Mayu Matsuoka

Mayu Matsuoka
Total Credits at Criticker: 18 (Actor)
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The Kirishima Thing
"Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo" tells the story of two high school students who crosses social boundaries between the elite and lower class at their school. Ryoya Maeda, from the lower class, is a member of the film club, while Hiroki Kikuchi, from the elite class, is a non-participating member of the high school baseball team. (asianwiki.com)
Lesson of the Evil
A popular high school teacher concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body. (imdb)
Potechi
Set in Sendai, Japan, 2 men live completely different lives. One is a star professional baseball player and the other burglarizes empty homes. Their fate connects with unseeable connections when Tadashi Imamura (Gaku Hamada) and a suicidal woman enter the home of the professional baseball player ... (asianwiki.com)
Little Forest: Summer/Autumn
Ichiko (Ai Hashimoto) lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region. She is self-sufficient. Ichiko gains energy living among nature and eating foods she makes from seasonal ingredients. Based on the popular manga series "Little Forest" by Daisuke Igarashi. (AsianWiki)
Little Forest: Winter/Spring
Ichiko lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region. She is self-sufficient. Ichiko gains energy living among nature and eating foods she makes from seasonal ingredients. (imdb)
Neko nanka yondemo konai
Mitsuo, who claims to be a dog person, happens to take care of two kittens after his brother brings them home.
Chihayafuru Part I
When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game 'karuta'. Four years later, Chihaya is a high school student. Chihaya learns that Arata, who went back to Fukui Prefecture, doesn't play karuta anymore. Believing they will meet Arata again, Chihaya and Taichi start a karuta club at their high school. (imdb)
Chihayafuru Part II
After an incredible win at the Tokyo karuta tournament--an intense traditional snap card game based on classic Japanese poetry-- Chihaya's team qualifies for the national championship. However, Chihaya is soon devastated when she learns that long-lost childhood best friend Arata has quit karuta, crushing her dream of reuniting at the national tournament. (japanesefilmfestival.net)
Shoplifters
A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find on the street. (imdb)
Chihayafuru Part 3
The third installment of the Chihayafuru trilogy. Story takes place 2 years after "Chihayafuru Part 2" and Chihaya is now a high school senior.
The Wonderland
The story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist Hippocrates and their student Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for "Wonderland," and Akane finds herself labelled Wonderland's savior. (imdb)
Hitoyo
A mother and her three children find their fate thrown into chaos by an incident that happened one night. The family members each go their separate ways but reunite after 15 years and struggle to restore their family bonds. ( "One Night" Film Partners)
Katte ni furuetero
24-year-old office employee Yoshika has a secret crush on her former junior high school classmate Ichi, but then her colleague Ni asks her to be his girlfriend. She's excited but ambivalent about being asked out by a guy for the first time in her life, and she decides to throw a reunion party so she can see Ichi again. Yoshika anguishes over her feelings about Ichi versus Ni and ideals versus reality. (JFF)
Hell Dogs
Shogo Kanetaka is a police officer, who suffers from trauma when his loved one was murdered. Since that horrific time, Shogo has only thought about revenge. He then receives an order to go undercover as a yakuza member. The police instructs Shogo to pick a fight with yakuza member Hideki Murooka as a stepping stone to gain entrance into the organization. (imdb)
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Follows Kiyo, who becomes a Makanai (person who cooks meals) at a house where Maiko (apprentice geishas) live together. (imdb)
Screaming Class
Kana is an ordinary high school student. One day, her photo is selected for a magazine and, because of this, Kana receives attention from popular student Rio. The attention though is not the kind Kana wanted. Kana is bullied by Rio and her friends. A rumor exists that a ghost exists in the old school building. The ghost is able to grant someone's wish, but that person...
The Restaurant with Problems
This is the story of females who are labelled “write-offs” and the restaurant they have established in order for them to get out from life's abyss. They battle difficulties and search for ways to change their lives as they experience the joys of work. (imdb)
Dr. Storks
Dr. Storks (2015) - TV Mini-Series
Follow Kounotori Sakura, a gynecologist who works at the General Medical Center and is also a talented jazz pianist. (imdb)