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Kana Yamada

Born April 6, 1985 · Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (age 41)

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Thunderbirds 55/GOGOThunderbirds 55/GOGO · 2022
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
2022
MovieScience FictionAdventure
Shortly before the International Rescue Team begins full-scale operation, Lady Penelope, invited by Jeff Tracy, arrives at Tracy Island and discovers the amazing technology hidden on the island, as well as Thunderbirds 1 to 5. International Rescue soon receive a call from a yeti on Mount Everest pleading for rescue, with Penelope sent to investigate. All the while, a series of robberies plagues British Stately Homes.
The Limit of Sleeping BeautyThe Limit of Sleeping Beauty · 2017
The Limit of Sleeping Beauty
5.42017
MovieDrama
Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was the time spent with her lover Kaito.
Page30Page30 · 2025
Page30
2025
MovieDrama
The four actors gathered in the studio spent three days rehearsing their 30-page script. They were told they would perform onstage on the fourth day. The cast has yet to be decided. Although they are upset about being in a closed environment with their smartphones and watches ripped away, the four devote themselves to rehearsals in order to obtain the roles they want to play. A second-rate actor, an unpopular actor, a bad actor, and an actor who can no longer find satisfaction in acting as directed. Their no-turning-back situations are gradually brought to light during rehearsals, revealing the women’s respective natures. Their performances collide as they give all they’ve got for their acting careers in this space where there are no rules nor even a director or producer. The fourth day arrives. As the masked audience watches, will they be able to show their true natures as actors and deliver a successful stage performance?
The Naked DirectorThe Naked Director · 2019
The Naked Director
7.32019
SeriesComedyDrama
Follows the rise of Tooru Muranishi, one of Japan's most notorious directors of adult video. Adapted from a biography of the man, this series depicts the character, his art, vision and his interactions with the approving and disapproving folk around him.
Like a Dragon: YakuzaLike a Dragon: Yakuza · 2024
Like a Dragon: Yakuza
6.12024
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
Set in the fictional town of Kamurocho, the story unfolds across two intersecting timelines—1995 and 2005. In 1995, four friends eager to escape their restrictive lives in an orphanage dive into the yakuza-controlled underworld of 1995 Kamurocho. Meanwhile, in 2005, their friendship is deteriorated, as tensions between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance are at a boiling point.
Kami Tunes: Narase! DTM JoshiKami Tunes: Narase! DTM Joshi · 2019
Kami Tunes: Narase! DTM Joshi
2019
SeriesComedy
Six students from Ebisu Private Junior High School are recruited to create Desktop Music (DTM).
ContrastContrast · 2026
Contrast
8.22026
SeriesDrama
An emotionally distant star student and a quiet loner find an unlikely refuge on a stairwell landing, where shared silence slowly becomes something more.
Harem MarriageHarem Marriage · 2022
Harem Marriage
8.32022
SeriesComedy
All the men she has dated while living in Tokyo have been married. Tired of love and life in Tokyo, Koharu Maezono (Haruka Shimazaki) returns to her hometown. There, she learns that her father has fallen ill and the coffee shop Lupin, which her parents run, has been forced to close due to massive debts!

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Page30Page30 · 2025
Page30
2025
MovieDrama
The four actors gathered in the studio spent three days rehearsing their 30-page script. They were told they would perform onstage on the fourth day. The cast has yet to be decided. Although they are upset about being in a closed environment with their smartphones and watches ripped away, the four devote themselves to rehearsals in order to obtain the roles they want to play. A second-rate actor, an unpopular actor, a bad actor, and an actor who can no longer find satisfaction in acting as directed. Their no-turning-back situations are gradually brought to light during rehearsals, revealing the women’s respective natures. Their performances collide as they give all they’ve got for their acting careers in this space where there are no rules nor even a director or producer. The fourth day arrives. As the masked audience watches, will they be able to show their true natures as actors and deliver a successful stage performance?

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