Kubota Mantaro

Kubota Mantaro was a Japanese novelist, playwright, and haiku poet born in Asakusa, Japan. He was a member of the Japan Art Academy, a recipient of the Order of Culture, and awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure (Third Class) and the Order of the Rising Sun (First Class). He gained attention as a…

Fujikawa Sannosuke

*Between 1912 and 1922, the new actor "Fujikawa Sannosuke" (real name, Miya Hirata) of the Nikkatsu Mukojima Studio near Asakusa was active, but this person left Nikkatsu and is a completely different person

Shimizu Kinichi

Shimizu Kinichi was a Japanese comedian and film actor born in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. He began his career at 16 in Tokyo, becoming a disciple of Shimizu Kintaro, a leader in Asakusa Opera. During this period, he took the name Shimizu Kinichi and had a child with actress Mine Rei. After Kintaro's death…

Okamura Fumiko

Okamura Fumiko was a Japanese actress from Nagano. Japan. After graduating from Nagano City Nabeyada Elementary School and Nagano Prefectural Nagano High School for Girls, she moved to Tokyo. She began her career as an actress after being apprenticed to a noble family of art enthusiasts to learn manners.…

Takada Minoru

Takada Minoru is a Japanese actor who was something of a heartthrob in silent films during the 1920s and 1930s. In his later years, he typically played authority figures, such as military officers, which constituted the majority of his sci-fi roles. Takada dropped out of Tokyo College of Music in 1918…

Miki Norihei

Miki Norihei, born Tanuma Tadashi (田沼則子) in Hamacho, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor, director, and comedian. He served as the 5th president of the Japan Comedy Association (日本喜劇人協会). Raised by a mother involved in entertainment and a father with a medical doctorate,…

Yamamoto Shohei

Yamamoto Shohei was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator, born in Penghu, Taiwan. He was affiliated with Office Yamamoto (オフィス山本) after previously working with Freeport Pro (フリーポートプロ). He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Edogawa High School (東京都立江戸川高等学校).…

Shirei Masaaki

Businessman , actor , singer-songwriter. He made his debut in 1982 with the single "Body and Mind Scandalous". However, after about two years, he quit his career as a singer and moved to a TV drama . Since 2000, he has been running a computer school "Forty Co., Ltd." in Asakusa , Taito-ku .

Okada Tokihiko

Okada Tokihiko was an actor in the Taisho and early Showa eras born in Miyamoto-cho, Kanda-ku, Tokyo. He entered Zushi Kaisei Junior High School with outstanding results, but was impressed by the "Broken Coin" he saw at the movie theater in Ise Sakicho, and went to Asakusa Rokuku without studying. He…

Iwao Kinshiro

Iwao Kinshiro was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and recitation artist born in Tokyo, Japan. He dropped out of the Faculty of Commerce at Meiji University (明治大学) and later served as the chairman of the All Japan Entertainment Troupe Management Association (全国芸能団運営会) and as a…

O-Edo Steam Punk

7.1

Oedo is a lively town where various people live. Yuta, who is training as a blacksmith, wants to help people but is weak. One day, he meets the inventor, Hiraga Gennai. Gennai gives Yuta the steam-powered armor that…

Alibi Kuzushi Uketamawarimasu Special

7.4

The wealthy president of Fuzai Construction, Fuzai Kenichi, has been stabbed to death at his home, and the crew rushes to the scene of the crime! However, according to the coroner Higuchi Hideto, even though he was…

Taiyou no Ko

7.3

Towards the end of WWII, the Navy gave the Kyoto University's physics lab the secret of a bomb that makes use of nuclear fission energy. While doing research to save Japan, the researchers there wonder if they should…

Ultraman R/B The Movie: Select! The Crystal of Bond

7.4

“Are you Ultraman? Or are you Katsumi Minato?” A mysterious Ultraman, Ultraman Tregear, has appeared in Ayaka City out of nowhere. A question from Tregear on making dreams come true makes Katsumi seek for “his…

Not Me That Went Viral

7.4

One day, a man is suddenly exposed on social media as the ‘murderer of a university student'. In no time, he is forced to face a social media backlash, with his real name and his photo revealed. He insists that it…

Tokubou - Keisatsuchou Tokushu Bouhan Ka

7.5

This world is full of vermin. Wrongdoings by ordinary people run rampant. Food mislabelling, high school girls’ compensated dating, businesses that exploit employees, law-evading drugs … … There is a man who…

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

7.9

Three years after Gamera defeated the Legion, the world faces a new threat from evolved Gyaos, now known as Hyper Gyaos. Ornithologist Nagamine Mayumi returns to aid the Japanese government, while shadowy agents, occultist…

Koibumi Biyori

6.9

"I want everyone else but you to forget about me" is the main topic of the series. Set within a high school known for its liberal policies. 10 love stories are told with each story revolving around love letters. (Source:…

24 Japan

6.9

Genba Shido is the director of Team A in the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU). He is excellent at his job. He is a reasonable person, but he often has to make drastic decisions to save lives. He is separated from his wife…

Kirin ga Kuru

8.0

After the Onin War, the world is plunged into chaos. Amid this situation, heroes of the warring states begin to emerge in an attempt to unify the country and rule in these turbulent times. In the mid-1540s, there is…