her memory from a car accident. Sakumi can only remember events up to when she was 17-years-old, but she accepts her fate and tries to stay positive. Nevertheless, Sakumi is bothered by the loss of her memory. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiko Nagasawa
CAST:  Kana Kurashina  •  Yûta Nakano  •  Kana  •  Kurumi Shimizu

Super Cub (2008)

Bike runner Takeshi was doing bike race without police noticing him in public road. But one day, he is caught by motorcycle policeman during the race. His important bike is confiscated and his father cuts off financial help. Disappointed, Takeshi started working at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Muroga
CAST:  Shigemitsu Ogi  •  Nao Nagasawa  •  Motoki Ochiai  •  Toru Kazama

Bike runner Takeshi was doing bike race without police noticing him in public road. But one day, he is caught by motorcycle policeman during the race. His important bike is confiscated and his father cuts off financial help. Disappointed, Takeshi started working at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Muroga
CAST:  Shigemitsu Ogi  •  Nao Nagasawa  •  Motoki Ochiai  •  Toru Kazama

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

Under One Umbrella (2018)

Satsuki Takashima's father Rokuro Shinonome has been missing for twenty five years. She obtains information and a lead and travels to a village to find the missing man. She finds her father and finds out he has a new family now.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Takuma
CAST:  Kana Kurashina  •  Hayato Ichihara  •  Danshun Tatekawa  •  Tomoyo Harada

Satsuki Takashima's father Rokuro Shinonome has been missing for twenty five years. She obtains information and a lead and travels to a village to find the missing man. She finds her father and finds out he has a new family now.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Takuma
CAST:  Kana Kurashina  •  Hayato Ichihara  •  Danshun Tatekawa  •  Tomoyo Harada

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DIRECTION:  Yasushi Ueda
CAST:  Haruma Miura  •  Mai Shiraishi  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Toshiaki Karasawa

Kohaku no yume (2018)

a TV drama special based on the life of SUNTORY's founder Shinjiro Torii  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidekazu Matsuda
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Rei Dan  •  Namase Katsuhisa  •  Shunsuke Daitoh

a TV drama special based on the life of SUNTORY's founder Shinjiro Torii  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidekazu Matsuda
CAST:  Seiyo Uchino  •  Rei Dan  •  Namase Katsuhisa  •  Shunsuke Daitoh

Super Cub 2 (2008)

Direct to video sequel to Super Cub.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Muroga
CAST:  Kana Kurashina  •  Shigemitsu Ogi  •  Keita Saito  •  Motoki Ochiai

Direct to video sequel to Super Cub.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Muroga
CAST:  Kana Kurashina  •  Shigemitsu Ogi  •  Keita Saito  •  Motoki Ochiai

Light Ahead (2010)

Kii, a young woman who isn't good at studying or sports, finds her passion in life through amateur photography. While trying to take a good shot one afternoon, she meets fledgling singer Yuu by chance and together they move towards the light of accomplishing their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintaro Ehara
CAST:  Yuya Matsushita  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Reiko Tokita  •  Layla Aoyama

Kii, a young woman who isn't good at studying or sports, finds her passion in life through amateur photography. While trying to take a good shot one afternoon, she meets fledgling singer Yuu by chance and together they move towards the light of accomplishing their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintaro Ehara
CAST:  Yuya Matsushita  •  Kana Kurashina  •  Reiko Tokita  •  Layla Aoyama

Sazae-san 3 (2011)

A TV special movie aired in Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Nishiura
CAST:  Arisa Mizuki  •  Aya Hirano  •  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Hisako Sasaki

A TV special movie aired in Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Nishiura
CAST:  Arisa Mizuki  •  Aya Hirano  •  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Hisako Sasaki

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CAST:  Kana Kurashina

Miracle classroom (2014)

Yanagi Shuji is terrible at being a monk, as he just wants to have fun all the time. His father is the Chief Monk of the Yagira Temple, and Shuji is expected to take over the role eventually.Unfortunately, Shuji is not only not cut out to be a monk, one day, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jin Kurihara
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Mocomichi Hayami  •  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Suzuki Kosuke

Yanagi Shuji is terrible at being a monk, as he just wants to have fun all the time. His father is the Chief Monk of the Yagira Temple, and Shuji is expected to take over the role eventually.Unfortunately, Shuji is not only not cut out to be a monk, one day, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jin Kurihara
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Mocomichi Hayami  •  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Suzuki Kosuke

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DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai  •  Genta Satou
CAST:  Tamori  •  Oshima Yuko  •  Hideaki Ito  •  Katsumi Takahashi
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