Known for Acting
Hironobu Kanagawa (金川 弘敦, Kanagawa Hironobu, October 13, 1963) is a Japanese-Canadian actor and playwright based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared in numerous high-profile films and television series shot in the Vancouver area, including Smallville, Caprica, Godzilla, The Man in the High Castle, Altered Carbon, iZombie, Legends of Tomorrow, Heroes Reborn and Kim's Convenience and was a writer on Da Vinci's City Hall. As a voice-over artist, he was the original English-language voice of Gihren Zabi in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and played Reed Richards in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes.
Born
October 13, 1963 (age 62)
Birthplace
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Filmography
71 films, 79 shows


Playdate
2025 · 1h 33m
country: United States
When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—totally unprepared—must survive one absurd obstacle after another.


Akashi
2025 · 1h 40m
country: Canada
Akashi is a multigenerational love story told across parallel timelines. Kana, a struggling artist in Vancouver, returns to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral, feeling out of place after ten years abroad. As she reflects on a secret only she and her grandmother shared—that her grandfather had another lover—she unexpectedly reconnects with an old love, Hiro. Intercut with the past, which traces her grandfather’s decades-long affair, Kana confronts hidden family truths and begins to navigate the complexities of love, sacrifice, and the choices that shape a life between desire and duty.
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama
2024 · 1h 11m
country: Canada
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama tells the epic journey of the late Japanese Canadian photographer Tamio Wakayama who decides to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the deep south during the 1960’s American civil rights movement. Learning the art of dark room photography along the way, this transformative moment in time allows him to confront his own identity and return ‘home’ to the west coast of Canada to begin a body of photographic work that continues to celebrate, re-present and document the spirit of Japanese Canadians who resided in the former Paueru Gai/Powell Street neighborhoods.


Orphan: First Kill
2022 · 1h 39m
country: Canada
After escaping from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena Klammer travels to America by impersonating Esther, the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But when her mask starts to slip, she is put against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous “child” at any cost.


Needle in a Timestack
2021 · 1h 51m
country: United States
Nick and Janine live in bliss until her ex warps time to try to tear them apart by using Nick's old girlfriend. As Nick's memories and reality disappear, he must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save -- or let go of -- everything he loves.


Every Breath You Take
2021 · 1h 45m
country: Germany
A psychiatrist, whose client commits suicide, finds his family life disrupted after introducing her surviving brother to his wife and daughter.


Crisis
2021 · 1h 58m
country: Belgium
Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.
Deeper I Go
Deeper I Go
2020 · 15m
country: Unknown
The profound loss of a loved one drives a man to desperation.


The Tailor
2020 · 16m
country: Canada
A gender non-conforming person struggling to assert their identity unexpectedly finds courage in an aging master tailor.


Midway
2019 · 2h 18m
country: Canada
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.


Alive
2019
country: United States
It centers on a San Francisco homicide detective who's mysteriously brought back to life after being killed in the line of duty.


A Twist of Christmas
2018 · 1h 27m
country: Canada
In the frenzy before Christmas, two single parents accidentally mix up their toys at a crowded department store. As a result, both of their Christmases appear to be ruined. Although the two can’t stand each other, the only way to get things back on track is to help each other salvage their holiday plans – not realizing they’re falling for each other in the process.


Akashi
2018 · 10m
country: Canada
Kana, a young woman from Japan is pursuing her career in North America and has adapted to her new environment. However, her new lifestyle has made her emotionally distant and can't seem to sustain a long term relationship. Her mother calls informing Kana that grandma passed away. As Kana returns home to pay her respects, she begins to recall her most intimate conversation with grandma. In their talk, Grandma is proud of Kana for leaving Japan. Kana argues it's even harder to raise a family and sustain a marriage for a lifetime. Grandma tells Kana that their marriage was far from ideal, and to Kana's surprise, Grandma reveals a secret which changes Kana's attitudes on relationships. Memories and the funeral force Kana to look inside herself and examine her own life.


Love, Once and Always
2018 · 1h 30m
country: United States
When Lucy’s childhood sweetheart plans to tear down the Gilded Age estate and replace it with a golf course, Lucy fights to preserve the historic mansion at all costs. As Lucy and Duncan set out to find a compromise, they learn that embracing the past may be the key to protecting the future.


Fifty Shades Freed
2018 · 1h 50m
country: United States
Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.


Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
2016 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Former prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey Dean is a powerhouse, Mensa bright, and acutely observant. During a tragic week, one of her patients loses her parents to separate fatal accidents along with millions of dollars that has seemingly vanished into thin air. When the police begin to question Hailey's patient, shes knows she is innocent. But who is the culprit?


The Age of Adaline
2015 · 1h 52m
country: United States
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.


Godzilla
2014 · 2h 3m
country: United States
Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.


Grave Halloween
2013 · 1h 29m
country: Canada
After inadvertently unleashing an ancient curse, a documentary crew of American exchange students is haunted by angry spirits in Japan's infamous Suicide Forest.
Down River
Down River
2013 · 1h 33m
country: Canada
Down River is the emotionally stirring story of three young women teetering on the edge between creative breakthroughs and personal breakdowns, and their connection with the older woman they rely on for guidance, support and inspiration.


Assault on Wall Street
2013 · 1h 39m
country: Canada
Jim is an average New Yorker living a peaceful life with a well paying job and a loving family. Suddenly, everything changes when the economy crashes causing Jim to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage, Jim snaps and goes to extreme lengths to seek revenge for the life taken from him.


The Company You Keep
2012 · 2h 1m
country: Canada
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.


Deck the Halls
2011 · 1h 28m
country: Canada
Detective Regan Reilly and cleaning-woman-turned-private-eye Alvirah Meegan, investigate the kidnapping of Regan's father and a young female driver just before the holidays. The race is on to rescue the pair and get them home in time for Christmas.


Doomsday Prophecy
2011 · 1h 29m
country: Canada
With the government agents on their trail, journalist Eric Fox and archaeologist Brook Calvin race against time to save the world after they find an artefact that predicts an impending doomsday.


Earth's Final Hours
2011 · 1h 24m
country: Canada
After dense matter from an imploded white hole hits Earth, the planet's rotation is devastated. A group of government agents must locate a lost satellite network that is the world's only hope for survival.


The King of Fighters
2009 · 1h 33m
country: Canada
The surviving members of three legendary fighting clans are whisked away to other dimensions by an evil power. As the fighters enter each new world, they battle that universe's native defenders, while the force that summoned them seeks to find a way to invade and infect our world.


Hardwired
2009 · 1h 34m
country: Canada
After a tragic accident Luke Gibson is left with critical injuries and complete amnesia. A new technological breakthrough from the Hexx Corporation - a Psi-Comp Implant that's hardwired into Luke's brain - saves his life, but Luke soon finds out that this new technology comes with a price and that the Hexx Corporation harbors sinister plans for the new device.


Playing for Keeps
2009 · 1h 25m
country: Canada
A white woman has an affair with a married African-American basketball star and challenges him for custody of their mixed-race son. Based on a true story.


The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008 · 1h 44m
country: Canada
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.


War
2007 · 1h 43m
country: United States
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. Will the truth come out before it's too late? And when the dust settles, who will remain standing?


The Last Mimzy
2007 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine.


The Entrance
2006 · 1h 21m
country: Canada
A police detective is swept into a web of deception and, in search of the truth, finds herself in a contest with forces of the occult.


Spymate
2006 · 1h 24m
country: Canada
Amelia, a young genius and daughter of a top secret agent, unknowingly invents a contraption that makes her the target of an evil scientist.


Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1
2006 · 1h 27m
country: United States
Marvel Comics's favorite family, the Fantastic Four, battles Dr. Doom and other baddies in this first volume of episodes from the Cartoon Network series, which features a fascinating mix of 2-D and 3-D animation. Mr. Fantastic leads the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing in four fantastic adventures. The quartet of episodes consists of "Doomed," "Hard Knocks," "World's Tiniest Heroes" and "De-Mole-Ition."


Best Friends
2005 · 1h 28m
country: Canada
Beth Ferrier is happy in her life - fulfilled as a wife and mother, living in a beautiful home in a safe and tranquil neighborhood. Claudia Hartnell lives across the street and seems to be the perfect best friend - kind, compassionate, and a good listener. Nobody would ever guess that behind Claudia's charming facade lies an insatiable desire to live an idealized life. Nobody would suspect that her relentless childhood obsession is about to turn to murderous rage. Claudia wants everything that Beth holds dear and will use any means necessary to take it all away from her best friend.


Hiro
2005 · 19m
country: Canada
After a chance encounter with a young girl, a shy Japanese insect collector finds himself thrust into a wild chase to recover a stolen beetle.


