Atsumi Kiyoshi no Aa, Seishun Nikki

~~ Main character was modelled after the actor Atsumi Kiyoshi (渥美清), however, most of the events are fictionalized. Same as supporting characters, even if they too were inspired by real entertainers.

Last Turn: Fukuyama Kenji 71-sai, Nidome no Seishun

Fukuyama Kenji, who retired at the mandatory retirement age, took care of his beloved wife who had been suffering from dementia, and now lives alone in quiet solitude. Recently, Kenji, who has been feeling anxious…

Ghost Story of Youth

6.0

Two childhood friends committed to their respective career plans to get married. But then he receives an anonymous letter informing him that his fiancée is not really a woman. At the same time, a newspaper article…

Hatachi no Matsuri

Yumiko, a junior college student, enters an actor training school to try to change herself. However, every time she saw her classmates Midori and Sanae, seriously aspiring to become actors while working part-time,…

Dandori Musume

7.0

The show focuses on the lives of six high school students just reaching adulthood. Together, they imagine things that they have never done before. (Source: DramaWiki)

Green Mind, Metal Bats

5.5

The film follows Nanba, a shunned outcast who doesn’t have a girlfriend, any money or prospects, a turnaround from his glory days in high school when he played on the baseball team; his former teammate Ishioka, who…

The Youth Killer

6.1

Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love; when they bar him from meeting with his girlfriend, tensions increase. (Source: IMDB)

Hijacked Youth: Dare to Stop Us 2

Legendary filmmaker Wakamatsu Koji decides to open a cinema--not least to show his own films. The Cinema Skhole quickly turns into a hot spot for local cinephiles. (Source: db.nipponconnection.com)

Cinderella Again

7.5

Hagino Shion is a 29-year-old beauty consultant. Although she has never had a boyfriend, Shion leads a happy and fulfilling life. However, one day, Shion participates in a blind date party, and it triggers a flashback…

The Rocking Horsemen

7.9

It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With three friends, he forms a band called "The Rocking Horsemen." This is a warm and comic…

Nanbara Kiyotaka

Nanbara Kiyotaka, born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese actor and comedian known as a member of the manzai duo Utchan Nanchan along with Uchimura Teruyoshi.

Yamauchi Ken

Terada Ayuka

Ishibashi Takaaki

Takaaki Ishibashi (石橋 貴明 Ishibashi Takaaki, born October 22, 1961) is a Japanese owarai artist, singer and actor. He is best known as a member of comedy duo Tunnels with his partner Noritake Kinashi. He married Ishibashi Masayo in 1988 and they divorced in 1998. He married actress Suzuki Honami…

Nakamura Mitsuteru

Mikihiko Nagata

Also known by his pen name Misao Misawa (三沢操). Born in Iida-cho, Kojimachi-ku, Tokyo. He was a lyricist and novelist. He was also helping with creating scripts for some radio dramas and training voice actors.

Funaki Kazuo

Funaki Kazuo is a Japanese actor and Enka singer born in Ichinomiya, Aichi.

Matsubashi Umeo

Matsubashi Umeo is a Japanese cinematographer.

Saiga Akira

Saiga Akira was a Japanese screenwriter from Wakayama, Japan.

Sugihara Yoshi

Sugihara Yoshi is a Japanese editor.