Saki Terashima

The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming (2008)

Remake of a hit film from 1990, "The Cherry Orchard" which Nakahara himself directed, based on a popular comic book from Akimi Yoshida. The story takes place at a prestigious girls high school where everyone is oppressed with rules. One girl who just transferred to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Saki Fukuda  •  Saki Terashima  •  Anne Watanabe  •  Oshima Yuko

Remake of a hit film from 1990, "The Cherry Orchard" which Nakahara himself directed, based on a popular comic book from Akimi Yoshida. The story takes place at a prestigious girls high school where everyone is oppressed with rules. One girl who just transferred to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Saki Fukuda  •  Saki Terashima  •  Anne Watanabe  •  Oshima Yuko

Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)

In 2011, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a Japanese village that underwent destruction during both World War II and the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, and is now notable for the fireworks it launches annually in memory of the victims of war. She is there for two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Masahiro Takashima  •  Natsuki Harada  •  Minami Inomata

In 2011, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a Japanese village that underwent destruction during both World War II and the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, and is now notable for the fireworks it launches annually in memory of the victims of war. She is there for two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Masahiro Takashima  •  Natsuki Harada  •  Minami Inomata

Switching - Goodbye Me (2007)

After his parent's divorce, Kazuo Saito moves with his mother from Onomichi and must leave his girlfriend behind. At his new school, Kazuo is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend Kazumi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Misako Renbutsu  •  Naoyuki Morita  •  Misa Shimizu  •  Takuro Atsuki

After his parent's divorce, Kazuo Saito moves with his mother from Onomichi and must leave his girlfriend behind. At his new school, Kazuo is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend Kazumi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Misako Renbutsu  •  Naoyuki Morita  •  Misa Shimizu  •  Takuro Atsuki

Water Flower (2005)

Beautiful

Minako is at the age where her father is more like an alien to her than a person. The situation is exacerbated when he comes home drunk one night and tries to climb on top of her. Minako's mother deserted them for another man when Minako was a child. Now working as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusuke Kinoshita
CAST:  Azusa Hibino  •  Asuka Kurosawa  •  Tomi Nakaho  •  Himawari Ono

Minako is at the age where her father is more like an alien to her than a person. The situation is exacerbated when he comes home drunk one night and tries to climb on top of her. Minako's mother deserted them for another man when Minako was a child. Now working as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusuke Kinoshita
CAST:  Azusa Hibino  •  Asuka Kurosawa  •  Tomi Nakaho  •  Himawari Ono

Seven Weeks (2014)

Relatives gather from afar in wintery Ashibetsu upon the death of patriarch Mitsuo. A mysterious woman named Nobuko suddenly shows up. Her appearance gradually exposes wartime secrets and Mitsuo's unknown past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Tōru Shinagawa  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Yumi Adachi  •  Takao Ito

Relatives gather from afar in wintery Ashibetsu upon the death of patriarch Mitsuo. A mysterious woman named Nobuko suddenly shows up. Her appearance gradually exposes wartime secrets and Mitsuo's unknown past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Tōru Shinagawa  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Yumi Adachi  •  Takao Ito

Twilight Syndrome: Dead Cruise (2008)

In this J-horror flick based on a popular videogame series, honor students on a senior cruise get trapped in an alternate reality game brought on board by their vindictive classmate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa
CAST:  Megumi Seki  •  Naoki Nokubo  •  Saki Terashima  •  Ryota Murai

In this J-horror flick based on a popular videogame series, honor students on a senior cruise get trapped in an alternate reality game brought on board by their vindictive classmate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa
CAST:  Megumi Seki  •  Naoki Nokubo  •  Saki Terashima  •  Ryota Murai

The Motive (2004)

Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Takehiro Murata  •  Saki Terashima  •  Miyoko Akaza  •  Toshie Negishi

Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Takehiro Murata  •  Saki Terashima  •  Miyoko Akaza  •  Toshie Negishi

Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)

The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of screenings will be an all-night marathon of Japanese war films. When lightning strikes the theater, three young men in the audience find themselves thrown back in time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Takuro Atsuki  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Takahito Hosoyamada  •  Rei Yoshida

The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of screenings will be an all-night marathon of Japanese war films. When lightning strikes the theater, three young men in the audience find themselves thrown back in time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Takuro Atsuki  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Takahito Hosoyamada  •  Rei Yoshida

Blue Song - Proud of My Voice (2006)

Story concerns teen amateurs trying to make their musical marks, set in Mutsu, Aomori, Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Kaneda
CAST:  Gaku Hamada  •  Satoshi Tomiura  •  Motoki Ochiai  •  Saki Terashima

Story concerns teen amateurs trying to make their musical marks, set in Mutsu, Aomori, Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Kaneda
CAST:  Gaku Hamada  •  Satoshi Tomiura  •  Motoki Ochiai  •  Saki Terashima

Kimi ni todoku koe (2008)

Drama about a young doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshi Shioya
CAST:  EXILE MAKIDAI  •  Tokuma Nishioka  •  Tetta Sugimoto  •  Saki Terashima

Drama about a young doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshi Shioya
CAST:  EXILE MAKIDAI  •  Tokuma Nishioka  •  Tetta Sugimoto  •  Saki Terashima

Sad Boyfriend (2009)

37 year old sales manager Iwatsu is so caught up in work, he's unable to truly live his life. One night while looking at his graduation album on his phone, he receives a sudden call from a girl named Kana. He's taken to his hometown Kobe, where he lived as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōka Kusano
CAST:  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Saki Terashima  •  Yuya Matsushita  •  Rina Uchiyama

37 year old sales manager Iwatsu is so caught up in work, he's unable to truly live his life. One night while looking at his graduation album on his phone, he receives a sudden call from a girl named Kana. He's taken to his hometown Kobe, where he lived as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōka Kusano
CAST:  Yasufumi Terawaki  •  Saki Terashima  •  Yuya Matsushita  •  Rina Uchiyama

The Intermission (2013)

A unique black comedy set in Ginza Cinepathos, a long-established movie theater that closes at the end of March 2013 while being familiar to movie fans with its retro appearance and unique lineup. Unique guests visiting the theater draw a human pattern during breaks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naofumi Higuchi
CAST:  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Bin Furuya  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Hyunri

A unique black comedy set in Ginza Cinepathos, a long-established movie theater that closes at the end of March 2013 while being familiar to movie fans with its retro appearance and unique lineup. Unique guests visiting the theater draw a human pattern during breaks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naofumi Higuchi
CAST:  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Bin Furuya  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Hyunri

Tayutau (2017)

Kataoka Junko (Jun), whose emotional identity have been at odds with her biological identity, shares a room with her friend since high school, Kinoshita Akari, who doesn’t know the father of the fetus growing in her stomach. After being dumped by an older companion ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aya Yamamoto
CAST:  Houka Kinoshita  •  Yumi Shimizu  •  Saki Terashima  •  Tezuka Mai

Kataoka Junko (Jun), whose emotional identity have been at odds with her biological identity, shares a room with her friend since high school, Kinoshita Akari, who doesn’t know the father of the fetus growing in her stomach. After being dumped by an older companion ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aya Yamamoto
CAST:  Houka Kinoshita  •  Yumi Shimizu  •  Saki Terashima  •  Tezuka Mai