Twist Kim

Made his big screen debut in the 1962 film “A Man From Tokyo,” and rose to stardom through ``The Barefooted Young’ He became known as a quirky and comical supporting actor and appeared in some 160 films during the ’60s and ’70s

Kimoto Yuko

Kimoto Yuko is an actress, known for Tokyo Pop (1988) and Break Town Story (1985)

Wakamatsu Takeshi

Wakamatsu Takeshi was born July 2, 1950 in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the Nihon University College of Art. He's been active as an actor since getting his start in theater. He debuted as a movie actor in 1978 with "Third Base". His tv drama debut occurred in 1986 with "Onna wa Otoko wo Dou Kaeru".

Nazuki Hiroko

Nazuki Hiroko is a Japanese actress from Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, and is originally from the Kanai family, which once dominated the Fujisankei Group. She started learning Nihon Buyo (traditional Japanese dance) at the Wakayanagi school at the age of 4, obtained her stage name at 11, and became a master…

BJ Fox

BJ Fox is a British stand-up comedian, producer, and actor based in Tokyo.

Akiyama Mayu

Mayu Akiyama worked in the fashion industry while studying at the Film School of Tokyo. Her graduation production, "GARCONNE - The Woman having both sexes", featured a refreshingly intersexual protagonist. It was selected for the 11th Tanabe-Benkei Film Festival and was nominated for the Art Center…

Sugi Yoko

Sugi joined Toho after winning its second New Face competition. She made her mark performing in coming-of-age movies, such as Blue Mountain Range (Aoi Sanmyaku). In 1962, Sugi married an American, retired from the entertainment industry, and moved to the United States. She worked as a public relations…

Ishihara Shintaro

Ishihara Shintaro was a Japanese politician and writer who was Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012. Being the former leader of right-leaning Japan Restoration Party, Ishihara is one of the most prominent conservative right-wing politicians in modern Japanese politics. His arts career included a prize-winning…

Han Choru

Han Choru is a drama director and producer of TBS TV from Tokyo . After graduating from Azabu High School, he graduated from Waseda University School of Commerce . In 1997 , he joined TBS, and was assigned to the news bureau news program center. Since then, he has been active as a director of coverage,…

Odagiri Miki

Odagiri Miki was a japanese actress born in the county of Toyotama-gun in Tokyo. Since childhood, she received a gifted education at Buyō (a traditional Japanese performing art) and worked as a child actress at the Shinkyo Theater Company. In 1935 she debuted on the stage with "Before the Dawn". However,…

Like A Shooting Star

A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes…

Mademoiselle Street

Yuko Mikami, a girl who came to Tokyo from Yamanashi , enrolled in "Ogata Clothing Design School" and overcame various difficulties to become a first-class fashion designer. (Source: MyDramaList)

Ashita ga Gozaru

4.0

Set in a skewer restaurant in Kagurazaka, Tokyo, various sort of unexpected situations happen.

Utamaro's World

5.0

Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. This film, which has a complex and wide-ranging storyline, recreates the world of that time, as it appeared…

Tokuso Saizensen

The series showcases the investigative work and personal drama of detectives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Special Investigation Division, based on the 33rd floor of the Tokyo General Building. It covers a wide…

Deathquake

6.9

After a headstrong seismologist notices signs that a massive earthquake will occur right underneath Tokyo within the next 30 days, it is up to him to convince the Japanese government to act before it's too late.

Kim Hee Gap's "Confession of My Youth"

Growing up in the countryside, he goes to Tokyo to fulfill his dream of becoming a singer. However, he did not know how to become a singer or how to sing.

Devotion to Railway

6.0

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki. (Source: TMDB)

Carnival in the Night

Japanese independent filmmaker Masashi Yamamoto wrote and directed this purposefully gritty look at life amidst Tokyo's underground music and art scene. Kumi (Kumiko Ota) sings with a new wave band that is struggling…