Wakamizu Midori

In 1910 (Meiji 43), he appeared as a female onnagata in a silent movie produced by Yoshizawa Shoten . At that time, even the director's credit was not given, and the appearance work is uncertain . In his last years (around the first year of the Showa era), he became paralyzed for some reason and seemed…

Onda Seijiro

He was born in 1907 (Meiji 40) at Tokyo Prefecture Tokyo City Asakusa District (now Tokyo, Taito-ku, Asakusa) . His father was a landowner in Saitama prefecture . In 1925 (Taisho 14), at the age of 18 , entered the gate of Toyo Kinema 's famous actor Kondo Iyokichi .He was a movie benshi until 1935.…

Shimazaki Toson

Shimazaki Toson was a Japanese writer active in the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. He began his career as a Romantic poet, but went on to establish himself as a major proponent of Japanese Naturalism. (Source: Wikipedia)

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…

Onoe Baiko VI

Onoe Baikô VI was one of the best onnagata of the Meiji, Taishô and the first years of the Shôwa eras. He costarred stage giants like Onoe Kikugorô V, Kataoka Nizaemon XI, Matsumoto Kôshirô VII or Onoe Kikugorô VI. The duo Onoe Baikô VI-Ichimura Uzaemon XV was extremely popular. He was expected…

Ichikawa Danjuro IX

One of the most successful and famous Kabuki actors of the Meiji period (1868–1912). Ninth in the line of actors to hold the name Ichikawa Danjuro, he is depicted in countless ukiyo-e actor prints (yakusha-e), and is widely credited with ensuring Kabuki stayed vibrant and strong as Japan struggled…

Sano Hiro

Hiro is an actor from Tokyo who graduated from Meiji Gakuin University (明治 学院 大学), and has been living in Thailand since 2001. Since moving to Thailand, he has become well known to Thai people through movies, dramas and television programs.

Azumi Shinichiro

While attending the Faculty of Letters, Meiji University, he belonged to Takashi Saito Seminar. Later, he co-starred with Saito in "Information 7DAYS Newscaster", Saito appeared as a regular commentator. Initially, in high school, he aspired to be a teacher, the same as his sister, and to get a job…

Komada Koyo

Born in Osaka on July 1, 1877 (Meiji 10) . He stow-awayed to the United states only return home and needy after two months, he then moved to Tokyo, Kyobashi Ward (now Tokyo Chuo-ku Kyobashi) and became a clerk at the advertising agency " Hiromeya " in Tokyo . On February 21, 1897 (Meiji 30) , Kazuichi…

Song Yang

Song Yang was born in Zhangjiakou. Studied at Meiji Primary School, Meiji Middle School, City No. 1 Middle School, and graduated from Beijing Broadcasting Institute. Won the first prize of the Second National Story King Selection Invitational Competition, and was honored with the second prize of the…

Kusunoki Masashige

A 14th-century samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in his attempt to wrest rulership of Japan away from the Kamakura shogunate and is remembered as the ideal of samurai loyalty. His origin has not been validated…

Before Dawn

4.0

Adapted from a novel of the same name written by Shimazaki Fujimura. 　Kisoji is all in the mountains. Shozo's son Azoyama Hanzo, who studied at Edo in the end of the Edo period, complains that the temple parasitizing…

Mori Motonari

7.6

The 36th NHK Taiga Drama is Mori Motonari. This series chronicles the life of Mori Motonari, a warlord of the early 1500s who stood at the vanguard of the Warring States era. All Japanese school textbooks contain the…

Asami Mitsuhiko Series 30

Reporter Asami Mitsuhiko travels to Hokkaido for the travel magazine Tabi to Rekishi, researching the history of the Kitamaebune trading ships. While visiting the Hokkai Yoshu distillery in Yoichi, he notices Mitsuidokoro…

Meijin Choji Bori

Meili

5.8

At 22, Mei Li has faced a life of abandonment and betrayal. Raised by her infertile sister after being left by their parents, she's sexually assaulted by her brother-in-law and secretly gives birth to a daughter. Harassed…

Dorobo Meijin

DOCTORS Saikyou no Meii Season 3

7.6

Dogami Tamaki, the director of Dogami General Hospital, entrusts her nephew and successor, the surgeon Moriyama Suguru, with the role of acting director and sets off to travel around the world on a luxury liner. Unaccustomed…

DOCTORS Saikyou no Meii Season 2

7.6

Surgeon Sagara Kosuke changed the mentalities of the doctors and nurses at Dogami General Hospital with a mixture of severity and cajoling. Before that, the hospital appeared to be a hopeless case. All the director…

DOCTORS Saikyou no Meii

7.7

A surgeon, Sagara Kosuke, resigned from the university hospital where he had worked for 12 years and is returning to work after taking a year off. He had agreed to himself to accept the first job offer that came around,…