Mao Sasaki

Mao Sasaki

Born: June 1, 1999
in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Movies for Mao Sasaki...

Rinco's Restaurant
Title: Rinco's Restaurant
Character: Noriko (young)
Released: February 6, 2010
Type: Movie
After a bad breakup, a young woman returns to her hometown and opens a menuless restaurant. A young woman in her mid 20's becomes so heart broken she loses her voice. To recover, the woman decides to go back to her hometown and stay with her free-spirited mother whom she has not been very close to in the past. The young woman then decides to open a restaurant which accepts only one customer a day, allowing for thoughtful preparation for that customer.
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Title: Daisuki!!
Character: Himawari Fukuhara (ages 5-7)
Released: January 17, 2008
Type: TV
Based on the manga "Daisuki!! Yuzu no Kosodate Nikki (I Love You! Yuzu's Parenting Diary)" by Mizuho Aimoto, this Japanese TV drama focuses on a woman named Yuzu Fukuhara, who, despite her adult age, has a condition that affects her mental age. After her boyfriend dies saving a child from being hit by a vehicle, Yuzu finds out that she is pregnant with his child. Despite her condition, she shows determination to be a mother and eventually has a daughter named Himawari. The show focuses on Yuzu and her family as Yuzu goes against the odds regarding her mental condition so she can be a good mother to Himawari.
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A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies
Title: A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies
Character: Aya Ishikawa
Released: December 8, 2007
Type: Movie
The touching and dramatic tale of the relationship between a Japanese family, their dog and her three puppies, set against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake and the ensuing chaos, rescues and heroism.
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Tears for You
Title: Tears for You
Character: Kaoru Aragaki (child)
Released: September 30, 2006
Type: Movie
A love story about two step-siblings, Yota and Kaoru. Long ago, Yota's mother married Kaoru's jazz-playing father, effectively merging the two families. Unfortunately, Kaoru's father skipped town, and Yota's mother passed away, but not before imparting a dying wish to her young son to take care of Kaoru.
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Sun Scarred
Title: Sun Scarred
Character: Ayano Katayama
Released: May 3, 2006
Type: Movie
Katayama is on the way home to his wife and little daughter when he comes across a gang of punks beating up an innocent man. Katamaya decides to help the stranger and surprisingly wins the fight. This turns out to be a bad decision as his daughter is kidnapped and murdered by the leader of the same band of young thugs. Katayama seeks revenge and tries to trace the gang's location.
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Grave of the Fireflies
Title: Grave of the Fireflies
Character: Setsuko
Released: November 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe, where they share a house with Hisako's cousin, Kyoko. Kobe is bombed and Kyoko is killed. Hisako is forced to take care of Kyoko's two children in addition to her own, but there is not enough food for everyone.