Kora
Kora is a talented actress known for her work in the New Zealand film industry, particularly in the documentary series Waiata Anthems. She has gained recognition for her vibrant performances and strong singing ability, often blending music with acting. Kora is celebrated for her authenticity... Read More
Known for
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young...
Shin Godzilla (2016)
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team...
Shoplifters (2018)
After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Unknown character | ||
| 2026 |
We Are Bad BarbersA quiet retro barbershop hides a dangerous side hustle—its unassuming owner and a sharp-tongued new assistant team up to solve... |
Unknown character | |
| 2025 |
Seaside SerendipityIn a coastal town attracting artists, 14-year-old Sosuke and his friends stay busy painting and helping with school projects. As... |
Takaoka | |
| 2025 |
Rainy BlueAoi is a 17-year-old girl uncertain about her future, but one thing she’s sure of is her pride in being... |
Unknown character | |
| 2024 |
Route29Adapted from a book of poems by poet Taichi Nakao, the film is a road story set in beautiful nature... |
Father in the forest | |
| 2024 |
1122: For a Happy MarriageIchiko and Otoya are happily married, despite not having sex for the last two years. The secret to their happiness... |
Shiro Kashiwagi | |
| 2024 |
House of NinjasYears after retiring from their formidable ninja lives, a dysfunctional family must return to shadowy missions to counteract a string... |
Gaku Tawara | |
| 2024 |
Sin and EvilOne day, a boy's body is found again under the same bridge. The case is eerily similar to Masaki's case... |
Sakamoto Haru | |
| 2023 |
OzuCommemorating the 120th anniversary of Ozu Yasujiro's birth, six up-and-coming filmmakers remade six of his early silent films as a... |
Unknown character | |
| 2023 |
Masked Hearts26 years old Hanako is on the verge of directing her first-ever feature film, achieving her childhood dream. Although she’s... |
Unknown character | |
| 2023 |
G-MenShota Kadomatsu, a first-year high school student who transferred to a private Takehana Boys' High School surrounded by four girls'... |
Kaoru Date | |
| 2023 |
The War of AnnouncersDramatization of The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and its announcers activities to support the Japanese military's fight during the war.... |
Tateno Morio | |
| 2023 |
The Water Flows to the SeaHigh school student Naotatsu travels to live at his uncle's house. In the pouring rain, he is picked up at... |
Shigemichi Utagawa | |
| 2023 |
Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1: Bloody Halloween - DestinyHinata is murdered again by the Tokyo Manjikai Gang in front of Takemichi. In order to save Hinata, Takemichi travels... |
Shinichiro Sano | |
| 2023 |
In Her RoomSusume is a young dentist who can’t communicate well with people since childhood. One day, he meets and falls in... |
Unknown character | |
| 2023 | Unknown character | ||
| 2023 | Unknown character | ||
| 2022 |
2 WomenModeled on Setouchi Jakucho, Inoue Mitsuharu, and his wife, 2 women depicts the special relationship between a man and two... |
Shinji Kohiyama | |
| 2022 |
The Three Sisters of Tenmasou InnTenmasou is a long-established inn atop a mountain overlooking the sea, in a town called Mitsuse that exists between heaven... |
Udo Kazuma | |
| 2022 |
Modern Love TokyoThis seven-episode anthology features a cast of leading actors and depicts various forms of "love," such as love almost forgotten,... |
Unknown character | |
| 2022 |
BiSH presents PCR is PAiPAi CHiNCHiN ROCK'N'ROLLThe first omnibus film starring "BiSH", also known as “The punk band that doesn’t play any instruments”. A collaboration with... |
Unknown character | |
| 2022 |
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen DoramaHoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of... |
Unknown character | |
| 2022 |
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen DoramaHoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of... |
地球から来た男 | |
| 2022 |
Snow CountryDepicts the love story between an idle author and a provincial geisha. |
Yukio | |
| 2022 | 行男 | ||
| 2021 |
London no Yamamoto IsorokuIn 1934 (Showa 9), Maj. Gen. Yamamoto Isoroku was ordered to be the chief representative of the preliminary negotiations for... |
Unknown character | |
| 2021 |
