Ishikawa Rei

Ishikawa Rei, born Ishikawa Ryohei (石川良平) in Honjo, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. Following his marriage, he was also known as Saito Ryohei (齋藤良平). His wife was dancer Fujima Tsumie (藤間寿美枝), whose birth name was Saito Chiyoko (斎藤千代子). Ishikawa's father was a…

Yokoo Dekao

Yokoo Dekao was a Japanese film actor active from the 1920s to the 1950s. He featured in over 90 films. Born in Saga Prefecture, Yokoo studied Western painting at the Tokyo Bijitsu Gakko (now the Tokyo University of the Arts). He joined the art department of the Shochiku studio in 1923, eventually becoming…

Makoto Naoya

Makoto Naoya debuted as an actor in 1971. His first appearance was as a guest performer in the film Gendai Yakuza: Sakura Chi Sankyoudai at the age of 23. In 1971 and 1972, Makoto appeared in the film series Furyou Banchou. Over the next few years, Makoto performed in a variety of small roles. He also…

Kitaoji Kinya

Kitaoji Kinya, born February 23, 1943 in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, is a Japanese actor. He is the son of famous jidaigeki film star Utaemon Ichikawa, and graduated from Waseda University School of Letters, Arts and Sciences in Tokyo. Following his father's footsteps, Kitaoji's career is renowned…

Natsuki Mari

Mari Natsuki is a Japanese singer, dancer and actress. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, and started work as a singer from a very young age, her specialty being jazz and a level of sensuality that was somewhat shocking at the time. She did not marry, which made her quite an icon. But in 2007 she announced…

Shishido Kavka

Shishido Kavka is a Japanese musician. She was born in Mexico to Japanese parents. She lived there until she was two and then went to Japan for elementary school. Between the ages of 13 and 14, Shishido lived in Argentina. She learned Spanish to use in her daily life, though on returning to Japan, she…

Watanabe Ken

Ken Watanabe is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award…

Kawarasaki Kenzo

Kawarasaki Kenzo is a Japanese actor from Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.

Akiyoshi Kumiko

Onodera Kumiko, better known as Akiyoshi Kumiko, is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 1st Hochi Film Award for Banka, Saraba natsuno hikariyo and Brother and Sister. She was married to Shigeru Iwaku from 1979—1989.

Fujitani Miki

Miki Fujitani is a Japanese actress. In addition to her many live-action film and television roles, she had a prominent voice role as Kamiya Kaoru in the Rurouni Kenshin anime series, and as Chun-Li in Street Fighter II The Movie. She won the grand prix award from the 1st Japan Bishojo Contest in 1987.

Taro Hiwa

At the end of the Warring States period, Taro Hiwa, who lived in Dainichi in the Kii Mountains, lived in peace with his father. Taro was often deceived by the merchants in the village. Each time he was covered by the…

Kage Gari

7.0

Set during the declining years of the Tokugawa shogunate, Shadow Hunters details the questionably noble exploits of three ronin who act as "Shadow Hunters". These three ronin are not your normal ornery ruffians who…

The Rendezvous

6.8

During a long train ride heading north of Japan, a young man addresses an older woman in front of him. At first, she doesn't respond, but he finally gets her into a conversation when he offers her lunch. Thus begins…

‎Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny

4.0

The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal cannon. Despite the Shadow Hunters's remarkable skill, this mission is no walk in the park, and in order to survive…

Fuzai Shomei

The story focuses on the investigation of a murder. It quickly turns out that the motive for the crime may be a huge inheritance. However, the biggest problem is the constant change in the alibis of people who may…

Ruby Fruit

Maiko is a recently widowed young woman traveling to Bali to distract herself from the loss of her husband, Hisao. At the airport she meets Kyoko, who gives her a dagger and a photo of a woman. She tells Maiko she…

An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

6.7

The "miyadaiku" are skilled carpenters involved in the construction and restoration of shrines and temples. Their work encompasses world heritage sites, national treasures, and culturally significant buildings, requiring…

Taro Hiwa Final Part: Snake Hell Phantom

Taro and Ayahime were captured by Skull Maru and taken to Inaba Castle, where Dosan was waiting. They were tortured through waterboarding under the direction of Skull Maru. However, they managed to endure and were…

Grap Freeter Toki

6.0

The movie is an adaptation of a comedic stage play performed by the theater troupe FEELD STAGE in March 2011 which was heavily inspired by Keisuke Itagaki’s popular manga series “Baki the Grappler”. The story…

Les Miserables

7.5

This feature drama, produced to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fuji TV, is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic masterpiece Les Miserables set in the 1990s in Japan. In Kobe in 1993, Jun Baba gets taken to a juvenile…