Hush
2005 · 1h 30m
country: Canada
A married man must deal with an obsessive former girlfriend after he moves back to his hometown.


Bob the Butler
2005 · 1h 30m
country: Canada
Bob, an incompetent man, is searching for an available job by alphabetical order. He had just failed all of the A's, and discovers an ad in the Yellow Pages for a butler school. He is the only one in the butler school course to pass, because all of the other people quit due to the embarrassment and pressure of the teacher.


Ladies Night
2005 · 1h 25m
country: Canada
Art and Zach Kirkland enjoy the good life, especially rented luxury cars, which they can only afford because Art regularly seduces women with access to substantial company funds, kills them and moves out of state. After Zach is unable to properly dispose of a body, freelance insurance investigator Jesse Grant's computer whiz gets their team on the bloody trail.


Elektra
2005 · 1h 37m
country: United States
Elektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to protect her two latest targets, a single father and his young daughter, from a group of supernatural assassins.


Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family
2003 · 1h 20m
country: Unknown
This DVD comprises two full-length videos: SAGWA'S FELINE FRIENDS and SAGWA'S FAMILY TREE. Sagwa is a small cat who learns some very big lessons about friendship as he is rescued by Fu-Fu, the bat, and plays hide-and-seek with the mice. Sagwa's big brother, Dongwa, learns the lessons of being too easily impressed and the value of just being who you are. Sagwa also learns how exciting family history can be when he discovers that the Miao family's ancestors were royal cats, learns the power of art through the magical story of his ancestor, the artist Ming Miao, and the folly of the Foolish Magistrate who nearly gave away a member of the Miao family


First to Die
2003 · 3h
country: United States
A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an ingenious serial killer targeting newlyweds on their wedding nights.
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations
2003
country: Unknown
This double bill of engrossing fun features the adventurous feline from the mind of celebrated author Amy Tan. Includes the episodes in "Cat Tales" ("How Sagwa Got Her Colors," "Fur Coat" and "Stinky Tofu") and "Feline Festivities" ("New Year's Cleanup," "By the Light of the Moon" and "Ba-Do and the Lantern Festival"). All in all, they're purrfect!


Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World
2003
country: Unknown
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat is an Chinese and Canadian-American animated television series based on a 1994 novel by Amy Tan which aired on PBS Kids. Set c. 1840, during the Qing Dynasty, the young Sagwa and her siblings have fun in her their day-to-day lives while learning and teaching valuable life lessons. This single DVD contains two full-length programs: Cat Nights, Flights, and Delights including the episodes "Firefly Nights," "Fu-Fu's Full Moon Flight" and "Shei-Hu's Secret" Feline Frenzy including the episodes "Explorer's Club," "Treasure Hunters," and "Sick Day"


Extreme Ops
2002 · 1h 33m
country: Germany
While filming an advertisement, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terrorists.


Chaos and Desire
2002 · 1h 55m
country: Canada
Suspecting that the cecassion of the tides may indicate an impending earthquake, Seismologist Alice arrives in her hometown of Baie-Comeau, Quebec to commence her investigation. Soon confronted by numerous figures from her past, the unusual weather and inexplicable behavior of the citizens lead Alice to believe that something beyond her comprehension is occurring to her old hometown...


Damaged Care
2002 · 1h 54m
country: United States
Anesthesist Doug Peeno hopes to pay for the legal costs of his custody battle with the proceeds of his current wife Linda's new job, as medical officer in a greedy medical insurance company. Confronted with the medically unacceptable consequences of denied treatments, she rebels and finds even payments she approved were nevertheless withheld.


Living with the Dead
2002 · 2h 46m
country: United States
A man begins to have disturbing visions of dead people, among whom are his mother and victims of a local serial killer. All telling their story of how they died, and how their murderer is still out there. The detective investigating the murders looks to him for help in solving the case.


Replicant
2001 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Scientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming up with two cops.


Class Warfare
2001 · 1h 36m
country: Canada
In a remote cabin in the woods, Kristen tries to convince her boyfriend to kill fellow classmate Richard to gain possession of his winning lottery ticket.


Josie and the Pussycats
2001 · 1h 38m
country: United States
Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.


Touched by a Killer
2001 · 1h 27m
country: Unknown
When reporter Nicki Barrington investigates a man on death row for the murder of a young woman, she discovers the evidence was circumstantial and has his conviction overturned. After she falls in love with him, she is nagged by doubts of his innocence.


