Miyake Kuniko

Kuniko Miyake was born on September 17, 1916 in Saitama, Japan. She was an actress, known for Tokyo Story (1953), Until the End of the World (1991) and Escapade in Japan (1957). She died on November 4, 1992 in Japan. She appeared in more than 180 films from 1934 to 1991. Miyake joined the Shochiku studio…

Nitani Hideaki

Nitani Hideaki was a Japanese actor born in Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan. He graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Higashi Maizuru High School (京都府立東舞鶴高等学校) and attended Doshisha University (同志社大学) but dropped out of the Department of English Literature. After leaving university,…

Kitamura Kazuo

Kitamura Kazuo was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Takehaya, Koishikawa, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the Arts Department of Waseda University's Faculty of Literature. Kitamura was associated with the Bungakuza theater company, where he began as a research student in 1950 and became a full…

Ryu Chishu

Ryu Chishu was a Japanese actor born in Tamamizu, Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan. His family resided in Ryojoji Temple, which belonged to the Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha sect, where his father served as a priest. He graduated from Tamamizu Elementary School and then from Tamana Junior High School. Following this,…

Riju Go

Riju Go is a Japanese film director and actor. Riju started making 8mm films in high school, and his Kyokun I earned a spot at the 1980 Pia Film Festival. In 1981, he made his acting debut with a starring role in the TBS drama Fubo no gosan. The same year, he participated in the production of Kihachi…

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and musical director, known for his eminent film scores for world famous directors. Hisaishi was born as Fujisawa Mamoru, on December 6, 1950 in Nakano, Japan. At the age of five, he started taking violin lessons, at which he made rapid progress. At the age of nineteen,…

Ozawa Maju

Maju Ozawa was born on January 3, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Gekijôban kamen raidâ Agito: Purojekutô jî fô (2001), Hyakunin no Ijin (2006) and Dong jing gong lüe (2000).

Naito Takashi

Naito Takashi is a Japanese actor, voice actor, talent, and moderator born in Higashi-ku, Osaka and raised in Korien, Neyagawa. He graduated from Osaka Seikouin High School and dropped out of the Department of Film, Faculty of Arts, Nihon University. After working at Hyundai Production Building, he…

Maeda Aki

Maeda Aki is a Japanese actress born in Tokyo. Her agency is Alpha Agency. She graduated from Hosei University Faculty of International Cultural Studies. In 1992, she was scouted while eating with her mother at a hamburger restaurant. She made her debut in the same year with a Takara Mu TV commercial.…

Kishibe Ittoku

Kishibe Ittoku is a Japanese actor and musician. He originally entered show business as the bassist for the Japanese rock bands, The Tigers and Pyg, but later switched to acting. The veteran of over 115 films, he won the Best Actor Japanese Academy Award for Shi no toge in 1991 and was nominated for…

Karuizawa Mystery 2: Kaze Tachinu

Naze ka Hatsukoi Minami Kaze

Michiko lived in Paris , but after losing her husband, she returned to Japan for the first time in 18 years and opened a crepe shop "Nanfudou" in Nihonbashi Ningyocho , Tokyo . A comedy -touch drama that depicts various…

Tetsuba to Kaze

Upon learning about the sudden death of his estranged brother, Toshi reluctantly goes to a garage in order to sort out and collect his brother's belongings. (Source: IMDb)

The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass

On summer vacation, university student Shintaro gets involved with a magic troupe as they travel from festival to festival. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Toge o Wataru Wakai Kaze" (峠を渡る若い風)…

Rambling in the Wind

Autumn Interlude

7.3

The story began in the early summer of 1942 when 'Tatsurou' met 'Setsuko' at Karuizawa. Its love at first sight but sadly 'Setsuko' was pledged to marry a stranger by her parent. She ran away from her hometown and…

Gathering the Wind

3.0

The story follows two daughters who get diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and how that affects their family. [MyDramaList]

Scent of the Wind

In 1885, the first nursing school in Japan was established, followed by other nursing schools across the country. As if invited by fate, Ichinose Rin and Oya Naomi enroll in one of these schools. Rin becomes a single…

Feel the Wind

7.0

Haiji was an elite runner but has not competed due to a past injury. He then meets fellow elite runner Kakeru who also left running but caused by a dispute. Their meeting inspires both young men to run again, with…