Asaka Seto

Acting

Asaka Seto

Born December 12, 1976 · Seto, Aichi, Japan (age 49)

No biography available.

Known For

Death NoteDeath Note · 2006
Death Note
7.12006
MovieFantasyMystery
Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious murderer. An all out battle between the two greatest minds on earth begins and the winner will control the world.
Death Note: L Change the WorLdDeath Note: L Change the WorLd · 2008
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
6.02008
MovieFantasyAction
"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.
One Missed Call 2One Missed Call 2 · 2005
One Missed Call 2
6.12005
MovieHorrorMystery
A Japanese restaurant cook/owner dies after answering his daughter's cellphone. Other people are getting strange, same ringtone calls as well and dying painfully. It happened in Taiwan as well. Can the police stop it if it's a ghost?
I Just Didn't Do ItI Just Didn't Do It · 2007
I Just Didn't Do It
7.42007
MovieDrama
A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.
Tokyo RhapsodyTokyo Rhapsody · 2007
Tokyo Rhapsody
2007
MovieDrama
"Tokyo Rhapsody" consists of 11 short films all centered around the music genre known as "Kayokyoku". Kayokyoku is a catch-all term to describe the music that defined two generations of post-war Japan. Although the term survives, it has a strong connotation with a simpler, pre-"Economic Bubble" era when Japanese people shared a common identity in the reconstruction of their nation.
ST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the MovieST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the Movie · 2015
ST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the Movie
7.72015
MovieDramaCrime
The ST team at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department consists of eccentric members. Some members do not cooperate with others and others do not reveal themselves in front of others. With Samon as the leader of the ST team and young Inspector Tomohisa tasked with managing the team, the ST (Scientific Task Force) attempt to solve the most difficult of cases.
KaidanKaidan · 2007
Kaidan
6.62007
MovieDramaHorror
Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river will never surface again. 20 Years later, Shinkichi, the handsome son of Shinzaemon, coincidentally meets Toyoshiga, the daughter of Soetsu. They fall in love. It is a doomed love, as the spirit of Soetsu is far from dead
Broken HeartBroken Heart · 1995
Broken Heart
9.01995
MovieRomance
Eight love stories start and end in an amusement park. In the neon-lit amusement park, budding romances unfold, along with scenes of breakups. As the Ferris wheel slowly rotates, couples with varying moods sit inside: some on secret rendezvous, some hastily formed couples, and others; lovers with ulterior motives. This film depicts the love stories of eight couples in the amusement park.

