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…

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…

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…

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…

Yamamoto Koichi

Yamamoto Koichi was a Japanese actor born in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the first literature department of Waseda University. After graduation, he joined the Haiyuuza Theater Company in the 8th term. After leaving Haiyuuza, he joined the Shinjinkai theater company and made his debut in…

Yamada Harumi

Yamada Harumi is a former Japanese actress born in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Yakumo High School. She was affiliated with Ichitani Planning and later with Hosoya Office. Since elementary school, she has been active as a model in girls' magazines and in commercials. In June 1969, while…

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)

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.

Abe Tetsuro

Abe Tetsuro was a Japanese screenwriter and broadcast writer born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. His name is also written as Abe Tetsuro (阿倍徹郎) and Abe Tetsuro (安部徹郎). In 1948, he joined the Japanese Communist Party. During his early membership, he was involved in the party’s movement to…

Ichikawa Hisao

Ichikawa Hisao was a Japanese producer born in Honjo, Tokyo, Japn. He graduated from the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. After working as a civil servant in the Ministry of Communications, he joined Shinko Kinema in 1939. He initially worked in the publicity department. He was called up for military…

Not Famous Man

This documentary follows Udon Ono, an udon craftsman who lives and works in a car in Tokyo. He quit a regular job which exploited him and became an independent udon craftsman after training at famous stores and chain…

Leave Behind

Momoe and Tatsuo live in Machida, a town on the outskirts of Tokyo. Momoe works as a web designer, and Tatsuo works as a chef. One day, it is decided that Momoe will be transferred to a remote city. The last few days…

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…

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…

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…

Manten no Goal

Kawagishi Nao is a single mother who has returned to her hometown of Ine Town from Tokyo after being betrayed by her husband. Nao once dreamed of becoming a nurse and obtaining a license, but after her mother's death,…

Sancha no Poltergeist

A documentary-style film exploring a multi-tenant haunted building in Sangenjaya, Tokyo, capturing various paranormal phenomena on camera. (Source: Japanese = eiga.com || Translation = MyDramaList)

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)