Léona Hirota

Léona Hirota

Born: March 7, 1963
in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Japanese actress. She won the Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Yokohama Film Festival for Ōte and Yumeji. In 1994, she married the actor Mitsuru Fukikoshi. They divorced in 2005 after having one child but seven years later remarried.

Movies for Léona Hirota...

Love and Other Cults
Title: Love and Other Cults
Character: Kaori Shima
Released: July 15, 2017
Type: Movie
Ai's mother sends her to live with a cult commune, where she remains for seven years. After the cult is broken up by the police, Ai struggles to fit in with society.
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Humanoid Monster, Bem
Title: Humanoid Monster, Bem
Character: Hidemi Machimura
Released: December 15, 2012
Type: Movie
Bem, Bela and Belo arrive at a new town plagued by a series of mysterious, unsolved cases which, as they discover, are caused by another youkai, one more powerful than they have ever encountered. The story will also focus on Belo's first love, and his increasing desire to become human. In the meantime, Bem and Bela have found a way to become human, but are conflicted about whether to let just Belo turn human, or along with Belo, become humans themselves.
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Title: Solitary Gourmet
Character: 黑田真理子
Released: January 4, 2012
Type: TV
Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.
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Title: Humanoid Monster Bem
Character: Hidemi Machimura
Released: October 22, 2011
Type: TV
Bem, Bela, and Belo are not "monsters," nor "humans," but "humanoid monsters." They usually disguise themselves as a human family living together, but their appearances transform into ugly monsters when their emotions become uncontrollable due to intense anger or extreme sorrow. Even if they save humans out of a sense of justice, they are feared and hated by humans just because they are humanoid monsters. They have lived in this manner for centuries, and their only wish is to become humans as soon as possible. One night, Bem saves a man, and becomes friends with detective Natsume. At Natsume's house, he finds a photo of a man who may hold a clue as to how to become humans. They go to meet the man, Ogata, who denies any knowledge and disappoints them. Meanwhile, the case of the man Bem had saved, rapidly unfolds, and Natsume finds himself in trouble. Can Bem save Natsume?! Will Bem and his sidekicks' dream come true?!
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Title: Atami's Police Investigators
Character: Michiyo Suzaki
Released: July 30, 2010
Type: TV
The story begins with the disappearance of a school bus and four high school girls. Still unsolved three years later, the case gets revived when one of the girls reappears. Odagiri plays a sharp national investigator searching for the truth behind the incident, which leads back to a seemingly peaceful town.
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I am.
Title: I am.
Released: January 23, 2010
Type: Movie
Miki, a nursing care robot, is popular among some medical staff and patients for her dainty and efficient work, but others are more skeptical. One day, Miki malfunctions and begins to see and hear fragmented images and voices.
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Happy Ending
Title: Happy Ending
Character: Ticket Booth Lady
Released: October 26, 2009
Type: Movie
Is love an illusion? Is Love real? Is love a white knight on a horse dashing to the rescue or is it a soul-mate destined to be? Momoko is a girl into horror movies, which makes her visit the local video shop often. She just does not like paying for her rentals. She runs into a man who could be her prince charming. He is almost magical too because he keeps appearing.
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Yamagata Scream
Title: Yamagata Scream
Character: Sajie
Released: August 1, 2009
Type: Movie
High school seniors Mikayo, Chuko and Kei are forced to join a historical research club to fulfill a graduation requirement. Their teacher, Mr. Kachi, plans a mandatory club trip to a small village called Oshakabe in Yamagata prefecture to study remnants of an ancient clan of warriors called the ochimusha who displayed legendary cowardice in battle. When they arrive, the local villagers hold a special ceremony and construct a "super shrine". As a result, an 800-year seal is broken, unleashing a curse that causes the ochimusha to rise from the grave.
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Echo of Silence
Title: Echo of Silence
Character: Keiko Tadokoro
Released: October 19, 2008
Type: Movie
In a small town of Hokkaido, Yunni, Fusako Kurokawa (Saki Takaoka), lives a quiet life with her father. Life here is very simple, but it is good enough and she is happy enough. Days go on as usual. with some coincidence, she meets this man one day, Wataru Kadokura (Atsuro Watabe) a man who cannot speak. A very peaceful "time" now becomes part of her daily life as this strong emotion suddenly takes place in her simple quiet life.
