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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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)

Last Chestnuts

One day, a mother who used to be hospitalized in Tokyo comes to Kashihara city in Nara prefecture to find her son. But the only clue she has is the digital camera which her son forgot at the hospital. (Source: MUBI)

SR Saitama no Rappa Rodosaido No Tobosha

Members of rap group Sho Gung go on hiatus as Mighty decides to venture out to Tokyo on his own. Two years later, Mighty is now an assistant for top rap stars Gokuakucho. An incident then leads him to go on the run.…

The Reason

6.9

A gruesome murder occurred in a high-rise apartment building in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo. Three dead bodies were found in one of the apartment units, while a young man was killed after falling from its balcony. However,…

Honcho Azumi Season 6

7.2

This time Azumi and his team have to work together to solve various cases under the shadow of Tokyo Sky Tree in Oshiage, Tokyo. Azumi and his team are getting assigned to a branch office in said area of Tokyo, which…

Asami Mitsuhiko Series 32

A man suddenly lost his life on a street in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Beside his body lay a sacred bell (isuzu) from Tenkawa Shrine in Yoshino, Nara, which had apparently fallen to the ground. One morning, a familiar visitor…

Kotobuki

6.2

Sayo, a single girl who works and lives in Tokyo, visits her parents for her 30th birthday. She suspects that her parents' relationship is shaky. Not being able to become comfortable in her own home, Sayo visits her…

Stay The Night at The Grave

When the transition to digital TV completed in 2011, TV Tokyo went bankrupt. TV Tokyo is bought out by a funeral home. Many employees depart and broadcasts are cut down to just three hours a day, with most time being…

Viva! Kappe

Hanako Matsuzaka, is an aspiring designer who has been living in Tokyo, but returns to her hometown of Mito when she’s unable to find a job she wants. She comes across an eccentric agriculturalist named Taro (Yuki…

Hold Your Breath Like A Lover

December 30th, 2017. Two years before the Tokyo Olympics, due to a revision of the Constitution, a National Defense Force is created in Japan and it starts military operations. In an incineration plant, a dog goes…