Kubo Naoko

Kubo Naoko is a Japanese actress, mainly known for her appearances in more than 50 films and many jidaigeki (historical) dramas.

Degawa Tetsuro

Degawa Tetsuro is a Japanese comedian.

Ohki Minoru

Ohki Minoru, born in Osaka, was a Japanese actor. After serving as a lighting assistant at the Nikkatsu Tamagawa Photo Studio for 10 years, he became an actor at the recommendation of actress Kogure Michiyo. He made his movie debut in 1951 and since then he starred in many Shochiku works as a hard-line…

Gomi Ryutaro

Gomi Ryutaro, born in Suwa, Nagano, was a Japanese actor.

Ikehiro Kazuo

One of Daiei’s most flamboyant directors of chanbara, Ikehiro served as assistant to such luminaries as Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Kaneto Shindō before making his debut with TheRoseDaimyo (Baradaimyō, 1960). His third film, the Shin Hasegawa adaptation TokijiroofKu­tsukake…

Suga Fujio

Fujio Suga was born on July 27, 1927 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He was an actor, known for Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963), A Japanese Tragedy (1953) and Fencing Master (1962). He died on July 20, 1998.

Sakata Tadashi

Sakata Tadashi is a Japanese actor and comedian.

Kobayashi Susumu

Kobayashi Susumu, born April 15, 1954 in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese actor. Deathdate: May 16, 2012 (cancer & cirrhois)

Umemiya Tatsuo

Umemiya Tatsuo was a Japanese actor, talent, and businessman. He was represented by the agency Pickles. His daughter is the model and talent, Umemiya Anna. The son of a doctor, Umemiya, gave up a medical career to debut as a Toei New Face at the Toei Studios. As an actor, he appeared in films and television…

Tsuruta Koji

Ono Eiichi, better known by his stage name Tsuruta Koji, was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature films and had a unique style of singing. His daughter, Tsuruta Sayaka, is an actress. Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Tsuruta was raised in Osaka by his grandmother, following his…

Abashiri Bangaichi: Dai Setsugen no Taiketsu

~~ Adapted from the novel "Abashiri Bangaichi" (網走番外地) by Ito Hajime (伊藤一).

Abashiri Bangaichi: Bokyo Hen

~~ Adapted from the novel "Abashiri Bangaichi" (網走番外地) by Ito Hajime (伊藤一).

Yakuza bangaichi

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Tengoku no Shima 2

Mikoshiba has been exiled to an island of exile by his own will. Those who had been treated like slaves were freed by the defeat of the powerful Mikage, and it seemed that freedom had come to the island. However, due…

Tengoku no Shima

As a capital punishment to replace the abolished death penalty, Japan in 20X0 years has revived island exile. To fulfill a certain purpose, Mikoshiba dares to commit a crime himself and sets foot as an exile on the…

The Fools: Orokamono Tachi no Uta

A spectacular documentary that closely examines "ten years" of the solitary rock band THE FOOLS. Since its formation in 1980, THE FOOLS, led by vocalist Ito Ko and guitarist Kawada Ryo, has undergone several member…

Chu Yu Dang Tian, Shi Jian Zai Wu Wo

7.1

Lin Qian is taken back from the orphanage by her wealthy biological parents, only to discover that the family already dotes on a fake daughter — Lin Wan Er. To protect her place in the family, Wan Er stops at nothing,…

Romance Released

7.2

To save her mother, Su Ruo Lan was forced into a marriage of convenience to bring good fortune. She used acupuncture to revive the comatose Mu Cheng Zhou, but was instead impersonated, had her child stolen, and was…

Hei no Naka no Biyoshitsu

7.6

Inside a women's prison, there is a beauty salon where inmate Haru Komatsubara cuts the hair of ordinary people. Haru Komatsubara, who committed a serous crime, is the only hairdresser at the beauty salon. Her customers,…

Fragments of the Last Will

8.1

Set in a Siberian detention camp where more than 600,000 Japanese were unfairly detained in 1945 after World War II. (Source: News Yahoo) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Shuyojo kara Kita Isho" (収容所から来た遺書)…