Maria Yanagisawa

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Mara

A short romance about two adolescents named Persephone and Mara, who decide to escape from the world around them by locking themselves away in an old projector room at the Cinematheque.

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Becca

Sara Thompson returns to her hometown to help her mother move and is surprised to find her ex-boyfriend Josh Hartman is back home. The two had once planned a life in music together but Sara left to study law. The former flames slowly reconnect and try to heal wounds, both old and new. When Sara makes a surprising discovery, she and Josh forge a bold plan for the upcoming Christmas concert that will lead them all back to their musical roots and make this a holiday to remember.

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

Fuma Village is burned to the ground by Tokugawa retainer Doi Katsutoshi, who harbors a deep grudge against the Fuma clan. To put an end to the relentless slaughter, Juzo—the last surviving Fūma ninja—finally unleashes a forbidden secret technique. Standing in his way are the ninja of Iga, Koga, and Sanada. And to make matters worse, a formidable master of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu also appears…

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Mai Mizukawa

Misaki receives an email from a friend who had supposedly died when they were younger. She investigates and finds a scientist who uses the "Ghost System" to contact spirits.

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

In a joint project with the mystery magazine "Mu," idols Nozomi Ando and Mariya Yanagisawa dissect "Kamikakushi" (Spirited Away) and other "Kamikakushi" stories from multiple perspectives in an intellectually entertaining and in-depth report of facts not generally known to the public.