Nogi Ryosuke

Nogi Ryosuke, born Takamine Yoshihiro (高峰祥宏) in Higashinari, Osaka, Japan, is a Japanese political activist, former actor, and former singer. He graduated from the Faculty of Commerce at Doshisha University (同志社大学). While at university, he was scouted and became the lead vocalist "SHO"…

Chiba Nobuo

Shiba Nobuo, born Chiba Taizo (千葉泰三) in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor and comedian. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Meiji University (明治大学). He was also known by the name Chiba Nobuo (千葉信夫). In 1946, he joined the Tokyo Broadcasting Theatre Company (東京放送劇団)…

Tsuchiya Tokio

Tsuchiya Tokio is a Japanese screenwriter and scriptwriter, born in Shinagawa, Tokyo. He has used several pen names, including Kurabari Shuichiro (倉成 柊一郎) and Tsuchiya Tokio O (土屋斗紀O) from 1995 to around 1999. In the "Yonimo Kimyo na Monogatari" (世にも奇妙な物語) series, he…

Nanjo Reiko

Nanjo Reiko is a former actress born in Tokyo, Japan. She developed an interest in track and field during middle school and joined the track team at Bunkyo High School, specializing in long jump and high jump. She set a high jump record of 1.55 meters. In 1979, while studying English literature at Seisen…

Kitahara Nanako

Kitahara Nanako, born Sakurai Nanako, is a former Japanese talent and actress born in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. She graduated from Nagano Prefecture Matsumoto Arigasaki High School (長野県松本蟻ヶ崎高等学校) and later earned a degree in Japanese Literature from the Faculty of Letters at…

Ose Itaru

Ose Itaru, born Sato Kakuto (佐藤格), was a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School (東京都立新宿高等学校) and the Faculty of Literature at Waseda University (早稲田大学). In 1955, he joined the Bungakuza (文学座) theater company,…

Hoshida Yoshiko

Hoshida Yoshiko is a Japanese producer and director from Tokyo, Japan. She served as the general director and managing director at Kyodo Television (共同テレビジョン). Hoshida developed an interest in the entertainment industry early, influenced by her father's career. She graduated from the…

Kojika Ban

Kojika Ban, born Kojika Atsushi (小鹿敦) in Asakusa, Kappabashi, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. Initially interested in painting, he became passionate about theater after joining his high school drama club at Omiya High School (大宮高等学校). He later pursued a degree in Theater Studies…

Ohtaka Hiroo

Ohtaka Hiroo is a Japanese actor from Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. He is a founding member of the theater group Daisan Butai (第三舞台), led by Kokami Shoji (鴻上尚史), and is affiliated with From First Production (株式会社フロム・ファーストプロダクション). Ohtaka graduated from…

Iida Joji

Iida Joji is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, television drama director, and novelist born in Suwa, Nagano, Japan. He attended Suwa Seiryo High School (諏訪清陵高等学校) and later dropped out of Meiji University (明治大学). Iida began his career as an independent filmmaker and has…

Xuan Zang

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During the Tang Dynasty, during the era of "Zhen Guan" (era name during the rule of Emperor Tai Zong), the young Xuan Zang monk, in his quest for knowledge in Buddhism, embarked on a journey to India, that is fraught…

The Mud Plough: A Ming Dynasty Mystery

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It tells the story of Ding Zhao Zhao, a female head catcher from the Six Doors, who is involved in a bizarre case and forms an indissoluble bond with the "Rogue" Chu Bu Fan, who jointly investigates and pursues the…

The Sword of Doom

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Film shows the story of the samurai for whose only sense of life is swordsmanship. But he's not using his skills for the right purposes. Jidageki directed by Okamoto Kihachi. ~~ Adapted from the novel "大菩薩峠"…

The Grand Canal

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The drama is a story that details the fall of the Sui Dynasty, and what it took to lead to the eventual rise of the Tang Dynasty.

The Qin Empire Season 3

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It continues the ambitious reenactment of a significant time in history to tell a story that revolves around Ying Ji, the king of Qin, whose efforts to conquer the six warring states contributed greatly to the eventual…

Like a Flowing River Season 3

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In June 1993, the transnational cooperation between Donghai Chemical and Luoda Company was in full swing. Song Yun Hui, the key person behind the joint venture with Donghai, is leading the workers of Pengyang, a factory…

Dai Zenryoku Shissou

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Seven years after his disappearance, Isoyama Takeshi, who returned home, runs a bakery with his wife Seiko and daughter Nanami, but it has been in the red. The only happy news is that Nanami is engaged to Shirogane…

Li Lian Ying, The Imperial Eunuch

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Set against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion and the takeover of the Forbidden City by foreign powers, the Empress Dowager Cixi and her notorious chief eunuch fight a losing battle to preserve their corrupt and…

Ooku: Dai-isho

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The fourth session in the Ooku series revolves around the era of the 3rd Shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, and the birth of the Ooku. Iemitsu was brought up by his nanny, O-fuku, while his younger brother Tadanaga was brought…

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