Masahiko Kawahara

Acting

Masahiko Kawahara

Born July 7, 1969 · Japan (age 57)

Masahiko Kawahara (河原雅彦) born in July 7, 1969, is a Japanese actor, film director, and screenwriter. He completed his education at Shiritsu Hokuriku High School and later graduated from the Faculty of Literature at Meiji University.

Known For

Survive Style 5+Survive Style 5+ · 2004
Survive Style 5+
7.32004
MovieMysteryComedy
Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one another eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances.
Honey and CloverHoney and Clover · 2006
Honey and Clover
6.42006
MovieDramaRomance
Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real world on a great voyage of self-discovery.
Vamp ShowVamp Show · 2001
Vamp Show
2001
Movie
Five merry men who travel and live all over the country. They all love to sing and for some reason they are all nocturnal. Their hobbies are raiding and blood donor cars. What they don't like is crosses, and what they love is - choo-choo-choo!!! ?
Oh! FatherOh! Father · 2014
Oh! Father
5.52014
MovieComedyDrama
Yukio is a typical high school student in every way except that he's an only child in a family of five. This is because he has four fathers, each with their own unique personalities and interests. The only thing they share in common is their love of their son. When Yukio witnesses a robbery, he becomes involved in a bizarre string of incidents involving his fathers.
Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun HappyPikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy · 2014
Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy
4.02014
MovieComedy
Pikanchi Half is a spin-off of the two previous movies in the Pikanchi series, showing the five friends, now in their 30s, having a reunion as they are running into problems with family and work
VAMP SHOWVAMP SHOW · 2022
VAMP SHOW
2022
Movie
Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo HappyPika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy · 2002
Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy
6.72002
MovieComedyDrama
"Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy" centers around five friends who are residents in a Tokyo apartment complex. Now senior high school students, the five friends live the wild life in Harajuku before encountering unforeseen surprises.
Adult DropAdult Drop · 2014
Adult Drop
7.52014
MovieRomanceDrama
Hajime asks his friend Yoshi to set him up with his classmate Ann. Yoshi tries to do this for Hajime, but this just upsets Ann. Yoshi's relationship with Ann is now awkward. Yoshi doesn't know exactly why, but Ann becomes absent from school frequently. One day, during their summer vacation, Yoshi hears that Ann has dropped out of school.

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Shimokita SundaysShimokita Sundays · 2006
Shimokita Sundays
4.02006
SeriesDrama
This drama portrays the nostalgia of "the good old days" and youthful hopes and dreams. Yuika Satonaka (Aya Ueto) is a freshman in university who came to live in Tokyo to continue her studies. Although she had a brand new start before her eyes, she was somehow at a loss. Nothing seemed to interest her and her hopes and dreams were distant. One day at the school orientation, her eyes are glued to a sudden performance of a group of unsuccessful actors, "Shimokita Sundays". Their unique play made her laugh, something she had forgotten for a long time. Yuika takes a chance to visit Shimokita and goes to see their play only to find how unpopular and how very few audiences they had. But still, their performance touches Yuika’s soul. She does an audition to become a member of Shimokita Sundays.

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