Take Masaharu

Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1967, Take Masaharu graduated from Meiji University in Tokyo. In 1986, during the course of his studies, he began making independent films. He then moved on to work as an assistant director for directors like Ishii Takashi or Sai Yoichi and made his feature film debut with…

Imai Mika

Mika Imai was born in Gumma Prefecture. She decided to become a director because she had felt that there are no movies in Sign Language. She has been making short movies in Sign Language since she was 12 years old with her younger brother. She enrolled in the Wako University in 2011 and she studied…

Matsui Daigo

Daigo Matsui (松居大悟 Matsui Daigo, born November 2, 1985 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. During his studies at Keio University he established a theater troupe called “Gojigen”, which he still manages today. He made several short films, music videos, and…

Gosha Hideo

Gosha Hideo was a Japanese film director born in Arasaka, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from high school and served in the Imperial Navy during the Second World War. After earning a business degree at Meiji University, he joined Nippon Television as a reporter in 1953. In 1957, he moved on to…

Katagiri Kenji

Katagiri Kenji was born in Osaka in 1979 and was already making 8mm films when he was in high school. After graduating, he worked in France for three years as the assistant for Yann Dedet, who edited several films by François Truffaut. He returned to Japan in 2003 and gathered experience as an assistant…

Rhee Dae Eun

Lee Dae Eun, known as Rhee Dae Eun as he prefers to stylize his last name as "Rhee" instead of "Lee", is a South Korean retired pitcher. He graduated from Shinil High School and in 2007 he was selected by the Chicago Cubs as part of the Major League Baseball entry draft. He moved to the United States…

Park Chan Ho

Park Chan Ho (Korean: 박찬호; Hanja: 朴贊浩; born June 30, 1973) is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball…

Okamura Takashi

Okamura Takashi is a member of the comedy duo Ninety-Nine along with former soccer player Hiroshi Yabe. The two of them also appear on the comedy program Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! which usually consists of comedic celebrity interviews, elaborate pranks, absurd group challenges, and recurring skits that occasionally…

Fujii Fumiya

Fumiya Fujii (藤井 フミヤ Fujii Fumiya) (born July 11, 1962) is a male Japanese popular music artist. He is a part of Sony Music Japan. After leaving his job in Japanese National Railways, he started his music career in the 1980s as the vocalist of the immensely popular group The Checkers and started…

Hino Shohei

Hino Shohei is a Japanese actor and singer born in Meguro-ku, Tokyo. He belongs to Seeds Management. He belongs to "Gekidan Komadori" from the age of 12. He debuted in 1962 on Fuji TV's "Shonen Tanteidan." In 1974, he made his movie appearance in "Ore no Chi was Tanin no Chi." Since 2011, he has been…

Manten Aozora Restaurant

10.0

Traveling across Japan in search of famous delicacies and tasty ingredients, Miyagawa Daisuke and his guests roll up their sleeves to experience what it’s like to be a local chef. They must meet their mentors’…

Ariyoshi-kun no Shojiki Sanpo

10.0

Cynical and jaded comedian Hiroiki Ariyoshi and Fuji TV broadcaster Yoko Shono stroll around a town without having any definite purpose or plan. Along the way, the pair randomly drops in on various shops in quest of…

Shadow Festival

8.0

Kakashiza was founded in 1952 and enjoys much success with its shows at international festivals, as well as on TV and the internet. Taku Oshima’s documentary Festival of Shadows follows Kakashiza on their 60-year…

For You

Work from the short film omnibus project Father, which heartwarmingly depicts parent-child relationships, and was produced through crowdfunding from individuals and corporations. Directed by Tsukinoki Takashi, who…

Bananaman no Sekkaku Gourmet!!

10.0

This food travelogue show hosted by a popular comedy duo, Bananaman introduces delicious dishes recommended by locals throughout Japan. Himura Yuki, Shitara Osamu, and guests travel the country door-to-door gleaning…

LEADERS II

7.7

In 1934, Japanese demand for automobiles has grown rapidly from the bitter experience of the disrupted logistics network as a result of the Great Kanto Earthquake 10 years earlier. Ford and General Motors from the…

Keibuho Usui Koichi - Mind

7.4

A manager at a real estate company has been stabbed to death and a high school teacher has been beaten to death with a metal bat at a different location. In addition, a police officer and a junior high school student…

Beyond the Fence

1.0

Tired of life, Morita climbs up to a roof with a suicide note. But there he meets the drifter Tommy, who convinces Morita to climb Mt. Fuji with him. Morita begins to learn about Tommy’s past, where he was betrayed…

Nihon Philharmonic Orchestra: Hono no Dai go Gakusho

5.0

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1965. While many Japanese orchestras have mainly played German music, they performed Japanese composers' works, representing as the orchestras of Japan, ans received the…

Ninosan Special: Dream Derby

Derby matches, one of Ninosan's famous segment, got an upgrade in this 2 hour prime time special. Various celebrities, models, athletes, and even Nippon Television news announcers will be challenged in original competitions…