Kana Yamada

Writing

Kana Yamada

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

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Known For

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.
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.
Life: UntitledLife: Untitled · 2019
Life: Untitled
★ 6.42019
MovieDrama
Follows a group of female escorts who are living life as best they can.
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?
at the lakesideat the lakeside · 2022
at the lakeside
2022
MovieDrama
A short film by Kana Yamada.
Rent a FriendRent a Friend · 2018
Rent a Friend
★ 5.02018
MovieDramaRomance
Web magazine editor Mochizuki Nasa meets Yanase Sota who claims to be endowed with a "non-sexual relationship switch". Working as a "rent-a-friend", Sota is hired by Nasa who wants to test out a theory.
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.

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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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