Kurihara Thomas

Thomas Kurihara, birth name Kisaburō Kurihara (栗原喜三郎), was born in Hadano, Kanagawa. Kurihara's father was a wood trader, but he failed in business. Kurihara went to United States and enrolled in a school for film actors in 1912. After graduation, working as an extra, he entered Oriental…

Dan Tokumaro

Dan Tokumaro was a Japanese actor and screenwriter born in Kireto-cho, Hyogo, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. He is the first actor to play Tange Sazen. His eldest daughter is actress Yamamoto Toriko, his son-in-law is actor Gomi Ryutaro, and his granddaughter is broadcast writer Yamamoto Manami. In 1916,…

Kobayashi Tsuneo

Graduated from Nihon University Art Department in 1934 . Selected and performed in the Takarazuka Revue review script open call for participants. In 1935, he joined the production department of the Tokyo Vocal Film Factory of the same Toho affiliate and studied under Shiro Toyoda , triggered by the…

Mimura Akira

Mimura Akira was a cinematographer and film director during the Taisho and Showa periods, born in Etajima, Aki, Hiroshima, Japan. He was one of the pioneers of Japanese cinema photography and is known internationally as Harry Mimura (ハリー・三村). He graduated from Zushi Kaishin Junior High School…

Shimizu Hiroshi

Shimizu Hiroshi was a Japanese film director active during the Taisho and Showa periods in Japan. He was born in Nishiwataru, Yama-ka, Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. Due to his parents' strained relationship, he was raised by his grandfather at his mother's family home upstream of the Tenryu River. His father…

Isomi Toshihiro

Isomi Toshihiro is a Japanese film producer and art director from Daito City , Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from the Ritsumeikan University College of Social Sciences . After working for a fashion manufacturer and editor of the Daily Wood Newspaper, he became independent. He established the group…

Shimoda Atsuyuki

Shimoda Atsuyuki is a Japanese producer.

Hisamoto Manami

Matsui Itsuki

Okita Shuichi

Shûichi Okita is a director and writer, known for The Woodsman and the Rain (2011), Go See the Fall (2014) and A Story of Yonosuke (2013).

Taku no Chonchon

An omnibus comedy consisting of three episodes depicting the delightful and ridiculous sexuality that lies dormant in men's heart. (Source: Japanese = Eiga || Translation = MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the manga "Taku…

Gemini Woman

It depicts a woman's obsession with robbing a man in a triangular relationship. (Source: Eiga)

Jungle Block

An action drama about the activities of a special search team member. (Source: eiga)

Penta Sky

A family picture depicting a boy sending a penguin born in Japan to his hometown of Antarctica. (Source: Eiga)

Documentary of Miss Universe: Japan 2022

A documentary film that follows the journey of Japanese women who compete to represent Japan in the Miss Universe 2022 pageant. The film captures their training and growth over the four months leading up to the competition.…

Hama no Don

A documentary that follows political figure Fujiki Yukio, who played a leading role in the anti-casino movement during the 2021 Yokohama mayoral election. The film explores Yukio's efforts to oppose the casino development…

Yokaze ni Fukarete: Mo Hitotsu no Nikko Monogatari

A spin-off of the movie "Nikko Story" follows Nana, an aspiring musician and a part-time employee at Kamon's cafe. The relentless support from her friends and the cafe regulars drives Nana to pursue her dream. (Source:…

Ken to Inori: Hakamada Iwao no Shogai

A documentary that follows the trajectory of the struggle of Hakamada Iwao, who spent 47 years in prison as a death row inmate. (Source: Japanese = Eiga || Translation = MyDramaList)

Tatsuki: Too Kind for School

7.9

This is a heartwarming human drama set in a “free school” — an alternative learning space where children who struggle to attend traditional school can feel safe and supported. (Source: Japanese = Eiga || Translation…

See Hear Love: Mienakute mo Kikoenakute mo Aishiteru

7.9

It depicts the sad but warm love story between a manga artist who is suffering from a disease that makes him lose his sight and a woman who is hearing impaired. (Source: Japanese = eiga.com || Translation = MyDramaList)…