is a Japanese actress and

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. She is married to the director

Sion Sono Sion may refer to * an alternative transliteration of Zion People * Sion (name) or Siôn, a Welsh and other given name and surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Shion or Sion, a Japanese given name Plac ...

and has starred in some of his films.

Career

Kagurazaka has appeared in films such as ''

Cold Fish is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Sion Sono. ''Cold Fish'' premiered at the 67th Venice International Film Festival on September 7, 2010, and received the best screenplay award in the Fantastic Features section at Fantastic Fest 2010. The film ...

'', ''

Guilty of Romance is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Sion Sono. The film consists of two versions: an International Cut, spanning 113 minutes, and an original Japanese Cut, spanning 144 minutes. The latter is currently unavailable outside of Japan, France, Germa ...

'', and '' The Land of Hope''.

Filmography

Films

* ''Into the Faraway Sky'' (2007) * ''Gakkō no kaidan'' (2007) as Noriko Mamiya * ''Hanky-Panky Baby'' (2008) * ''Spy Girl's Mission Cord #005'' (2008) * ''Dotei Horoki'' (2009) * ''Pride'' (2009) as Morita * ''Oyasumi Ammonite'' (2010) * ''The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis x Evolution'' (2011) as Naomi * ''

'' (2011) as Izumi Kikuchi * ''

'' (2011) as Yōko Takamura * '' The Land of Hope'' (2012) as Izumi * '' Himizu'' (2012) as Keiko Tamura * ''The Incredible Truth'' (2013) * ''

Why Don't You Play in Hell? is a 2013 Japanese film directed, written and scored by Sion Sono. The movie is an action film based on a screenplay written by Sono fifteen years earlier. North American distributor Drafthouse Films announced its acquisition before it made it ...

'' (2013) as Junko * ''

The Whispering Star is a 2015 Japanese science fiction film directed by Sion Sono. The film was released in 2015 and, in March 2016, was played during the Environmental Film Festival at the National Museum of American History, Warner Brothers Theater, in Washington, ...

'' (2015) * '' The Virgin Psychics'' (2015) as Akiyama Takako * ''

Tokyo Vampire Hotel is a 2017 Japanese nine-part horror television miniseries written and directed by Sion Sono. All episodes (episode 8 was split into two parts for streaming) were originally released on Amazon Video on June 16, 2017. A special feature-length cut ...

'' (2017)

Television

* ''

Shiawase no Jikan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuyuki Kunitomo. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series in 2012. Plot Characters * Chieko Asakura (Minako Tanaka) * Katsuhiko Asakura (Kazuhiko Nishimura) * Yōko T ...

'' (2012) Yōko Takamura * ''

Minna! ESPer Dayo! was a Japanese science fiction comedy ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Kiminori Wakasugi. The manga ended at 8 volumes in 2016. It was adapted into a 2013 live-action television series, a live-action television special that w ...

'' (2013) as Akiyama Takako * ''

All Esper Dayo! SP is a 2015 Japanese comedy-drama science fiction mystery television special directed by Sion Sono. It continues the story from the 2013 TV series adaptation of the ''seinen'' manga series ''Minna! Esper Dayo!'' written and illustrated by Kiminor ...

'' (2015) (television special) as Akiyama Takako

References

External links

* 1981 births Japanese film actresses Living people Japanese female adult models Japanese gravure idols Japanese television personalities {{Japan-film-actor-stub