The 6th Day
2000 · 2h 3m
country: United States
A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal - that is until family man Adam Gibson comes home from work one day to find a clone has replaced him. Taken from his family and plunged into a sinister world he doesn't understand, Gibson must not only save himself from the assassins who must destroy him to protect their secret, but uncover who and what is behind the horrible things happening to him.


Best in Show
2000 · 1h 31m
country: United States
The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.
Protection
Protection
2000 · 1h 17m
country: Unknown
This realistic documentary/drama is a harsh/realistic look at social services based in Canada.


The Guilty
2000 · 1h 48m
country: Canada
Callum Crane, a lawyer and would-be federal judge, jeopardizes his chances at a judgeship by forcing himself on his secretary. He then worsens the situation by trying to have the woman murdered. Further complicating matters, he assigns the task to a young man who, unbeknownst to Crane, is actually his son, Nathan. Nathan refuses to do the deed, but not before informing several people, one of whom tries to take on the job.


Epicenter
2000 · 1h 42m
country: Romania
Epicenter concerns brassy, beautiful Amanda Foster, a down-on-her-luck Los Angeles detective who's been assigned to protect a mobster-turned-State's-Witness, Nick Constantine, from the mob. On the night of the assignment, the city is rocked by a devastating earthquake, forcing Amanda and Nick to fight their way through the ravaged city streets while being pursued by ruthless assassins and corrupt cops.


Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
1999 · 1h 41m
country: United States
A passenger of a hijacked airliner who happens to be an airplane engineer works to deactivate a chemical weapons bomb after the hijackers kill the pilot and threaten to kill all the passengers on the plane.


Futuresport
1999 · 1h 31m
country: Canada
In the not too distant future, a new deadly sport is the only way to stop a war that will kill millions. Fix is the creator of the sport, but the spotlight has always been on Ramzey. Now this hothead must use the game to stop the Revolution.


American Dragons
1998 · 1h 31m
country: United States
Murders in Seoul, Korea and in America pair two cops from each of the countries together to solve the crimes. The investigation leads to a gang war between the Mafia and the Yakuza, but one that may not be of either of their making. A shadowy assassin is killing the leaders and an Italian assassin may have his own agenda.


Tricks
1997 · 1h 36m
country: Unknown
Ex-showgirl and part-time hooker Rogers loses her legitimate job at a casino because of an abusive trick. She gets revenge when she is blacklisted and her son is threatened.


Excess Baggage
1997 · 1h 41m
country: United States
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.


Bliss
1997 · 1h 43m
country: Canada
On his wedding day, Joseph nervously admits that his wife is not quite like other women. But his beautiful bride is more than just the "impulsive, compulsive, obsessive" woman he thinks he knows. And when Joseph discovers she is hiding troubling secrets, it sends them both on a sexual odyssey that will either destroy or redeem their relationship.


For Hope
1996 · 1h 40m
country: Canada
The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.


Bloodhounds II
1996 · 1h 27m
country: Unknown
An author is on the trail of a vigilante.


A Child Is Missing
1995 · 1h 25m
country: United States
A hermit living in the Washington Mountains stumbles upon a boy who has been kidnapped. He does everything in his power to save the boy but he becomes a suspect.


Crying Freeman
1995 · 1h 42m
country: Canada
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.


Hideaway
1995 · 1h 43m
country: United States
Hatch Harrison, his wife, Lindsey, and their daughter, Regina, are enjoying a pleasant drive when a car crash leaves wife and daughter unharmed but kills Hatch. However, an ingenious doctor, Jonas Nyebern, manages to revive Hatch after two lifeless hours. But Hatch does not come back unchanged. He begins to suffer horrible visions of murder -- only to find out the visions are the sights of a serial killer.


The Hunted
1995 · 1h 50m
country: United States
Paul Racine, a high-powered American business executive in Japan, is catapulted into a maze of danger and intrigue after he and his sexy companion are the targets of assassins hired by the ruthless Kinjo. To survive, Racine must join forces with a powerful samurai and together they will fight the force of evil in an awesome battle rooted in centuries of brutal conflict.


My Name Is Kate
1994 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Kate (Donna Mills) is an alcoholic--and, as is often the case, she is in full denial regarding her illness. Only when she is threatened with mass desertion by her husband, children and best friend does the sullen Kate agree to seek out treatment.


Born Too Soon
1993 · 1h 35m
country: United States
American television film about the life of Emily Butterfield, a baby girl who was born prematurely and died 53 days after her birth.