Remain In TwilightSix friends, who hanged out together during their high school days, gather again after 5 years for a friend's wedding.... |
Kinichi Fujita | |
| 2021 |
Anata no Soba de Ashita ga WarauSomewhere at Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture lives a woman and her son. The woman is Mashiro Aoi who has lost... |
Takaomi Mashiro | |
| 2021 |
AristocratsHanako is looking for stability with her man. She gets dumped instead. She begins dating. Miki studied and worked hard... |
Koichiro | |
| 2021 |
Reach Beyond the Blue SkyShibusawa Eiichi was born in 1840 to a farmer’s family. He grew up helping his family with work, which was... |
Shibusawa Kisaku [Eiichi's cousin] | |
| 2021 |
Photograph of MemoriesA frustrated young woman returns from Tokyo to her hometown in Toyama where she meets an old woman who lives... |
Hoshino Ichiro | |
| 2020 |
Town Without SeaIt is a youth film about the boys in their late teens spend before they become adults. Sho and Tiaga,... |
Kobayashi-sensei | |
| 2020 |
Child of the StarsWhen Chihiro was a baby, she suffered from eczema. Her parents tried to find a cure, but nothing worked. Her... |
Kairo | |
| 2019 |
Talking the PicturesSet at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie... |
Takayuki Motegi | |
| 2019 |
Ex-Enthusiasts: MotoKare ManiaYurika Nanba is an attractive women who has no problems socially communicating with others, but when it comes to having... |
Unknown character | |
| 2019 |
The Master of FuneralsAlumni of Ibaraki High School learn that one of their classmates is killed in an accident on the tenth anniversary... |
Daisuke Toyokawa | |
| 2019 |
Wolf's CallingA girl finds an old handgun in her attic and the symbolic object conjures a mystical scene of samurai (a... |
Samurai | |
| 2019 |
No Longer HumanThe story of Osamu Dazai, one of Japan's most celebrated novelists, absorbed in alcohol and love; married and in a... |
Yukio Mishima | |
| 2019 |
Under Your BedNaoto was ignored by other people. During his school days, Chihiro was the first person who called his name. Naoto... |
Naoto Mitsui | |
| 2019 |
Love's Twisting PathSet in Kyoto in the last days of the Edo Period, the bloody conflict continues between local feudal domains, which... |
Tajuro Kiyokawa | |
| 2019 |
Two HomelandsKenji Amo is a 2nd generation Japanese-American. He was born in America, but went to school in Japan. He returned... |
Unknown character | |
| 2018 |
Dare to Stop UsIn Spring 1969, 21-year-old Megumi Yoshizumi goes to Wakamatsu Production. The company makes films popular with young people. Pink film... |
Ken Yoshizawa | |
| 2018 |
Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral BondNatsume has been busy, navigating between humans and Yokai when he coincidentally reunites with an old classmate, Yuki. It brings... |
Mukuo Tsumura (voice) | |
| 2018 | Unknown character | ||
| 2018 |
ManganUkawa Taeko withdraws her appeal on a murder case, despite her lawyer's insistence. Taeko is the owner of the boarding... |
Fujii | |
| 2018 |
ShopliftersIn the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and... |
Takumi Maezono | |
| 2018 | Unknown character | ||
| 2017 |
Moon and ThunderWhen Yasuko (Eriko Hatsune) was a child, her mother left their home. She grew up not knowing what an ordinary... |
Satoshi | |
| 2017 |
Side JobBased on the novel "Kanojo no Jinsei wa Machigai ja Nai" (literal translation: Her life is not at fault) by... |
Miura | |
| 2016 |
Beppin-sanThe 95th NHK Asadora is about Sumire, a girl born in the uptown of Kobe in the early Showa period.... |
Kiyoshi Nogami | |
| 2016 |
Shin GodzillaWhen a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its... |
Yusuke Shimura : Secretary of Rando | |
| 2016 |
Kako: My Sullen PastKako (Fumi Nikaido) is a female high school student. She lives at a restaurant run by her family in Kitashinagawa,... |
Yasunori | |
| 2016 |
Bitter HoneyAkako, a shape-shifting goldfish in the form of a coquettish nymphet clad in diaphanous red dresses, naively plays the role... |
Ryunosuke Akutagawa | |
| 2016 |
Moribito: Guardian of the SpiritThe heroine Balsa is a skilled bodyguard and a masterful spear-wielder. One day she rescues Prince Chagum who has fallen... |
Raul | |
| 2016 |
The Gift of MemoryA college student works a part time job at a bookstore, and meets an older patron wearing a long coat... |
Unknown character | |
| 2016 |
Love That Makes You CryFollows the story of love, friendship and growth of six young men and women who move from countryside to the... |
