Serena Motola

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Serena Motola

Born October 9, 1998 · Tokyo, Japan (age 27)

A Japanese model, actress, and singer with a multicultural background, Serena Motola (born 1998) is an only child to her Italian-American father and Japanese mother. Serena was scouted while shopping in Harajuku. She has been signed with the agency, Box Corporation, since she was 16. She is also now simultaneously signed with KPLUS. She has modelled for various brands, with many appearances in edi…

Known For

xxxHOLiCxxxHOLiC · 2022
xxxHOLiC
6.62022
MovieDramaMystery
To be free of his dark visions, Kimihiro Watanuki will work for Dimensional Witch Yūko, a mystical woman quick to help those in a bind—for a fee.
Voices in the WindVoices in the Wind · 2020
Voices in the Wind
7.22020
MovieDrama
Eight years after the devastating tsunami, the wounds it left in Japan have still not healed. In her touching search for answers, Haru sets out on a long, eventful journey to her home town, where she lost her family in the flood.
21st Century Girl21st Century Girl · 2019
21st Century Girl
7.22019
MovieDramaRomance
21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns.
Cat's HomeCat's Home · 2020
Cat's Home
5.32020
MovieRomanceDrama
Annoying, such a cat hair allergy - the cat has to go! Hiroshi's ex-girlfriend Rina wants to take her in, but besides allergens there are also a lot of memories flying through the air.
Shrieking in the RainShrieking in the Rain · 2021
Shrieking in the Rain
6.72021
MovieDramaComedy
At a movie studio in 1988, rookie director Hanako Hayashi is making her directorial debut, the erotic As Far as Love Will Take Us. She's under pressure from her producer and crew. When she is about to shoot the climax of the film, numerous problems arise. To make matters worse, the set is visited by a censor from the Film Certification Committee, and the key scenes end up being cut out to avoid an R rating. Can Hanako realise her dream?
Girls' EncounterGirls' Encounter · 2018
Girls' Encounter
7.72018
MovieDrama
School girl Miyuri Obara is bullied mercilessly but finds relief in an unexpected friendship with Tsumugi. Yet even as Miyuri's life turns around there's a lingering suggestion that something is not quite right.
Black School RulesBlack School Rules · 2019
Black School Rules
6.72019
MovieDrama
Sōra is a high school student who is basically invisible at school. He is friends with Chūya, who is an unpredictable character that often surprises those around him. Sōra and Chūya both have feelings for the same classmate, Kio Machida. The Machida girl refuses to come to class, because she doesn't want to dye her naturally brown hair black. Their school has unreasonable school rules, especially about uniforms, which include requiring all students to have black hair. Sōra and Chūya decide to stand up to change their school's black school rules so that Machida won’t have to repeat a year of school from missing too many classes.
Offbeat CopsOffbeat Cops · 2022
Offbeat Cops
6.52022
MovieAction
Tsukasa Naruse works as a detective. He is enthusiastic with his job. To catch criminals, he sometimes breaks rules that detectives should follow. Tsukasa works on a voice phishing case that targets elderly people. He targets a suspect without a warrant. Due to his, Tsukasa gets transferred to the police musical band.

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Les MisérablesLes Misérables · 2019
Les Misérables
6.82019
MovieTV Movie
This feature drama, produced to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fuji TV, is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic masterpiece Les Miserables set in the 1990s in Japan. In Kobe in 1993, Jun Baba gets taken to a juvenile prison due to a killing of a man who cheated his mother out of all her money in self-defense. One day, he hears that his younger brother, who has been desperately ill, is in a critical condition and breaks out. However, he finds out his brother is already dead. In the depth of despair, he tries to kill himself but is saved by a man who runs a self-support facility. He begins to live at the place, and befriends with Takumi Watanabe aspiring to be a lawyer. In 1995, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake hits and their friendship comes to an end. Crushed under the debris, Takumi persuades Jun to live his life instead. Jun swears to live on assuming Takumi's identity.