Kodaka Masaru

Kodaka Masaru is a former actor and child actor from Koishikawa-ku, Tokyo. He joined Shinko Kinema in 1937 and debuted with "Otoko Narya koso." In 1938, he transferred to Toho. In 1944, after transferring to Shochiku, he entered the School of Political Science and Economics at Hosei University but dropped…

Kazu Yuko

Real name Sachiko Matsuyama. Born in Toshima-ku , Tokyo. Miss Kimono in 1981. Wife of singer Hiroshi Itsuki. She was active between 1982-1989, and then retired. Now, she's talent agency CEO and a manager, including her husband.

Nozawa Naoko

Here real name is Naoko O'Claire ( ナオコ・オークレアー). Born in Tokyo . Lives in San Francisco . She's comedian and was part of idol group Yoshimoto hill 46, until 2019. Most of her family is related to business or the entertainment industry. Currently, she rarely participates in programs…

Tanaka Akiko

Screenwriter. Born in Fuchu, Tokyo .

Nagayama Yoko

Enka singer and actress. Born in Ota-ku , Tokyo, Japan.

Yanagiya Gontaro III

The third generation Yanagiya Gontaro is a rakugo storyteller from Kita-ku, Tokyo. He belongs to the Rakugo Kyokai and is a consultant to the association. He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Meiji Gakuin University. At Meiji Gakuin University, he was active in the Rakugo Study Group. On April 1, 1970,…

Sato Tamio

Sato Tamio is a Japanese actor born on March 17, 1970 in Tokyo, Japan.

Murakoshi Shigeru

Murakoshi Shigeru is a Japanese screenwriter. He was born in Tokyo.

Yanagida Teiichi

Yanagida Teiichi was a Japanese actor and singer from Fukagawa Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo. He was active in Asakusa opera during the Taisho era. He is known as "Enoken" and is known as Enomoto Kenichi's master. At the age of 51, he suddenly died of stomach cancer on July 16, 1947, shortly after the war.

Yanagiya Gontaro I

The first Yanagiya Gontaro was a Japanese rakugoka born in Honjo-ku, Tokyo. In 1939, he belonged to the Toho Meijinkai. In addition, h becomes a signboard rakugoka of Toho along with the 3rd generation Kinba Sanyutei. Even after the war, he remained popular but fell ill in 1950. At the same time, a…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…