Movies

Death NoteDeath Note · 2006
Death Note
7.12006
MovieFantasyMystery
Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious murderer. An all out battle between the two greatest minds on earth begins and the winner will control the world.
Death Note: L Change the WorLdDeath Note: L Change the WorLd · 2008
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
6.02008
MovieFantasyAction
"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.
One Missed Call 2One Missed Call 2 · 2005
One Missed Call 2
6.12005
MovieHorrorMystery
A Japanese restaurant cook/owner dies after answering his daughter's cellphone. Other people are getting strange, same ringtone calls as well and dying painfully. It happened in Taiwan as well. Can the police stop it if it's a ghost?
I Just Didn't Do ItI Just Didn't Do It · 2007
I Just Didn't Do It
7.42007
MovieDrama
A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.
Tokyo RhapsodyTokyo Rhapsody · 2007
Tokyo Rhapsody
2007
MovieDrama
"Tokyo Rhapsody" consists of 11 short films all centered around the music genre known as "Kayokyoku". Kayokyoku is a catch-all term to describe the music that defined two generations of post-war Japan. Although the term survives, it has a strong connotation with a simpler, pre-"Economic Bubble" era when Japanese people shared a common identity in the reconstruction of their nation.
ST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the MovieST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the Movie · 2015
ST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the Movie
7.72015
MovieDramaCrime
The ST team at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department consists of eccentric members. Some members do not cooperate with others and others do not reveal themselves in front of others. With Samon as the leader of the ST team and young Inspector Tomohisa tasked with managing the team, the ST (Scientific Task Force) attempt to solve the most difficult of cases.
KaidanKaidan · 2007
Kaidan
6.62007
MovieDramaHorror
Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river will never surface again. 20 Years later, Shinkichi, the handsome son of Shinzaemon, coincidentally meets Toyoshiga, the daughter of Soetsu. They fall in love. It is a doomed love, as the spirit of Soetsu is far from dead
Broken HeartBroken Heart · 1995
Broken Heart
9.01995
MovieRomance
Eight love stories start and end in an amusement park. In the neon-lit amusement park, budding romances unfold, along with scenes of breakups. As the Ferris wheel slowly rotates, couples with varying moods sit inside: some on secret rendezvous, some hastily formed couples, and others; lovers with ulterior motives. This film depicts the love stories of eight couples in the amusement park.
Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichiSharan-Q no enka no hanamichi · 1997
Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi
1997
MovieDramaComedy
Comedy feature.
Bullets of LoveBullets of Love · 2001
Bullets of Love
4.82001
MovieActionDrama
Sam and his team are members of a Serious Crime Unit in the District Crime Squad. The team successfully arrests an international crime organization's leaders, Night. At the Court, Ann, a prosecutor and Sam's finance, tries her best to convict Night. However, finally, Night is convicted on only one charge and sentenced to three years imprisonment. Night vows to take his revenge and destroy the couple one day. Ann and Sam take a trip to Paris and the assassin monitors them. Sam is completely crushed by the death of Ann that he starts a new life as a bar owner on Lamma. Two years later, Sam meets a Japanese tourist, You, who looks exactly like Ann, and he cannot help but fall in love with her. Meanwhile, Night has successfully appealed his case and decides to “take care” of Sam. During this time Sam happens to come across a bunch of photos and videotapes belonging to You, in which record Sam and Ann's trip to France......
