Sumikawa Hisashi

Sumikawa Hisashi, born Murai Takeo (村井武雄) in Tokyo, Japan, was a vocalist and ventriloquist. He was married to alto singer Murai Masu (村井満寿), and their third son was clarinetist Murai Yuji (村井祐児). A graduate of Keio University (慶應義塾大学), Sumikawa joined the Tsukiji…

Shima Mizue

Shima Mizue, born Nara Mizue (奈良瑞恵) in Tokyo, Japan, is a former actress affiliated with Ecran Pro (エクランプロ). She began her career as a magazine model while still in high school. After graduating, she was cast in the lead role of the 1972 TV drama "Kime! Finish" (決めろ!フィニッシュ).…

Otani Ikue

Otani Ikue is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, but grew up in Niigata. (Source: MyDramaList)

Okawa Giko

Okawa Giko is a former Japanese actor, originally from Tokyo, Japan, who graduated from Chuo University. He was previously affiliated with Yamazaki Planning. Since 2011, he has been listed as an unreachable rights holder with the Visual Content Rights Organization. (Source: MyDramaList)

Okamoto Ryuta

Okamoto Ryuta is a Japanese actor born in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan. He spent his middle and high school years in Osaka and studied law at Senshu University. While in university, he worked as a regular model for "MEN'S CLUB" and gained attention at Tokyo Fashion Week and with fashion houses such as CK…

Nakamura Miyoko

Nakamura Miyoko, born Iwamura Miyoko (岩村美代子) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress known for her work in theater. She was initially associated with the Geijutsu Shogekijo before joining the Haiyuza Theatre Company, where she primarily performed on stage. Nakamura passed away from heart failure…

Mayama Miho

Mayama Miho, born Mayama Mihoko (真山美保子) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese playwright, actress, and director. She was the chairperson of the Shin Seisakuza Cultural Center (新制作座文化センター) and a member of the Japan Directors Association (日本演出家協会) and the International…

Oya Ichijiro

Oya Ichijiro was a Japanese actor born in Asakusa Suga, Tokyo. He made his stage debut in 1907 at the age of 13, performing as a child extra in Beggar's Child or Nobleman's Child (乞食の子か大名の子か). He studied under actor Fujii Rokusuke (藤井六輔), adopting the stage name Fujikawa…

Umeda Haruo

Umeda Haruo, born Umeda Akira (梅田晃) in 1920 in Tokyo's Yotsuya district, was a Japanese scholar, playwright, novelist, and essayist specializing in French literature. He graduated from Keio University Graduate School and was involved in writing scripts for stage plays and radio dramas, as well…

Sugi Hiroyuki

Sugi Hiroyuki is a former Japanese actor born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Myojo Gakuen High School. Coming from an acting family, his father, Sugi Kyoji, and brothers, Sugi Giichi and Sugi Yukihiko, were also actors, as was his nephew, Sugi Kinya. Sugi Hiroyuki began his career with the…

Uminari ga Kikoeru

Rikona, a former photographer, lives in an apartment near Tokyo with her husband Tomohisa, who works at an advertising agency, and her son Daichi. While busy raising her child, she took on advertising photography work…

Starting Over

Shigeki, a freeter moves into a run-down apartment on the outskirts of Tokyo to restart his life. However, he fails to pay the security deposit and rent. As he is about to be kicked out, he meets the earthbound spirit…

Wash Away

Although it pays for her glamorous lifestyle, Kana keeps her job washing bodies in a Tokyo soapland quietly and has questions about her future. That job comes in handy when she is asked to care for her long-forgotten…

Cafune

Maye Sora, a 19-year-old university student living in Tokyo, receives news of her grandfather's death. Busy with moving with the help of her friends, she puts off confirming the news. (Source: shortshorts.org)

Still Water

18-year-olds Mikan and Maya spend their monotonous summer days working at an exotic fish store in the quiet suburbs of Tokyo, until one day an opportunity of a lifetime presents itself in the form of a rare fish. This…

The Girl at the End of the Line

Tachibana Kiyoko, a student at an all-girls high school in Tokyo met Okusawa Akari, who was wearing a bright blue dress, at the start of the new school year, in her first year of high school. In contrast to the other…

Kami no Shita ni Hirowarete: Tsugi no Danna wa Oku Koe Kami Chef

Saaya, a waitress at the upscale restaurant "Empire Resort Bistro Tokyo," is driven out of her workplace by harassment from her cold-hearted ex-husband, who is a chef, and his mistress. Amid these circumstances, she…

All the Songs We Never Sang

A rebellious teen, Natsumi, ventures from Tokyo to a small provincial island where her aunt Reiko lives. Reiko is an "ama-san", a traditional Japanese pearl diver. She has been at odds with Natsumi’s mother, her…

Cake no Kirenai Hiko Shonentachi

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Kodaira Megumi is a normal 17-year-old girl who attends a public high school in Tokyo. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't study, and people around her say she's unmotivated. In fact, her IQ is 76. Although…

Niko Tama

Asao Atsuko works at the bento shop “Yonesuke” in Yanaka, Tokyo. Iwaki Kohei is a patent attorney who handles procedures related to patents and other intellectual property on behalf of his clients. The two met…