Ayaka Miyoshi’s Korean Film Debut Is a High-Stakes Power Move in Tazza 4

Japanese star Ayaka Miyoshi is stepping into Korean cinema with a bang. Her debut role in “Tazza 4: The Song of Beelzebub” puts her at the center of a global gambling war — and early stills already tease a character who sees every move before it happens.

Who She’s Playing

Miyoshi plays Kaneko, a managing director at a Japanese company with ties to a yakuza organization. Kaneko invests in the online casino empire built by former best friends Jang Tae Young (Byun Yo Han) and Park Tae Young (Roh Jae Won) — then personally designs a massive gambling game pulling in powerful figures from Japan and Vietnam. Elegant on the surface, calculating underneath, she quietly controls the direction of the entire game.

Joining an Iconic Lineage

With this role, Miyoshi steps into a legacy of standout female leads in the Tazza franchise, following Kim Hye Soo in the original Tazza and Shin Sae Kyeong in Tazza: The Hidden Card. Character stills already hint at her piercing, all-seeing gaze.

How She Prepared

To make Kaneko believable as someone who can read a room and take control of a game, Miyoshi learned to play poker herself. She also helped co-star Roh Jae Won polish his Japanese dialogue, refining his delivery down to sentence endings and speech patterns.

Tazza 4: Overview

Why This Casting Matters

Director Choi Kook Hee reportedly cast Miyoshi after being struck by her presence in Netflix’s Alice in Borderland. Her casting also reflects the growing cross-border collaboration within the wider Cinema of Korea, as Korean productions increasingly bring in international talent for global stories.

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