Shimizu Ryoji

Uchiyama Midori

Suzuki Sachiko

Yashiro Miki

Yashiro joined Toho fresh out of high school, and became a full fledged actress in 1963 after graduating from the studio’s performing arts school. Her career was brief, however, and she apparently retired from film in 1966. Before she quit she made a memorable appearance as a castaway in Matango (1963).…

Tani Kei

Tani Kei was a Japanese comedian, actor, and musician born in Tokyo, Japan. He learned to play the trombone and, while a student at Chuo University, began playing in jazz bands performing for American soldiers during the Occupation of Japan. He quit university and joined the "City Slickers" in 1953,…

Furusawa Kengo

Furusawa Kengo is a Japanese director.

Kirishima Karen

She gained experience as a model while in school. In 1986, debuted as a Shiseido of campaign Girl model. In 1989, made a vocal debut with the Sadistic Mika Band (reunion/second term). Also participated as a guest in the same year's tour of Yukihiro Takahashi. In 1993, photographer Yoshihiko Ueda and…

Kuri Chiharu

Kuri Chiharu (real name Yamazaki Chiharu, 山崎 慈子), born in Tokyo, is a Japanese singer and actress.

Ishibashi Etaro

Ishibashi Etaro was a Japanese actor, pianist in the jazz band "Hana Hajime and Crazy Cats", and cooking expert. Born in Shinbashi, Tokyo as the son of musician Rando Fukuda and grandson of painter Shigeru Aoki. When Etaro was three years old, his father, Rando, raped actress Hiroko Kawasaki. Rando…

Tahara Toshihiko

Tahara Toshihiko is a Japanese idol singer and solo vocalist.

Nihon Philharmonic Orchestra: Hono no Dai go Gakusho

5.0

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1965. While many Japanese orchestras have mainly played German music, they performed Japanese composers' works, representing as the orchestras of Japan, ans received the…

Beyond the Fence

1.0

Tired of life, Morita climbs up to a roof with a suicide note. But there he meets the drifter Tommy, who convinces Morita to climb Mt. Fuji with him. Morita begins to learn about Tommy’s past, where he was betrayed…

Manten Aozora Restaurant

10.0

Traveling across Japan in search of famous delicacies and tasty ingredients, Miyagawa Daisuke and his guests roll up their sleeves to experience what it’s like to be a local chef. They must meet their mentors’…

Ariyoshi-kun no Shojiki Sanpo

10.0

Cynical and jaded comedian Hiroiki Ariyoshi and Fuji TV broadcaster Yoko Shono stroll around a town without having any definite purpose or plan. Along the way, the pair randomly drops in on various shops in quest of…

Shadow Festival

8.0

Kakashiza was founded in 1952 and enjoys much success with its shows at international festivals, as well as on TV and the internet. Taku Oshima’s documentary Festival of Shadows follows Kakashiza on their 60-year…

A Fond Face from the Past

4.9

A Fond Face from the Past is also set in a rural community, specifically a village outside Kameoka, near Kyoto. In some ways this short, thirty-six-minute film is Naruse's most moving negotiation of the militarist…

For You

Work from the short film omnibus project Father, which heartwarmingly depicts parent-child relationships, and was produced through crowdfunding from individuals and corporations. Directed by Tsukinoki Takashi, who…

Jidai wo Tsukutta Otoko Aku Yu Monogatari

7.5

Aku Yu was a songwriter who put out more than 500 songs in his lifetime. His songs spanned a wide genre from idol songs, enka, folk songs to songs for anime and commercials. He was called a hit maker for the many famous…

Yuganda Hamon

7.6

Sawamura Masahiko is a reporter with a local newspaper, Shin Kanagawa Nippo. One day, he gets a scoop on a hit-and-run case. Morimoto Atsukoa, the grieving wife of the man who died, is reportedly the culprit. Masahiko…

Rak Prakasit

7.1

Nid is a working woman who asked for a job as a secretary at Puchit's farm, but instead was assigned to be a manager working in the farm. As a boss and an employee working together almost everyday, Nid and Puchit eventually…