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…

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

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…

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".

Kimoto Yuko

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

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…

Hayashi Mie

Hayashi Mie is a Japanese idol from Setagaya, Tokyo.

Toma Sora

He was born on June 18, 1984 in Tokyo, Japan

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…

BJ Fox

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

Tora-san 24: Dream of Spring

7.3

Tora-san returns to his family's home in Shibamata, Tokyo, to find a large American peddler living in his room, leading to various conflicts. As Tora-san struggles through his love with the local Madonna, the American…

Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro

7.3

Agetaro Katsumata’s family runs a tonkatsu (pork cutlet) restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo. Agetaro Katsumata will inherit the restaurant one day and he currently performs menial jobs at the restaurant, like chopping…

Shinigami San

7.3

Kennin Gido is a detective. He belongs to a mysterious division at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He is the only member in the division. There, Kennin Gido reinvestigates cases that received not-guilty verdicts.…

Shinjuku Seven

7.3

Nanase runs a pawnshop in the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. He is a genius appraiser able to distinguish fakes from originals. He gets pretty much everything at his pawn shop. When clients come to his shop,…

Before Next Spring

7.4

The film is a fresco of the daily life of a group of young Chinese people in a Tokyo suburb; their story is told through a series of minor actions, some moments of intimacy and others of despair, especially of great…

On the Street

7.4

Arakawa Aoi works at a secondhand clothing store in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. He lives a simple life. In his free time, he likes to browse used bookstores or go to bars by himself. Things become more complicated when Aoi…

Canary

7.4

Based on the true events of the deadly gas attacks perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo subway system, CANARY tells the moving story of two children, each abandoned by their families, who come…

Laundering the Haunted

7.3

Hiyama Eisuke is an unsuccessful actor. He moved to Tokyo from Osaka with the aim of becoming a star, but he only got minor roles and earned very little, living from hand to mouth. He was the owner of a completely…

Shinokubo Story

7.3

Set in the Korean Town area of Shin-Okubo, Tokyo. ChaeJin wants to work in the entertainment field, but he currently works as a tour guide. InSoo also works as a as guide, but isn't content with his job either. InSoo…

Second Blue

7.4

Tateishi Daichi, a book designer working at a design company in Tokyo, is so absorbed in his love of reading that he has little interest in real-life romance. One day, his contact at Marufuji Publishing is replaced,…