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Adrift in Tokyo
Title: Adrift in Tokyo
Character: Kaburagi
Released: November 10, 2007
Type: Movie
A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.
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Kaidan
Title: Kaidan
Character: Okou
Released: August 4, 2007
Type: Movie
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
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Title: 今週、妻が浮気します
Released: January 16, 2007
Type: TV
A man who is content with his life - decent job and wonderful wife - suddenly faces the crisis of marriage when he finds out his wife is about to have an affair. As he's too embarrassed to turn to people around him, he starts posting questions on a message board on internet asking for advice. My wife is going to have an affair this week. What should I do? Based on a true event, this heartwarming comedy follows his path to try to find the meaning of marriage and the way to rebuild his family. Life is not always as it seems like. You always have to look what is underneath, otherwise you'll miss some important thing... --Fuji TV
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Princess in an Iron Helmet
Title: Princess in an Iron Helmet
Released: February 4, 2006
Type: Movie
Tamako is 20 years old, lives at home with her mother (Kishimoto Kayoko) and teenaged brother, and simply refuses to grow up. Ever since her father left the family, she's stopped trusting people, and now lounges around in her own small, claustrophobic world. Wearing an iron helmet whenever she steps outside, she ventures only to her mom's beauty salon, the mechanic shop, and the bakery - the source of her greatest joy in life, sweet buns. Her world is static, insular, and safe, and there's no need to change - that is until her cat runs away, the bakery closes, and her mom falls in love with another man.
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Title: Time Limit Investigator
Character: Yubune Shirakawa
Released: January 13, 2006
Type: TV
Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are destroyed. Getting bored of his job, he decides to find a hobby, because it seems important to him to have a hobby. So he decides to puzzle out the unsolved cases on his free time, helped by his coworker Mikazuki, who seems to have a crush on him.
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The Whispering of the Gods
Title: The Whispering of the Gods
Character: Sister Theresa
Released: December 17, 2005
Type: Movie
Rou has returned to the monastery he was raised in. As he listens to the whispering of the Gods through his germanium radio, Rou defies God in every which way and puts religion to the test.
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Title: GARO
Character: Shino Ichikai
Released: October 7, 2005
Type: TV
"Where there is light, shadows lurk and fear reigns. But by the blade of Knights, Mankind was given hope." The Makai fight a secret war against the demon forces known as Horrors, evil creatures that manifest themselves through darkness to devour Humanity. On the frontlines are the Makai Knights, given the task of watching over a district and eliminating any Horrors that manifest there. GARO follows the tales of the Knights bearing the title of ‘Golden Knight Garo’, and their duty to vanquish the Horrors and protect Humanity from the darkness.
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Between Calmness and Passion
Title: Between Calmness and Passion
Character: Asami
Released: November 10, 2001
Type: Movie
An appassionato art student and a dispassionate college girl make a vow, saying they would meet each other again in the Florence Cathedral after 10 years.
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Milestones
Title: Milestones
Character: Akiko
Released: April 21, 1999
Type: Movie
Following the death of their best friend, four guys and the dead men's sister steal his body and burn it on a beach in Italy to fulfill his last wish.
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Pornostar
Title: Pornostar
Character: 5-Star Pussycat
Released: October 10, 1998
Type: Movie
A young man decides one day to start killing yakuza. After he kills his first two he gets roped into helping a wannabe gangster and his bumbling underlings to perform a hit. While things work out in the beginning, this young psychopath quickly becomes more trouble than the gang expected. Will they be able to rid themselves of him, or will they be his next victims?
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Organ
Title: Organ
Released: July 6, 1996
Type: Movie
Two police detectives Numata and Tosaka infiltrate a group of underground black market human organ dealers. Things go haywire during a raid on the group's surgical headquarters. Numata barely escapes, while a wounded Tosaka gets left behind. Through a series of surreal and gory events, the identities of the organ dealers are revealed as Numata plans his revenge.
