Ichikawa Kumehachi

Born in November 28, 1846 In 1858, she became the first woman actor in the kabuki theatre since the ban on female actors in 1629, and thus the acting profession was reintroduced for women in Japan. She was followed as a pioneer actress by Kawakami Sadayakko (1872–1946), who in 1903 became the first…

Kiyama Haruki

Haruki (丘山晴己) was born and raised in Tokyo Japan, He started performing at the age of three, influenced by his farther (Isaburoh Hanayagi) in the art of Kabuki and his mother (Kayoko Koyama) in the art of Ballet. Since then he kept studying / performing Kabuki & Ballet. Haruki also took interest…

Kawakami Otojiro

An entertainer / artist who predominated the world, and the founder of a new school drama. The Shosei play and Soushi play that Kawakami started became a new school, and became more popular than the old drama ( Kabuki ). He is called father of New school drama. Spouse is Geisha and actress Sado Sadayakko.

Kataoka Shizuka

Kataoka Shizuka was a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She was the fifth daughter of the 13th generation Kataoka Nizaemon. Her older brothers are the fifth generation of kabuki actors Kataoka, the second generation Shutaro Kataoka, and the 15th generation Kataoka Nizaemon. Her older sister is…

Ichikawa Utaemon

Ichikawa Utaemon was a Japanese film actor famous for starring roles in jidaigeki from the 1920s to the 1960s. Trained in kabuki from childhood, he made his film debut in 1925 at Makino Film Productions under Makino Shozo. Quickly gaining popularity, he followed the example of Makino stars such as Bando…

Nakamura Shikaku

Nakamura Shikaku II was an important 20th century supporting onnagata actor. "Active in both Tôkyô and Ôsaka, he was well versed in old onnagata customs and wrote books such as "Kabuki Zuihistu" ("Kabuki Jottings") and "Yakusha no Sekai" ("The Actor's World")." (Samuel Leiter in "New Kabuki Encyclopedia")(Source:…

Hanayagi Shotaro

Hanayagi Shotaro was a theater actor. His film debut was in Mizoguchi Kenji's "The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum" (1939) playing a kabuki actor. Hanayagi remained primarily a theater actor, only appearing in five more films.

Bando Mitsugoro X

Morita Hisashi (January 23, 1956 – February 21, 2015) was a Japanese Kabuki actor, television presenter, and writer. Born as the eldest son of the Yamatoya guild, his grandfather was Bando Mitsugoro VIII, one of Japan's most revered kabuki actors who was designated as a "Living National Treasure"…

Kataoka Kyoko

Kataoka Kyoko is a Japanese actress born on June 19, 1971 in Tokyo, Japan. Her father is the Kabuki actor Kataoka Nizaemon. Her older brother is Kataoka Kotaro and her older sister is Kataoka Sachi. She married in 1999. (Source: Wikipedia)

Onoe Kikunosuke V

Onoe Kikunosuke V, born August 1, 1977 as Terashima Kazuyasu, is a Kabuki and film actor. Kazuyasu came from an established Kabuki house. He is the second child of Onoe Kikugoro VII and actress Fuji Sumiko, and his older sister is actress Terajima Shinobu. Kazuyasu made his Kabuki debut in February…

The Short Films: We Were All Once Children

>> Story 1: "Tenbou-dai" (展望台) by Sakamoto Junji (阪本順) >> Story 2: "To the Future" by Izutsu Kazuyuki (井筒和幸) >> Story 3: "Yesterday Once More" (イエスタデイ ワンスモア) by Omori Kazuki…

Ghost Diaries

10.0

Freelance writer Ya and his friend Shinichi decide to visit a guest house in a search of special dish. When the pair arrive, they encounter the ghost of a young man named Kazuki who was the nephew of the inn’s owner,…

Butterfly Knife

6.5

A single mother was murdered in a room in an apartment while the news of an indiscriminate murder of women was making headlines every day. At the same time, Kazuki Saito, her son, disappears. The public speculates…

Love End Marriage

6.5

Haruka, who is in a hurry to get married before her 30th birthday, bumps into her colleague Kazuki, who attends a matchmaking party just for fun. Kazuki makes fun of Haruka for thinking that marriage comes after love.…

Remain in Twilight

7.1

Six friends, who hung out together during their high school days, gather again after 5 years for a friend's wedding. The six friends are: Kazuki Yoshio, Tetsuya Akashi, Taku Sogawa, Taisei Tajima, Yusaku Mizushima…

Rental Daddy

~~Adapted from Tamiko Akaboshi's manga "NEW Kiss Me !!". Sumire, a full-time housewife, decide to live with her husband parents to work outside. However, Kazuki's mother, Masako, has a rough personality and is not…

Beautiful Slow Life

7.1

A story of a married couple in short dramas, portraying four unforgettable moments in their lives from their encounter to separation. She (Tokiwa Takako) is the celebrated stage actress of a theatre company and he…

CODE Japan: The Price of Wishes

7.4

Detective Ninomiya Minato of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police lost his parents young and struggled to trust others, until he met Yuka. Her love changed him, and after five years together, she became pregnant. Just as…

SHARK

7.2

The five-member band Shark wants to change the world with their music and dreams of making their major debut. They struggle but continue to progress forward on what is certainly not an easy path. Because of their fellow…

Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to Be Recognized

7.4

For Mamoru Nekoyashiki, a doujinshi artist, the only thing that satisfies his need for approval is to sell his original BL manga at the popular Kabesa section (a section for popular doujinshi circles on the wall side…