Ayaka Kato (Director)

21st Century Girl

21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns.

Release Date2019-02-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count8

My Personal Weatherman

A beloved TV weatherman hides a tyrannical side, secretly supporting a manga artist in exchange for unwavering obedience.

Release Date2023-08-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count8

Vote Count30

Kita-kun Is Too Cute to Handle, So the 3 of Us Decided to Share Him!

Three individuals facing life’s challenges form an unusual relationship when they meet Kita-kun, a charming young man who accepts them all. Unable to handle their feelings alone, they agree to share him equally and start living together.

Release Date2025-07-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count12

Old Fashion Cupcake

A workaholic bored with life discovers the rejuvenating power of new experiences — and yummy treats — from a junior employee with a secret crush on him.

Release Date2022-06-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count5

Vote Count29

Girl Hate

Kiriko is pretty girl, working at an office. She also binge eats and then makes herself vomit. The male workers like her, but female workers hate her. Kiriko believes that the only that matters for a woman is being cute. Kiriko has Yuto, who works at a bar. The relationship between Kiriko and Yuto is more than friends, but less than a romantic relationship.

Release Date2015-02-14

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count5

Naked Dining

Office worker by day, naked diner by night. Souta's secret gets out when a local boy stumbles upon him mid-meal.

Release Date2023-04-14

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count12

Vote Count11

Tokyo Sounan

Tokyo Sounan

Release Date2023-11-18

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Would You Like to Go to the Cinema Today?

An omnibus movie produced to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Motomachi Eigakan.

Release Date2022-01-28

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Living with Him

They were best friends once. Now they’re roommates, and Ryota can’t stop thinking about what love might look like between them.

Release Date2024-04-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count8

Vote Count9

My Murdered Husband Has Returned

A fashion design assistant faces buried truths when her abusive husband, presumed dead, returns with amnesia and an inexplicable gentleness.

Release Date2025-07-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count6

Sugar Sugar Honey

Mizuki, a retired marathon runner with limited social skills and no experience in love, struggles to adapt to her new job at a high-end hotel due to her lack of customer service skills. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Kaji, a charming dessert chef at the hotel known for his womanizing ways. After a frustrated Mizuki lashes out at him, Kaji surprisingly enlists her as his taste tester, potentially setting the stage for a sweet romance despite their seemingly incompatible lives.

Release Date2024-02-05

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count8

Vote Count2

The Bear Wait

An eight-year-old boy and his aunt, a screenwriter, spend a summer at her late grandfather's house. Through his diary, the two discover about his past during war.

Release Date2025-06-07

DepartmentProduction

JobAssociate Producer

JOFU ~Do Women Need Escorts?~

Akari, struggling with her love life, learns about the deeper meanings of intimate requests from a top therapist while grappling with her secret job and an unexpected revelation to her boyfriend.

Release Date2025-04-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count10

Vote Count1

Itsumo Tsukiyo ni Kome no Meshi

After the disappearance of her single mother, a Tokyo high school student goes to Niigata to begin work at her mother’s izakaya restaurant.

Release Date2018-09-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1

The Night Before Upheaval

Release Date2022-11-29

Vote Count1