Karen Iwata

Known for Acting

5/13/1998(Age 27)

Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Karen Iwata is an actress and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 under Team A.

Known For (11 credits)

Movie

The Last Passenger

2023

This fictional story is set in Miyagi prefecture, a decade after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. It follows Mr. Endo, a taxi driver searching for his daughter since the earthquake. Along the way, he encounters various passengers and visits a seaside town swallowed by a tsunami. The story explores themes of family, love, and resilience in the aftermath of a disaster, offering hope to survivors.

8.2

A Meal Makes Her Forget

2018

Sachiko Sasaki works as a literary magazine editor. She is well respected by her colleagues due to her perfectionist ways. On Sachiko Sasaki's wedding day, her boyfriend Shungo disappears. Sachiko Sasaki is dumbfounded by her boyfriend's disappearance. The next day, Sachiko Sasaki goes to work, but she can't stop thinking about Shungo. She realizes she is more traumatized than she thought. Sachiko Sasaki decides to go to a restaurant. When her meal comes out, Sachiko Sasaki forgets all about Shungo. Her experience makes her become a connoisseur of gourmet meals.

7.0

Movie

Saki Achiga-hen: Episode of Side-A

2018

Sequel movie to the live-action Saki TV series.

Movie

Team A 7th Stage "M.T. ni Sasagu"

2017

DVD footage of AKB48 Team A's 7th Stage "M.T. ni Sasagu"

Danganronpa The Stage 2016 ~Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei~

9.0

Movie

Danganronpa The Stage 2016 ~Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei~

2016

The second stage play based on the original Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc video game.

5.3

Movie

The Magnificent Nine

2016

Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they're caught they will lose their lives.

6.7

Movie

Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment

2015

A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was killed by someone or committed suicide.

7.0

Movie

Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion

2015

A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was killed by someone or committed suicide.

8.0

Sailor Zombie

2014

Sailor Zombie was a TV-Tokyo Drama which featured members of AKB48 in its main casts, some of their guests are also from AKB48. It's title theme song Sailor Zombie was sung by the sub-unit Milk Planet who are also in the Drama as narrators.

6.1

AKB0048

2012

AKB0048, sometimes stylized AKB∞48, is a 2012 Japanese anime television series based on the popular AKB48 idol group. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director and writer. The first season aired in Japan between April and July 2012 whilst the second season aired between January and March 2013.

Maeda Atsuko's Tearjerking Graduation Announcement in Saitama Super Arena

7.0

Movie

Maeda Atsuko's Tearjerking Graduation Announcement in Saitama Super Arena

2012

Gyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! in Saitama Super Arena (業務連絡。頼むぞ、片山部長! in さいたまスーパーアリーナ, "Business Contract. I'll Ask, Katayama Director! in Saitama Super Arena") was AKB48's Spring Concert in 2012, held in Saitama Super Area. The concert was renamed after Maeda Atsuko's graduation announcement to Maeda Atsuko no Namida Sotsugyou Sengen! in Saitama Super Arena - Gyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! - (前田敦子の涙卒業宣言！ in さいたまスーパーアリーナ　~業務連絡。頼むぞ、片山部長!~ "Maeda Atsuko's Graduation Declaration of Tears in Saitama Super Arena - Business Contract. I'll Ask, Katayama Director! - ") With the participation of SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, SDN48 and JKT48, 3 different shows were done in the time span of 3 days, from March 23 - March 25, 2012. This is the concert where Maeda Atsuko famously made her graduation announcement.