Ko Shibasaki

While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.

Dir. Tetsuya Nakashima · With Miki Nakatani, Eita Nagayama, Yūsuke Iseya

A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...

Dir. Hiroshi Nishitani · With Masaharu Fukuyama, Ko Shibasaki, Kazuki Kitamura

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

Dir. Kinji Fukasaku · With Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano

Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a demon, is joined by Dororo, a thief on a quest to avenge the death of her parents.

Dir. Akihiko Shiota · With Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ko Shibasaki, Kiichi Nakai

People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.

Dir. Takashi Miike · With Ko Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."

Dir. Hayao Miyazaki · With Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki

Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.

Dir. Carl Rinsch · With Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki