Arai Tamao

Arai Tamao, a former Japanese actress from Setagaya, Tokyo, was affiliated with Hirata Kon Promotion in 1984 and later with Natsuki Production in 1989. She is the niece of actress Ishihara Maki. Encouraged by her mother, Arai joined the Wakasou Theater Company at age four and pursued acting from her…

Murakoshi Ichiro

Murakoshi Ichiro was a Japanese narrator, actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was a Waseda University graduate. His real name was Murakoshi Yoshikazu.

Ichikawa Danjuro XII

Ichikawa Danjuro XII, a Japanese Kabuki actor born in Tokyo, Japan, was known for his contributions to traditional theater. He inherited the stage name Naritaya and was affiliated with the Japan Art Academy, holding the rank of Senior Fifth Rank. His birth name was Horikoshi Natsuo, and he also used…

Hirokawa Taichiro

Hirokawa Taichiro was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator born in Tokyo, Japan. He died on March 3, 2008, from cancer. His death was announced at the beginning of the 2nd Seiyu Awards. (Source: Wikipedia)

Yuzuki Asako

Yuzuki Asako is a Japanese novelist born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. She attended Keisen Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School and graduated from Rikkyo University with a degree in French literature. She is married and a member of the Japan PEN Club. Since her university days, she aimed to become a…

Kusano Hayato

Kusano Hayato is a Japanese actor born in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. When he was 2 years old, his family moved to Ibaraki, Japan. He debuted as a professional boxer at the age of 18 from the Yamaguchi Tsuchiura Boxing Gym, but retired at the age of 21 due to injury. He then pursued acting under the mentorship…

Sakaguchi Minako

Sakaguchi Minako was a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. She was affiliated with the Mingei Theatre Company. Sakaguchi's husband was actor and voice actor Maeda Masaaki, and their daughter is dancer and choreographer Maeda Nina. Inspired to become an actress after watching…

Nakamura Masato

Nakamura Masato, born in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese musician, music producer, and actor, best known as the leader and bassist of DREAMS COME TRUE. Nakamura attended Doshisha Kori Junior High School but transferred to Ichikawa Municipal Daiichi Junior High School after one semester. He began…

Kumano Ryuji

Kumano Ryuji was a Japanese actor born in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Mukojima Technical High School. After a career as a professional boxer, he joined Toho and the theater company "Gekidan Sedai". In his later years, he performed primarily under the stage name Katsushika…

Shimegi Shigako

Shimegi Shigako is a Japanese actress born in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Atomi Gakuen High School. After training at the Actor's Training Institute, she joined the Bungakuza theater company. From around 1960, she was active mainly in movies and TV dramas produced by Nikkatsu, Daiei, and…

Obaachan no Himitsu

Following the will of her late grandmother Tokiko, granddaughter Lili (21 years old) comes from Tokyo to Tainai City, Niigata Prefecture to sort through her grandmother's belongings. After her husband passed away,…

Drum: Vivant the Origin Story

It depicts the past of Drum, a colleague of Nozaki Mamoru of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau. It will depict episodes from his childhood. (Source: Japanese = natalie.mu || Translation…

MR: Iyaku Joho Tantosha

Kionaka Masaki, the manager of the Third Sales Office at the Tokyo branch of the mid-sized pharmaceutical company Tenpo Pharmaceuticals, is also a medical representative (MR). He is determined to secure a coveted position…

Maniac Driver

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A deranged taxi driver appears to be randomly stalking and killing various young women on the streets of Tokyo. His descent into madness follows a personal tragedy that has since left him in search of a worthy victim…

Hyoketsu

Minoru, who had been working as a designer in Tokyo, moves with his wife Yuki and their young son Akira to his family home in a region known for heavy snowfall. They hope for a peaceful everyday life, but Minoru's…

Kyo mo Curry desu ka?

The story depicts how female college student Kurobe China, who moves to Tokyo after entering university, meets curry enthusiast Endo Natsumi and thoroughly enjoys curry at real, well-known restaurants. (Source: Japanese…

Voice

6.2

Portrays three people as they live on the islands of Lake Toya in Hokkaido, Hachijojima in Tokyo, and Dojima in Osaka. Maki lives near Lake Toya, and has lived as a "woman" ever since her daughter passed away. Meanwhile,…