Tomoka Shibayama
Acting
Biography
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Known For
Seven Weeks
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.
Chizuko's Younger Sister
The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak accident the year prior. When the other daughter Mika is suddenly in a dangerous situation, Chizuko returns as a ghost to save her; reunited with her sister, Mika begins spending time with Chizuko again.
The Rocking Horsemen
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 in the 60's.
Haruka, Nostalgia
Ayase Shinsuke, a popular writer of a series of girl novels, visits Otaru, the town he grew up in. He meets a strange boy who calls himself by the author's real name.
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
The second TV movie Obayashi Nobuhiko directed based on Akagawa Jiro's Mikeneko Holmes series.
Shonan Story
A pair of films shot in Shonan in the 1990s - An novelist and his girlfriend meet on the lighthouse on Enoshima - A student realizes he hasn't been having dreams; his girlfriend tells him that she saw his dream.
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Depicts the life of Nagaharu Yodogawa.
Filmography
as Setsuko Suzuki
as Girl in Park
as Sachiyo Karamoto
as Mako Hasebe