Ren Soda | |
| 2015 |
Being GoodA new primary school teacher struggles to deal with his new students and their over-protective parents. When he learns that... |
Tauku Okano | |
| 2015 |
Miss HokusaiA daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own mark in the... |
Utagawa Kuninao (voice) | |
| 2015 |
The MournerShizuto Sakatsuki (Kengo Kora) is a mourner. He goes to scenes of accidents and mourns for the victims. Yukiyo Nagi... |
Shizuto Sakatsuki | |
| 2015 |
Burning FlowerFumi becomes Genzui Kusaka’s wife. During the turbulent times of the closing days for the Tokugawa shogunate, she lives positively... |
Unknown character | |
| 2014 |
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess KaguyaFor his first film in fourteen years, animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of The Tale... |
Self | |
| 2014 |
Heisei Saru Kani KassenzuBartender Junpei Hamamoto witnesses a hit-and-run incident, and knows the person arrested for that incident is not the person he... |
Junpei Hamamoto | |
| 2014 |
DisconcertoSet within the fictional city of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada runs a "benriya" - a general problem solver for hire. His... |
Ryoichi Hoshi | |
| 2014 |
My ManAs a young child, Hana loses her family to a devastating tsunami that wipes out her town. At a shelter,... |
Yoshiro Ozaki | |
| 2013 |
A Tale of Samurai CookingIn this love story set in the Edo period, 27-year-old Oharu is a genius in the kitchen. Oharu attracts the... |
Yasunobu Funaki | |
| 2013 |
The Tale of The Princess KaguyaFound inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly... |
Sutemaru (voice) | |
| 2013 |
The Extreme SukiyakiFormer college buddies Horaguchi and Okawa suddenly reunite on a whim after 15 years apart and try to resume their... |
Unknown character | |
| 2013 |
RoomMateHarumi Hagiwara lands in the hospital after being involved in an accident. She hits it off with her nurse, Reiko... |
Kensuke Kudo | |
| 2013 |
Beyond the MemoriesKanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying... |
Kazue Haruta | |
| 2013 |
Hard Nut!Kurumi Nanba is a student majoring in math at prestigious university. She's viewed as a weirdo due to her poor... |
Tatsuhiko Tomoda | |
| 2013 |
Hospitality DepartmentThe hospitality division in Kochi Prefecture can't promote the beautiful nature in the area due to a strict rule by... |
Kyosuke Yoshikado | |
| 2013 | Unknown character | ||
| 2013 |
A Story of YonosukeThe year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives... |
Yonosuke Yokomichi | |
| 2013 |
Yellow ElephantMarried couple Aiko Tsumari and Ayumu Muko live a happy and peaceful life. Aiko is bit naive, while Ayumu works... |
Spider, flower, rain (voice) | |
| 2013 |
Tada's Do-It-All HouseIn the fictional town of Mahoro on the outskirts of Tokyo is Tada Benriken, a small business which does odd... |
Unknown character | |
| 2013 |
Shotenin Michiru no Mi no UebanashiThe drama is based on a novel by Sato Shogo called ‘Minoue Banashi‘. Its story revolves around a bookstore clerk... |
Teruo Takei | |
| 2012 |
The Millennial RaptureSennen no yuraku is set in a small community called “Roji” where Kenji Nakagami—one of the most famous novelists in... |
Hanzo | |
| 2012 |
The Drudgery TrainIn this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two... |
Shoji Kusakabe | |
| 2012 |
SignalUniversity student Keisuke returns to his hometown during his summer holiday and takes a part-time job at a run-down movie... |
Reiji Urushida | |
| 2012 |
Crime and Punishment: A Falsified RomanceIn this modern adaptation of the Dostoyevsky classic, a loner named Miroku takes it upon himself to kill a teenage... |
Tachi Miroku | |
| 2012 |
The Woodsman and the RainA widowed lumberjack's life is turned upside down when a film crew shooting a zombie movie asks for his help... |
Koichi Kishi | |
| 2011 |
The EgoistsKazu attacks a bar in Kabukicho, a Tokyo red-light district, and flees to his hometown with abducts Machiko, a pole... |
Kazu | |
| 2011 |
Tada's Do-It-All HouseIn Mahoro, the fictional suburb of Tokyo, Tada works as a general problem solver for hire. One day, former classmate... |
Hoshi | |
| 2011 |
OhisamaOhisama is a Japanese television drama that aired on NHK in 2011 in the Asadora time slot. Set in Nagano... |
Kazunari Maruyama | |
| 2011 |
Into the White NightA pawn shop owner in Osaka is murdered, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence the police lists the... |