DIVE!!DIVE!! · 2008
DIVE!!
6.02008
MovieComedy
A diving club is in danger of going bankrupt. To save the diving club, a female coach returns from the U.S. to coach the club and promises that a diver from the club will make the Japanese Olympic team.
Black NightBlack Night · 2006
Black Night
5.12006
MovieDramaHorror
Hong Kong director Patrick Leung, Japanese director Takahiko Akiyama, and Thai director Thanit Jitnikul pool their resources to terrify audiences with a three-part horror omnibus that proves terror takes many unique forms.
I Hate TokyoI Hate Tokyo · 2013
I Hate Tokyo
7.02013
MovieComedy
Natsumi (Kie Kitano) moves to Tokyo to enter a fine arts university. In Tokyo, Natsumi meets Ryosuke and they soon become a couple. Ryosuke is a good person, but he doesn't have a job. Every day he just loafs around. To pay for her living expenses, Natsumi begins work at bar. Natsumi and Ryosuke become estranged from each other. They decide to break up. Natsumi's book is finally published.
Because I Am MeBecause I Am Me · 1997
Because I Am Me
8.01997
Movie
The members of SMAP play former high school classmates who were members of the Ekiden team 6 years ago. This drama depicts the changes in character over the past 6 years and the members future endeavors.
世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 · 2004
世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編
2004
Movie
Bad Boy BlueBad Boy Blue · 1992
Bad Boy Blue
1992
MovieActionRomance
Akio, who works at a gas station, earned his large motorcycle license and finally got his hands on the GSX1100S KATANA he’d always wanted. Devoting more affection to his bike than to his girlfriend Risa, he silently continues to test-run the engine. One day, Akio meets Mioko, a tough-talking junior at Risa’s high school. She had a crush on Akio’s friend Takashi, but at the same time, she had caught the eye of Kikuchida, a member of a delinquent gang.
NozokiyaNozokiya · 1995
Nozokiya
10.01995
Movie
TravailTravail · 2002
Travail
7.42002
MovieDramaComedy
Asami and Rina are two sisters who are both professional shogi players in the same B League. Both are also unsatisfied with their partners — Asami is in a slump and is danger of slipping into the C League and she blames her husband Kazuya, and Rina is tired of her boyfriend Hiroki, an unsuccessful musician.
Making of Death NoteMaking of Death Note · 2009
Making of Death Note
2009
MovieDocumentary
Documentary on the first live action Death Note film.
Seishun Gestalt HoukaiSeishun Gestalt Houkai · 2025
Seishun Gestalt Houkai
4.52025
MovieDrama
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall SpecialTales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special · 2004
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
2004
MovieTV MovieFantasy
***Fushiawase wo Anata ni (We Bring You Misfortune) A woman sees a company called "Fushiawase wo Anata ni" (we bring you misfortune) promoting a new sales concept: giving its clients misfortune to motivate them to seek greater happiness. ***Kuuhaku no Hito (Blank Person) A woman wakes up in her bed every morning not remembering the events of the past night, and finding that someone has moved around the things in her room. ***Jigoku wa Manin (Hell Is Full) As there is no more room in hell, the evil/sinful find they cannot die. ***Kako kara no Nikki (Diary from the Past) A struggling author chances upon a diary which changes his life. ***Aketekure (Open Up!) A woman's husband dies in a car accident, but that same evening he is heard pounding on the door for someone to let him in.
天国のダイスケへ〜箱根駅伝が結んだ絆〜天国のダイスケへ〜箱根駅伝が結んだ絆〜 · 2003
天国のダイスケへ〜箱根駅伝が結んだ絆〜
6.02003
Movie

