Kaga Mariko

Kaga Mariko is a Japanese actress, born in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. She was scouted by directors Shinoda Masahiro and Terayama Shuji, and made her film debut in a Shinoda-directed, Terayama-penned movie, Tears on the Lion's Mane, in 1962. In recent years, she has gained newfound popularity thanks to her…

Hirasawa Kokoro

Hirasawa Kokoro is Japanese actress. She was born in Tokyo, Japan.

Matsuzaka Keiko

Matsuzaka Keiko is a Japanese actress, born in Outa, Tokyo. Her father was a naturalized South Korean while her mother was Japanese. Active as a child actress in the 1960s, she came into her own as an adult with Daiei, then in 1972 with Shochiku. Keiko played the "Madonna" role in the 1981 film Naniwa…

Hara Setsuko

Hara Setsuko became one of Japan's best-loved stars over her 30-year film career. Her signature character type, variations on a daughter devoted to her parents and home, inspired the nickname that stayed with her until retirement: the Eternal Virgin. To some extent, reality mirrored her roles in these…

Jang Yong

Jang Yong is a popular South Korean actor, born in Tokyo, Japan. He has starred in numerous hit dramas, among which Miss Ripley, Pasta, Please Marry Me and Full House. (Source: French Nautilijon)

Sasaki Yoshihide

Sasaki Yoshihide is a Japanese actor and singer, born in Tokyo, Japan. He has been involved in many productions but is most involved in theater. He's best known for his role as Shiraishi Kuranosuke in The Prince of Tennis musical series. In 2010, he debuted as a music artist with his mini-album Spark.…

Akiyama Rina

Japanese actress, gravure idol, and tarento from Tokyo. Her most notable appearances are in two Kamen Rider Series, namely Kamen Rider Agito and Kamen Rider Den-O. She also has a cameo appearance in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in which she is featured in a poster on one of the levels. She has also…

Kitamura Yukiya

Kitamura Yukiya, born April 29, 1974 in Tokyo, is a Japanese actor. His older sister is actress Kitamura Yuri. His father was the late actor Kitamura Kazuo. (Source: Nippon Cinema)

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).

Izumi Masayuki

Izumi Masayuki was a Japanese actor born in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. He was affiliated with the talent agency Gift during his lifetime. He completed his education at Komagome High School and later graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Tokai University's Second Engineering Faculty. Izumi…

The Blue Pearl

8.0

The Blue Pearl follows a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers) in a superstitious coastal town. Noe is meek and affectionate, while Riu is strong-willed and jaded by city life. Despite their differences,…

Sunflower Girl

8.0

Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that her fellow workers think the women employees should not have to…

Dancing Girl

6.0

In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their apartment and begins to stir things up with her riotousness. (Source: MUBI)

Yoru no Cho

6.0

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival. (Source: IMDB)

Foggy Airport at Night

Shingo was interrogated by Prosecutor Iguchi at the Tokyo Prosecutor's Office. He is a student at Jouhoku University Graduate School. Aspiring to be a composer, he was aiming to study in France. In the demonstration…

Secret Gold

~Adapted from Tetsuro Morikawa's (森川哲郎の) "Tokyo Handgun Street" (東京拳銃街).

Closing Time

The life and love of three young women working in a Tokyo department store. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Heiten Jikan" (閉店時間) by Ariyoshi Sawako (有吉佐和子).

Boyhood

6.0

A boy struggles to fit in as he moved from Tokyo to the countryside in World War II-era Japan. Adapted from the novel by Hatano Isoko.

Jubilation Street

5.0

The few residents left on the streets in Tokyo share their individual stories and come to understand the melancholy of saying goodbye. (Source: TMDB)

Aiyoku

6.0

Natsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an advertising professional. (Source: Letterboxd)