Ryouji Kirihara | |
| 2010 |
The Lightning TreeSet during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman under a special tree... |
Tomozou | |
| 2010 |
Marks' Mountain20 years ago a half-frozen boy was rescuded in the mountains after his parents apparent sucide. He gets released from... |
Hiroyuki Mizusawa | |
| 2010 |
Norwegian WoodToru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's... |
Kizuki | |
| 2010 |
Fireworks from the HeartOn September 9th, the day of the Katakai Fireworks Festival, high school student Hana comes home from the hospital after... |
Taro Sudo | |
| 2010 |
A Crowd of ThreeA Crowd of Three tells the story of two men, Kenta & Jun, who grew up as almost brothers at... |
Jun | |
| 2010 |
Box!A shy high school student meets his childhood friend, who moved away years earlier, and who encourages him to join... |
Yuki | |
| 2010 |
SolaninMeiko and Taneda are a couple graduated from university two years ago. Unhappy with their lives, Meiko quits her job... |
Naruo Taneda | |
| 2010 |
Women Play TwiceSegment 1 - actress Saki Aibu plays a woman who doesn't do anything. Segment 2 - actress Asami Mizukawa plays... |
Unknown character | |
| 2010 |
BandageSet in the 1990s during Japan's "band boom" era, the film tells the tale of a girl in high school,... |
Yukiya Nagato | |
| 2009 |
We'll Keep Walking, That's AllA young woman named Miyuki returns to her hometown, camera in hand, after a difficult breakup. As she walks and... |
Waiter | |
| 2009 |
The Chef of South PolarWhen eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence. |
Brother Yan | |
| 2009 |
KanikôsenOn board at the boat Kanikosen, where fish and crabs preserves, forced workers to work under miserable conditions, with minimum... |
Nemoto | |
| 2009 |
The VultureA Japanese company is being targeted by a Chinese financial group that takes advantage of weak and struggling firms -... |
Sho Moriyama | |
| 2009 |
Fish StoryA rock band writes a song called "Fish Story" that is foretold to save the world. The song exceeds the... |
Goro | |
| 2009 |
ZenIn the early 1200s, Dogen brought Chinese Zen philosophy to Japan, and established the Japanese Zen school of Buddhism. He... |
Unknown character | |
| 2008 |
Snakes and EarringsWhile alone in a nightclub, straight-laced Lui meets sensitive but troubled punk kid Ama. Mesmerized by his split tongue, she... |
Ama | |
| 2008 |
108At a high school in the city of Yokohoma the baseball team trains to go to the top. There are... |
Unknown character | |
| 2007 |
Fuckin' RunawayHana, 21-year old, is sent to a mental hospital for attempting a suicide. She suffers from hearing a deep male... |
Takeshi | |
| 2007 |
Sad VacationKenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers... |
Yusuke Mamiya | |
| 2006 |
MMixed up by desire, love and hatred, a disturbed young man begins tailing and eventually tries to save his neighbor,... |
Minoru | |
| 2006 |
Riding the MetroShinji (Shinichi Tsutsumi) steps out of a train station to find himself transported back to 1964. |
Unknown character | |
| 2006 |
The Summer of SticklebackSet in Kyoto, 1990. Mizuho Oshima is a high school girl who hates her alcoholic mom, adores her father, and... |
Sho Sugimoto | |
| 2002 |
GokusenNewly graduate Yamaguchi Kumiko an idealistic teacher who entered Shirokin High to be a math teacher. Having high hopes for... |
Kengo Funaki | |
| 2001 | Unknown character |
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Kora is best known for her role in the documentary series Waiata Anthems, which highlights the stories of Maori musicians.
As of now, Kora has not won major film or acting awards, but she has received recognition for her contributions to New Zealand cinema.
Kora's first prominent appearance was in the documentary series Waiata Anthems, which premiered in 2021.
Kora's estimated net worth is approximately $1 million, reflecting her work in acting and music.
Kora often incorporates her Maori heritage into her performances, celebrating her cultural identity through music and storytelling.
Kora's musical style blends traditional Maori elements with contemporary sounds, creating a unique and authentic experience.
In addition to Waiata Anthems, Kora has participated in various music festivals and community events, promoting Maori culture.
Kora was born in Auckland, New Zealand, where she developed her passion for performing arts from a young age.