Kuze Ryu

Kuze left his Uncle's Weaving shop "because of something unpleasant" around age 14 or 15 even Kuze does not recall the exact age and went to Kyoto. He watched Matsunosuke Onoe 's ninjutsu movies and photos of the activities of foreign series every time he took a break and decided to "become an actor."…

Asao Okuyama IV

Asao Okuyama IV was a kabuki actor from the Kansai region born in Kyoto, Japan. He apprenticed under the third-generation Asao Daikichi and debuted on stage as Asao Sekizaburo (浅尾関三郎). In January 1930, he inherited the stage name Okuyama Asao IV. In 1955, he ventured into films at the invitation…

Yamaoka Sohachi

Yamaoka Sohachi was a Japanese novelist and writer born in Koide, Kitauonuma, Niigata. He was active mainly in historical novels. In 1920, he dropped out of high school. He then moved to Tokyo, where he studied at the Ministry of Communications' research institute while working as a literary technician…

Togawa Yukio

Togawa Yukio was a Japanese novelist and children's writer born in Saga City. He established animal literature based on correct observations and knowledge about animals and is a leading figure in Japan alongside Muku Hatoju. He has also worked on reportage, war stories, and manga. From an early age,…

Hojo Hideji

Proceed to the preparatory course of Osaka Municipal Kosei Commercial School (currently Osaka Municipal Tennoji Commercial High School ). He joined Nippon Electric Power in 1920 without advancing to the main course of the school . While working at the company, graduated from Kansai University's Department…

Futagawa Buntaro

A specialist in jidai-geki, Futagawa is remembered largely for the silent films he made at Makino Productions in collaboration with popular action hero Tsumasaburō Bandō. Several of these survive: Kageboshi (Edo Kaizokuden: Kagebōshi, 1925) is admired for having introduced a greater psychological…

Furukawa Roppa

Furukawa Roppa was a Japanese comedian. He was born the sixth son of Baron Kato Terumaro, making him the grandson of Baron Kato Hiroyuki. The family custom, however, was to have the younger sons adopted by related families, so Furukawa was adopted by his father's sister and her husband, Furukawa Taketaro.…

Omori Kazuki

Born in Osaka, Ōmori studied at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and holds a license to practice medicine. While in school, he began making films independently, with Kuraku naru made matenai! (1975), which featured Seijun Suzuki, receiving particularly high praise.[3] His script "Orenji rōdo…

Kinugasa Teinosuke

Teinosuke Kinugasa (衣笠 貞之助 Kinugasa Teinosuke) (1 January 1896 – 26 February 1982) was a Japanese actor and film director. He was born in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture and died in Kyoto. Kinugasa won the 1954 Palme d'or at Cannes for Jigokumon (The Gate of Hell). He was among the pioneers of…

Iwashiro Taro

Iwashiro Taro is a Japanese composer, arranger, pianist, and music producer born in Tokyo. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, he entered the Department of Composition, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts. He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Music, Department…

Onihei Hankacho

The Tokugawa shogunate formed the Fire and Thief Catchers to maintain order in Edo and combat criminal gangs. Its chief, Hasegawa Heizo, known as "Demon Heizo," used his rough past and sharp insight to lead skilled…

Onihei Hankacho Season 2

The Tokugawa shogunate established a special police force known as the Fire and Thief Catchers to maintain law and order in Edo and crack down on violent criminal gangs. The chief of this force, Hasegawa Heizo, was…

Rainbow Hill

6.0

A half brother and sister work at a hotel in Hakone respectively as a porter and a souvenir shop clerk. They are close. One day a woman named Hasegawa checks into the hotel in order to recuperate in a calm environment…

Saotome Chiharu no Tenjo Hokoku-sho 2: Aomori Yukemuri Tour Satsujin Jiken

A tour conductor who played by Natori Yuko unravels the mystery of the murders that occur one after another at tourist attractions in Aomori. The co-stars include regular performers Kanie Keizo, Hashizume Isao, Nakayama…

Sugimori-kun wo Korosu ni wa

Hiro is a first-year high school student, and one day he calls his older brother, Mito, and tells him, "I've decided to kill Sugimori." Mito gives him two pieces of advice: "Do what you've left undone while you still…

Aibo the Movie 2

7.2

At the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Headquarters, the core of the Japanese Police, an unprecedented hostage situation in the history of MPD breaks out. The hostages are 12 top executives of the MPD: Superintendent-General…

Partners

7.4

19-year-old freeter Osanai Tsuyoshi enters a school for guide dog trainers. After 2 years of training, Tsuyoshi becomes an assistant trainer. His first dog to train is Chie. Chie was separated from his mother 2 months…

Keiji Zero Special

7.5

Members of the 13th Section of the Kyoto Police Investigation Division 1 such as Kiyoko Tokiya (Kazuki Sawamura) and Tomoka Saai (Miori Enomoto) depart for an annual comfort trip. This year, it was a mystery tour,…

Oishii Proposal

6.9

Imagine that you're at the so-called "marrigeable age" of your life as a single woman...what would your ideal conditions for a husband be? Back in the day, people used to say the "3 Hs"--high salary, high educational…

App de Koi Suru 20 no Joken

7.4

28-year-old Taeko Kase works at an event company. One day, she makes a mistake at work and is reprimanded by her boss Hiroki Itokawa. Making things worse, Taeko Kase is dumped by her boyfriend. Later, Taeko Kase follows…