Shiratori Shinichi

Shiratori Shinichi was a japanese director born in Hongo, Tokyo. He was married to Shiratori Akane, a screenwriter. He died on August 22, 2001 from an esophageal cancer. (Source : Wikipedia)

Akaboshi Shoichiro

Akaboshi Soichiro is a Japanese actor and voice actor born on November 25. 1955 in Tokyo, Japan.

Otsuji Shiro

Otsuji Shiro was born on August 5, 1896 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Niho meiyu no tabi dainihen (1921), Blind Woman's Curse (1970) and Bakumatsu (1970). He died on April 9, 1952. (Source: IMDb)

Minawa Ichiro

Aiming to become a singer, he studied vocal music at the Oriental Music School (currently Tokyo College of Music ). He was interested in stage sound effects by helping his sister, who was an actress of the new cooperative theater company, with the help of a shadow song. Although he joined Million Records…

Nakamura Kasho III

Nakamura Kasho III is a Japanese kabuki actor born on April 26, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan. His great-great grandfather is Nakamura Karoku I, his great-grandfather is Nakamura Karoku III, his grandfather is Nakamura Tokizô III, his father is Nakamura Kashô II, his brother is Nakamura Karoku V and his sons…

Mayama Tomoko

Mayama Tomoko is a Japanese actress and quilt writer born in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. She graduated from Tokyo Kasei University Women's High School. Her husband is director Ninagawa Yukio, and her daughter is photographer Ninagawa Mika. Her grandfather is actor Tanizaki Juro. Her nieces are actresses Ninagawa…

Meguro Sachiko

Meguro Sachiko was a Japanese actress. She debuted in 1949 with Daiei Tokyo Studio and was married with director Inoue Yoshio from 1955 till 1989

Osaka Go

Osaka Go is a Japanese novelist and detective writer born in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. His father is illustrator Naka Kazuya. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Chuo University in 1966. During his studies, he was working at Hakuhodo, which he retired from after 17 years. He then became a full-time writer…

Kenmochi Tomoki

Kenmochi Tomoki is a former Japanese actor and voice actor. He is from Tokyo but was born in Miyagi prefecture. He worked for the Haiyuza Theater Company, Bungakuza Training Center, and belonged to the Nakazato Office. Kenmochi graduated from Tokai University High School. In the early stages of his…

Hanayagi Kogiku

Hanayagi Kogiku was a Japanese actress born in Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo. Her husband is actor Nakamura Takeya. After graduating from Tsukudo Jinjo Elementary School in Ushigome-ku, she adopted the name of Kogiku to become a geisha in Kagurazaka. Even after the war, she was active in Shochiku, Toho, Daiei,…

Detroit Metal City

7.5

Negishi Soichiro is a music obsessed teenager who makes the jump from his rural hometown to the big city of Tokyo. His goal is to become a successful musician, but not the typical J-pop star: Negishi has a love for…

River’s Edge Okawabata Tanteisha

7.6

Set within a small detective agency located along the riverside of Sumida River in Asakusa District, Tokyo. At the detective agency, there are 3 employees: researcher Muraki, the head of the detective agency and reception…

Zekkyou

7.6

A woman’s dead body is found in an apartment in Kokubunji, Tokyo. The decayed body seems like half a year has passed since its death, and it is damaged by domestic cats that have eaten the body. The woman's death…

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

7.6

Yowai Konosuke is a psychiatrist and he runs his own small psychiatric clinic in a back alley in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. He listens to his patients carefully and faces their symptoms patiently. He can identify…

Murderous Encounter

7.6

The story centers around two journalists who meet at the scene of a brutal serial murder case in Tokyo. The man is a famous freelance writer for a weekly magazine, while the woman is a director for a television information…

Kikujiro

7.8

Masao, who lives alone with his grandmother in an old Shitamachi area of Tokyo, receives a package, and in looking for a seal finds a photo of his long lost mother. He finds her address in Toyohashi, several hundred…

We Were There: True Love

7.8

During the 2nd year of high school in the winter season, Yano transferred from Kushiro to Tokyo due to a family matter. Yano and Nanami promised to meet again. A couple of years later, Nanami is busy finding a job,…

Ukiwa: Tomodachi Ijo, Furin Miman

7.4

Due to her husband's work, Maiko moves with her husband to Tokyo from Hiroshima. They live in an apartment offered by her husband's company. Her husband is busy with work and comes home late every night. Maiko beings…

The Wings of the Kirin

7.4

A man's body is found under the statue of a giraffe with wings in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori…

Ishi no Mayu

7.8

Toko Kisaragi is a new female detective who was transferred to 11 Section of the 1st Investigation Division at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as she wishes. Her father was a former detective of the same police…