Anna Sawai is a New Zealand-born Japanese actress, singer, and dancer. She landed her first acting role at age 11 as the title character in 2004 production of Annie (Nippon TV) shortly after moving to Japan. Sawai later made her film debut as Kiriko in James McTeigue’s 2009 neo-noir martial arts film Ninja Assassin (Warner Bros.). Sawai rose to fame in Japan as one of the lead vocalists of girl group Faky from 2013 to 2018.

Hiroyuki Sanada is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. Before breaking in to the movie business, he trained at Sonny Chiba’s Japan Action Club hoping to one day become a martial arts action film star. Sanada appeared in many action films in the 70s and early 80s and branched out as an actor in several different genres and roles. Today he is best known for his involvement in big-budget Hollywood productions such as The Last Samurai (Warner Bros.) and Rush Hour 3 (Columbia Pictures).

Ambika Mod is a British actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for her roles as Shruti Acharya in the drama series This Is Going to Hurt (BBC) and Emma Morley in the miniseries One Day (Netflix).

Hoa Xuande is an Australian actor of Vietnamese descent. An extraordinary breakout talent, Xuande stars as the lead in The Sympathizer (HBO) from director Park Chan-wook and is based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prime-winning novel of the same name. Xuande’s additional acting credits include the 2021 live action remake of Cowboy Bebop (Netflix), Hungry Ghosts (SBS), and Ronny Chieng: International Student (ABC).

Ji-young Yoo is an American actress who most recently starred alongside Nicole Kidman and Sarayu Blue in Expats (Amazon). Yoo’s additional credits include films The Sky Is Everywhere (A24/Apple TV+), and Freaky Tales (Lionsgate), and Smoking Tigers.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is a Canadian actress who was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. She is known for her leading role as ‘Devi Vishwakumar’ in the teen comedy series Never Have I Ever (Netflix) and ‘Priya’ in the film Turning Red (Pixar).

Maya Erskine is an American actress who plays the iconic female lead in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Amazon) opposite Donald Glover. She also co-starred and co-created the brilliant Emmy-nominated series PEN15 (Hulu). During its first season, the series won the 2019 Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series and Erskine, along with co-creator and co-lead Anna Konkle, was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. She also voices the lead character ‘Mizu’ in the critically acclaimed animated series, Blue Eye Samurai (Netflix).

Utkarsh Ambudkar is an American actor, rapper, and singer who has starred in several well known films and television series including Pitch Perfect (Universal Pictures), Free Guy (20th Century Studios), and Tick, Tick… Boom! (Netflix), The Mindy Project (Fox), Never Have I Ever (Netflix), and Ghosts (CBS). He recently appeared in the limited series The Dropout (Hulu) and in 2019  made his Broadway debut in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s improvisational hip-hop show Freestyle Love Supreme.

Bowen Yang is a comedian, writer, and actor based in Brooklyn, NY. Yang is a multi Emmy-nominated cast member on Saturday Night Live (NBC), where he wrote for one season before moving on-screen. He can also be seen in Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (Comedy Central), The Lost City (Paramount), Fire Island (Searchlight Pictures), and Dicks: The Musical (A24). Most recently he voiced ‘Sidney’ in The Tiger’s Apprentice (Paramount) and ‘Nolan’ in The Garfield Movie (Sony Pictures Releasing).

Greta Lee is an American actress born and raised in Los Angeles and is the daughter of Korean immigrants. She had supporting roles in the comedy-drama series Russian Doll (Netflix) and drama series The Morning Show (Apple TV+). She gained prominence for her starring role in the romantic drama film Past Lives (A24), for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. Lee began her career in theatre, making her Broadway debut in the 2007 musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and starred in the 2010 revival of the comedic play La Bête on Broadway and in the West End.

Fumi Nikaido is an award-winning actress originally from Okinawa, Japan. Nikaido made her screen debut in Toad’s Oil, directed by Koji Yakusho. Shortly after the successful debut, she won the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival for a co-starring role in Himizu. Since then, Nikaido has built a prolific career in film, TV and theater. Her recent credits include River’s Edge (Netflix), directed by Isao Yukisada, and Yell (NHK), a popular drama series in which she plays a professional singer.

Ke Huy Quan is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Critics Choice, Screen Actors Guild, Independent Spirit, Hollywood Critics Association, and Gotham Award winning actor who has made a vivacious and commanding comeback to the entertainment arena. After recently returning to acting full time in 2022, Quan starred opposite Michelle Yeoh in the award winning cultural phenomenon Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24) as her distanced, yet undeniably good-hearted husband ‘Waymond’. Known for his iconic roles in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Paramount Pictures) and The Goonies (Warner Bros.), Quan can be seen in Loki (Disney+) as ‘Ourobouros’ alongside Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson.

Moeka Hoshi is a Japanese actress who began her acting career in 2017 with the drama series, Million Yen Women (TV Tokyo). Hoshi is best known for her roles in Shōgun (FX/Hulu), The 12 Day Tale of The Monster That Died in 8, and On the Street.

Sandra Oh is a Canadian and American actress who has won several accolades including a Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild award. Oh attended the National Theatre School of Canada, and at age 19 had her breakthrough role in the television biopic The Diary of Evelyn Lau. After moving to Los Angeles in 1996, Oh landed her role as ‘Dr. Cristina Yang’ in the hit TV series Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), which garnered her numerous award nominations over the course of her 10 years on the show. Her most recent acting credits include Killing Eve (BBC), Invincible (Amazon), Quiz Lady (Hulu), and The Sympathizer (HBO).

Sarayu Blue is a stage, film, and television actress. Well-known for her sharp comedic timing, she has also shown her great range in dramas, as seen in Expats (Amazon) starring opposite Nicole Kidman, and directed by Lulu Wang. Blue began her career stealing scenes in David E. Kelley’s medical drama Monday Mornings (TNT). Since then, she has been seen in Happiest Season (Hulu), the second and third installments of the hit franchise To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (Netflix), The Shrink Next Door (Apple TV+), Blockers (Universal), and A Million Miles Away (Amazon).

Tadanobu Asano is a Japanese actor who began his career at the age of 16 and has become one of the most popular actors in Japan. Asano starred as Genghis Khan in Sergei Bodrov’s Oscar-nominated film Mongol (Sony Pictures) and portrayed the Asgardian warrior ‘Hogun’ in Marvel’s three Thor films. Asano is also known for his roles in Midway (Lionsgate), 47 Ronin (Universal Pictures), and The Outsider (Netflix). Asano has been awarded the Upstream Prize for Best Actor at the 2003 Venice Film Festival, Best Actor Award at the 36^th Moscow International Film Festival in 2014 and has been the recipient of two Asian Film Awards – in 2016 for Best Supporting Actor and in 2017 for Best Actor.