Araki Shinobu

Araki Shinobu was born in 1891 in Niigata. He spent the early part of his life in a small traveling theater company and performing in Asakusa, before joining Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1921, stepping into the world of acting for the first time. He began by appearing in the Shinpa dramas Futari Shizuka (Two…

Yorozuya Kinnosuke

Yorozuya Kinnosuke was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Ogawa Kinichi, son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizo III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name Yorozuya as his surname in 1971. In addition to his kabuki activity,…

Matsuzaka Keiko

Matsuzaka Keiko is a Japanese actress, born in Outa, Tokyo. Her father was a naturalized South Korean while her mother was Japanese. Active as a child actress in the 1960s, she came into her own as an adult with Daiei, then in 1972 with Shochiku. Keiko played the "Madonna" role in the 1981 film Naniwa…

Iwashiro Taro

Iwashiro Taro is a Japanese composer, arranger, pianist, and music producer born in Tokyo. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, he entered the Department of Composition, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts. He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Music, Department…

Kishida Kyoko

Kishida Kyoko was a Japanese actress, voice actor, and fairy tale writer born in Toyotama-gun, Tokyo as the second daughter of playwright Kishida Kunio. She graduated from Jiyu Gakuen High School. While she was a student at said school, she became interested in performing arts and aspired to become…

Mita Yoshiko

Yoshiko Mita is a Japanese actress. Born in the city of Osaka, she graduated from Joshibi High School of Art and Design in Suginami, Tokyo. In 1960, she was hired by Toei and made her acting debut. She remained with Toei until 1967, then became free to appear in films, on television, and on the stage.…

Araki Michiko

Araki Michiko, born in Misaki-cho, Kanda, Tokyo, was a Japanese actress. Michiko attended Meika Elementary School and graduated from Joshi Gakuin in 1934. She worked in the language department of the YWCA and as a librarian at the Imperial University. In 1938, she joined the Bungakuza Research Institute…

Suzuki Toshitsugu

Suzuki Toshitsugu was a Japanese director. He had engaged in acting activities under the name Suzuki Takashi. After 1976, there were no confirmations of his activities in the related field. Although his passing has been confirmed, due to distancing from people in the film industry during his later years,…

Ogawa Tomoko

Ogawa Tomoko is a Japanese actress born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. When she was a child, her family moved to Tokyo and she attended Kitaku Public Prince Elementary School. She also studied ballet while being part of the Toei Young Actor's Group. She made her acting debut in 1960 by appearing in…

Nakao Akira

Nakao Akira was a Japanese actor, TV personality, and artist from Kisarazu, Chiba. Nakao was represented by the Furutachi Project agency. Nakao attended Chiba Prefectural Kisarazu High School from 1958 and entered Musashino Art University from 1961. Also in 1961, he was selected in the "5th Nikkatsu…

The Making of 'Haru to no tabi'

2.0

Hakusen Nagashi 19 no Haru

7.7

Matsumoto Kita High School in Matsumoto City (fictitious). A youth story of seven men and women centered on third graders who graduate near. A story about friendship and love affair with fixed-time students met by…

Mito Komon Special: Ichiyorai Yonezawa no Haru

Haru and Aki in Nekoyado

4.0

Best friends Haru and Aki fall in love with the same boy. The girls become estranged, but a small stuffed animal reconnects the girls.

Haru’s Journey

6.9

Tadao, an ex-fisherman lives with his 18-year-old granddaughter Haru. Haru recently lost her job, and Tadao can’t help but be a burden on her due to his injured leg. One day they embark on a journey to find a new…

Symphony of Love

~~ Adapted from a novel by Kawaguchi Matsutaro (川口松太郎).

Spring in a Small Island

Hopper1's Spring Break

6.6

In Hopper 1's Spring Break, the Chemie creatures live on the new Earth created by Hotaro Ichinose. Hopper 1, feeling nostalgic, wants to play with Hotaro, and the other Chemies eagerly agree. However, the door connecting…

Lessons from a Calf

7.4

An elementary school in Japan begins an experimental program that frames the students’ curriculum around one single project: the raising of a calf from adolescence to adulthood. Through their work with the calf,…

Leaving on the 15th Spring

7.5

On Minamidaito Island there isn't a high school, consequently, teenagers who turn 15-years-old leave the island to attend high schools. Yuna Nakazato lives on Minamidaito Island with her father Toshiharu Nakazato.…