Chiba Yasuki

Though remembered largely for his inventive postwar shomin-geki, Chiba specialized initially in period films before achieving commercial success with such popular romances as Hideko the Cheerleader (Hideko no ōendanchō, 1940), a vehicle for the teenage Hideko Takamine. Among his wartime films, Women’s…

Durian Lollobrigida

Durian Lollobrigida is a Japanese drag queen born in Tokyo, Japan. He is active as a member of the diva unit "Happo Fubijin" and the song unit "Futari no Big Show". He's also a personality in TBS radio's "LOVE RAINBOW TRAIN".

Aoi Teruhiko

Former Johnny's singer and actor. He began in show business at an early age by modeling for many magazines. Later on, he joined as a dancer for the idol group Johnny's. When Johnny's disbanded in 1967, Aoi later pursued a television acting career, debuting in the TBS television dorama Futari no Sekai…

Harada Izumi

Harada Izumi is a Japanese film producer and television producer. He made his debut as a producer on the Fuji Television series "Sennen mo Kimi ni Tsutaetakatta" in 1991. In 1993, he co-founded the visual label WATER&EYES with filmmaker Iwai Shunji. In 1994, he moved to Robot Communications with him.…

Higashiyama Akemi

Higashiyama Akemi, born Toshie Tamegai (為ヶ井寿江), is a Japanese singer and actress from Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Antenne. In 1963, she successfully auditioned on the Nippon TV program "Hoihoi Music School." The following year, at the age of 17, she debuted as a youth song…

Natsume Shunji

Natsume Shunji, born Ueda Yoshinori (上田嘉則) in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, was a Japanese actor and director. He co-founded the theater troupe Dokeza (劇団道化座) in Kobe in 1950. In 1955, he was scouted by Daiei (大映) and made his film debut in Tojuro no Koi (藤十郎の恋). Later, he became…

Kishida Kyoko

Kishida Kyoko was a Japanese actress, voice actor, and fairy tale writer born in Toyotama-gun, Tokyo as the second daughter of playwright Kishida Kunio. She graduated from Jiyu Gakuen High School. While she was a student at said school, she became interested in performing arts and aspired to become…

Nakagoshi Noriko

Nakagoshi, first debuted as a model for ViVi magazine in 1999. She began acting the same year, making her acting debut as Midori Sato in the show Tengoku no Kiss. Her acting attracted her great attention and from there, she moved onto bigger roles. Her breakthrough role came in the 2003 NHK asadora,…

Yamasato Ryota

Yamasato Ryota is a Japanese comedian and member of the comedy duo "Nankai Candies" with Shizuyo Yamazaki and is also a commentator on Terrace House. In June 2019, he married actress Yuu Aoi. On August 10, 2022 he announced on TBS's radio program 'Suiyou JUNK Yamasato Ryota no Fumo na Giron' that his…

Sugimoto Tetta

Sugimoto Tetta is a Japanese actor from Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. His agency is Tristone Entertainment. He dropped out of Kanagawa Prefectural Fujisawa Technical High School. In 1981, he made his debut with the Yokohama Ginbae family rock band, Grease. In the same year, he made a regular…

Kappa 2: But, We Have to Rest

6.0

Futami, who worked for a mid-sized company after graduating from high school for 40 years and was about to retire soon, was smiling at her daily work but was mentally trapped. One day, she finds a kappa at a shrine…

Kunoichi Ninpocho Hotarubi

7.5

During the reign of the fifth shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the Negoro-gumi, a group of three beautiful female ninjas took action against the various domains which threatened the Shogunate. They are Okei, who looks like…

Nekoben to Toumei Ningen

7.6

Momose Taro, nicknamed “Nekoben”, is described as a genius lawyer by the people around him, and yet he is a poor man who lives in a run-down apartment. To make matters worse, he is 40 and still has no luck with…

Futari

9.0

Chizuko and Mika are sisters. Chizuko, the older one, is a very smart and popular girl in senior high school, while Mika, the youngest, has very low self-esteem. (Source: DramaWiki) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Futari"…

Futari

7.2

A story about a wife who supported her husband after his body was paralyzed in an accident right after they got married. (Source: DramaWiki)

Futari

7.6

Chizuko and Mika are sisters who get along very well and have a good relationship, but one day Chizuko dies unexpectedly in an accident. Mika always feels undermined for not living up to her sister's achievements until…

Futari Shizuka

Futari Escape

7.4

Two young women–one an overworked manga artist, the other a complete slacker–try to escape the realities of adult responsibilities. Whether it’s running off on a day trip instead of being productive or going…

Futari Monologue

7.4

Hinata is an introverted geek who sits next to Mikage in class. Hinata realizes that Mikage is a former friend from elementary school and attempts to rekindle their friendship. (Source: MUBI) ~~ Adapted from the manga…