TV Shows

Sweet HomeSweet Home · 1994
Sweet Home
7.01994
SeriesDramaFamily
When the Inoue family just moves into their new residence, they are shocked to see everyone there so anxious about getting their children into good schools. In order not to be the one left out, they also join in the crowd and train their child hard to score well in the primary school entrance exam. Interestingly, their next door neighbor has a kid same age as theirs and always likes to compete with them. This makes the whole exam process more exciting and stressful, of course.
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari TokubetsuhenYonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen · 1990
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
9.51990
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko DaimonDoctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon · 2012
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
7.52012
SeriesDramaMystery
Daimon Michiko is a 37-year-old freelance surgeon who is part of a questionable “doctor placement service” that has her wander from hospital to hospital. The harsh environment at the hospitals led many doctors to retire from their positions, forcing hospitals to make use of said program to fill the empty spots at least temporary. However, Michiko doesn’t look like a doctor at all with her flashy clothes and eccentric attitude. In the first episode she raises objections to a certain operation which is planned to be done by the head of a hospital who hasn’t performed an operation for a very long time. This causes Michiko to incur odium at the hospital, however, everyone becomes frozen when Michiko points out the outdated skills of the director. She also holds a scrupulous compliance when it comes to her working hours, never does any unnecessary chores that don’t require a medical license, and couldn’t care less about the power struggles within the hospitals. Nobody knows how she acquired such a top-level skill that allows her to claim exorbitant sums as reward, but her private life is an even greater mystery to everyone around her. Tanaka plays a rookie surgeon, Uchida an anesthetist, Kishibe the head of the placement service, and Ito the head of the surgical department of this institution.
Divorce LawyerDivorce Lawyer · 2004
Divorce Lawyer
6.02004
SeriesDrama
Takako Mamiya is a lawyer who quits her job at a prestigious law firm and establishes her own office. She confidently sets out to build her business, but soon her former firm is putting up obstacles and interfering, causing Takako's employees and clients to drift away. She finally puts together a new staff consisting of a college student who knows little about the law, a girl who applied for the job in hopes of meeting a rich guy, a hard-nosed lawyer, and a paralegal who hasn't passed the bar exam yet. Takako reluctantly handles divorce cases with her incompetent crew. For an elite lawyer like her, divorce cases are the most boring and unrewarding cases that exist. Through clashing with her employees and clients, Takako soon becomes a very mature and tough lawyer. "Divorce Lawyer" also tells the story of how difficult it is to judge love and relationships in legal terms.
TOKYO Airport -Air Traffic Service Department-TOKYO Airport -Air Traffic Service Department- · 2012
TOKYO Airport -Air Traffic Service Department-
8.02012
SeriesDrama
Fukada Kyoko plays the role of the main character, Shinoda Kaori, who works in the airport control tower as an air traffic controller. As a single small error of judgment can lead to a catastrophe, air traffic controllers must be on alert at all times. And this is why it is considered to be one of the most difficult occupations in the world. This drama will portray the teamwork and struggles between Shinoda and the other staff, dramas that arise at the airport and the secrets of airports... As well, along with real life stories that have occurred in the airport, it will portray how the aiport staff ensures the safety of people and the importance of protecting lives.
LifeLife · 2007
Life
7.52007
SeriesDrama
Adapted from Keiko Suenobu's manga "LIFE," this drama delves into the dark side of high school life. The story focuses mainly on bullying, but the manga also touches on subjects such as self-mutilation, suicide, and rape. Kitano Kii stars as Ayumu Shiiba, one of the students bullied by a group of classmates led by Ayumu's former friend, Manami Anzai (Fukuda Saki).
EnsembleEnsemble · 2025
Ensemble
6.02025
SeriesDramaMystery
Lawyer Sena Koyama, a realist disillusioned by love, teams up with idealistic newcomer Yu Matohara, who believes in love and sincerity. Despite their clashing views, the two grow closer as they navigate love-related cases and debates in court.
愛の流刑地愛の流刑地 · 2007
愛の流刑地
2007
Series
Matrilineal FamilyMatrilineal Family · 2005
Matrilineal Family
2005
SeriesDramaMystery
A generations old family business is sent into turmoil when the sudden death of the head of the family opens the door to a fierce struggle between his three powerful and privileged daughters and the young mistress of modest means pregnant with his child.
ST MPD Scientific Investigation SquadST MPD Scientific Investigation Squad · 2014
ST MPD Scientific Investigation Squad
7.22014
SeriesCrime
