Eto Jun

Eto Jun is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan.

Toura Rokko

Toura Rokkou was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1960 to 1993. Before he started his acting career, he was a high school teacher but became an actor by Oshima Nagisa's recommendation. (Source: Wikipedia)

Naito Taketoshi

Taketoshi Naito was a Japanese actor and narrator. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1953 and 2003. (Source: Wikipedia)

Kusanagi Kojiro

Kusanagi Kojiro was a Japanese actor. Kusanagi made his film debut in 1956 in Darkness at Noon, which was based on the true story of an innocent man arrested, tried and executed for a crime he didn't commit. Kusanagi appeared in over 40 films, mostly in supporting roles, in films such as Alone on the…

Shishido Joe

Shishido Joe was a Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He appeared in some 300 films but is best known in the West for his performance in the cult film Branded to Kill (1967). In Japan, he is also known by the nickname…

Yamada Zenji

Yamada Zenji was an actor from Hokkaido, Japan. His real name was Manda Masatoshi (万田正敏). His date of death is unknown. During his early career, he worked as an actor for Nikkatsu Tamagawa Studios, which later merged into Daiei Studios. Later, he moved to Nikkatsu. (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia…

Minamida Yoko

Yoko Minamida was a Japanese actress. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in November 2008, and a TV documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband, actor Hiroyuki Nagato, to care for her. She died in Tokyo.

Matsudaira Ken

Matsudaira Ken, born in Toyohashi, Aichi, is a Japanese actor. His real name is Sueshichi Suzuki. Active both on television and on stage, he also sings. Matsudaira is most widely known for jidaigeki roles, having made his debut with Shintaro Katsu in an episode of the television series Zatoichi. For…

Ohashi Goro

Ohashi Goro is a Japanese actor.

Uchida Asahi

Uchida Asahi is a Japanese actor.

Battle Cry

During the military phase of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Sentaro joins a local militia loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate in order to fight Imperial troops. But Sentaro’s friendship with a pickpocket, who switches…

Onihei Hankacho

2.0

In the late Edo period, the story follows the exploits of Hasegawa Heizo, also known as "Onihei," who was directly subordinate to the senior councilors and cracked down on heinous criminals like murderers and arsonists.…

Ogon no Hibi

8.0

Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This was the first taiga drama to concentrate on the lives of commoners…

Kyoushi Binbin Monogatari Season 2

This drama is set at a prestigious private elementary school in Ochanomizu, Tokyo, where a passionate teacher, Ryunosuke Tokugawa, is newly assigned. It depicts the interactions between Tokugawa, who provides passionate…

Lady Kasuga

7.8

The rise to power of the famed Lady Kasuga no Tsubone, who established the 'Ooku' (the women's quarters, at Edo castle) and acted as nursemaid to Tokugawa Iemitsu, the future 3rd Shogun is chronicled in this historical…

Kunoichi: Deadly Mirage

4.0

During the Edo period of Japan, out of the fear of losing authority, the Tokugawa shogunate hires the Shinsengumi to bring down the Imperial Court. However, the Satsuma Clan finds out about Tokugawa’s scheme and…

Yagyuu Jubei Nanaban Shoubu

9.0

A story of Yagyu Jubei, master swordsman from the well-known Yagyu-Shinkage school in the Edo period. Even decades after the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, many were framing plots to topple Tokugawa's political…

Onmitsu Kenshi

7.6

The adventures of a roving samurai detective/spy, Akikusa Shintaro whose real identity is Matsudaira Nobuchiyo - the older half-brother of Tokugawa Ienari, the 11th Tokugawa shogun, who is still a minor. Because he…

Samurai Vagabond

5.0

On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga is plunged into a dispute with Tokugawa Yoshinao that will lead to…

Yagyuu Jubei Nanaban Shoubu: Saigo no Tatakai

10.0

A sequel of the story about Jubei Yagyu, a master swordsman from the well-known Yagyu-Shinkage school in the Edo period. Twelve years have passed since the revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate in Shimabara. Jubei…