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Midori
Title: Midori
Released: June 29, 1996
Type: Movie
Midori is a coming-of-age drama set amongst the heady high school world of peer rivalry and sexual awakening, featuring an emotionally-detached high-school girl who, her parents dead, lives with her brother and his overprotective wife. After being sent out of class due to a dizzy spell, she becomes acquainted with Shun, a boy in the class below, in the school sanatorium. As the two begin feigning illness together on a regular basis, their uncomfortable flirtations soon blossom into a full sexual relationship.
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Hotel Rose
Title: Hotel Rose
Released: May 18, 1996
Type: Movie
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Endless Waltz
Title: Endless Waltz
Released: October 7, 1995
Type: Movie
Biopic about jazz saxophonist Kaoru Abe (Ko Machida) and his wife, noted writer Izumi Suzuki (Reona Hirota).
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N45゜
Title: N45゜
Character: Harumi
Released: October 15, 1994
Type: Movie
Omnibus film, set in a fictional town at 45゜N latitude: Wonder Rubbish; Pao-san to no fukushu; Jonetsu no koya; Kaze wa, dotchi ni fuite iru
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Maohgai
Title: Maohgai
Released: August 6, 1993
Type: Movie
Kishi is a 37-year-old personnel officer and fairly happy with work, wife and child. But he turns out to be susceptible to a more exciting life. Through his old schoolfriend Daimon he meets the attractive Yoshie and spends a sensational night of love with her. Kishi doesn't want to leave it at one night. On their second meeting, Daimon is also present and this night turns into a sado-masochistic ritual. A suppressed memory emerges in Kishi: once he raped an elderly woman with Daimon. Kishi again crossed a frontier this night and the relationship with his colleague Yuko also breaks boundaries. He slowly realises that his emotional life is taking a direction that he had never dreamed possible; Kishi moves into a new and dark world.
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The Ladies Pachinko Graffiti
Title: The Ladies Pachinko Graffiti
Released: October 25, 1992
Type: Movie
Nami works in a bank and has a hidden interest. She went to play Pachinko after work and showed great genius. The pachinko company regards her as the queen of pachinko.
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Title: 親愛なる者へ
Released: July 2, 1992
Type: TV
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Check
Title: Check
Character: Terumi
Released: November 25, 1991
Type: Movie
Set in Osaka's Shinsekai, the film depicts the lives of Ayumu Tobita (Hidekazu Akai), who makes a living as a shogi gambler (shinken-shi), and Ryuzo Kayama (Masaya Kato) who aims to become a professional player.
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Yumeji
Title: Yumeji
Character: Oyo
Released: May 31, 1991
Type: Movie
Following the life of Japanese artist and poet Yumeji Takehisa through the imagining of an encounter with a beautiful widow with a dark past.
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Black Princess 2 Flame Target
Title: Black Princess 2 Flame Target
Released: March 8, 1991
Type: Movie
A female detective realises that the construction company corruption case was not guilty... there was an evil mastermind behind it!
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Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star in my Pants!
Title: Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star in my Pants!
Released: December 8, 1990
Type: Movie
5th installment of the Pantsu no ana video series released by BOMB magazine
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Love of Sawako
Title: Love of Sawako
Character: Haruko
Released: October 17, 1990
Type: Movie
Sawako, working in a bank, tired of the usual everyday life, once she met the chef of French cuisine Yukio Goto and spent the night with him. Sawako pretends to be the daughter of an upscale hotel owner and has an affair with Yukio.
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Via Okinawa
Title: Via Okinawa
Character: (as Reona Hirota)
Released: June 9, 1989
Type: Movie
During the Vietnam War era, the influx of American soldiers to Okinawa boosted the local economy and introduced many bars and nightclubs. With exhausting displays of energy, Sai presents a whirlwind romance between a local rocker and the daughter of a mixed American-Okinawan marriage.
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Title: おヒマなら来てよネ!
Character: 夕顔
Released: October 22, 1987
Type: TV
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It's All Right, My Friend
Title: It's All Right, My Friend
Character: Mimimi
Released: April 15, 1983
Type: Movie
An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.