Cast: Aya Ueto
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Aya Ueto. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story
2013 · Movie · 121 min. · Japan
Direction Yuzo Asahara
Cast Aya Ueto · Kengo Kora · Kimiko Yo · Toshiyuki Nishida
Plot Having had a divorce after one year of marriage, Haru was proposed by a samurai chef in Kaga region to marry his succeeding son Yasunobu Funaki. The son turned out...
6.5
57 votes
6.5
57 votes
Azumi
2003 · Movie · 128 min. · Japan
Direction Ryûhei Kitamura
Cast Aya Ueto · Shun Oguri · Hiroki Narimiya · Kenji Kohashi
Plot Azumi begins the film as the only girl among 10 warriors who have been trained from childhood by Jiji, a gray-bearded samurai. One day, Jiji tells them they must pass...
5.9
4K votes
5.9
4K votes
Thermae Romae
2012 · Movie · 109 min. · Japan
Direction Hideki Takeuchi
Cast Hiroshi Abe · Aya Ueto · Kazuki Kitamura
Plot An architect from ancient Rome is propelled into a modern-day Tokyo bath house in this kooky time-travelling comedy based on Mari Yamazaki's award-winning manga series.
5.6
149 votes
5.6
149 votes
Azumi 2: Death or Love
2005 · Movie · 108 min. · Japan
Direction Shusuke Kaneko
Cast Aya Ueto · Yûma Ishigaki · Chiaki Kuriyama · Shun Oguri
Plot Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan,...
5.5
2K votes
5.5
2K votes
Thermae Romae II
2014 · Movie · 112 min. · Japan
Direction Hideki Takeuchi
Cast Hiroshi Abe · Aya Ueto · Ivan Kostadinov · Kazuki Kitamura
Plot Architect Lucius and his space-time adventures are back. Having become the biggest sensation of the Roman Empire, our hero is assigned to build a spectacular bathhouse for the Coliseum. And...
5.1
24 votes
5.1
24 votes
Hanzawa Naoki (TV) (TV Miniseries)
2013 · Movie · 60 min. · Japan
Direction Katsuo Fukuzawa
Cast Masato Sakai · Aya Ueto · Teruyuki Kagawa · Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Plot Hanzawa Naoki, an idealistic banker takes on corruption and wrongdoing at his large corporate bank. While forging ties with some unlikely allies, he must use his financial expertise, his instincts...
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I'm Home (TV Miniseries)
2015 · Movie · 60 min. · Japan
Direction Go Shichitaka · Naomi Tamura · Hoshino Kazunari
Cast Takuya Kimura · Aya Ueto · Miki Mizuno · Kei Tanaka
Plot The hero, nearly killed by carbon monoxide poisoning while on a solo assignment in another city, loses his memory and can no longer recognize his own family. Unconsciously, his feet...
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Hirugao
2017 · Movie · 125 min. · Japan
Direction Hiroshi Nishitani
Cast Aya Ueto · Takumi Saito · Ayumi Ito · Minori Hagiwara
Plot When a Japanese housewife has an affair while her husband is hard at work providing for the family the phrase goes 'heijitsu hirugao tsuma.' When a Japanese woman sleeps with...
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The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming
2008 · Movie · 102 min. · Japan
Direction Shun Nakahara
Cast Saki Fukuda · Saki Terashima · Anne Watanabe · Yûko Ôshima
Plot In this remake, in the setting of a private girls' school the drama club is putting on the play The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. With drama on-stage, there is...
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Tomorrow Will Become Better!: Half a Sweet Potato
2005 · Movie · 89 min. · Japan
Direction Shinichi Nakada · Yoshio Takeuchi
Cast Sayuri Yoshinaga · Aya Ueto · Kappei Yamaguchi · Yûji Ueda
Plot The story is about a 5-year-old girl who lived in just after World War II when people were struggle for living. (Source: MyAnimeList)
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Attention Please (TV Series)
2006 · Series · min. · Japan
Direction Yuichi Sato
Cast Aya Ueto · Ryô Nishikido · Saki Aibu · Misa Uehara
Plot A young woman struggles against the odds in achieving her dream of becoming a Japan Airlines Cabin Attendant.
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Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (TV Miniseries)
2014 · Series · 54 min. · Japan
Direction Hiroshi Nishitani · Mizuki Nishisaka · Mai Takano · Mitsuno Michio
Cast Aya Ueto · Michiko Kichise · Takumi Saito · Ayumi Ito
Plot The story is about two women who each have a affair.
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The Silent Service
2023 · Movie · min. · Japan
Direction Kohei Yoshino
Cast Takao Osawa · Aleks Paunovic · Dan Ewing · Aya Ueto
Plot Follows the unpredictable actions of Kaieda Shiro in the Japan's first nuclear submarine, as he attempts to realize his ideal world. The story makes audience think about true peace amidst...
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Attack No. 1 (TV Series)
2005 · Series · 45 min. · Japan
Direction Tatsuzô Inohara · Naomi Tamura
Cast Aya Ueto · Ayana Sakai · Ayaka Morita · Eiichirô Funakoshi
Plot Teenage girl Kozue Ayuhara is called to the Japanese Girls Nationalteam and has to face the hardest training she ever had by one of the most notorious national trainers Japan...
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Shylock's Children
2023 · Movie · 122 min. · Japan
Direction Katsuhide Motoki
Cast Sadao Abe · Ken Aoki · Akira Emoto · Isao Hashizume
Plot Masahiro Nishiki is a veteran bank clerk, working at the Nagahara branch for Tokyo Daiichi Bank. One day, a cash-lost incident takes place at the Nagahara branch. Masahiro chases after...
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Oshin
2013 · Movie · 110 min. · Japan
Direction Shin Togashi
Cast Kokone Hamada · Aya Ueto · Kayoko Kishimoto · Manami Igashira
Plot A young girl named Oshin is sent to work for another family because of her family's financial situation.
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Shimokita Sundays (TV Series)
2006 · Series · 54 min. · Japan
Direction Hisashi Kimura · Noriko Marumo · Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cast Aya Ueto · Taisuke Fujigaya · Fumiya Fujii · Arata Furuta
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3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei (TV Series)
1979 · Series · min. · Japan
Direction Katsuo Fukuzawa · Shin Katô · Shin'ichi Sanjô · Hirotsugu Takenoshita
Cast Hideko Hara · Tetsuya Takeda · Aya Ueto · Miho Konishi
Plot Kinpachi Sakamoto is the homeroom teacher for a group of third-year students known as the "B-Group". The students are from a wide range of backgrounds, and have an equally wide...
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