The ST is a group of outcasts though each highly talented in their realm of specialty. Besides Akagi, the team includes a female profiler with a boyish appearance and a phobia of "orderly" things who is never afraid to speak out, a female physicist with a superhuman hearing ability that can pick up sounds afar and a constant fear of being "constrained," a combat-skilled chemist with an acute sense of smell and an aversion to pointy objects, and a monk who would have won the Nobel prize in chemistry if he had chosen the path to do so. In short, the "ST" is a menagerie of odd people which makes Yurine question whether his promotion was just a one-way ticket off of the career track...But gradually, the ST team begins to grow on Yurine, as he does everything he can to sustain the team. Can the ST prove themselves worthy of their badge and prevent their disintegration, and will Akagi and Yurine's partnership somehow find common ground to overcome their differences?
Ooku Dai-ishoOoku Dai-isho · 2004
Ooku Dai-isho
2004
SeriesDrama
Divorce LawyerDivorce Lawyer · 2004
Divorce Lawyer
2004
SeriesDrama
Takako Mamiya is a lawyer who quits her job at a prestigious law firm and establishes her own office. She confidently sets out to build her business, but soon her former firm is putting up obstacles and interfering, causing Takako's employees and clients to drift away. She finally puts together a new staff consisting of a college student who knows little about the law, a girl who applied for the job in hopes of meeting a rich guy, a hard-nosed lawyer, and a paralegal who hasn't passed the bar exam yet.
となりの芝生となりの芝生 · 2009
となりの芝生
2009
SeriesDramaFamily
Honey and CloverHoney and Clover · 2008
Honey and Clover
7.32008
SeriesComedy
The series depicts the relationships and lives of a group of five art school students. This is a live-action television drama based on the manga and anime series with the same name.
I Miss Age 35I Miss Age 35 · 1996
I Miss Age 35
1996
SeriesDrama
Akemi's marriage was the kind that no one could complain about. Akemi had perfect kids and a great husband. Everyone was happy. Until her husband, Eiji, starts having an affair, and a cruel fate calls upon her.
I Thought Looks Didn't MatterI Thought Looks Didn't Matter · 2026
I Thought Looks Didn't Matter
8.02026
SeriesDrama
A baseball-obsessed man who’s always relied on his personality is forced into the world of fashion, discovering that style might matter more than he ever thought.
Goodbye Mr OzuGoodbye Mr Ozu · 2001
Goodbye Mr Ozu
7.02001
SeriesDrama
BoyhuntBoyhunt · 1998
Boyhunt
10.01998
SeriesDrama
The friendship between two girls and the romance they chased over a summer. Two girls, Tatase Riri and Nakada Chisato, got to know each other after a misunderstanding and subsequently became the best of friends. Together with a group of girls in the same university, they began on an adventure of boy-hunting. However, things began to get complicated after Riri confused that she had had a crush on a DJ Hoshino Kei ever since they met during a fireworks party. And this man happened to be Chisato's boyfriend. Chisato decided to give him up, and he began a relationship with Riri. However, Chisato could not forget him but had to keep it to herself for the sake of her friendship with Riri.
SaiminSaimin · 2000
Saimin
6.52000
Series
A string of mysterious deaths has occurred, leaving all of the victims with a purple butterfly-shaped bruise. According to investigators, the victims have all died from a hypnotic suggestion. The police bring in renowned psychiatrist Toshiya Saga, who specializes in hypnotic cures, to help with the investigation. He is determined to solve the mystery, but is caught off-guard when the woman he is attracted to becomes a suspect in the investigation.
The Breakthrough FilesThe Breakthrough Files · 2018
The Breakthrough Files
2018
Series
It is in the pinch of desperation that the true value of human beings is demonstrated! Re-coverage of surprising breakthroughs that actually occurred in all genres. Reconstruct the story based on detailed information, and dramatically deliver a miraculous breakthrough with reenactment dramas and quizzes New sensation drama & quiz variety!
A summer with youA summer with you · 1994
A summer with you
1994
SeriesDrama
Three young people, Irie, Sugiya and Asami, decide to share a room together one summer. All three of them experience sadness, love and friendship as they fall in and out of love. They all become a vital part of each other's life, but at the end of summer vacation, they go their separate ways. Sugiya returns home, Asami leaves Tokyo and returns to the country and Irie remains in the room they had shared, as if nothing had happened over the last 40 days during summer.
Narita DivorceNarita Divorce · 1997
Narita Divorce
1997
SeriesDrama
You Always Haunt My HeartYou Always Haunt My Heart · 2018
You Always Haunt My Heart
7.02018
SeriesDrama
Kyoko Ogawa is a woman in her 20's and she works at an underwear company. Because of her mother, Kyoko Ogawa has suffered from low self-esteem since she was a child. She is also shaken by two men: Kojiro Yoshizaki and Ren Hoshina. Kojiro Yoshizaki works as an editor for a manga magazine. He is bright, funny and a nice person. Ren Hoshina is a guy that Kyoko Ogawa dated when she attended college. Ren Hoshina was able to see her weakness and was controlling over her. At her job at the underwear company, Ren Hoshina appears in front of her as her boss.
Tokyo Daigaku MonogatariTokyo Daigaku Monogatari · 1994
Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari
6.01994
SeriesComedyDrama
Naoki is smart, handsome and athletic. His friend Sano takes him to watch a tennis game where he falls in love at first sight with Haruka. He asks her out. They get to know each other while trying to balance their studies.