Nakagawa Yoshie

Nakagawa Yoshie was a Japanese actress from the end of the Meiji era, the Taisho era, and the early Showa era. Her husband is movie director Kako Zanmu, and her younger sister is actress Komatsu Midori. Sge was born in Koishikawa-ku, Tokyo, and was originally a stage actress. In 1911 she appeared in…

Sugiyama Kohei

Sugiyama Kohei was a Japanese cameraman born in Hamamatsu Town, Hamana District, Shizuoka Prefecture. After serving as a cameraman for Mizoguchi Kenji's "Genroku Chushingura" from the end of 1941 to 1942, he became the chief engineer of Manchukuo Film Association. At the same association, he was a cameraman…

Mabuchi Haruko

Mabuchi Haruko is a Japanese actress from Tokyo, Japan. She died from lung cancer at the age of 75. (Source: Wikipedia)

Suzuki Akira

Takada Kokichi

Takada Kokichi is a Japanese actor and singer born in Sonoda Village, Kawabe District, Hyogo Prefecture. His real name is Kajiura Takeichi. He is a historical drama star representing Shochiku before the war, and is known as the first "Singing Movie Star". His second daughter is actress Takada Miwa,…

Tsukigata Ryunosuke

Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Tsukigata entered the actor's school at Nikkatsu in 1920, but earned his first starring role working at Makino Shozo's studio in 1924. He became a star of chanbara films, but got into trouble when he ran away with Makino's daughter, Makino Teruko, even though he was married.…

Suga Kantaro

Suga Kantaro was a leading Japanese actor. His film credits span three decades, from 1960 to 1990. One of his prominent appearances was in the lead role in Pastoral: To Die in the Country. Suga also appeared in The Gate of Youth, Sword of the Beast, and Theater of Life. He also portrays Akizuki Soichiro…

Nishimura Kou

Nishimura Kou was a Japanese actor who appeared in supporting roles in such films as Kurosawa Akira's "The Bad Sleep Well" and "Yojimbo", Okamoto Kihachi's "Sword of Doom", Nomura Yoshitaro's "Zero Focus", and Ichikawa Kon's "The Burmese Harp". (Source: Wikipedia)

Tanaka Kunie

Tanaka Kunie is a Japanese actor. He had his first notable role in 1960 as a thug in Kurosawa Akira's The Bad Sleep Well and worked with the director again on Sanjuro. Tanaka is well known for his roles in Fukasaku Kinji's yakuza films, namely the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. He also appeared…

Ikebe Ryo

Ikebe Ryo was born on February 11, 1918 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kyuketsu-ga (1956), Desertion at Dawn (1950) and Madame White Snake (1956). He died on October 8, 2010 in Tokyo. He graduated from Rikkyo University and originally wanted to be a screenwriter, but ended up debuting as…