Ogasawara Shojiro

Ogasawara Shojiro was a Japanese actor born in Tokyo. He entered the Army Childhood School, but dropped out due to illness, and graduated from Gakushuin High School. In the Taisho era, the dawn of Japanese cinema, he became an exclusive member of Ogasawara Productions, which was established by his brother…

Kitagawa Machiko

Born as a daughter of a stationery store in Tokyo (Chikada Co., Ltd., a sales and wholesale company for office supplies). She had an older brother, but he died in the war. In 1949, while a student at the higher girls' school decided to try out for new Toho when she went to visit the studio. She was…

Iwata Haruki

Iwata Haruki is a Japanese voice actress and actress from Tokyo, who graduated from Keio University. She belongs to Mirai Productions.

Ozawa Shoichi

Ozawa Shoichi, born in Tokyo, was a Japanese actor, radio host, haiku poet, singer and prominent researcher and expert on Japanese folk art. He also founded the Shabondama-za theater company. Ozawa, who graduated from Waseda University, began acting after college, beginning with his debut stage role…

Kaburagi Haruna

Kaburagi Haruna is a Japanese actress born in Tokyo.

Miyajima Kenichi

Miyajima Kenichi was a Japanese actor born in Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture. His real name is Hishida Yukichi and former stage name Miyajima Kensuke. He entered a vocational school but dropped out After the war, he belonged to the Daiei Tokyo studio and played supporting roles and a bit parts in many…

Hasegawa Kimiyuki

Hasegawa Kimiyuki was a Japanese screenwriter and art critic born in Tokyo. He graduated from Chiba University School of Medicine. He debuted as a screenwriter in "Kimi to Iku America Koro" which was published in 1950. Taking advantage of his experience working in the forensics of the Criminal Department…

Akiyoshi Kaoru

Akiyoshi Kaoru was a Japanese manga artist and painter from Tokyo. While attending Takachiho Junior High School, he took a sick leave for two years due to pulmonary tuberculosis. During that time, he posted in the manga section of Asahi Graph and became a disciple of the manga artist Tsutsumi Kanzo.…

Ohara Noriko

Ohara Noriko was a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo Prefecture. She was previously represented by Aoni Production, then Production Baobab, but then became a freelancer. Her son, Tobe Atsuo, is a Sunrise animator. She was best known for the roles of Nobita Nobi (Doraemon), all of the female…

Sasaki Keisuke

Sasaki Keisuke was a Japanese film director from Tokyo. He graduated from the Fisheries Department of Miyagi Commercial School. Sasaki joined Kaoru Osanai's shingeki movement and joined Shochiku Kinema when it was founded in 1920.

Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi

7.5

Goro Akechi is a private detective and his office is located near Omotesando in Tokyo. He is a big fan of gourmet food. It's important to Goro Akechi to eat delicious meals three times a day. A client visits Goro Akechi’s…

Unfair

7.5

Yukihira Natsumi is a no-nonsense, intelligent Tokyo homicide cop known as the department's "number one" case closer, who nevertheless also has a bad reputation for not working well with others and pushing the limits…

Shinjuku Field Hospital

7.6

In the Kabukicho district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, a special hospital caters to an unconventional mix of patients, including homeless people, foreign residents, hosts, and sex workers. When Yoko Nishi Freeman, a U.S. doctor…

Chou no Rikigaku

7.6

Kisaragi Toko is a detective in Investigation 1 Section 11 of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Her senior, Detective Hideaki Takano, has decided to move to the Public Security Bureau. Hideaki Takano’s transfer…

Hard Nut!

7.6

Kurumi Nanba is a student in late teens majoring in math at Tokyo university. She's viewed as a weirdo due to her poor communication skills, but having a genius level intellect. Meanwhile, Tatsuhiko Tomodo is a young…

The King's Man

7.7

This is a pre-banjun drama before going into the real episodes (Tokyo Holiday, Dangerous Love, Finding Lost Time, The Uninvited Guest, Unforgettable Love, First Love, The Masked Fencer)

Stay by My Side after the Rain

7.7

Kanade Shinichiro, a working adult living in Tokyo, has decided to hide his homosexuality and never fall in love again due to bitter memories from his school days. One day, he reunites with his high school best friend,…

Funeral Parade of Roses

7.5

It takes a look at Japanese gay culture in the 60’s Tokyo and is unrelenting in its depiction. Using styles borrowed from documentaries and avant-garde experiments alike, this certainly isn’t one to miss. The plot…

Yowakutemo Katemasu

7.5

The backdrop of the story is a fictional school which sends many students to Tokyo University every year. Aoshi is a new teacher. He becomes the baseball coach for the school. The baseball team has only 5 players and…

Shinzanmono

7.7

In the Ningyo-cho area of Nihonbashi, Tokyo - a woman was murdered. Detective Kaga Kyoichiro, who just transferred to the Nihonbashi police precinct, is placed in charge of the murder case. With virtually all the residents…