Kana Hatakeyama

Born: None

Kana Hatakeyama is a Japanese + American filmmaker and actor based in Brooklyn. Her first film as writer-director, "okaasan (mom)" screened at film festivals including Brooklyn Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival (Special Jury Award), New Orleans Film Festival (Audience Award), Nitehawk Shorts Festival (First Time Filmmaker Award, Audience Award), Nantucket Film Festival, and more. As an actor, she has appeared on Netflix's "Orange is the New Black" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."


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Tape

as Daisy
Released: 2020-04-10

Based on true events and set in New York City, TAPE is the story of an aspiring actress...

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Maki

as Sumiko
Released: 2018-12-10

Story of displacement, power, and vulnerability told through the relationship between a hostess,...

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okaasan (mom)

as Daughter
Released: 2019-10-30

In rural Japan, a mother and daughter attempt to reconnect after dealing with the loss of a...

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Orange Is the New Black

as Charlene Teng
First aired: 2013-07-11

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she...

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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

as Murasaki
First aired: 2015-03-06

When a woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and lands in New York City, she must navigate a...

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